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Homilies – Archive
Defining Moments: Week 5

Defining Moments: Week 5

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

 God uses moments in your life to reveal his connection to you, his purpose and plan for your life and…

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Defining Moments: Week 4

Defining Moments: Week 4

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

 This is the Fourth week of a six part series we are calling Defining Moments. We’re looking at those moments…

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January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

  This is the third week of our series Defining Moments. Defining Moments are brief experiences, so brimming with meaning…

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Defining Moments: Week 2

Defining Moments: Week 2

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

  This is the second week of a six part series we are calling Defining Moments. Defining Moments are brief…

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Defining Moments: Week 1

Defining Moments: Week 1

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

  Psychologists tell us that when we evaluate a single experience or even a season of our life, we don’t…

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Unwrapping Christmas: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Unwrapping Christmas: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020

Merry Christmas! And if we continue to wish people a merry Christmas and leave our decorations up for a couple…

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Unwrapping Christmas: Christmas Day

Unwrapping Christmas: Christmas Day

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

Let’s talk about. . . wrapping paper 🙂  Wrapping paper can be beautiful, delightful, charming, whimsical and mystery laden. What…

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Unwrapping Christmas: Invest and Invite

Unwrapping Christmas: Invest and Invite

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

Today is the Fourth and final Sunday of Advent. During this Advent season we have focused on giving.  God has…

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Unwrapping Christmas: Give Joy

Unwrapping Christmas: Give Joy

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

  Today is the Third Sunday of Advent. For our Advent Message we’ve been talking about giving because God is…

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Unwrapping Christmas: Give Like God

Unwrapping Christmas: Give Like God

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

  Today is the Second Sunday of Advent. And we’re halfway through a new series for the new season called…

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Unwrapping Christmas: Give Presence

Unwrapping Christmas: Give Presence

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

Today is the First Sunday of Advent. Our Advent series is called Unwrapping Christmas. It’s about giving which begins with…

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Unwrapping Christmas: Christ the King

Unwrapping Christmas: Christ the King

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

This weekend we begin a new series, we are calling unwrapping Christmas. It’s a new series for a new season….

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Staying Power: Tithing and Giving

Staying Power: Tithing and Giving

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

This is the sixth and final week of a series that we’ve been calling “Staying Power,” a series about how…

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Staying Power: Service

Staying Power: Service

November 4, 2020November 5, 2020

This is the fifth week of our current homily series: Staying Power. This is a series about how to grow…

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Staying Power: Week 4, Small Groups

Staying Power: Week 4, Small Groups

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

This feast of all Saints ties in beautifully with the fourth week of our message series we call Staying Power….

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Staying Power: Week 3, Share Your Faith

Staying Power: Week 3, Share Your Faith

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

  This is the third week of our homily series Staying Power. This is a series about how to grow…

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October 15, 2020October 18, 2020

This is the second week of our message series we call Staying Power. This is a series about how to…

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Staying Power, Week 1: Commitment

Staying Power, Week 1: Commitment

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

We begin a new series today that we are calling Staying Power. Let me give you the bottom line for…

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Cornerstone, Week 5: Jesus

Cornerstone, Week 5: Jesus

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

This is the fifth and final week of our series we are calling Cornerstone. We’ve taken these five weeks to…

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Cornerstone Week 4: Heart for the Lost

Cornerstone Week 4: Heart for the Lost

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

This is the fourth week of our current message series that we’re calling Cornerstone. We’re taking five weeks to look…

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Cornerstone, Week 3: Ecclesia

Cornerstone, Week 3: Ecclesia

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

This is the third week of our message series that we’re calling Cornerstone. We’re taking five weeks to look at…

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Cornerstone, Week 2: Grace

Cornerstone, Week 2: Grace

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020

Add caption This is the second week of our message series we’re calling Cornerstone. We are taking five weeks to…

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Cornerstone: Share

Cornerstone: Share

September 1, 2020September 6, 2020

This is the first week of our new message series called Cornerstone. A cornerstone is the first stone set in…

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3 Conversations, Disciples Making Disciples: Your Life As Ministry

3 Conversations, Disciples Making Disciples: Your Life As Ministry

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

This is the third and final week of our series: Three Conversations – Disciples making Disciples. Two weeks ago, we…

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3 Conversations, Disciples Making Disciples: Your Faith Story

3 Conversations, Disciples Making Disciples: Your Faith Story

August 20, 2020August 21, 2020

This is the second week of our series: Three Conversations – Disciples making Disciples. Last week’s conversation was about intentional…

