Wednesday Sermon: Third week after Pentecost

Father Lee on Saint Alban the first recorded Christian martyr in the British Isles. Alban converted to Christianity after being impressed by the faith and piety of a Christian priest he had sheltered from persecution. When St. Alban’s sheltering of the priest was discovered and they came for the priest...

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Sermon: Third Sunday after Pentecost

Father Lee on our responsibilities as Christians to God’s creation. He advises us to maintain a perspective that doesn’t paralyze us with anxiety but allows us to make practical decisions about how we can help maintain the balance in the eco-system entrusted to us. He echos St Paul in his...

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Sermon: the second Sunday after Pentecost

Friar John Ogle on Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans in which he makes it clear that it is faith that matters. Saying because we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. He urges us to hope dangerously in the love of God,...

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Wednesday Sermon: the week of Trinity Sunday

Wednesday Sermon: the week of Trinity Sunday Father Lee on remembering 4th century Christian ascetic Melania the Elder, who founded two of the early monastic communities. Her ideas were that we should reject all worldly comforts because they lead you astray from God. Today we celebrate her belief that we...

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Children’s Sermon: Trinity Sunday

Father Lee gets the latest updates from the children of the parish and shares the unique nature of Trinity Sunday in the church calendar and the role of the Nicene Creed in our weekly services

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Sunday Sermon: Trinity Sunday

Father Lee on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, the history of the Nicene Creed and the controversies that led to the Creed we use today. He relates the controversy between Arius and Athanasius that led to a Church Council in Nicea, which endorsed the creed as a sign of...

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Wednesday Sermon: Week of Pentecost

Father Lee on remembering the Visitation of Mary and remembering our own calling to nurture a faith and trust in Jesus that grows in the way we live our lives as individuals, as a church and as a community. God asks us to nurture the spirit of Christ in our...

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Sunday Sermon Pentecost

Sunday Sermon Pentecost Rev. Dr. Sandra Levy on the first Pentecost and the power of the Holy Spirit in the world today. The Spirit that inspires us every day even when we don’t recognize it. The Spirit has the power to surprise us when we embrace its actions in the...

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Children’s Sermon Pentecost

Children’s Sermon Pentecost Father Lee gets the latest updates from the children of Saint Martins and shares the history of the poppy as a commemoration of those who have given their lives for our country, and asks the children to remember their sacrifice and the sacrifice of their families.

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