Sermons from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Patricia Rose
The Rev. Patricia Rose preached at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost....
Joseph’s Hopeful Word of Providence – The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
This past week, as I am sure many of you heard or read in the news, the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland rolled out a new policy on "Issues of Sexuality and Gender Identity." In short, this policy forbids gender diversity and expression in dio...
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Jeanne Leinbach
The Constitution of the United States is in the news quite a bit these days - what it says, what it means. Let me offer just a few highlights from our government's charter. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more per...
The Rock of True Prosperity – The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
This past Monday, I went for a long, meditative walk around the grounds of St. Paul's. I savored each of our gardens in all their splendor. I paused at each memorial tree and read the names of the beloved departed in whose memory they had...
Sunday Sermon – Bill Powel
William Powel, Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Ohio, preached at our celebration of the Holy Eucharist on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost. Sermon Text
Sunday Sermon – Leah Romanelli DeJesus
The Rev. Leah Romanelli DeJesus preached at our celebration of the Holy Eucharist on Transfiguration Sunday....
Birth Pangs, End-Times & Glory – The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
"It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine." As a child of the 1980s, this song by REM was part of the soundtrack of my youth. It has returned to the forefront of my mind on several occasions in recent days. I imagine this ha...
Sunday Sermon – Lauren Dockery
Living God of abundance whose name is Love, we, your people, pray your message of love and grace would root in our hearts so we can do your work and will in the world in the name of Jesus Christ, we pray Amen. Something you may not know ...
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Jeanne Leinbach
Let's go back for a moment to the day we commemorate as Palm Sunday. The last week of Jesus' life was the week of Passover, a sacred week for the Jewish people when they celebrate their liberation by God from slavery in Egypt. In Jesus' day...
Words of Sending, Words of Welcome – The Rev. Jessie Gutgsell Dodson
It's hard to believe this is the last time I'll preach to you as one of your parish priests. As many of you have reflected back to me over these past few weeks, we knew this day would come when I'd leave, but it's still such a hard, bitt...