The Rev. Joseph Peters-Mathews is the vicar of St. Hilda St. Patrick. The sermon for Sunday, February 23, 2020 was preached extemporaneously. The gospel text was Matthew 17.1-9.
23 February 2020: The Last Sunday After the Epiphany Read More »
So, who says Lenten Disciplines need to be all sackcloth and ashes? They can also be educational, inspirational and more than a bit tongue-in-cheek! This Lent why don’t you join us in Lent Madness? Beginning on Ash Wednesday and running through Maundy Thursday, go to: www.lentmadness.org, learn about contemporary and obscure Saints, and vote for your
The Rev. Joseph Peters-Mathews is the vicar of St. Hilda St. Patrick. The sermon for Sunday, February 16, 2020 was preached extemporaneously.
16 February 2020: The Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany Read More »
Jesus the Jewish rabbi tells his Jewish followers that they have to be even more righteous than the people who are most regularly a thorn in his flesh to enter the kingdom of heaven.
I can’t do that. We can’t do that. And that’s the point.
9 February 2020: The Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany Read More »
February 23rd House Party! Help get St. Hilda St. Patrick ready for Ash Wednesday and Lent by doing some clean up inside the church! Cobwebs need clearing, closets need purging and, as my old granny used to say, many hands make light work! Then join us for services on Ash Wednesday, February 26th at 12:00
The Rev. Joseph Peters-Mathews is the vicar of St. Hilda St. Patrick. The sermon for Sunday, February 2, 2020 was preached extemporaneously. The Gospel text was Luke 2.22-40.
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The Rev. Joseph Peters-Mathews is the vicar of St. Hilda St. Patrick. The sermon for Sunday, January 26, 2020 was preached extemporaneously. The Gospel text was Matthew 4.12-23.
26 January 2020: The Third Sunday After the Epiphany Read More »
Whenever it rains, whenever you look out at the ocean, whenever you wash your hands (which you should do frequently, by the way), remember that you are God’s beloved, and there’s nothing you can do about it. No failure, no insult, nothing on earth can separate you from that love. You are washed by the water.
12 January 2020: The First Sunday After the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord Read More »
The Word has become flesh and dwelt among us. It’s still Christmas.
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.”
5 January 2020: The Second Sunday After Christmas Read More »
God’s new reign is the heavenly Jerusalem coming to earth. And here at Christmas, we celebrate that heaven has come to earth as Jesus — fully God and fully human — is born.
The atonement for humanity, our at-one-ment, is when heaven arrives not in power and might, but in a cold, shivering, hungry, screaming baby, despite what “Silent Night” would have us believe.
24 December 2019: Christmas Eve Read More »
