Outside the Tomb
Outside the TombExcerpts from a New Day’s Lyric by Amanda GormanJohn 20:1-18April 20, 2025Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again thank you for choosing to celebrate Easter with all of us! It’s wonderful to see all of you! I always begin with a prayer, resting on the words of the ancients from Psalm 19. Tuning into whatever […]
Approaching the Path
Approaching the Path Excerpts from The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin and Luke 19:28-40April 13, 2025By Nicole M. Lamarche Thank you again for being here, however you are joining us. And welcome to those of you who are online! We are experimenting with digitally welcoming people. Thank you to Chaplain Nicole for helping us […]
Your Ways
Isaiah 55:1-9 and Excerpts from Followers, Not Admirers by SorenKierkegaardMarch 23, 2025By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again, however you are connecting, in whatever shape you are in, with whatever you are holding. In this spiritual time of Lent, journeying in the wilderness together. John read the text exactly as I gave it and as we find […]
Confronting the Devil
March 9th, 2025By Nicole M. Lamarche I invite you to join me as you are moved as we pray Psalm 19 together. I have a confession to make. I haven’t preached very much about the devil. Over my nearly twenty years of ordained ministry, I bet I have only preached on that topic maybe twice. In our expression […]
When a Cloud Came and Overshadowed
March 2, 2025By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again in whatever shape you are in, with whatever you are holding or feeling. May this time be a gift and may you hear whatever it is that you need today. I invite you now as you are moved, to take some deeper breaths, to let yourself arrive and may […]
Love Your Enemies
Love Your Enemies Feb 26 Luke 6:27-38 and This Morning I Pray for My Enemies by Joy Harjo Sunday February 23, 2025Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again! The Spirit is ahead of us! Welcome however you are joining, in whatever shape you are in, whatever you are bringing today. I offer this prayer from Psalm 19… Last April, […]
Don’t Be Fooled: Doubling Down on Love
Psalm 1 and What Kind of Times Are These by Adrienne Rich February 16, 2025 By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again on what is in our tradition the sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. Thank you for being here! I feel especially grateful for you all and this place in this time. I invite […]
Catching People
Catching People? Feb 116 min read Sacred Texts: Luke 5:1-11; Excerpt from Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich This morning, we get to tune into the next chapter of Luke’s continuing story of Christ’s unfolding ministry. Today, we step into Peter’s extraordinary call to follow Jesus. What did Jesus mean by his invitation to […]
Unbreakable Links Between Each of Us
Unbreakable Links Between Each of Us 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 and Excerpts from Upstream by Mary Oliver January 26, 2025 By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again on what is for us Annual Meeting Sunday! Thank you for getting out of bed! I understand that it would be a good day to stay there. […]
For the Common Good
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and Excerpts from the Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 16, 1963 January 19th, 2025By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again! I ditched my beautiful Sunday shoes today and I have got my boots on! It’s so beautiful, this blanketed white. Welcome again may you […]