What Do You Want?

Mark 10:46-52 and Words from Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi October 27th, 2024By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Thank you again for showing up here today for yourself, for Spirit, for one another, for the world we all want. Just a reminder that next weekend is Daylight Savings. We get an extra hour when we fall back! I hope […]

Take Only What You Need

October 13By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Mark 10:17-31 and an Excerpt from “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific knowledge and the Teaching of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer Welcome again in whatever shape you are in, whether you are joining online or in person, whether you feel like you are falling apart or have it together, […]

Integrity

October 6, 2024Psalm 26An Excerpt from Integrity by Adrienne RichOctober 6th, 2024By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again on this most beautiful day! Aren’t we so lucky to live here! Welcome to all who are gathering online! What a gift that we can tune in in so many ways! Today I will offer more like […]

Drawing Near

James 3:16 – 4:3, 7-8a andBeing a Person by William StaffordSeptember 22nd, 2024By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche When I sit down to write, I always wonder who will be here to hear what I am putting together, so thank you again for showing up for yourself, to Spirit, to one another. For Spirit. As we […]

Healing our Wounds

It is so good to be back among you! I read a lot! I slept a lot, I watched five seasons of the West Wing. I am almost done rewatching the whole thing. That’s such a good show! I heard other people preach and I worshiped way out of my comfort zone and experienced awe […]

Climb Your Tower

John 11:1-27 and the Gospel of MaryMay 26th, 2024 Good morning again! Thank you for choosing to be here instead of all of the places you could be on this beautiful spring day on this holiday weekend. There are parts of this vocation that truly delight me, just light me up and I can tell […]

We All Belong: Youth Sunday Mini-sermon

May 12th, 2024By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche For the last few days I was doing a wedding in Seattle of a dear old friend. They finally got married after being together for 9 years! As we drove by a row of tents in downtown Seattle, the cab driver began a sort of sermon. “This is […]

Singing A New Song

Psalm 98 and Excerpts from To Bless the Space Between Us, by John O’DonohueMay 5th, 2024By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Hello again it’s beautiful to see you! I keep waiting for it to feel more summery, but I give thanks for the moisture! If you are so moved, I invite you as you are comfortable, […]

Boldness Before God: Civil Rights Pilgrimage Reflections

John 3:16-24 and Excerpts from Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman Who Changed a Nation by Rosa Parks and Gregory J. ReedApril 21st, 2024Nicole M. Lamarche Thank you again for your support for some of us to do this first Civil Rights Pilgrimage! I said first on purpose because […]

Disbelieving and Still Wondering

Luke 24: 36b-48 and Doubt by Marion StrobelApril 14th, 2024By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Hello again and Happy Sunday on what is in our tradition the Third Sunday of Easter and spring is here what a gift! Wow, we made it! I invite you now to join me in a spirit of prayer. God may […]