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2012 Sermons

»The 5th Sunday after the Epiphany ~ February 5, 2012 »2-5-2012 Sermon Audio

»The Rector's Fourteenth Annual Address ~ January 22, 2012 »1-22-2012 Sermon 14th Annual Address Audio

»Baptism of Christ ~ January 8, 2012 »1-8-2012 Sermon Audio

»The Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 1, 2012 »1-1-2012 Sermon Audio

2011 Sermons

»Christmas Eve ~ December 24, 2011 »12-24-2011 9:00 p.m. Sermon Audio

»The Fourth Sunday of Advent: There's Something About Mary ~ December 18, 2011 »12-18-2011 Sermon Audio

»The Third Sunday of Advent ~ December 11, 2011 »12-11-2011 Sermon Audio

»The Second Sunday of Advent ~ December 4, 2011 »12-4-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»The First Sunday of Advent ~ November 27, 2011

»Thanksgiving Eve ~ November 23, 2011 »Thanksgiving Eve Homily Audio

»The Reign of Christ: The Last Sunday of Pentecost ~ November 20, 2011 »11-20-2011 Sermon Audio

»The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost ~ November 13, 2011 »11-12-2011 Sermon Audio

»All Saints ~ November 6, 2011 »11-6-2011 Sermon Audio

»The 19th Sunday after Pentecost ~ October 23, 2011 »10-22-2011 Sermon Audio

»The 18th Sunday after Pentecost ~ October 16, 2011 »10-16-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»The 17th Sunday after Pentecost ~ October 9, 2011 »10-9-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»Laudate Dominum - The Feast of St. Francis ~ October 2, 2011 »10-2-2011 Sermon Audio

»Instructed Eucharist: September 25, 2011 »9-25-2011 Sermon Audio

»The 14th Sunday after Pentecost ~ September 18, 2011 »9-18-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»Remembering 9/11 ~ September 11, 2011 »9-11-2011 Sermon Audio

»Romans 13:8-14 ~ September 4 2011 »9-4-2011 Sermon Audio

»Romans 12:9-21 ~ August 28, 2011 »8-28-2011 Sermon Audio

»Romans 12:1-8 ~ August 21, 2011 »8-21-2011 Sermon Audio

»Romans 11 ~ August 14, 2011

»Romans 10 ~ August 7, 2011 »8-7-2011 Sermon Audio

»The 7th Sunday after Pentecost ~ July 31, 2011 »7-31-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»The 6th Sunday after Pentecost ~ July 24, 2011 »7-24-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»The 5th Sunday after Pentecost ~ July 17, 2011 »7-17-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»Meeting Paul Again, For the First Time: The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, June 26, 2011

»Feast of Pentecost 2011 »6-12-2011 Sermon Audio

»The 7th Sunday of Easter: Ascension » 6-5-2011 Sermon Audio

»The 6th Sunday of Easter ~ May 29, 2011 »5-29-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»Easter Sunday April 24, 2011 »4-24-2011 Sermon Audio

»Maundy Thursday 2011

»The 4th Sunday in Lent ~ April 3, 2011 »4-3-2011 Sermon Audio version ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»The 3rd Sunday in Lent 2011 ~ March 27, 2011 »3-27-2011 Sermon Audio version

»The Feast of Oscar Romero and the Martyrs of El Salvador

»The 2nd Sunday of Lent 2011 »3-20-2011 Sermon Audio version

»The 1st Sunday in Lent ~ March 13, 2011 »3-13-2011 Homily Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»Ash Wednesday 2011

»The 8th Sunday after the Epiphany ~ February 27, 2011 »2-27-2011 Sermon Audio

»The 7th Sunday after the Epiphany ~ February 20, 2011 »2-20-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»The 5th Sunday after the Epiphany ~ February 6, 2011 »2-6-2011 Sermon Audio

»The Rector's Thirteenth Annual Address ~ January 24, 2011 »1-23-2011 sermon Audio

»The 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany ~January 16, 2011 »1-16-2011 Sermon Audio ~ The Rev. Jill Williams

