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St. Thomas' Episcopal Church
315 Lindsey Street • Reidsville, N.C.

SERMONS


Date: Occasion: Sermon Title: Preached by:

"The Hands and Feet of Jesus"
The Pastoral Address of the Right Reverend Michael B. Curry 

Delivered January 26, 2007 at the 191st Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina

Jan 21, 2007 Third Sunday after the Epiphany "To Share the Peace of God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 7, 2007 First Sunday after the Epiphany "Baptism Has Meaning Throughout the Ages" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec 24, 2006 Christmas Eve "Christmas 2006" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec 24, 2006 Fourth Sunday of Advent "To Prepare is to Say Yes" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec 17, 2006 Third Sunday of Advent "The God of Challenge and Compassion Comes in the Messiah" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec 10, 2006 Second Sunday of Advent "The Cry of the Prophet" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec 3, 2006 First Sunday of Advent "Preparing for the Second Coming" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov 26, 2006 Last Sunday after Pentecost - Christ the King Sunday "The King of Kings" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov 19, 2006 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
The Baptism of Grady Robert Barrett
"It is a Fearful Thing" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov 5, 2006 The Sunday after All Saints Day "The Sunday after All Saints 2006" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept 17, 2006 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost "We Have to Answer the Question" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept 3, 2006 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost "A Change in Heart" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug 20, 2006 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost "The Bread of the World" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug 13, 2006 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost "The Bread of Life" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug 6, 2006 The Transfiguration of Our Lord "The Transfiguration" The Rev. William D. Oldland
July 9, 2006 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost "Love and Compassion or Arrogance" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 25, 2006 Third Sunday after Pentecost "Miracles Help Us Recognize Jesus" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 18, 2006 Second Sunday after Pentecost "Seed and Sower" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 11, 2006 Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday 2006 The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 4, 2006 The Day of Pentecost - Whitsunday "Pentecost 2006" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 28, 2006 Seventh Sunday of Easter - The Sunday after Ascension Day "Prayers Like a Child" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Apr 23, 2006 Second Sunday of Easter "Thomas Offers Hope for Us All" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Apr 16, 2006 Easter Day "Easter Day 2006" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Apr 13, 2006 Maundy Thursday "Maundy Thursday" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Apr 9,. 2006 Sunday of the Passion - Palm Sunday "Palm Sunday 2006" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Apr 2, 2006 Fifth Sunday in Lent "Hope for the Journey" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 26, 2006 Fourth Sunday in Lent "To Use Our Gifts" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 19, 2006 Third Sunday in Lent "Another View of the Moneychangers in the Temple" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 12, 2006 Second Sunday in Lent "Abraham, the rich Young Man, Jesus and Us" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 5, 2006 First Sunday in Lent "Forty Days is a Challenging Pattern" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 1, 2006 Ash Wednesday "A Tale of Two Men" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 26, 2006 Last Sunday after the Epiphany "The Transfiguration is the Prelude to the Cross" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 12, 2006 Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany "God Does Not Cause Pain" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 5, 2006 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany "Temptation Does Not Mean The Devil Made Me Do It" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 29, 2006 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany "The Authority of Jesus is Our Hope" The Rev. William D. Oldland
"Turning the World Upside Down"
The Pastoral Address of the Right Reverend Michael B. Curry 

