St. Mary's Sunday Services: Recent Episodes
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
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The readings and sermon from our Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost Service on September 10, 2023. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/september-10-bulletin_362.pdf
The readings and sermon from the Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost Service on September 3, 2023. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/september-3-bulletin-printed_654.pdf
The readings and sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost Service on August 27, 2023. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/august-27-bulletin_711.pdf
The readings and sermon from the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost Service on August 20, 2023. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/august-20-bulletin-final_963.pdf
The readings and sermon from the Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost Service on August 13, 2023. All are welcome! Download the bulletin here: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/august-13-final_507.pdf
The readings and sermon from The Feast of the Transfiguration service on August 6, 2023. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/aug-6-bulletin-final_40.pdf
The readings and sermon from the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost Service. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/july-30-bulletin-final_199.pdf
The Rev. Michael Burke offers a sermon on the parable of the wheat and the weeds from the Gospel according to Matthew. For more information on how to join our inclusive community, please visit godsview.org
The readings and sermon for the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost service. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/july-16-bulletin-final_958.pdf
The readings and sermon from the Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Service on July 2, 2023. All are welcome!
The readings and sermon from our Sixth Sunday after Pentecost service on July 9, 2023. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/july-9-bulletin-final_535.pdf
The readings and sermon from our Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Service. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/june-25-bulletin-final_837.pdf
The readings and sermon from our Third Sunday After Pentecost Service. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/june-18-bulletin-final_436.pdf
The readings and sermon from the Second Sunday After Pentecost service on June 11, 2023. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/june-11-bulletin-final_453.pdf
The readings and sermon for the First Sunday After Pentecost - Trinity Sunday service on June 4, 2023. All are welcome! Download the bulletin: https://www.godsview.org/uploads/images/june-4-bulletin-final_696.pdf
Rev. Michael offers a sermon for dark times. Al Alvarez gives a message for Stewardship.
Rev. Dawn shares a sermon celebrating the gentle saints and not-so-gentle saints alike. Al Alvarez offers a moment of gratitude.
Rev. Israel preaches on the story of Zacchaeus and the sycamore tree. Joe Baldwin offers a moment of gratitude.
Rev. Michael preaches on finding hope in hard times. Rich Dyson offers a moment of gratitude.
Rev. Dawn preaches on how persistent faith bends the moral arc of the universe towards justice.
The Right Reverend Mark Lattime, the Bishop of Alaska, visits St. Mary's and offers the story of a necklace he brought to a service.
As St. Mary's makes another leap towards normalcy with our fall schedule, Rev. Michael gives a "State of the Parish Address" of sorts.
Rev. Dawn preaches on the the lessons we can learn from Jesus's impromptu healing of the infirm woman.
Rev. Betty Glover reflects on her own journey back home to St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
Rev. Michael preaches on the female saints that were persistent, stubborn, and ultimately needed in their times.
The Rev. Michael Burke offers a sermon on Luke 10:38-42, the "Season of Marys," and water balloons for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost.
The Rev. Betty Glover, general manager at the Thomas Center, offers a brief collect for the Fourth of July weekend.
Rev. Michael preaches on the story of Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas), both in the book of Acts and outside it.
Rev. Michael preaches on this week's news from the Anglican Church of Canada. (Content warning: sexual misconduct)
Rev. Dawn preaches on Easter songs, resurrection songs, and redemption songs.
Thank you to Shaun Pacarro for his rendition of Redemption Song!
Hannah Moderow offered a sermon for Maundy Thursday. If you knew it was your last night on Earth with those closest to you, what would you do?
In the parable of the prodigal son, which person are you?
(Musical credit for the intro and outro belongs to Alex Cruver on piano and Karl Wilhelmi on guitar.)
As we enter the season of Lent, Rev. Michael preaches at a spiritually turbulent time, both for the St. Mary's community and the world at large.
"...when you are lost and feel completely alone, know that God is with you. Even when you feel most alone, know that God is near."
Like many Alaskans, we count it as a good day when we begin with a story about fishing.
Rev. Dawn preaches on the value that every individual brings to the body of the community.
