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Sunday, Pentecost 16
9/25/22 Stewards of Creation As we approach our fall stewardship season, the Rev’d Mark Hargreaves, preaching outdoors, takes a cue from his beautiful La Jolla surroundings to talk about who we are, how we came into being, to whom we are responsible, and how we need to be strategic in generosity. Read here. |
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Sunday, Pentecost 15
9/18/22 God and Wealth The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves tackles this Sunday’s gospel reading from St. Luke, the enigmatic story of the dishonest manager. Bottom line: “You cannot serve God and wealth”, but check out how Fr. Mark gets there! Read here. |
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Sunday, Pentecost 14
9/11/22 Lost and Found The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves parses Jesus’ parable of the lost sheep, and invites us to see it as more than we might: “It’s also a story about a determined shepherd and a restored community.” Read here. |
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Sunday, Pentecost 13
9/4/22 Green Martyrdom? The Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo posits “…it’s pretty clear that we’re actually all called to some kind of martyrdom.” She’s wrestling with the day’s particularly challenging gospel reading from St. Luke, and describes for us three distinct types of martyrdom to which we may be called. Which is yours? Read here. |
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Sunday, Pentecost 12
8/28/22 Your Banquet Seating Does where you sit or who you sit with say something about who you are? The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves uses our readings for the day to survey the topic of humility, and how Jesus once again shows us the way. Read here. |
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Sunday, Pentecost 11
8/21/22 Right Worship? In the Episcopal Church we do things right, don’t we? The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves takes our readings for the day to explain the differences between what may be “acceptable worship” and what some may call “right worship”. Here’s a hint: Fr. Mark prays “May we always be thankful people offering acceptable worship to God.” Read here. |
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Sunday Pentecost 10
8/14/22 A Walk In the Woods? Addressing the nature of faith for a second week, the Rev’d Mark Hargreaves emphasizes four qualities we need to hold up on our journey, noting ”…Jesus became as we are so that we can follow him to the place where he is.” Read Here. |
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Sunday Pentecost 9
8/7/22 Faith The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves explores the biblical concept of faith, what it is, what it’s not, where it comes from, how to find it, how to grow it, how to keep it: “Faith is like a muscle. The more we use it, the stronger it gets.” Read Here. |
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Sunday Pentecost
8 7/31/22 Desire The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves takes our two readings for the day to discuss two differing approaches to the subject of desire and asks that “…we value, more highly than anything else, a love that will not let us go, a love from God that knows no end.” Read Here. |
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St. James Day
7/24/22 (recorded in July 2019) St. James the Greater Celebrating St. James Day the Rev’d Mark Hargreaves talks about what we know of James, and how he came to be associated with the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela and pilgrimage. He prays “May we come to see ourselves as a band of pilgrims, each with our own strengths and weaknesses, supporting and serving one another as we seek to head together in the direction of God’s kingdom.” Read Here. |
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Sunday Pentecost 6
7/17/22 Your Whatifs There’s a lot to worry about these days, but the Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo shows us how Jesus can help us deal with all those whatifs. Read Here. |
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Sunday Pentecost 4
7/3/22 Peace Celebrating Independence Day, The Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo examines the peace that Christ gives to us, and the many ways in which we might pass that peace on, asking us to “spread that peace to others, to our family, our neighbors, our nation, and yes, even the world.” Read Here. |
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