Delivered January 26, 2006 at the 190th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina 
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
- Margaret Mead, noted anthropologist and loyal Episcopalian
Jan 22, 2006 Third Sunday after the Epiphany "To Respond as the Disciples" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan. 15, 2006 Second Sunday after the Epiphany "The Identity of Jesus in Title and Deed" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan. 8, 2006 First Sunday after the Epiphany "The Baptism of Jesus" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec. 4, 2005 Second Sunday of Advent "Repentance is not an individual matter" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov. 27, 2005 First Sunday of Advent "Preparing to Love" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov. 6, 2005 Sunday after All Saints' Day "All Saints' Day 2005" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Oct. 23, 2005 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost "Love is the Key" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Oct. 16, 2005 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost "To Honor God's Creation" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Oct. 9, 2005 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost "Responding Yes to the Invitation" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept. 25, 2005 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost "We are All leaders before God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept. 18, 2005 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost "God's Free Grace" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept. 4, 2005 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost "The Forgiving Community of God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug. 28, 2005 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost "Picking up Your Cross" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug. 21, 2005 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost "The New Community of God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug. 14, 2005 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost "Entering into the Struggle with God and with Ourselves" The Rev. William D. Oldland
July 31, 2005 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost "God is Compassionate and Faithful" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 26, 2005 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost "We are Called to Radical Discipleship" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 19, 2005 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost "We Are Not Just Sheep" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 29, 2005 Second Sunday after Pentecost "By God's Grace" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 22, 2005 First Sunday after Pentecost - Trinity Sunday "The Three in One" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 15, 2005 The Day of Pentecost - Whitsunday "Celebrating the Gift of the Holy Spirit" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 8, 2005 Seventh Sunday of Easter "The High Priestly Prayer" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 1, 2005 Sixth Sunday of Easter "Abiding and Accountability" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 24, 2005 Fifth Sunday of Easter "The Meaning of I am the Way" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 17, 2005 Fourth Sunday of Easter "Jesus is the Shepherd and the Gate" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 10, 2005 Third Sunday of Easter "The Opening of our Eyes" The Rev. William D. Oldland
March 27, 2005 Easter Sunday "Struggling With the Empty Tomb" The Rev. William D. Oldland
March 26, 2005 The Great Vigil of Easter "Salvation History Revisited" The Rev. William D. Oldland
March 20, 2005 Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday "More than a Conqueror, King and Priest" The Rev. William D. Oldland
March 13, 2005 Fifth Sunday of Lent "The Good News of Jesus Christ is in Resurrection" The Rev. William D. Oldland
March 6, 2005 Fourth Sunday of Lent "The Spiritual Eyes of God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 27, 2005 Third Sunday of Lent "The Woman at the Well" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 13, 2005 First Sunday of Lent "Temptation, Sin and the Offering of Christ" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 9, 2005 Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday 2005 The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 6, 2005 Last Sunday after the Epiphany "The Transfiguration Reveals God's Glory to Us This Day" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 30, 2005 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany "We are Called to Be mountain People" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 16, 2005 Second Sunday after the Epiphany "What is Real" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 9, 2005 First Sunday after the Epiphany "God Shows No Favoritism" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan. 6, 2005 Epiphany "Not Hoarders But Sharers of the Light" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec. 26, 2004 First Sunday of Christmas "In the Beginning Love" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec. 24, 2004 Christmas Eve "Christmas 2004" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec. 12, 2004 Third Sunday of Advent "What did you go out to see? The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec. 5, 2004 Second Sunday of Advent "The Call of the Prophet" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov. 28, 2004 First Sunday of Advent "A Happy Beginning of Advent" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov. 1, 2004 All Saints' Day "All Saints' Day" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Oct. 17, 2004 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost "Stewardship Sermon - October 17, 2004" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Oct. 10, 2004 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost "We are the Nine" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept. 19, 2004 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost "You Can Not Serve God and Wealth" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept 12, 2004 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost "The Righteous Welcome All" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept 5, 2004 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost "The Choice is Ours" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug 29, 2004 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost "Humility and Hospitality" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug 22, 2004 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost "The Narrow Door is God's Love" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug 8, 2004 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost "The Operative Word is Watchfulness" The Rev. William D. Oldland
