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Fr. Funston’s sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent is now online at the Rector’s blog: In Chapter 12 of the Book of Genesis, Abram is told by God to leave his home in Ur and travel to a land…
Continue ReadingFr. Funston’s sermon for the First Sunday in Lent is now posted at his blog: In The Book of Common Prayer on page 264 you’ll find the beginning of the liturgy for Ash Wednesday. If you were here on that…
Continue ReadingFr. Funston’s sermon on February 3 was unscripted. In place of that sermon, we link to an excellent sermon by Fr. David Romanik of Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene, Texas. As we all know, Paul is not particularly…
Continue ReadingFr. Funston’s Rector’s Address to the 196th Annual Parish Meeting is now online: We have affirmed and celebrated today the ministry of many of God’s people through the activities and outreach of this parish. I look forward to a time…
Continue ReadingFr. Funston’s sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany is now on the internet: Wine is a very special sort of drink, especially in the Jewish tradition and, thus, in our own Christian faith. Wine gets a special mention in…
Continue ReadingFr. Funston’s sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas Day is now online: “No matter how big and bad you are . . . when a two-year-old hands you a toy telephone, you answer it.” That piece of wisdom showed…
Continue ReadingFr. Patrick Funston’s sermon for Christmas Eve (Midnight Mass) 2012 is now online. For as long as I’ve been paying attention to Christmas sermons, my dad has chosen some kind of focus object. He’ll keep his eyes and heart open…
Continue ReadingFr. Funston’s sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent is new available on his blog: I was a great fan of Charles Schultz’s cartoon Peanuts. I recall a Sunday installment in Lucy and Charlie Brown were talking about cruise ships.…
Continue ReadingFr. Funston’s sermon for the Third Sunday in Advent is now online: This is not the way we are supposed to be on this, the Third, Sunday of Advent! In the tradition of the church, today is known as Gaudete…
Continue ReadingFr. Funston’s sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent, December 9, 2012, is now available online: What is the crying at Jordan? What is the crying in New York? What is the crying at Arlington? What is the crying in…
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