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3 Conversations: Disciples Making Disciples, Intentional Prayer

3 Conversations: Disciples Making Disciples, Intentional Prayer

August 10, 2020August 21, 2020

It’s the first week. We are pleased to tell you that this is the first week of our new homily…

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Broken: Good News in Tough Times, All Inclusive Grace

Broken: Good News in Tough Times, All Inclusive Grace

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020

This is the fifth week of our message series Broken: good news in tough times. We’ve covered a lot of…

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Broken: Good News in Tough Times, God’s Power

Broken: Good News in Tough Times, God’s Power

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

This is the fourth week of our message series Broken: Good news in tough times. The last few weeks we…

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Broken: Good News in Tough Times,  Invincible

Broken: Good News in Tough Times, Invincible

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

This is the third week of our message series entitled broken: good news in tough times. The first week of…

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Broken: Good News in Tough Times, Hope

Broken: Good News in Tough Times, Hope

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Welcome to the second week of our message series we are calling Broken: Good news in tough times. Even when…

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Broken: Good News in Tough Times,  Labor Pains

Broken: Good News in Tough Times, Labor Pains

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Welcome to the first week of our new homily series we have entitled Broken. Over the next several weeks, we…

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Jesus Saves: Seek

Jesus Saves: Seek

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

This is the fifth and final week of our message series we call Jesus Saves. For five weeks we have…

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Jesus Saves: Jesus Unites

Jesus Saves: Jesus Unites

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020

Welcome to the fourth week of our series based on the letters of JESUS. So far we have heard about…

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Jesus Saves, Savior

Jesus Saves, Savior

June 19, 2020June 20, 2020

Welcome to the third week of our message series we are calling Jesus Saves. We are taking each letter of…

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JESUS: Eucharist

JESUS: Eucharist

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

JESUS, our Eucharist This is the second week of our message series we are calling “Jesus Saves”.  Today, I will…

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Jesus Saves: Jesus Son of God

Jesus Saves: Jesus Son of God

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

Welcome to the first week of our new message series we are calling Jesus Saves. Today is Trinity Sunday in…

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More than Words, Pentecost

More than Words, Pentecost

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

More than Words, Pentecost This is the final week of our series called More than Words. We have used that…

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More than Words, Last Words

More than Words, Last Words

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

This is the third week of our series we are calling More than Words. Our words matter. The words we…

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More than Words: The Source of our Words

More than Words: The Source of our Words

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

More than Words This is the second week of our current message series all about words. Last week, Father Doug…

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More Than Words, Mother’s Day

More Than Words, Mother’s Day

May 7, 2020June 4, 2020

Today we are celebrating moms and Mother’s Day. We are also launching a brand new series we’re calling More than…

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Possible: The Abundant Life

Possible: The Abundant Life

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

We want to bring you hope. Wow, this Easter season has been a challenge and very different as we are…

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(im)Possible: Road to Emmaus

(im)Possible: Road to Emmaus

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020

Welcome to the third week of our Easter message series titled Possible. As a Church we continue to celebrate Jesus’…

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Possible: Divine Mercy Sunday

Possible: Divine Mercy Sunday

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

As we begin the second week of the Easter season, we are also in the second week of our Easter…

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Easter Sunday, Possible

Easter Sunday, Possible

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

We think of Easter as very cheery. We decorate with pastel colors. It takes place after the sparse time of…

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Palm Sunday: Coronavirus? All Will be Well

Palm Sunday: Coronavirus? All Will be Well

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020

We have just heard the story of the last hours of Jesus, the best friend we ever had. As we…

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When God Doesn’t Make Sense, Roll Away the Stone!

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020

This is the fifth and final weekend of our message series called “When God Doesn’t Make Sense.”  We’ve been looking…

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When God Doesn’t Make Sense: Corruption and Justice

March 19, 2020March 20, 2020

We find ourselves in a bit of an awkward situation today, don’t we? This whole idea of not gathering in…

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When God Doesn’t Make Sense: Obstacles

When God Doesn’t Make Sense: Obstacles

March 11, 2020March 13, 2020

  Let’s talk about “When God Doesn’t Make Sense.”  And let’s see what this might have to do with the…

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When God Doesn’t Make Sense: Suffering

When God Doesn’t Make Sense: Suffering

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

This is the second week of our Lenten series called “When God Doesn’t Make Sense.” Sometimes things God says or…

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When God Doesn’t Make Sense

When God Doesn’t Make Sense

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020

  Welcome to our new series for Lent called When God Doesn’t Make Sense.    On the surface, there may…

