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2011 Sermons
"Forgive" - The Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker, Rector, Pentecost 13, Year A, September 11, 2011
Scott Turner's Funeral Homily - The Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker, Rector, August 3, 2011
"You give them something to eat" - The Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker, Rector, Pentecost VII, Year A, July 31, 2011
Pentecost VI- The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walker, Lutheran Pastor Associate, Year A, July 24, 2011
Pentecost V- The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walker, Lutheran Pastor Associate, Year A, July 17, 2011
"The Resurrected Life" - The Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker, Rector, Lent V, Year A, April 10, 2011
"Believing is Seeing" - The Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker, Rector, Lent IV, Year A, April 3, 2011
Lent III The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walker, Lutheran Pastor Associate, Year A, March 27, 2011
"How Are You Coping?" - The Rev. Rod L. Reinecke, M.Div., Rector Emeritus, Lent II, Year A, March 20, 2011
Lent I - The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walker, Lutheran Pastor Associate, Year A, March 13, 2011
Last Sunday After Epiphany - The Reverend Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Year A, March 6, 2011
"The Third Way"- The Reverend Adam Shoemaker, Rector Elect, Epiphany 7, Year A, February 20, 2011 (Sermon delivered at Adam's current church in Andover MA)
"Be Whole, therefore, As the Lord is Whole"- Elizabeth Costello, Christian Formation Director, Epiphany 7, Year A, February 20, 2011
Epiphany 5- Mr. Scott Turner, Year A, February 6, 2011
Hearts Broke Open - Mrs. Kathy Hykes, Epiphany 3, Year A - January 23, 2011
Epiphany The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walker, Lutheran Pastor Associate, Year A - January 9, 2011
2010 Sermons
Christmas 1 - The Rev. Robert G. Walker, Lutheran Pastor Associate, Year A, December 26, 2010
Christmas Eve The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Year A, December 24, 2010
Advent III The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Year A, December 12, 2010
Advent II The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walker, Lutheran Pastor Associate, Year A, December 5, 2010
Waiting, Waiting, Waiting The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Advent I, Year A, November 28, 2010
A Vision for Holy Comforter The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 25, Year C, November 14, 2010
All Saint's Sunday - The Rev. Tally Bandy, Year C, November 7, 2010
"The Wee Little Man of Jericho" - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 23, Year C, October 31, 2010
"How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts!" - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 22, Year C, October 24, 2010
Pentecost 21 - The Rev. Trawin Malone, Year C, October 17, 2010
Giving Thanks to God- The. Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 20, Year C, October 10, 2010
Learning to Love the Questions- The. Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 17, Year C, September 19, 2010
Lost and Found- The. Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 16, Year C, September 12, 2010
Commitment to Completion- The. Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 15, Year C, September 5, 2010
Hospitality and Humility- The. Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 14, Year C, August 29, 2010
Turning A Corner- R. L. Reinecke, M. Div., Pentecost 13, Year C, August 22, 2010
Joining the Great Cloud of Witnesses- The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 12, Year C, August 15, 2010
The Unseen Stole- The Rev. Christie Dalton, Regional Deacon, Pentecost 11, Year C, August 8, 2010
Rich Toward God- The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 10, Year C, August 1, 2010
Jesus as Coach - R. L. Reinecke, M. Div., Pentecost 9, Year C, July 25, 2010
Relationships: In Balance or Out of Balance - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 8, Year C, July 18, 2010
Pentecost 7 - The Rev. David Olson, Chaplain L.E.A.F. Elon University, Year C, July 11, 2010
"Reconciliation for the Beloved Community" - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 6, Year C, July 4, 2010
"Passing the Mantle" - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 5, Year C, June 27, 2010
Pentecost 4 - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Year C, June 20, 2010
Pentecost 3 - The Rev. Trawin Malone, Year C, June 13, 2010
New Hope, New Life - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Pentecost 2, Year C, June 6, 2010
Trinity Sunday - The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walker, Year C, May 30, 2010
"Going Up?" - R. L. Reinecke, M. Div., Easter 7,The Sunday after the Ascension, Year C, May 16, 2010
Youth Sunday - Richie Walter - Easter 6, Year C, May 9, 2010
Good Shepherd Sunday - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Easter 4, Year C, April 25, 2010
Easter 3 - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Year C, April 18, 2010
We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song! - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Easter Day, Year C, April 4, 2010
Good Friday - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Year C, April 2, 2010
Maundy Thursday - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Year C, April 1, 2010
God Continues To Do New Things - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Lent 5, Year C, March 21, 2010
The Parable of the Compassionate Father - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Lent 4, Year C, March 14, 2010
First Sermon - The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, Interim Rector, Lent 3, Year C, March 7, 2010
Lent II - The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walker, Year C, February 28, 2010
Lent I - The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walker, Year C, February 21, 2010
"God's Cosmic Dust" R. L. Reinecke, M. Div, Ash Wednesday, Year C, February 17, 2010
"Same Voice - Same Verse?" R. L. Reinecke, M. Div, Last Sunday After Epiphany, Year C, February 14, 2010
"Knowing What You Have (and Who You Are"), R. L. Reinecke, M. Div, Epiphany I, Year C, January 10, 2010
Restoration of Dignity, The Rev. David R. Williams, Christmas II, Year C, January 3, 2010

