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Sermon from January 5, 2020, Epiphany Sunday, a Parable of the Magi
“Daring to Believe” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont January 5, 2019 Second Sunday of Christmas, Epiphany Sunday Isaiah 60; Matthew 2:1-12 This sermon portrays the Magi when they first see the star and have to decide…
Read MoreClimate Crisis Talk and Workshops January 11 in Norwich
What: “Responding with 2020 Vision to the Climate Crisis” sponsored by four Unitarian Universalist congregations in the Upper Valley When: Saturday, January 11, 2020, from 12:30-4:30 PM Where: At the Norwich Unitarian-Universalist church at 320 Rt. 5 South, across from…
Read MoreSermon Reflection from 12/29/19, Christmas Story-Telling Service
“In the Beginning Was the Word” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 29, 2019 First Sunday of Christmas John 1:1-5, 10-14 This concept came to me during the reading of the lesson from John at the…
Read MoreSermon from December 22, 2019, Mary Sunday, Advent Sunday of Love
“The Holy Spirit Will Come Upon You” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent, Mary Sunday, Advent Sunday of Love Luke 1:26-56 The scriptures we heard today tell stories of mistaken…
Read MoreSermon from December 1, 2019, First Sunday of Advent
The Advent Path of Active Hope Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 1, 2019 First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 60:2; Matthew 24:36-44 Early Christians envisioned a coming age on earth when Christ’s work would be fulfilled,…
Read MoreSermon from November 24, 2019
Gratitude and Hope Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 24, 2019 Twenty-fourth and Last Sunday after Pentecost, Reign of Christ Sunday, Thanksgiving Sunday Psalm 95, Philippians 4:4-9; Matthew 6:19-33 The Benedictine monk, Brother David Steindl-Rast, says,…
Read MorePastoral Letter on the Need for a Nonviolent Movement
Dear neighbors, I am making a personal appeal to you. Jesus, John the Baptist and the ancient Hebrew prophets before them were all part of a nonviolent movement to change human civilization to be the realm of God on earth,…
Read MorePastoral Letter on Strafford Climate Emergency Resolution and Vermont Legislators
Dear neighbors, Greta Thunberg says that we do not yet have the politics we need to deal with the climate emergency, and she is right on the national and global levels. We need to elect leaders who are committed to…
Read MoreSermon from November 10, 2019
In the Wilderness Prepare the Way Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 10, 2019 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Advent Preparation Sunday Isaiah 40:1-11 and selected verses from Isaiah 60, Mark 1 & 13 and Luke 1…
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