"Saints and Boats"

All Saints’ Sunday.A.2023
Revelation 7:9-17
The Rev. Melanie L. McCarley

In his Revelation, St. John writes: “I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.”

"The Richness of Rite 1: Thoughts, Words, Deeds"

TESTIMONY SUNDAY The Richness of Rite One: Thoughts, Words, and Deeds
By Dave Ulrich

Good morning!

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Dave Ulrich, and I am honored to be speaking this morning and sharing my testimony to the power of the St. Paul’s community.
I grew up in Buffalo, NY and belonged to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, where I was baptized and confirmed. I studied Romance Languages and Literatures in college, traveled the world as I could, and have spent the majority of my life in the classroom down the road at Nobles.

"Justice or Love. What do you want?"

Proper20.A.2023
Matthew 20:1-16
The Rev. Melanie L. McCarley

In the classic “Charlie Brown Christmas Special” Charlie Brown’s sister Sally is writing a letter to Santa Claus and in the process generates an enormous list of toys she wants. At the conclusion of her North Pole-bound missive she writes, “But if that is too much to carry, just send cash.” When Charlie Brown sees this and despairs over his sister’s greed, Sally indignantly responds, “All I want is my fair share. All I want is what I have coming to me.”

"Forgiving"

Proper 19.A.23
Matthew 18:21-35
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

A Nun, Sister Elaine, liked to tell a story about a bishop who made fun of an old woman because she claimed that when she prayed to God, God spoke back. Now the bishop had devoted his whole life to the study of God, and he was certain that if God spoke to anyone, it would not be to one such as she. And, as the bishop himself had never heard God speak, he was dismissive of her claims.

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