The Way is the Foundation: Rector’s Report on 2022

The Way is the Foundation Readings for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday February 5, 2023. During this season of the liturgical year, known as Epiphanytide, we hear the words of the greatest sermon ever preached, the Sermon on the Mount. Last Sunday and today we heard […]

Casting Wide the Net

Casting Wide the Net of God’s All-Inclusive Love Readings for the Third Sunday after Epiphany This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 22, 2023. In today’s Gospel, Peter and his brother Andrew are busy fishing when Jesus approaches them and says, “Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” […]

A New Song

A New Song Set Upon the Rock of God’s Self-Giving Love Readings for the Second Sunday after Epiphany This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 15, 2023. Today is the birthday of a close friend of mine named Isaac, who lives in Chicago with his wife Alison and their daughter Pauli, who […]

Metta Force Be With You

This article was written for the January 2024 Chronicle newsletter for Christ Church Eureka. 2023 is a significant year for me as I celebrate my 40th birthday, my 5-year anniversary at Christ Church Eureka, and begin my 10th year as an Episcopal priest. I was ordained to the priesthood in early January on the Eve of the […]

The Blessing of the Name

Readings for the Feast of the Holy Name This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on the Feast of the Holy Name on Sunday January 1, 2023. Happy New Year! And Happy Feast of the Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ! It is not that often that the Feast of the Holy Name falls […]

A “Very Good” Gift

Readings for the Feast of the Christ Mass This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka for the Christmas Day service on Sunday December 25, 2022. Our Gospel reading today includes the most central and crucial phrase in all of Christianity, according to Archbishop William Temple: “The Word became flesh.” In Christ, God chose to use […]

the Messy Work of Christmas

Readings for the Feast of the Christ Mass This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka for the Christmas Eve service on Saturday December 24, 2022. Worship Bulletin Here. We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel! Last Sunday I preached on the messiness of […]

God is with us in the Mess

Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on December 18, 2022. Worship bulletin here: Fourth Sunday of Advent As we hear once again the beloved Christmas stories about the birth of the Christ child, it’s easy for us to miss the messiness of the […]

Stirring it Up

Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent (Year A) – Gaudete Sunday & Stir-Up Sunday This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on December 11, 2022. Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus […]

Jesus’s Multi-faith Family Tree

Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent (Year A) Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on December 4, 2022. I often think of this morning’s reading from Isaiah when I walk through the woods and see a new shoot emerging from an old […]