2009 Sermons

Light Through Darkness, The Rev. David R. Williams, Christmas Eve, Year C, December 6, 2009
Anticipation, Scott Turner, Senior Warden, Advent 2, Year C, December 6, 2009
Dusk to Dawn: A New Season, The Rev. David R. Williams, Advent 1, Year C, November 29, 2009
The Birth Pang of Apocalypse, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XXIV, Year B, November 15, 2009
Memory and Hope, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XXIII, Year B, November 8, 2009, Annual Meeting
Unbind Us to Experience God's Glory, The Rev. David R. Williams, All Saints Sunday, Year B, November 1, 2009
Reformation Sunday, The Rev. Robert G. Walker, Pentecost XXI, Year B -- October 25, 2009
We Have Good News...and we Have Good News!!!, Pat & Steven House, Pentecost XX, Year B -- October 18, 2009
Good Members of Holy Comforter, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XIX, Year B, October 11, 2009
A Sacred Bond, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XVIII, Year B, October 4, 2009
Another Way to See, Ms. Kathy Hykes, Pentecost XVII, Year B -- September 27, 2009
Wisdom: The Mind of God, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XV, Year B, September 13, 2009
Be Opened, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XIV, Year B, September 6, 2009
Moving Too Quickly to Reach Here, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost X, Year B -- August 9, 2009
From Confession to Maturity, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost IX, Year B -- August 2, 2009
As Herod, Our Story, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost VI, Year B -- July 12, 2009
Sermon, The Rev. Robert G. Walker, Pentecost III, Year B -- June 21, 2009
The New Seed, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost II, Year B -- June 14, 2009
Good Shepherd, Betty Carr Pulkingham, Easter 4, Year B -- May 3, 2009
Sermon, The Rev. Ralph Macy, Easter 2, Year B -- April 19, 2009
Go, Tell, and Meet the Risen Christ, The Rev. David R. Williams, Easter, Year B -- April 12, 2009
Meditation, Ms. Olivia Hubert-Allen, Maundy Thursday, Year B -- April 9, 2009
"Giving Up", Mrs. Kathy Hykes, Lent III, Year B -- March 15, 2009
Courageous Faith, The Rev. David R. Williams, Lent II, Year B -- March 8, 2009
Transfiguration, The Rev. David R. Williams, Last Epiphany, Year B -- Feb. 22, 2009
An Imperishable Wreath, The Rev. David R. Williams, Epiphany 6 , Year B -- F eb. 15, 2009
Set Us Free, The Rev. David R. Williams, Epiphany 5 , Year B -- F eb. 8, 2009
Everything Will Change Utterly, The Rev. David R. Williams, Epiphany 3 , Year B -- Jan. 25, 2009

2008 Sermons

A Dream Come True, The Rev. David R. Williams, All Saints' Sunday , Year A -- Nov. 2, 2008
Sit At My Right Hand, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XIV, Year A -- Oct. 26, 2008
Parish Retreat, David & Janie Sellers, co-chairs of Annual Pledge Review, October 5, 2008
Mercy, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XX, Year A -- Sept. 28, 2008
The First Will Be Last, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XIX, Year A -- Sept. 21, 2008
The God Particle, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XVIII, Year A -- Sept. 14, 2008
Always We Begin Again, Ms. Kathy Hykes, Pentecost XVII, Year A -- Sept. 7, 2008
The Footsteps of the Lion, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XV - Year A -- August 24, 2008
Walking on Water, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XIII - Year A -- August 10, 2008
Wrestling With God, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XII - Year A -- August 3, 2008
The Kingdom of God, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XI - Year A -- July 27, 2008
Two Peoples Born of You, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost IX - Year A -- July 13, 2008
George and John, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost VIII - Year A -- July 6, 2008
Good for the Soul, The Rev. Rod Reinecke, Pentecost VI - Year A -- June 22, 2008
Pentecost V - Year A, The Reverend Robert G. Walker, June 15, 2008
Keep Us Firm in This Faith, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost II--Year A--May 25, 2008
Rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, Steven Lambeth , Youth Sunday, Easter VII, Year A, May 4, 2008
Festival of the Ark and Celebration of Rite 13 Youth, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter VI -- Year A, April 27, 2008
I Am the Way, The Reverend David R. Williams -- Easter V--Year A--April 20, 2008
The Journey to Emmaus, The Reverend David R. Williams-- Easter III--Year A--April 6, 2008
Greetings!, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter Day, Year A, March 23, 2008
Living Waters, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent III--Year C--Feb. 24, 2008
The Beagle Wins, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent II--Year A--Feb. 17, 2008
Fishers of People, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany III--Year A--Jan. 27, 2008
Where Are You Staying, Jesus?, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany II--Year A--Jan. 20, 2008
The Voice at Our Baptism, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany I--Year A--Jan. 13, 2008

