On the first Sunday in Pride month, Rev. Marissa explores a Gospel passage in which Jesus breaks a few rules. She tells a story about the church's presence at the Pride festival in Wilton the day before. And she preaches the good news of Jesus the intentional rule breaker.Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

On the day of Pentecost, Rev. Marissa reflects on the importance of the story of the Spirit's arrival. What is Jesus trying to tell us? It was also a baptism day, so we thought together about our baptismal ministry, what happens at the moment of baptism, and what God is asking us to do in the world. If we were given the power of the Spirit at bapti…

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Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

On the Feast of the Ascension, Rev. Marissa explores this strange, out of body story. What does it have to do with our lives today? Can we connect to a story that is so different than our own understanding of the world around us?Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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On the sixth Sunday of Easter, Jesus says, "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends." Who would you lay down your life for? What does that even mean? Do you have an initial gut response? What does Jesus mean? Rev. Marissa looks at John's Gospel and letter and explores what John means.…

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On the 5th Sunday of Easter, St. Matthew's was honored to welcome the Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward as guest preacher. In her sermon for the day, Carter talks about God's love and the ways in which we are called to share it. What is this love? What form does it take? And what does it ask of us?Por The Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward

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Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

On Easter Day, Rev. Marissa reflects on the Gospel of Mark, the surprise at the tomb, how that connects to hunting Easter Eggs, and what it means for us now. Where do you see signs of hope? How are you a part of the story of the good news?Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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On Palm Sunday, the reading of the Passion takes center stage. Afterwards, Rev. Marissa offered this brief reflection about this moment in time, the Gospel, and how we might begin Holy Week together.Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

On the 5th Sunday in Lent, Rev. Marissa focuses on some special work that has been done at the parish. As part of our worship and prayers on this day, we recognized the story of a number of people who were part of the history of the place. What can we learn from this Gospel that is useful to us in the work of loving our neighbor? What can we learn …

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Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

On the third Sunday in Lent, Rev. Marissa looks at John's version of the cleansing of the temple. How is it different than the other three Gospels? How is it the same? And what does it mean to us now to know that Jesus overturned tables and chased money changer's out of God's house?Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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On the Second Sunday in Lent, Rev. Marissa explores this short passage from Mark, and how full it is of core beliefs. One of them is about the cost of discipleship. What are your core beliefs? What are you meant to do in this season? What is the sacrifice you're meant to make?Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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On the first Sunday in Lent, Rev. Marissa digs in to Mark's sparse prose about the baptism and temptation of Jesus. Mark has a lot to say to us about what's happening to Jesus and what we should bring with us into this new church season.Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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On the last Sunday in the season of Epiphany, Rev. Marissa reflects on the story of the Transfiguration and what it could mean for us now. She also confesses it's not her favorite story...!Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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On the Sunday of our Annual Meeting, Marissa examines the Gospel and some of the other texts while addressing the current state of the union (state of the parish). What do the texts have to say to us about where we are in our journey? And where God is calling us to go?Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

On the 4th Sunday after the Epiphany, Rev. Marissa explores a short passage from the Gospel of Mark. This is how Jesus chooses to introduce himself. Although, someone else does the actual introducing. What does this story have to say to us about our faith today?Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

On the third Sunday of Epiphany, Rev. Marissa examines all three of the lessons and wonders what they have to say to us today about conflict, calling, and love. How can we say yes to the unknown? How can we live into the call to love our enemies?Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

Bishop Mello visited St. Matthew's on Sunday, January 7th as we celebrated and remembered the Baptism of the Lord. Listen to this important and wonderful message from our Bishop.Por The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Mello

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Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

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On the second Sunday of Advent, Rev. Marissa looks at the themes of Advent and responds to a call for support from our local community. What does Advent have to say to us about how we love God and our neighbor?Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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On the first Sunday of Advent, Marissa explores the themes of urgency, alertness, and apocalypse. What are we meant to do with these today when the world is so different? And what should we be preaching, teaching, and offering to those around us?Por The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

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Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

Por St Matthew's Anglican Church

As we near the end of the season of Pentecost, we hear the last few parables in Matthew's Gospel. These are part of Jesus's last discourse in Jerusalem before the crucifixion, so they're important pieces of the puzzle. In the parable for today, we hear the common themes of preparation and readiness. But what does the text have to say to us about co…

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Canon Ranjit Mathews joined us this week for worship and for a conversation following this service.Por The Rev. Canon Ranjit Mathews

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