Encounters with the Holy

Sermon Preached on March 3, 2019–Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Transfiguration By The Rev. Dr. Nina R. Pooley St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth, ME Exodus 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Luke 9:28-43a Psalm 99 Encounters with the Holy Our last Sunday in this very long season after Epiphany is about paying attention, and spending time in …

Grace Beyond Measure

Sermon Preached on February 24, 2019– Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany By The Rev. Dr. Nina R. Pooley St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth, ME Genesis 45:3-11, 15 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50 Luke 6:27-38 Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42 Grace Beyond Measure Last week we heard the first part of Jesus' sermon on the Plain, with its blessings and …

Finding Our Way to the Level Place

Sermon Preached on February 17, 2019– Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany By The Rev. Dr. Nina R. Pooley St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth, ME Jeremiah 17:5-10 Psalm 1 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Luke 6:17-26 Finding Our Way to the Level Place Last Thursday I had the opportunity to spend time with the confirmation class at First …

Both Power and Love

Homily preached with the Bishop's Pastoral Letter on February 10, 2019 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany By The Rev. Dr. Nina R. Pooley St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth, ME Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 138 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Both Power and Love First, the exciting news, yesterday's election of our new Bishop: The Rev. Thomas …

Coming Home

Sermon preached on February 3, 2019 – Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany By The Rev. Dr. Nina R. Pooley St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth, ME Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-30 Coming Home Today, our lectionary has Jesus dressed in the most interesting outfit for his trip home to the synagogue in …

This Week in January

Sermon preached on January 27, 2019 – Third Sunday after the Epiphany By The Rev. Dr. Nina R. Pooley St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth, ME Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 This Week in January This week in January: On Tuesday, I got a text from Mackenzie while I was …

Baptism and Identity

Sermon preached on January 13, 2019 – Baptism of Our Lord By The Rev. Dr. Nina R. Pooley St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth, ME Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Act 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Baptism and Identity It’s the second Sunday in our Season of Epiphany, the season when we focus on God’s showing forth in …

Unexpected Gifts

Sermon preached on Epiphany Sunday, January 6, 2019 By The Rev. Dr. Nina R. Pooley St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth, ME Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72: 1-7, 10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Unexpected Gifts This is Epiphany Sunday, the day of magi and gifts, an image we see on Christmas cards and manger scenes, and the …

Particularly Christmas Eve

Sermon preached December 24, 2018 – Christmas Eve @ 9PM Isaiah 9:2-7 Luke 2:1-20   Particularly Christmas Eve   ‘In those days an executive order went out from President Trump that the whole country should be registered. This was the registration taken while Paul was still governor of Maine. All went to their own towns …

Saying YES to God’s Possibilities

Sermon Preached on Sunday, December 23 - Advent IV By The Rev. Dr. Nina R. Pooley St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth, ME Micah 5:2-5a Canticle 15 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) Saying YES to God’s Possibilities Time is a mess this Advent, everything is backwards. We have gone from two weeks of hearing from our …