Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

We gather here because Jesus wasn’t there

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/532914964 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Easter Sunday 1 Corinthians 5:6-8  +  Mark 16:1-8 Last year on Easter Sunday we gathered here in defiance of our government. We gathered here, even as … Continue reading →

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St. John Chrysostom’s Paschal Homily

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/532924861 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin In place of a regular sermon for the Easter Vigil this year, the Paschal Homily attributed to St. John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople (AD 347-407), will be read.  … Continue reading →

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The final two words from the cross

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/532455685 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12  +  John 18:1-19:42 Matthew, Mark, and Luke all tell us that, just before He died, Jesus cried out with a loud voice. … Continue reading →

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Imitating the loving servant-heart of Jesus

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/532062847 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Holy Thursday 1 Corinthians 11:23-32  +  John 13:1-15 Every year on Maundy Thursday, we rightly commemorate the institution of that great Sacrament of the Altar, the … Continue reading →

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Words 3, 4, and 5 from the cross

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/531073763 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Holy Tuesday Last night, we spent a moment thinking about Jesus’ first two words from the cross: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what … Continue reading →

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