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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

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – May 26, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – May 28, 2019 Comment

To view the video click here I want to start off sharing something I heard last week in Alexandria, Virginia, where I went to church on Sunday. The priest shared this story: There was a woman, someone he knew, who was driving at an intersection, and it was one of those intersections that everyone in

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – May 3, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – May 5, 2019 Comment

For the Video of the Sermon click here Two weeks ago if you remember- it was Easter. And Jesus made his first appearance, to Mary Magdalene, as she stood outside the tomb weeping with grief at the loss of the Lord. And even though Jesus came to her, and even though he appeared before

The Reverend Tom Callard – April 14, 2019

The Very Rev. Tom Callard – April 14, 2019 Comment

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