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The Very Rev. Tom Callard – November 3, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – November 4, 2019 Comment

Click HERE for a video of the sermon. Sometimes, early in the morning before I start work, I come in here to pray. It’s a pretty good place to pray. And one morning recently as I was praying, sitting up here in my chair, I had a vision. And it was a vision that Jesus

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – October 27, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – October 27, 2019 Comment

Click here to watch a video of the sermon As you may know, the week before last I was in Germany, in Berlin, visiting my daughter, who is studying over there, who got very sick. And she is much better. I thank you for your concern and your prayers. While I was there, I

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – September 29, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – September 30, 2019 Comment

For the Video of this sermon click HERE I once read a book where they described human awareness as being like the beam of a flashlight which is shining inside a huge warehouse. So you come into a warehouse in the middle of the night. You’re not breaking into the warehouse, mind you, you’re just

The Very Rev.Tom Callard -September 8, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – September 8, 2019 Comment

Click HERE to see a video of the sermon Two weeks ago, we heard about Jesus healing the woman in the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and last week we heard about Jesus eating at the home of the Pharisee, and how the guests all tried to sit in the seats of honor. These are important

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – September 1, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – September 1, 2019 Comment

Click here to see the video. One thing I remember about my time in Honduras – on Sunday after Church, the clergy would often go to someone’s house for lunch, usually a parishioner. And it was spontaneous- we would just show up unannounced, pre-cell phones, without any warning. And I always felt a little awkward

The Very Rev.Tom Callard – August 25, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – August 25, 2019 Comment

Someone once told me that you have to preach realizing that probably 1/3 of the people in the congregation almost didn’t come to church. And I can believe that. For there’s a back and forth that goes on in your mind on Sunday morning – should we go, should we stay home? Well, is it

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – August 4, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – August 4, 2019 1 Comment

Click HERE for a video of the sermon Today in the Gospel Jesus says, “Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.” And this is a great passage for talking about greed- for here you have this rich man who in his greed has collected so much grain and so many goods that he

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – July 21, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – July 21, 2019 Comment

To view the sermon CLICK HERE Today Jesus is at the home of Martha and Mary who live, as it says in the Gospel, in a certain village, which is a nice phrase, because there is a universality to it. A “certain village” takes something specific, this village, and makes it your village. Not only

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – July 7, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – July 7, 2019 Comment

for a video of this sermon click here. Some years ago it was the 4th of July weekend and I was getting ready to take my family out for a day at the beach, packing the car for our trip, putting in lawn chairs, a couple coolers, some ice, a little portable grill, some

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – June 16, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – June 16, 2019 Comment

Click here for a video of the sermon. This week, one of the blinds in my office broke. And the way I knew it was broken is one morning I went in and pulled the chord and the blind just came crashing down. So I begrudgingly got on my chair and put it back in

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