October 15, 2023, the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
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October 15, 2023, the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus tells a parable indicating that the blessings of God’s kingdom are available to all, but the invitation is not to be taken lightly. 1Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: 2“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his...

October 8, 2023, The Ordination of Steven Slepecki
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October 8, 2023, The Ordination of Steven Slepecki

Gospel: Matthew 9:35-38 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he was the crowds, he had compassion for them.because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  Then he said to...

October 8, 2023, The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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October 8, 2023, The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

GOSPEL: Matthew 21:33-46 Jesus tells a parable to the religious leaders who are plotting his death, revealing that their plans will, ironically, bring about the fulfillment of scripture. [Jesus said to the people:] 33“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it,...

October 1, 2023 the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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October 1, 2023 the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Matthew 21:23-32 After driving the moneychangers out of the temple (21:12), Jesus begins teaching there. His authority is questioned by the religious leaders, who are supposed to be in charge of the temple. 23When [Jesus] entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said,...

September 24, 2023, The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
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September 24, 2023, The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16 Jesus tells a parable about God’s generosity, challenging the common assumption that God rewards people according to what they have earned or deserve. [Jesus said to the disciples:] 1“The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers...

September 17, 2023, the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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September 17, 2023, the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

GOSPEL: Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35 When Peter asks about the limits of forgiveness, Jesus responds with a parable that suggests human forgiveness should mirror the unlimited mercy of God. 21Peter came and said to [Jesus], “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22Jesus said to...

Sunday, September 10, 2023, The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Sunday, September 10, 2023, The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

GOSPEL The holy gospel according to Matthew the 18th chapter. Jesus offers practical advice to his disciples on how individuals—and the church as a whole—should go about restoring relationships when one member has sinned against another. [Jesus said to the disciples:] 15“If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault...

September 3, 2023, The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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September 3, 2023, The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Matthew 16:21-28 After Peter confesses that Jesus is “the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (16:16), Jesus reveals the ultimate purpose of his ministry. These words prove hard to accept, even for a disciple whom Jesus has called a “rock.”   21From that time on, [after Peter confessed that Jesus was the Messiah,] Jesus began...

August 20, 2023, The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
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August 20, 2023, The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel:  Matthew 15:10-28 Jesus teaches his disciples that true purity is a matter of the heart rather than outward religious observances. Almost immediately, this teaching is tested when a woman considered to be a religious outsider approaches him for help. 10[Jesus] called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand:11it is not what...

Sunday August 13, 2023, The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
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Sunday August 13, 2023, The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel:  Matthew 14:22-33 Matthew’s gospel typically portrays Jesus’ disciples as people of “little faith,” who fail despite their best intentions. In this story, Matthew shows how Jesus comes to the disciples when they are in trouble and sustains them in their time of fear and doubt.   22[Jesus] made the disciples get into the boat and...