Rev. Cn. Richard Hogue Jr. Welcome to the first Sunday in Lent! We kicked it all off on Ash Wednesday, of course, remembering that we are dust, and to dust we shall all return. We’re beyond that first stop of our Lenten journey, and while it is still quite early, our gospel for this morning … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, Yesterday we entered the holy season of Lent. You may have noticed that Lent begins on a different date every year: this is because its starting day (Ash Wednesday) is calculated backwards from Easter Day, and Easter is always on the first Sunday following the first full moon following the spring equinox. … READ MORE…
Each Sunday at 9 am we invite a new guest speaker to share wisdom at our Forum. This Lenten season we take a break from our usual format to instead have an ongoing series. From February 18 to March 24 we are joined by author and philosophy professor Peter Bolland for a five-week study of his new book The … READ MORE…
Watch this sermon on our YouTube page (Click Here). Rev. Cn. Richard HogueMarch, 26, 2023 It’s hard to believe how quickly Lent seems to fly by, as we stare down the long march of Holy Week beginning with Palm Sunday next week. In the bustle of it all, take the time and feel free … READ MORE…
Penelope M. Bridges,March 19 2023 Narrator The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to John. People Glory to you, Lord Christ. Narrator As Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, Disciples “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” … READ MORE…
Watch this sermon on our YouTube channel (Click Here) March 5, 2023, the Second Sunday in LentPenelope Bridges The story that St. John relates about Nicodemus and Jesus is the first in a series of four stories from John’s Gospel that steadily build dramatic tension towards the Passion and death of Jesus. This year we … READ MORE…
Watch this sermon our YouTube channel (Click Here) Rev. Richard Hogue Jr.2/22/2023 Ashes are such a powerful symbol. They can represent destruction, loss, and grief. They can also represent great possibility, like volcanic ash that makes soil bountifully fertile. Ashes can be the result of a good time, like the smoldering embers of a … READ MORE…
Watch this sermon on our YouTube channel (Click Here) Rev. Richard Hogue Jr.2/26/2023 This is going to be very different from most of my sermons, I’m going to be deeply vulnerable, not to be flashy, or edgy, but because I hope it inspires each of us to risk reaching to a deeper place. For … READ MORE…
Please bring a dish to share (vegan-friendly, if possible) and join us for simple, nourishing discussion over simple, nourishing meals.
I´ve been thinking about power this week. In our Gospel reading, Jesus horrifies his friends by saying that he´s going to be arrested, tortured, and killed. This sounds like loser talk to the disciples, and Peter takes him to task. What kind of Messiah is he, if he´s giving up so easily? Of course, Peter … READ MORE…