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Answering the Call - John 1:43-51, 1 Samuel 3:1-20
One Saturday morning when I was 8 years old, my dad called from down the hallway, “Julie, come here!” I came out of my room. “Listen!” ...
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Jan 10, 20215 min read
New Beginnings - Mark 1:1-11
0 One week in August 2017, I came home from Pennsylvania for my uncle’s funeral. It was the end of his earthly journey, but also a new...
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Jan 3, 20214 min read
Connected Again - Matthew2:1-12
About five years ago, my family vacationed near the Grand Canyon. We happened to be there at the same time as a national convention of...
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Dec 13, 20206 min read
The Incarnate Universe - Luke 1: 26-38. 46-55
This morning we celebrate the visitation of the angel Gabriel to Mary. In this time before Christmas we see a prime example from Mary of...
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Dec 6, 20205 min read
The Baker’s Dozen and the Questions of Advent
Today’s sermon begins with a children’s book about a legend of St. Nicolas. Sometimes the simplest message is the most profound. The...
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Nov 29, 20202 min read
What Are You Waiting For?
Children's Sermon - 11/29/2020 What is the worst place to be waiting? A stop light? The grocery check out? Covid testing? Here is my...
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Nov 25, 20202 min read
My Faith Story - Maragaret Byrne
My impact story truly comes from the impact stories of others, specially, Fred and Greg. I’ve been involved with centering prayer on the...
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Nov 25, 20201 min read
My Faith Story - Perry Hasson
I have been attending Saint Mathew’s Lutheran Church services since the first Sunday of Advent 2019. I was looking for a Christian church...
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Nov 22, 20206 min read
A King Who Cares - Matthew 25:31-46
This is a picture of me when I was 5 with our family pet goat, Bell. I still remember the day we got her. My dad took my brother and me...
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Nov 18, 20202 min read
My Faith Story - George Reider
Carol and I with four boys in tow arrived in Farmington in April,1975. On that first Sunday we attended St Matthew. The doors were...
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Nov 18, 20201 min read
My Faith Story - Fred Fenn
I would like to share the impact that the St. Matthew prayer life has had on me. Centering prayer is something I have been interested in...
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Nov 15, 20204 min read
Encourage One Another - Thessalonians 5:1-11
“Encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.” When Ann was in early high school, Ms Jones invited her to be...
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Nov 11, 20201 min read
My Faith Story - Anne Fenn
St. Matthew isn't afraid of tough subjects. When the George Floyd story dominated the news, as well as other tragic and violent deaths...
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Nov 11, 20202 min read
My faith story - Greg Boyd
Hi – I’m Greg. When I moved to CT in 2015, I could not have perceived the number of upheavals that lay ahead. I moved all the way from...
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Nov 9, 20204 min read
FOMO & Mindfulness-Matthew 25:1-13
I remember when I was in high school one snowy morning. I woke up to find school was canceled, so I went back to sleep. My brother was...
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Nov 3, 20201 min read
My faith story - Deb Brodeur
This week I received a homemade “Remembering You on All Saints Day” card from St Matthew’s confirmation class. Inside I found they were...
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Nov 3, 20201 min read
My faith story - Kurt Saenger-Heyl
It is so wonderful to be with you in worship again this morning! As I reflect on the ways in which Christ showed up for me in the...
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Nov 1, 20204 min read
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” - Matthew 5
When I took a break from ministry to stay home to raise my small children, I met my friend Maris. She was a transplant to the area like I...
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Oct 28, 20205 min read
Reformation Sunday: Free Indeed - John 8:31-36
When Martin Luther was a young monk he was obsessive about not sinning. He took the saying “fear of God” to a whole ’nother level. He...
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Oct 18, 20204 min read
The Feast Is Ready To Begin - Matthew22:1-14
When I was 6, I was thrown out of my own birthday party. We had been playing pin the tail on the donkey, and I lost. I don’t really...
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