Shirley Banks, chaplain of the Thomas Center for Senior Leadership, preaches on the spiritual gifts that each individual brings to the whole community.
Rev. Michael offered a sermon for a very special service. Even by Christmas Eve standards!
Rev. Dawn preaches on the long, patient work needed to build foundations for the future.
Rev. Michael preaches on the many fears, doubts, hopes, and dreams that come with the new liturgical year.
Rev. Michael offers a sermon as the COVID-19 pandemic reaches into an uncertain, tumultuous time.
Rev. Dawn, together with the congregation of St. Mary's, reflects on the long story of Moses and his staff.
On the day of the Blessing of the Animals, Rev. Dawn preaches on the blessings that all God's critters give us, and the blessing we give them.
We pause and bear witness to profound moments in the world, our hearts swelling, and discovering in the words of Jesus that we carry within us the power to transform the world.
"In this Body, as in the Eucharist, there are no 'solitary Christians,' no 'Lone Rangers,' no leftover pieces or left-behind persons. We all stand in awe, a fully mature, fully ripened sense of wonder filled with Grace and forgiveness and restoration and healing."
Just after the miraculous feeding, the crowd continues to grow in hunger as they seek to know Jesus. We discover this spiritual food and a collective hunger for all to share in the bread of life (John 6:24-35).
Have you ever had an experience which completely changed your understanding and perspective on things?
When we feel far from the embrace of God's love, we are also drawing near in the body of Christ. As we listen to the song of reconciliation in the letter to the Ephesians, we discover our participation in the building of the temple of new humanity. (Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34,53-56)
Rev. Michael offered an important sermon on the future of in-person services at St. Mary's.
Jesus offers us a reality so expansive that it breaks through the boundaries that we impose on ourselves and others. Inspired by the conversion of Paul, we are called into the work of a community that is caught up in heaven. (2 Cor 12:2-10)
In the story of the faithful woman who reaches out to touch the cloak of Jesus, we discover the abundant life in which we participate in the healing of our world in small ways. (Mark 5:21-43)
Rev. Dawn preaches on two famous stories, and what they show us about our lives as we progress through our first federal Juneteenth weekend.
Rev. Dawn preaches on "The Rest of the Story:" the world and reality into which Jesus entered, and in which we live.
In this sermon from Trinity Sunday, Rev. Michael Burke delves into the inspired history of St. Mary's Episcopal Church and shares how the congregation will help form the church's future.
Rev. Dawn preaches on a momentous occasion: St. Marys' first hybrid, in-person/live-streamed service since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the Seventh Sunday in Easter, Rev. Michael Burke offers a sermon looking toward the future, providing insights for the road ahead.
What did "friendship" mean in Jesus's time? What does it mean now? Rev. Dawn explores this question.
In the image of Jesus as the true vine, we overcome the perception that we are separate from one another in 1 John 4:7-21 and John 15:1-8. Instead, we are woven together in an immersive and emergent reality, discovering new ways of becoming beloved community in changing and tender world.
Rev. Michael reflects on the recent verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, and what we can and should take away from it in a spiritual sense.
We discover the wisdom and holiness of the body through the stories of the risen Christ in Luke 24:36-48, uncovering within ourselves our potential as the Body of Christ.
Rev. Michael offers a powerful message about the hope that Christ's resurrection brings to us in another unusual Easter Sunday.
In lieu of a sermon, the St. Mary's youth offered a beautiful presentation of the story of the Passion of Christ for Palm Sunday.
In case you missed it: here's Rev. Michael's sermon for the First Sunday of Lent, on February 21, 2021!
In case you missed it, here's Rev. Catherine Amy's sermon from the Second Sunday of Lent service on February 28, 2021!
Rev. Catherine Amy preaches on the transfiguration, and what it means in our current lives as we enter an unusual Lent.
Rev. Dawn reflects on the inclusive word of God, and the welcoming activities of the St. Mary's community.
On the day of St. Mary's first Annual Meeting on Zoom, Rev. Michael reflects on the previous year.