2007 Sermons

In The Beginning, The Reverend David R. Williams, Christmas Eve--Year A--December 24, 2007
Back to the Future, Kathy Hykes, Second Sunday in Advent--Year A--December 9, 2007
Come, O Come Emmanuel, The Rev. David R. Williams, Advent I--Year A--December 2, 2007
A Reminder of Goodness, The Reverend David R. Williams, All Saints Sunday--Year C--Nov. 4, 2007
Homily, Alan Gibby, Annual Pledge Review Coj-Chair, Stewardship Sunday, October 14, 2007
Prophetic Confrontation, The Reverend Wilson R. Carter, Pentecost XII--Year C--August 19, 2007
The Image of the Invisible God, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost VIII--Year C--July 22, 2007
What Are You Doing in There, Elijah?, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost IV--Year C--June 24, 2007
The Power of Forgiveness, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost III--Year C--June 17, 2007
Arise!, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost II--Year C--June 10, 2007
The Secret of Life, The Reverend David R. Williams, Trinity Sunday--Year C--June 3, 2007
Believing is NOT Necessarily Seeing, Caitlin Gilbert, Youth Sunday, Easter 6--Year C--May 13, 2007
The Radical Shepherd, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter IV--Year C--April 29, 2007
An opening Meditation for a Vestry meeting, Susan Lambeth, April 16, 2007.
Resurrection, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter Morning--Year C--April 8, 2007
Meditation, Scott Turner, Maundy Thursday--Year C--April 5, 2007
In Time, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent III--Year C--March 11, 2007
Whom Shall I Fear?, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent II--Year C-- March 4, 2007
Good Lord Deliver Us, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent I--Year C--Feb. 25, 2007
Unveiled Faces, Kathy Hykes, Last Sunday after the Epiphany--Year C--Feb. 18, 2007
Jesus with Us, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany VI--Year C--February 11, 2007
At Sea, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany V--Year C--Feb. 4, 2007
Diocesan Convention, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany IV--Year C--Jan. 28, 2007
Telling the Good News, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany III--Year C--Jan. 21, 2007
Turning Water to Wine, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany II--Year C--Jan. 14, 2007

2006 Sermons

The Word Becomes Flesh, The Reverend David R. Williams, Christmas Eve, 2006
Hope, The Reverend David R. Williams, Advent II--Year C--December 10, 2006
A Radical Project, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XX--Year B--October 20, 2006
The Eye of the Needle, Kathy Hykes, Pentecost Proper 23---Year B---October 15, 2006
Forgiveness, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XVIII---Year B---October 5, 2006
Where is Queen Esther?, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XVII--Year B--October 1, 2006
Of Earth and Heaven, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XVI--Year B--September 24, 2006
Christian Hearing, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XIV---Year B---September 10, 2006
Bread That Takes Us Home, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XI--Year B--August 20, 2006
Absalom, Absalom, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost X--Year B--August 10, 2006
Lightning Flashed From Heaven, The Rev. David R. Williams, Transfiguration--Year B--Aug. 6, 2006
The Wake Up Call, Kathy Hykes, Pentecost Proper 10--Year B--July 16, 2006
In the Spirit of Pentecost, The Rev. David R. Williams, The Day of Pentecost--Year B--June 4, 2006
I Can Endure, Will Scotten, Class of 2006, Youth Sunday, Easter V--Year B--May 14, 2006
"Get Up and Go", Ginny Vellani, Class of 2006, Youth Sunday, Easter V--Year B--May 14, 2006
An Easter People, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter IV--Year B--May 7, 2006
A Life-Changing Meal, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter III--Year B--April 30, 2006
Amazement, Terror on a Day of Glory, Rev. David R. Williams, Easter Sunday--Year B--April 16, 2006
The Hour is Coming, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent V--Year B--April 2, 2006
Serpents, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent IV--Year B--March 26, 2006
Who Forgives?, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany VII--Year B--February 19, 2006
Healing in Weakness, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany VI--Year B--February 12, 2006
Three Epiphany Stories, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany II--Year B--January 15, 2006