July 11, 2004 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost "The Disenfranchised Might Lead the Way" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 27, 2004 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost "The Call of Discipleship" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 20, 2004 Third Sunday after Pentecost "What Does it Mean to Be a Disciple" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 13, 2004 Second Sunday after Pentecost "Self-Righteousness or Love" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 6, 2004 First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday "The Trinity" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 30, 2004 The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday "To Each is Given the Manifestation of the Spirit for the Common Good." The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 23, 2004 Seventh Sunday of Easter "Jesus' High Priestly Prayer" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 16, 2004 Sixth Sunday of Easter "The Presence of The Holy Spirit Brings Hope" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 9, 2004 Fifth Sunday of Easter "The New Commandment of Relationship with God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 2, 2004 Fourth Sunday of Easter "Jesus is the Son of God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 25, 2004 Third Sunday of Easter "The Abundance of God's Grace" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 18, 2004 Second Sunday of Easter "Thomas' Doubt or Ours" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 11, 2004 Easter Sunday "Easter 2004" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 10, 2004 Holy Saturday - The Great Easter Vigil "The Easter Vigil 2004" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 9, 2004 Good Friday "Good Friday 2004" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 8, 2004 Maundy Thursday "The Love of God is Visible in the Foot Washing" The Rev. William D. Oldland
April 4, 2004 Palm Sunday "Palm Sunday 2004" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 21, 2004 Fourth Sunday in Lent "Forgiveness, The Choice is Ours" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 14, 2004 Third Sunday in Lent "The Lesson of the Fig Tree" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 7, 2004 Second Sunday in Lent "Strive to Enter the Narrow Door" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 29, 2004 First Sunday in Lent "What is Temptation?" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 25, 2004 Ash Wednesday "Ash Wednesday 2004" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 22, 2004 Last Sunday after the Epiphany "Turning Points" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 15, 2004 Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany "The Poor and The Rich" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 8, 2004 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany "Called to be Kingdom Builders" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 1, 2004 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany "Racism Has No Place In the Kingdom of God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 25, 2004 Third Sunday after the Epiphany "We are the Body" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 18, 2004 Second Sunday after the Epiphany "The First Miracle is a Sign of God's Grace" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 11, 2004 First Sunday after the Epiphany "Signs of God's Love" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 4, 2004 Second Sunday after Christmas Day "Do We Still Believe in Miracles?" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec. 24, 2003 Christmas Eve "God is in the midst of us" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Dec. 21, 2003 Fourth Sunday of Advent "The Experience of Joy, Proclamation and Hope" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov. 30, 2003 First Sunday of Advent "No Time for Dirty Dishes" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov. 23, 2003 Last Sunday after Pentecost "Jesus: The King of kings and Lord of lords, What do we Believe?" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Nov. 16, 2003 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost "To Fear the End Times" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Oct. 12, 2003 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost "What's it like to Jump into Thin Air?" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept. 28, 2003 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost "Discipleship Means Commitment" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept. 14, 2003 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost "Divisiveness is not of God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Sept. 7, 2003 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost "To Be Opened" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug. 31, 2003 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost "Tradition is a two-edged sword" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug. 24, 2003 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost "Hard Decisions about Faith" The Rev. Dr. William H. Morley
Aug. 17, 2003 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost "Come to the Table" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Aug. 3, 2003 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost "Believing in God's Grace" The Rev. William D. Oldland
July 20, 2003 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost "The Steadfast Compassion of Jesus" The Rev. William D. Oldland
July 13, 2003 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost "Preparing for the journey" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 15, 2003 First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday "Enlightenment: Born Again or Born From Above" The Rev. William D. Oldland
June 1, 2003 Seventh Sunday of Easter "Jesus' Prayer for His Disciples" The Rev. Dr. William H. Morley
May 25, 2003 Sixth Sunday of Easter "Friendship and Love: One and the Same" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 18, 2002 Fifth Sunday of Easter Children's Sermon: "Guess How Much I Love You" The Rev. William D. Oldland
May 4, 2003 Third Sunday of Easter "You Are Witnesses of These Things" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Apr 27, 2003 Second Sunday of Easter Sermon The Rev. Dr. William H. Morley
Apr 20, 2003 The Sunday of the Resurrection - Easter Day "The Stone Was Rolled Away" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Apr 19, 2003 The Great Easter Vigil This is the night... The Rev. Dr. William H. Morley
Apr 6, 2003 Fifth Sunday in Lent "Unless a Grain of Wheat Falls into the Earth and Dies" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 16, 2003 Second Sunday in Lent "What Does it Mean to Deny One's Self and Pick Up One's Cross?" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 9, 2003 First Sunday in Lent "Jesus' Temptation in the Wilderness" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 5, 2003 Ash Wednesday "Ash Wednesday 2003" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Mar 2, 2003 Last Sunday after the Epiphany "Join Jesus to Jerusalem" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 23, 2003 Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany "To Free the Brokenhearted" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 9, 2003 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany "God Does Not Cause Suffering" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Feb 2, 2003 The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple "Where do we look for God" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 26, 2003 Third Sunday after the Epiphany "Discipleship" The Rev. William D. Oldland
Jan 19, 2003