We are called to be truth-tellers. Drawing from story of Samuel’s calling (1 Samuel 3:1-10), and Nathanael being seen under the fig tree by Jesus (John 1:43-51), Rev. Catherine Amy invites us into the deep listening in which we discover that what is happening in the world is happening also within us.
Rev. Dawn explores the story of Joseph and Herod, and why we explore these stories to begin with.
Well, what happened then? Well, on Christmas they say, everyone's big hearts grew three sizes that day.
Rev. Dawn offers a sermon for those who are ending this year feeling isolated and wrung out, with a reminder that they are not alone.
Yesterday, just before the Third Sunday of Advent, Rev. Michael planted seeds. In this sermon, he explores why he planted them then, before the solstice, of all times.
Rev. Catherine Amy preaches on the meaning of an important passage from Isaiah: "All people are grass... like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades... but the word of our God will stand forever." (Isaiah 40:6-8)
As children of the light, we make possible by faith what appears to be impossible, realizing the love of God within our community and our world. In this season of gratitude, Rev. Catherine Amy delivered an encouraging message inspired by Paul's letter (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11) and the Parable of the Talents (Matt 25:14-30).
A service of rest and calm after the storm of the recent election. This service is a place to listen, to rest, and to simply be.
Rev. Michael offers a sermon for All Saints, and for an election-bound country afflicted by polarization and political uncertainty.
As the world enters a threshold moment, Rev. Catherine Amy proclaims the power of small acts of kindness, drawing strength from the love command to love God, neighbor and self, in Matthew 22:23-40.
Rev. Dawn preaches on the many valuable places, virtual and otherwise, in which we can find the face of God in each other.
Rev. Michael preaches on the many different forms idols can take in our day-to-day lives.
Rev. Catherine Amy offers a peaceful meditation on the many blessed ways that pets and animals affect our lives.
Rev. Dawn preaches on the leadership found in the Exodus story, and on the many small ways leadership manifests in our everyday life.
The sermon can be read here: https://www.godsview.org/files/3316/0124/0730/sept-27-sermon.pdf
Rev. Catherine Amy leads a meditative service of restoration and peace for these turbulent times.
In the Exodus story of the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14) and the Gospel passage on forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35), Rev. Catherine Amy explores a message of healing and hope and draws inspiration from the blessing of the Earth.
For Labor Sunday, Rev. Dawn preaches on the effort of being with those who are most vulnerable.
Rev. Michael shows what real-world events demonstrate about Jesus's teachings to His disciples.
Bishop Mark Lattime preaches on the many "pebbles" that form the foundation for St. Mary's, and the faith at large.
As another school season looms in the era of COVID-19, Rev. Catherine Amy offers a message for all ages.
Rev. Dawn preaches on Jesus's superheroic feat of being with humanity in waters both calm and violent.
Rev. Dawn looks at Jesus' teachings through the lens of the late John Lewis and his fight against oppression.
Rev. Catherine Amy explores the global consciousness rising up, and the ways in which we listen to one another through the singing of the Earth, drawing from Isaiah and the Parable of the Sower.
In this sermon from June 21, 2020, Rev. Catherine Amy finds inspiration from the prophet Jeremiah and the fire burning in his bones (Jeremiah 20:9) and preaches on the inescapable reality of God's love.
In this sermon from June 14, 2020, Rev. Michael preaches on the intersection between justice, and Jesus's love and peace.
Rev. Dawn preaches on the difficult story of Abraham and Isaac, and what we can learn from it in 2020.
Rev. Catherine Amy preaches on the value of newfound communities in a world in turmoil.
Rev. Dawn (in Rev. Michael's words) offers a glimpse into the shepherds working among us in our current crisis.
Rev. Dawn preaches on the small, almost unnoticeable ways that Jesus and God make themselves known to us in our current lives.
Rev. Dawn and Rev. Michael read and reflect on the Passion story for a virtual Palm Sunday service.
In the wake of recent events, Rev. Catherine Amy preaches for a strange and beautiful new live-streaming service.
For the first Sunday of Lent, Rev. Dawn preaches on what spiritual guidance we can follow from Jesus's journey through the wilderness.