Do I Really Have To Hate You? Pentecost 13, Proper 18, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman I hate you. It seems really, really odd for me to stand up here on a Sunday morning. and say that to you, my brothers and sisters in Christ. But, well, Jesus says I have to hate you. I […]
Not Again. What Do I Say This Time? Labor Day Pentecost 12, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman I had a great preaching teacher in seminary, Dr. Paul Harms. Dr. Harms said that none of our parishioners was at all interested in the process that we used in coming up with our sermons. I am quite sure […]
Building a Temple for the Chosen People Pentecost 11, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman For at least 10,000 years we’ve been dividing ourselves into armed camps, absolutely certain that we are right, they are wrong, and we must vanquish them. As we do this, we tell ourselves a story about OUR kind: WE are THE chosen […]
Can We Kill Our Way Into Heaven? Pentecost 10 – Proper 15, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman Shall we kill our way into the Reign of God? In Monday’s Tampa Bay Times, there’s a link to an essay by Jesse Kelly, a Marine Corps veteran from Texas who asserts that all “good Americans” (a term he […]
Pentecost 9, Year C Deacon Cindy Roehl A small boy riding a bus home from Sunday school was very proud of the card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read, “Have Faith in God.” Then to his dismay the card slipped from his hand and fluttered out the window. “Stop […]
All are invited to attend the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd’s Community Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 27, 2019 at 10:00 AM. This year’s service of patriotic hymns, prayers for veterans, and roll call will feature: Guest Speaker – Captain John Tornga, USMC (Ret.) Following his assignment with the 3rd Force Service Regiment, […]
Resurrection Changes 1st Sunday after Easter, Year C Deacon Cindy Roehl
An Alleluia From Head to Toe Easter Sunday, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman I don’t like surprises. I like to know what’s happening. On the evening of my 17th birthday, my boyfriend picked me up from work. I worked at Ponderosa Steak House. They worked hard to keep it very clean, but at the end […]
Service of Light and Song Transfiguration Sunday, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman & Cindy Roehl Reflections given by both Becky Robbins-Penniman and Cindy Roehl. You can read each of the reflections HERE. Readings and songs referenced between reflections may be found in the corresponding Worship Bulletin.
Renewal 1st Sunday in Lent Becky Robbins-Penniman What is RENEWAL? In Psalm 51, which billions of Christians recite on Ash Wednesday, we pray: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” This verse IS our quest for Lent this year, especially a renewed, right spirit that is rebuilt […]
