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On this page you will find copies of past sermons.
We invite you to read through them and reflect on the words.
25 June 2023, The fourth Sunday after Pentecost: COMAP
By Jay Price, Professor of History at Wichita State University, St. James Episcopal Church, Wichita, KS A number of years ago, I attended the ordination of an individual who had ties to the Lakota tradition. Their ordination took place in St John’s and Bishop Smalley...
14 May 2023, Sixth Sunday of Easter: Youth Weekend
By Deacon Marlin, Senior at Wichita East High School, St. James Episcopal Church, Wichita, KS May the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts be acceptable in your sight, oh Lord our rock and our redeemer. Amen. Hello, my name is Deacon Marlin (not an...
21 May 2023, The Seventh Sunday of Easter
By Chase Moore, Lay Worship Leader, St. James Episcopal Church, Wichita, KS Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you O Lord, our strength, and our redeemer.Good morning! Have any of you ever had a time in your life where you felt...
9 April 2023, Easter Day: The Easter Promise
By The Rev’d Dawn M. FrankfurtSt. James Episcopal Church, Wichita, KS In the name of our Loving, Liberating, and Life-giving God,Who was, who is, and who is to come,The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; now and for ever. Amen. Alleluia! Alleluia! Jesus Christ is...
9 October 2022, 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23: History of the Church of England
By The Rev. Dawn M. Frankfurt, St. James Episcopal Church, Wichita, KS In the name of our loving, liberating, and life-giving God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. We never have to look very far for examples of tension in our world. Once you know where the tension...
2 October 2022, 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 22: More than Literal
By The Rev. Dawn M. Frankfurt, St. James Episcopal Church, Wichita, KS In the name of our loving, liberating, and life-giving God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. So far on my faith journey, I have learned a great deal and the understanding I held as a child have...
6 March 2022, The First Weekend in Lent
In the name of our Loving, Liberating, and Life-Giving God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Today we start with a reading from the Hebrew Scriptures which shows us the value of living in a culture among people with a shared narrative, a shared history, a shared...
20 February 2022, The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, Youth Sunday: When My Strength Faileth
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30 January 2022, The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: Let It Go or Learn from It
In the name of our Loving, Liberating, and Life-Giving God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. This week I was fortunate. A friend of mine repeated to me what another friend said to her. It wasn’t a secret, or gossip, or...
2 January 2022, The Second Sunday after Christmas: God Wills to be Found:
By The Rev. Dawn M. Frankfurt, St. James Episcopal Church, Wichita, KS In the name of our loving, liberating, and life-giving God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. As I look out at you, I say to myself: “This is a group of people who really want to come...
