Sermons by Rev. Canon Julie A. Cicora of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Henrietta, NY - jcicora@stpetershenrietta.org. We extend a warm welcome to all visitors. Join us for Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist in the Sanctuary at St. Peter’s Church, 3825 E. Henrietta Rd Henrietta, NY 14467. Nursery Care is available for children below Sunday School age or you may bring your child with you to attend the service. Our Induction Loop Amplification System allows the hearing impaired in the congregation to hear the service if they switch their hearing aid to the T-mode position. Visit us online at www.st-peters-church-henrietta.episcopalrochester.org. To watch the video of a sermon search for 'Julie Cicora' on YouTube.
God tells us that we are holy because God is holy. Sermon by Dr. Carl T. D'Angio on he Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
Prayer is the way to deepen our relationship with God. WE just have to do it, even if we feel nothing is happening!
Rev. Sid Symington explores the lasting power of the prophet Amos who rejects half-measures in spiritual matters
Sermon in which The Rev. Sid Symington. talks about how God wants us each to work up our own powerful thirst by experiencing life to the fullest.
People of faith are called out of fear and scarcity into God’s abundance, fecundity, freedom and transformation.
Baptism is an initiation into the Way of life that Jesus preached from the moment of his own baptism; our baptismal journey continues every day
This is a sermon about John the Baptist at the Jordan River. He is telling a large crowd about the coming of the Saviour.
The transcendent God of the entire universe came to us, lived among us and animates each one of us.
There is grace for us to be less than perfect. As we live in that grace with humility we are surrounded by God's Spirit and we slowly become more like HIM.
On Pentecost 7 we consider why we need to slow down and how we need to become more present to the Good Shepherd. The second part of the sermon helps us to discover the part the Good Shepherd plays in our lives.
Sermon July 5th - Pentecost V, We may not recognize the prophet in our home town. Discover how being part of a Christian community provides a faith sustaining way of living in a difficult world.
Proper 8 Year B. The story of the healing of the hemorrhaging woman and the little girl who dies helps us understand our need for the healing presence and touch of Jesus.
Hear how God works through open hearts and how St. Peter's has Opened the Church to organizations like PRALID, AA, FA, and Brownies
The children learn the importance of belonging to a community based on the love of God and that God's love is expressed through the community of the Trinity. We see the Icon of the three persons of the Trinity arranged around a table and our invitation to be the fourth!
Easter VII: More Than Memories! See the importance of being a first hand witness and using the energy of the experience to communicate to others.
Discover the Risen Christ at St. Peter's week after week that sustains us through our joys and sorrows.
This homily focuses on the thoughts of the Mary, the mother of Jesus, as she contemplates the danger Jesus faces as he heads toward Jerusalem. As Mary leaves her son's fate in the hands of God, we hear the story of the crucifixion.
This sermon talks about how important it is for us to allow others to help us. The person reaching out to us is like Jesus offering to wash our feet. We all need help. We need to accept it in order to offer it.
This sermon helps children understand that the way of Jesus is love. In the middle of a troubled world, as Christians, we cling to the idea that this is God's Kingdom, that God has the power and the glory and that we all need to participate in bringing God's Kingdom closer.
Seeing a glimpse of the Holy through the faces of others allow us to experience God's presence, power, peace and hope in our lives. The face of God in other people opens a door to new relationships. It is one of the ways that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
The bad things that go on in our lives and in the world need to be lifted up for us to have a look at them in order to be healed. They have to be exposed in order to be changed.
Hear how anger can be useful in getting us back on track when we turn away from God. See how Jesus used anger to get the temple’s priorities back in line with God’s will.