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Home Alone, Conclusion

Home Alone, Conclusion

February 21, 2020February 22, 2020

      Today we finish our current series about loneliness. Loneliness is an experience of alienation and isolation that’s…

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Alienation from Others

Alienation from Others

February 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Catholicism is not a me and Jesus religion.  Catholicism is a we and Jesus religion. Getting stuck with just yourself…

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Home Alone – Three-fold Alienation

Home Alone – Three-fold Alienation

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

We live in the most technologically connected culture in the history of the world. As a result of our phones,…

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Baggage: Extending Forgiveness

Baggage: Extending Forgiveness

January 25, 2020February 8, 2020

By Deacon Mike Symons Welcome to our 4th and final week of the Homily series that we’re calling “Baggage.” In…

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Baggage: Receiving Forgiveness

Baggage: Receiving Forgiveness

January 16, 2020January 19, 2020

When it comes to forgiveness, when it comes to canceling a debt, it means that someone has to pay, someone…

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Baggage: Approval Seeking

Baggage: Approval Seeking

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Welcome to the second week of our homily series called baggage. We said last week that the new year brings…

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Baggage : Epiphany

Baggage : Epiphany

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020

On this Feast of the Epiphany, as we begin this new year, we are beginning a new homily series which…

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The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

December 29, 2019December 29, 2019

To love and be loved is what all of us yearn for and no matter how much money you have you…

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Christmas!

Christmas!

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

We are so glad that you are here, especially if this is your first time at a Church in a…

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Grace and Truth: God is with Us

Grace and Truth: God is with Us

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019

This is the fourth and final week of our Advent series called Grace and Truth. Advent is a time of…

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Faith and Truth: Instruments of Faith

Faith and Truth: Instruments of Faith

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

This is the third week of our Advent series, Grace and Truth. Advent is our time of preparation for Christmas….

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Grace and Truth:  Faith in Times of Crisis

Grace and Truth: Faith in Times of Crisis

December 5, 2019December 9, 2019

This is the second week of our Advent series called Grace and Truth. Advent is our time to prepare for…

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Grace and Truth

Grace and Truth

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019

This is the first week of our new series for a new season. The new season is called Advent and…

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Insomnia: Do Not Fear!

Insomnia: Do Not Fear!

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

The last few weeks, we have been in a homily series looking at our fears.  We’ve looked at some of…

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Insomnia: Fear of Losing Stability

Insomnia: Fear of Losing Stability

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019

This is the fourth week of our series we are calling Insomnia: the lies that you keep you up at…

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Insomnia, Fear of Death

Insomnia, Fear of Death

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019

In this series we are calling “Insomnia: the Lies that Keep You Up at Night”, we’re going to look at…

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Insomnia: Fear of Money

Insomnia: Fear of Money

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

This is the second week of our series we are calling Insomnia: the lies that you keep you up at…

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Insomnia: Fear of Rejection

Insomnia: Fear of Rejection

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

Today, we are starting a brand new homily series we’re calling Insomnia: the lies that keep us up at night….

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8th Grade Faith: Commitment

8th Grade Faith: Commitment

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019

Welcome to the sixth and final week of our series that we call 8th Grade Faith. We have reflected on…

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8th Grade Faith: Personal Faith

8th Grade Faith: Personal Faith

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019

Welcome to the fifth week of our series we’re calling “8th Grade Faith.” For one reason or another, much of…

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8th Grade Faith: Prayer

8th Grade Faith: Prayer

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

Welcome to the fourth week of our series, “8th Grade Faith.  You know for many Catholics the sacrament of Confirmation…

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8 th Grade Faith: Ministry

8 th Grade Faith: Ministry

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

Welcome to the third week of a series we’re calling “8th Grade Faith”. We started a couple of weeks ago saying that…

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8th Grade Faith, The Dishonest Steward

8th Grade Faith, The Dishonest Steward

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019

Welcome to the second week of our series”8th-Grade Faith”. Last week we talked about growing up Catholic either in Catholic…

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8th Grade Faith

8th Grade Faith

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019

Today we’re starting a brand new homily series that we’re calling “8th Grade Faith.”  To help you connect better than…

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Entering the Mission Field: Vision

Entering the Mission Field: Vision

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019

This is the second, and final week, of our short 2 week message series, titled Entering the Mission Field.  Last…

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The Secrets of Every Happy Family: Mothers

The Secrets of Every Happy Family: Mothers

January 19, 2019July 13, 2019

Welcome to the third week of our homily series we’re calling “The Secrets of Every Happy Family.” This series has…

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