Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Genesis 1:1-2:4 Exodus 14:10-31;15:2-21 Isaiah 55:1-11 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Romans 6:1-11 Matthew 28:1-10 The U2Charist, as I understand it, began as a practice in several Episcopalian churches. Recognizing that the band U2 often used images of Scripture in their lyrics and a public engagement [...]
You can click on the arrows below to listen to (mostly) live versions of the music played at the U2Charist service. There are more links at the church website, including Marthame’s reflection on the evening’s theme. You can also subscribe to the OPC podcast, where these live versions can be downloaded. The band (AKA U6): Tim Kromer – [...]
As we enter the chapel today, we enter the tomb of Christ. The table, our sign of communion with him, is draped in black. Candles and incense burn and keep watch. Sacred music plays in different languages, pointing us toward the mystery which lies at the heart of this day. Today, we enter together into [...]
Tiffany Kromer (Tiffany’s sermons and other reflections are on her blog) Exodus 12:1-14 John 13:1-17, 31-35 There are moments in my daily life that remind me of scripture…. like– when I get a pedicure at a salon, I always think of the scripture we read tonight—Jesus washing his disciples feet. I look down at the [...]
(the service didn’t get recorded this week. sorry. But here’s a bonus special message from Marthame) Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Isaiah 43:16-21 John 12:1-8 Let’s start with the title for today’s sermon. Cowardice comes from an old English word that means “tail” or “end.” Like the Latin [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Isaiah 43:16-21 John 12:1-8 I know I’m not supposed to, but I always end up feeling a little bad for Judas when I read this story. Jesus and the disciples have returned to Bethany to the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus (whom [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Psalm 32 Luke 15:1-3; 11-32 For the past few weeks, as we’ve worked through this theme of “fasting” and “feasting,” we’ve explored what it might look like to give up something we know we ought to stop and to take on something [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Isaiah 55:1-9 Luke 13:1-9 Traditionally, the time of Lent has been understood as one of fasting, i.e. giving up certain things you might normally eat. And the Sundays of Lent have been kept as feast days, meaning that you could eat those [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are available on his blog) Psalm 27 Luke 13:31-35 Our overall theme for Lent focuses on these traditional practices of fasting and feasting. To put it another way, fasting is to put aside something, whatever it might be that can get in the way of your relationship with [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Luke 4:1-13 This week we begin a series of conversations around the idea of fasting and feasting. For Presbyterians, the liturgical calendar and conversations about Lent are somewhat new. And this is rooted in our history. John Calvin, the great [...]