August 23, 2020 Lectionary 21, Year A The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Emmanuel, Norwood, MA Pastor Amanda L. Warner Isaiah 51:1-6 As you know, I’ve been on vacation for the past two weeks. On Monday, August 10th, we loaded our stuff and our kids and our dog into our van and headed south. We drove…

August 16, 2020 The 11th Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary 20, Year A Matthew 15:21-28 Emmanuel, Norwood, MA Rebecca Sol Breaking the Rules As you may know  I grew up in a small suburb of Philadelphia where my friends and I enjoyed taking part in many activities in the city which was a just a short…

August 9, 2020 The 10th Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary 19, Year A 1 Kings 19:9-18 Matthew 14:22-33 Emmanuel, Norwood, MA Pastor Amanda L. Warner Sinking Down Elijah had been on the top of the world. He had spoken, and the words that he had spoken had come to pass. He had spoken a word of…

August 2, 2020 The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost Lectionary 18, Year A Matthew 14:13-21 Emmanuel, Norwood, MA Zoom Worship Pastor Amanda L. Warner Two Feasts Jesus needed some social distance. That’s what today’s gospel reading tells us, right out of the gate. He needed some time to get away from people, to be by himself.…

July 26, 2020 T The 8th Sunday after Pentecost Emmanuel, Norwood, MA Lectionary 17, Year A Pastor Amanda L. Warner Zoom Worship Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 The Kingdom of Heaven is Like… A couple of months ago, I had a dream that I was in heaven. But here’s the weird thing. Heaven didn’t look anything like…

July 19, 2020 The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Emmanuel, Norwood, MA Teaching Sermon: Morning Prayer/Liturgy Zoom Worship Pastor Amanda L. Warner Satisfy Us in the Morning with Your Steadfast Love, O Lord The Confirmation class missed their lock in this year. It was supposed to be in March. This year was the Bible year in…

July 12, 2020 The 6th Sunday after Pentecost Emmanuel, Norwood, MA Lectionary 15, Year A First Communion Zoom Worship Isaiah 55:10-13 Pastor Amanda L. Warner Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23 Word Made Flesh Today, we are celebrating First Communion. Once again, with our afternoon communion services and with our eucharistic ministry to those who are homebound by…

July 5, 2020 The 5th Sunday after Pentecost Emmanuel, Norwood, MA Lectionary 14 Pastor Amanda L. Warner Zoom WorshipMatthew 11:25-30 Which Yoke? Last week I heard many people celebrating that a three-day weekend was coming up, a break from their work. Of course, this three day “Fourth of July” weekend was not going to look…