Sermons from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Christmas Sermon – The Rev. Jeanne Leinbach
Our National Parks are magnificent. Two of my favorites are Arches and Bryce Canyon, both in Utah. The stone formations in Arches National Park are 65 million years in the making. The longest arch has an opening of 300 feet; the tallest ...
On the Edge of Advent with Mary – The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
Please note: this sermon is presented as “text only.” Good morning, my faithful Advent companions! This morning, we find ourselves gathered in a “liminal space.” From the Latin word for […]
Who Are You? – The Rev. Gabriel Lawrence
"Who are you?" This question that the crowd asks of John the Baptist in today's gospel is one that I have asked myself many, many times over in the last ten or so years as I have discerned a call to ordained ministry. It's a question tha...
The Advent Frontier – The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
I love the season of Advent. It's probably my favorite season of the liturgical year. But this year, the Advent calendar is causing me a bit of stress. As you may have noticed, Christmas Day falls on a Monday this year, as it does every six...
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Jeanne Leinbach
Today is the beginning of a new church year: the first Sunday of Advent. Of course, during this season of Advent, we are awaiting the birth of our Savior, Jesus coming into this world to make tangible for us God's mercy and love. Also, t...
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Gabriel Lawrence
For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep and will sort them out. On this day, we gather in time on a threshold: the last Sunday of the Church year, the feast of Christ the King. We end today what we began a y...
The Risky Business of Discipleship – The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
Newcomers to The Episcopal Church quickly discover that we have special names for just about everything. This big room we're in right now is the "nave," while the foyer at the back of the nave is the "narthex." This colorful cape I'm wearin...
Sunday Sermon – Lauren Dockery
Lauren Dockery, our Director of Children & Youth Ministries, preached at our celebration of the Holy Eucharist on the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost....
All Saints’ Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Patricia Rose
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Jeanne Leinbach
Well, here we are, once again: the Pharisees are plotting to entrap Jesus. Last week, Brandon preached on the passage earlier in the Gospel of Matthew, where the Pharisees ask Jesus, "Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?" Je...