»The Baptism of Our Lord ~ January 9, 2011 »1-9-2011 Sermon Audio

»Second Christmas January 2, 2011 »1-2-2011 Homily Audio

2010 Sermons

»Christmas Eve 2010 »12-24-2011 Sermon Audio

»Fourth Sunday of Advent ~ December 19, 2010 »12-18-2010 Sermon Audio

»Second Sunday of Advent ~ December 5, 2010 »12-5-2010 Sermon Audio

»First Sunday of Advent ~ November 28,2010 »11-28-2010 Sermon Audio

»Stewardship Committment Sunday: The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost »11-14-2010 Sermon Audio

»For All the Saints! November 7, 2010

»The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost

»The Feast of St. Francis 2010 »10-3-2010 Sermon Audio

»The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

»Remembering 9/11: The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

»The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2010 ~ Labor Day Weekend

»What Is Faith: Part II ~ The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

»What Is Faith: Part I~ The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost »8-8-2010 Sermon Audio

»Vanity of Vanities: The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

»Teach Us To Pray: The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

»More of the Odd Couple: The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

»Naboths Vineyard: The Third Sunday after Pentecost

»June 6, 2010 - Guest Preacher, Dianne Smith

»Lex orandi, lex credendi: Sent (Trinity 2010) »5-30-2010 Sermon Audio

»Lex orandi, lex credendi: Fed (Pentecost 2010) »5-23-2010 Sermon Audio

»Lex orandi, lex credendi: Gathered (Ascension 2010) »5-16-2010 Sermon Audo

»The Third Sunday of Easter 2010

»Easter Morning 2010

»Peter's Denial Good Friday 2010

»Palm/Passion Sunday 2010

»The Fifth Sunday of Lent 2010

»The Third Sunday in Lent 2010

»Ash Wednesday 2010

»Last Epiphany 2010: Transfiguration/Forgiveness » 2-14-2010 Sermon Audio

»5 Epiphany 2010 8 a.m

»Rector's Annual Address

2009 Sermons

»Second Sunday of Christmas 2009

»Christmas Eve 2009

»The Third Sunday of Advent 2009

»Thanksgiving Eve 2009

»Three Widows: A Stewardship Sermon for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost

»On The Feast of Richard Hooker: November 3, 2009

» All Saints Day: November 1, 2009

»The Book of Job, Part 2: God Speaks

»The Book of Job, Part 1: Job's Prayer

»From Guests to Hosts: Sermon from September 13, 2009

»Labor Day Weekend Sept 2009

»I Am The Bread of LIfe ~ Meditations on John 6 (Week Five)

»I Am The Bread of Life ~ Meditations on John 6 (Week Three)

»I Am The Bread of Life ~ Meditations on John 6 (Week Two)

»I Am The Bread of Life ~ Meditations on John 6 (Week One)

»Third Sunday after Pentecost

»Your One Wild and Precious Life - WRHS Baccalaureate 2009

» Fourth Sunday of Easter

» Second Sunday of Easter

» Good Friday Liturgy

» Fifth Sunday of Lent

» First Sunday of Lent

» Ash Wednesday

» Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

» Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

» Rector's Annual Address

» The Feast of the Baptism of Jesus (The Very Rev. Richard A. Bower )

» Second Sunday of Christmas

2008 Sermons

» Christmas Eve

» First Sunday of Advent 2008

»Thanksgiving Eve

»Twenty-seventh Sunday after Pentecost (by Robin Carlo)

»Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost

»Feast of All Saints

»Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

»Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

» Feast of St. Francis
» Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
» Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
» Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
» Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
» Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
» Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
» Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
» Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
» Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
» Youth Led Services Sermon June 2008
» Palm Sunday 2008
» Third Sunday of Lent 2008
» First Sunday of Lent 2008
» Transfiguration Sunday
» Grace, Gratitude, and Giftedness: Annual Address of the Rector 2008
» Baptism of our Lord 2008

Older Sermons and Special Occasions

» Ten Years of Shared Ministry

» The Ordination of a Deacon: June 2, 2007 at Christ Church Cathedral, Springfield

» Off to See the Wizard - WRHS Baccalaureate, June 2006

» Sermon Preached at EFM Graduation, All Saints Church in Worcester

» Christmas Eve 2007
» A Stewardship Meditation on Matthew 6:25-33
» The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, 2007
» Ash Wednesday 2007
» The Summer Day and 5 Epiphany
» All Saints Sunday, 2006
» Pentecost 2006
» Christmas 05 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
» Redeeming the Time
» A Service of Public Healing
» Thanksgiving Eve, 2004
» The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Commissioning of Lay Ministers)
» Two Sermons on Elijah the Tishbite