Freedom in Christ is an invitation to be bound in an abiding relationship with God and the living of a life in service to others. There is no greater gift to share than that of God's grace!Oleh Rev. Zachary D. Wagner

Twentieth Sunday after PentecostOleh Vicar David Krueger

James and John make a request to be given a place of honor, but Jesus lays out for them the terms and conditions of such a request, namely that "the first shall be last, and the last first." The greatest honor is to serve.Oleh Rev. Zachary D. Wagner

When people's suffering gets used by religious leaders and politicians to make points, Jesus reminds us of God's original intent and the necessity of remaining humble.Oleh Vicar Nicholas Breining

As we celebrate all of God's creation through the lens of St. Francis of Assisi, we learn to do that which creation already does so well: Trust. Only in trusting may we be proper stewards of God's "good" creation.Oleh Rev. Zachary D. Wagner

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St Michael and All AngelsOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

We celebrate a minor festival all about angels as depicted in Apocalyptic literature. Hope is a thread that connects all of our texts together ae we celebrate God's victory over death and evil.Oleh Rev. Zachary D. Wagner

Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Robert E. LeBlanc

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There is so much about the world and our faith that we do not understand, and the only way to better understand is to share a sense of curiosity to know more. We cannot learn if we remain silent.Oleh Rev. Zachary D. Wagner

Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints, two things to reflect on this morning from the text. The first is this, the devil really hates you. And the second is that Jesus loves to hear this prayer, I believe, Lord help my unbelief. In fact, I think that’s probably the reason why Mark gives us this account and the Holy Spirit …

By asking "who do we say Jesus is?" we learn how to carry our cross in a way that honors where we come from and the next generations to come.Oleh Vicar Nicholas Breining

[Machine transcription] And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, He has done all things well. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Aidan and all the baptized, the Lord Jesus has opened your ears to hear his word. And the Lord Jesus has opened his ears to hear your prayers. I think these two things are what our pair of miracle…

Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Jesus has a less than pleasant exchange with an unnamed Syrophoenician woman in need of his help. While Jesus loses the argument, he gains a new perspective and understanding of his mission to all.Oleh Rev. Zachary D. Wagner

[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Finally, dear saints, be strong in the Lord and the strength of his might put on the whole armor of God. You who are baptized, which is you, if you’re not baptized see me after church, you who are baptized have been enlisted by the Lord Jesus in a spiritual battle. How many of you know that, and i…

Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

We worship in ways informed both by tradition and innovation, but at its core, we worship most authentically when we love our neighbor, and therefore, God.Oleh Rev. Zachary D. Wagner

Fourteenth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Ross Davis

[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Well, brothers and sisters, this morning we hear this particular word that Jesus uses. The Pharisees used it also, but Jesus uses it really kind of back against them. And we’re going to also not necessarily hear it in the lesson from Isaiah, but it’s ki…

By grace we receive the Armor of God to navigate life's challenges, and we are sustained by the Divine mystery of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.Oleh Vicar Nicholas Breining

Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, in the wilderness, when the Lord Jesus is feeding the 5,000 people, He is doing much more than just providing for them the food that they need. He is, in that miracle, and in His life, and in His teaching, and in His death, and in His resurrection, He is undoing the original sin of Ad…

Twelfth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, Jesus came to do the will of his Father and his will is this, that he would lose none that come to him. That he will by no means cast away those who come and look upon him and believe in him. And that’s you and I, in our confidence, because I think we are afraid sometimes that the Lor…

Eleventh Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Robert E. LeBlanc

[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear baptized believers in Christ’s Church, we all have needs. There are voids that are dark. There are things that are missing. There are troubles that go unresolved. Since the fall of man in the garden, this is the reality that every person experiences that has ever been born here on the earth. …

Tenth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Ninth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Eighth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Robert E. LeBlanc

Seventh Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Sixth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Fifth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Fourth Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Third Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Ross Davis

Second Sunday after PentecostOleh Rev. Robert E. LeBlanc

The Holy TrinityOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

PentecostOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Seventh Sunday of EasterOleh Rev. Ross Davis

The Ascension of Our LordOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Sixth Sunday of EasterOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Fifth Sunday of EasterOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Fourth Sunday of EasterOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Third Sunday of EasterOleh Rev. Robert E. LeBlanc

Second Sunday of EasterOleh Rev. Ross Davis

Easter SundayOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Good Friday TenebraeOleh Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller