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Ezekiel 37:3 – “He said to me, ‘Mortal, can these bones live?’ I answered, ‘O Lord GOD, you know.’”

Birthdays – most of us like them even if we profess to not need all that “foolishness” now that we are grown. Birth – day: a day to celebrate another year of life. A day to celebrate the family that birthed us.

Birthdays can also be bittersweet times in our lives- when we remember the birthday of one who no longer is living ...

“Come to me” Jesus begs us. In times like now when we do not know where to turn – because our life has turned upside down, Jesus begs us to come to him. Jesus will take our burdens – our sorrows- upon himself to give us rest. We do not have to carry our sorrow and our loss ...

(Informal Saturday evening service in the Parish Hall with parishioners sitting around tables in groups)

First some instructions and some background. This evening we’re going to talk together about how the lesson from Acts might be similar to what is going on at St. Andrew’s in this interim period.  A modified form of “sermon ball.” Each of you has the scripture in your bulletin. Even though you’ve just heard it read, I’d like your group to read the lesson from Acts ...

Hi.  I’m pretty sure everyone here knows me…but just in case, I’m Alice, I’m a senior here at Greencastle High School and I’ll be graduating in a couple weeks.  I was asked to speak briefly today about my experiences growing up in the Episcopal Church and specifically St. Andrew’s.

So.  I’ve been going to St. Andrew’s ever since I can remember.  I’ve done every Christmas pageant, I’ve acolyted, I’ve been a Eucharistic minister, and I’ve been very involved in the Non-Food ...

In the last couple of weeks, there has been a good bit in our news here in Central Indiana dealing with football even though we are still several months away from the earliest exhibition game. Ten days ago was the 2012 NFL draft- with all the highs and lows and guesses about who would be picked first by the Indianapolis Colts who had the first pick in the first round- and who would end up being labeled “Mr. Irrelevant” – the ...

¹The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.  ²He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.  ³He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.  ⁴Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.  ⁵Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou ...

What makes St. Andrew’s different from a social club? We meet weekly. We enjoy each other’s company. We listen to terrific music. We contribute to the upkeep of this place. We talk around the coffee pot and snacks. So far, this description sounds like most any “social club” – maybe not quite Rotary or Junior League, but pretty close. So what makes St. Andrew’s a “church” – a place that is social, in the sense that “social” is defined as marked ...

Researching Alphege, whose life we remember today, I came across the story of “Alphege or the Green Monkey.” What! I exclaimed- a saint and a green monkey? Something’s a bit off, here don’t you think? It turns out that there is a fairy tale about an enchanted prince who becomes a green monkey to avoid his wicked stepmother. And, like all good fairy tales, it ends with transformation and the true self being revealed. The green monkey is washed in green ...