2005 Sermons

In the Beginning, The Reverend David R. Williams, Christmas Eve--Year C--December 25, 2005
Let It Be, Kathy Hykes, Advent III--Year C--December 11, 2005
The Beginning of the Good News, The Reverend David R. Williams, Advent II--Year C--Dec. 4, 2005
Lord of Lords, King of Kings, The Reverend David R. Williams, Last Pentecost--Year A--Nov. 20, 2005
The Promise of a Treat, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XXIV--Year A--Oct. 30, 2005
Seventy Times Seven, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XVII--Year B--Sept. 11, 2005
To Trust in You With All Our Hearts, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XVI--Year A--Sept. 4, 2005
Who Could This Be?, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XIV--Year A--August 21, 2005
The Canaanite Woman, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XIII--Year C--August 14, 2005
All Goodness, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost III--Year A--June 5, 2005
Be Awake to God’s Plan, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost II--Year A--May 29, 2005
Cover Your Ears, Kathy Hykes, Easter V--Year A--April 24, 2005
The Lord Is My Gate, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter IV--Year A--April 17, 2005
Road to Emmaus, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter III--Year A--April 10, 2005
Homily for the Memorial Service of Bryan Gray, The Reverend David R. Williams, April 2, 2005
I Am Alive, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter Sunday--Year A--March 27, 2005
Born Again Through Litany, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent II--Year A--February 20, 2005
Jesus and Adam, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent I--Year A--February 13, 2005
Gospel-Based Discipleship, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany III--Year A--Jan. 30, 2005
Lamb of God, Grant Us Peace, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany II--Year A--Jan. 16, 2005
A New Year and a Fresh Start, The Reverend David R. Williams, Christmas II--Year A--Jan. 2, 2005

2004 Sermons

“Here, World, Is One for You!”, The Rev. David R. Williams, Christmas Eve--Year A--Dec. 24, 2004
Thin Places, Kathy Hykes, Advent II--Year A--December 5, 2004
Redemption, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XVII--Year C--September 26, 2004
Go Away, Bad Steward, Go Away, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XVI--Year C--Sept. 19, 2004
Rejoice with Me, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XV--Year C--Sept. 12, 2004
Discipleship, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XIV--Year C--Sept. 5, 2004
The Last Will Be First, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XIII--Year C--August 29, 2004
Bent Over with Burden, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost XII--Year C--August 22, 2004
Teach Us To Pray, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost VIII--Year C--July 25, 2004
In His Name, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost V--Year C--July 4, 2004
Nowhere to Lay His Head, The Rev. David R. Williams, Pentecost IV--Year C--June 27, 2004
O God Make Us, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost III--Year A--June 20, 2004
The Conversion of St. Paul, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter III--Year C--April 25, 2004
Alleluia! He is Risen, The Reverend David R. Williams, Easter Sunday--Year C--April 11, 2004
We Still Get that Invitation, The Reverend Deven Hubert, Good Friday, April 9, 2004
Unmatched Glory, The Reverend David R. Williams, Lent II--Year C--March 7, 2004
Set Us Free, O God, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany V--Year C--February 8, 2004
Today, Fulfilled in Your Hearing, The Rev. David R. Williams, Epiphany III--Year C--Jan. 25, 2004
The Best Wine, The Reverend David R. Williams, Epiphany II--Year C--Jan. 18, 2004

2003 Sermons

John, The Baptist, The Reverend David R. Williams, Advent II--Year C--December 7, 2003
Setting the Captive Soul Free, The Reverend Deven Hubert--November 17, 2003
Saints Do Have Fun, The Reverend David R. Williams, All Saints Sunday--November 2, 2003
Light and Blindness, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XX--Year B--October 26, 2003
Ours to Share, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XVIII--Year B--October 12 2003
The Heavenly Path, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XV--Year B--September 21 2003
Good Grief, The Reverend Deven Hubert, Pentecost XIV--Year B--September 14, 2003
Breaking Waters, The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost XIII--Year B--September 7, 2003
Being Right as an 'Episcopal', The Reverend David R. Williams, Pentecost IX--Year B--August 10, 2003

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