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Sunday, Pentecost 17
9/19/21
On this Rock…
In this second in a series of four sermons in our “season of creation”, the Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo speaks to the multitude of references to Jesus as “the Rock”. How do you choose your rock? She encourages us to “…go deep – and choose well the rock on which to build your life and your purpose.”
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Sunday, Pentecost 16 - RALLY SUNDAY
9/12/21
From these seeds…
On this Rally Sunday the Rev’d Mark Hargreaves launches a series of sermons on our “season of creation”, looking at various things in the natural world.
Preaching to Jesus’s parable about the little mustard seed we learn that “we too must give back and play our part in sustaining the goodness and bounty of God's world.”
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Sunday, Pentecost 15
9/5/21
Acting On Wisdom
As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo looks to our reading from Proverbs to give us advice on how to navigate our still fractured and disaster ridden world, and then asks us to “. . . act on the inspiration and wisdom God gives you.” Read now.

Sunday, Pentecost 14
8/29/21
Your New Heart
The Gospel lesson today from St. Mark has Jesus speaking to the Pharisees as hypocrites. It’s a difficult passage but the bottom line from the Rev’d Mark Hargreaves is “What Jesus is looking for is not external observance, but the internal transformation of the heart.” But we’re not to worry, according the prophet Ezekiel, God assures us: "A new heart, I will give you.” Read now.

Sunday, Pentecost 13
8/22/21
Evil Never Wins
In the last of our sermons on St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians the Rev’d Mark Hargreaves discusses how St. Paul approaches the fact of evil in this world and how best to deal with it. Keying off the words sit, walk, and stand, he states “…together, I think, they sum up what is most important in life.” Read now.

Sunday, Pentecost 12
8/15/21
Sorry, all full!
St. Paul urges us to be filled with the Holy Spirit, but how can we be if we’re already full with spiritual junk food? The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves examines this dilemma and offers some advice. Read now.

Sunday, Pentecost 11
8/8/21
Finding parking
Continuing in St. Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus, the Rev’d Mark Hargreaves examines how St. Paul makes a more practical and pastoral turn, giving us instructions on anger, forgiveness, and kindness – all good advice on how to navigate La Jolla, and how to navigate church. Read now.

Sunday, Pentecost 10
8/1/21
Your Part to Play
The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves parses this week’s letter from St. Paul to his Ephesian friends about how we are all one body in Christ, each given God’s grace in unique ways. Fr. Mark concludes: “The church, the body of Christ is much more like a warship, a battleship, where everybody on board has a part to play.” What is your part to play on this “battleship”?
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Sunday, St. James Day
7/25/21
The Power of Love
On St. James Day the Rev’d Mark Hargreaves draws us a picture of our patron saint who might confuse at times the qualities of power and love. But St. Paul sets us straight in his letter to the Ephesians, and in so doing Fr. Mark offers “…we might be able to let go of the love of power and find instead the power of love, the power to serve.”
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Sunday, Pentecost 8
7/18/21
We Are Jesus People
Continuing our dive into St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, The Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo examines how St. Paul is able to bring so many conflicting, disparate persons and ideas together under Jesus’ roof. With Jesus at the center, she urges “…let’s live it out, so the whole world can see what the Gospel really looks like.” Read now.

Sunday, Pentecost 7
7/11/21
I’m Yours
God writes love letters through us and to us, and that’s how he was using St. Paul when Paul was writing to his friends in Ephesus. The Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo begins a series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, which might be titled “Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours.” Read now.

Sunday, Pentecost 6
7/4/21
God Bless America
On a 4th of July when many despair of the divisions in our country, the Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo brings us 5 specific steps we can take as Christians and as Episcopalians “to step up, to sacrifice, and be part of God’s dream to heal our nation.” Read now.