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July 20, 2025, 6 th  Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11), Year C Texts: Psalms 37:7-9, Luke 10:38-42 Sermon: The Wisdom to Know the...

July 13, 2025, 5 th  Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10), Year C Texts: Psalms 82, Luke 10:25-37 Sermon: Be Neighborly Hymns: #766 The...

July 6, 2025, 4 th  Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9), Year C Texts: Psalms 30, Galatians 6:7-10 Sermon: Waiting for the Sunrise...

Dear Friends,  Up on the third floor of the manse I have boxes of old sermons, not merely my own, but my father’s, grandfather’s, and a...

June 29, 2025, 3 rd  Sunday after Pentecost, Year C Begin in Fellowship Hall Texts: Exodus 17:1-7, Luke 9:51‑62 Sermon: Follow the Leader...

June 22, 2025, 2 nd  Sunday after Pentecost, Year C - Pride Sunday Texts: Isaiah 49:7,6, Galatians 3:23-28 Sermon: KPC Member Maria...

June 15, 2025, Trinity Sunday, Year C - Father’s Day Texts: Psalms 8:1-9, John 16:12‑15 Sermon: The Trinity Within Hymns: #Holy, Holy,...

Dear Friends,  In June the Pride flags start appearing around Katonah.  I’m happy to see them.  I wish they were up all year, because to...

May 25, 2025, 6th Sunday of Easter, Year C — Memorial Day Weekend Texts: John 5:1-9, Revelation 22:1-5 Sermon: A Kiss to Make it Better...

May 18, 2025, 5th Sunday of Easter, Year C Texts: Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-8, John 13:31-35 Sermon: The Smell Test   Hymns: ...

May 11, 2025, 4th Sunday of Easter, Year C -- Mother’s Day Texts: John 10:11-18, Psalm 23 Sermon: A Psalm for All Seasons         ...

May 4, 2025, 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year C -- Holy Communion  Texts: Psalms 30:1-12, Acts 9:1-20 Sermon: How to Defeat Evil        ...

Dear Friends,  Last December, Cindy and I were at the manse decorating our tree for Christmas when I happened to glance out the...

April 27, 2025, 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C Texts: John 20:19-23, Acts 5:27-32 Sermon: Easter Gifts Hymns: #245 Christ the Lord Is Risen...

Dear Friends,  I was reminded the other day of a story I saw in  The Joyful Noiseletter  some years ago:  A pastor was talking to a group...

March 5, 2025, Ash Wednesday, Year C 7:00pm Joint Ecumenical Service here at KPC with Katonah-Purdys United Methodist and St. Luke’s...

March 2, 2025, Transfiguration of the Lord, Year C Texts: Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:28-36 Sermon:      One Degree at a Time Hymns: ...

Dear Friends,              Many of our religious observances involve reflective preparation followed by a big celebration, such as Advent...

Loving our enemies can feel out of our reach if we think of love merely as emotion.  But love is an intentional action of caring...