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“This Chapel is a good part of my story. How about you? Where does St. James the Fisherman fit into your life? What things and events and people really stand out? How has this place ministered to, changed, deepened your life?”

~ Bishop Morgan Porteus, co-founding Clergy,
sermon at the Chapel on August 25, 1991
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Explore some of the sermons below that have been preached at the Chapel over the last several years.

2023

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“She Laughed”

June 18, 2023
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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Hagar’s Story

June 25, 2023
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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Entertaining Angels

July 2, 2023
The Rev. Jennifer Daly
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On Death and Resurrection, a Homily for Mac Gatch

July 7, 2023
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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Welcome the Weary and Heavy-Laden

July 9, 2023
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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For All the Saints – Maybe . . .

July 30, 2023
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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2022

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“The Sound of Sheer Silence”

June 19, 2022
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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The Places You Will Go in Discipleship

June 26, 2022
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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The Harvest is Plentiful, but the Laborers are Few

July 3, 2022
The Rev. Will Stanley
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Eulogy for the Rev. Jack Smith

July 9, 2022
James Carroll
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The Word Is Very Near to You

July 10, 2022
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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Mary and Martha

July 17, 2022
The Rev. Jay Sidebotham
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Stand on the Side of Love

July 24, 2022
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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Where Is Your Treasure and Heart?

August 7, 2022
The Very Rev. Robert Taylor
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Outreach Sunday

August 14, 2022
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Mother Teresa Came to Town . . .”

August 21, 2022
The Rev. Gary Jones
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God’s Kitchen Table

August 28, 2022
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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Allee, Allee in Free

September 11, 2022
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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2021

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“Interruption and Healing”

June 27, 2021
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“The Violence of Political Expediency”

July 11, 2021
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Jeremiah, Jesus, and a Summer Chapel”

July 25, 2021
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Eucharist: The Mystery of Christ”

August 15, 2021
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Do Not Forget . . .”

August 29, 2021
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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2020

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“On the Beach”

August 23, 2020

2019

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“On the Fiftieth Anniversary of Stonewall”

June 30, 2019
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“A Marriage Homily”

June 30, 2019
The Rev. Milton McC. Gatch
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“Ambassadors for Christ”

July 7, 2019
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Pray Without Ceasing”

July 28, 2019
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Children of God”

August 18, 2019
The Rev. Joy Caires
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2018

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“What Does the Lord Require of Us?”

June 3, 2018
The Rev. Milton McC. Gatch
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“Life Happens in the Interruptions”

July 1, 2018
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Amos and Our Times”

July 15, 2018
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Discipleship Now”

July 22, 2018
The Rev. Brenda Husson
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“Busting the Myth of Scarcity with a Meal of Abundance”

July 29, 2018
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Singing God’s New Song”

August 5, 2018
The Very Rev. Stephen E. Carlsen
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“Called to Discipleship”

August 12, 2018
Ingrid Jacobson, Seminarian
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“The Intimacy of Jesus”

August 19, 2018
The Rev. Jamie Hamilton
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“Bridging our Divides”

August 26, 2018
The Very Rev. Robert V. Taylor
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2017

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“What Paul ‘Gets’ About Sin”

June 9, 2017
The Rev. Danielle Thompson
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“Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier”

June 11, 2017
The Rev. Milton McC. Gatch
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“We Become What We Choose”

June 25, 2017
The Rev. Danielle Thompson
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“How Do We Know God’s Promises Are True?”

July 2, 2017
The Rev. Danielle Thompson
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“Sowing Seeds for a New Tomorrow”

July 16, 2017
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration”

July 23, 2017
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Pay Attention”

August 6, 2017
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Love in Tough Times”

September 10, 2017
The Rev. Milton McC. Gatch
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2016

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“God Is Working His Purpose Out —and Wants You”

July 3, 2016
The Rev. Danielle Thompson
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“The Parable of the Good Samaritan”

July 10, 2016
The Rev. Danielle Thompson
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“Mary, Martha, and the Presence of God”

July 17, 2016
The Rev. Danielle Thompson
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“Praying the Lord’s Prayer”

July 24, 2016
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“The Feast of St. James the Fisherman”

July 31, 2016
The Rt. Rev. Alan Gates
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“How I Met God in a MacDonald’s”

August 7, 2016
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“Running the Marathon of Faith”

August 14, 2016
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“In Process but Not Complete; On the Way but Not There Yet”

September 4, 2016
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
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“If You Don’t Know God . . .”

September 18, 2016
The Rev. Stephen Jacobsen
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Archived Sermons of the Rt. Rev. Morgan Porteus, co-founder of the Chapel

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“This Chapel Is a Good Part of My Story”

August 25, 1991
The Rt. Rev. Morgan F. Porteus
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“Vignettes of Early Chapel History”

August 4, 2013
The Rt. Rev. Morgan Porteus
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The Chapel is located on the west side of Route 6 on the hill just south of the Post Office and WHAT Theatre Company.

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