Sermons from November 2016

1 Advent – November 27, 2016 Matthew 24:36-44 So, it’s the beginning of the new year, the new church calendar year – it is the first Sunday of Advent.  Just when we think we should start hearing about shepherds and stables and stars, we get floods and kidnappers and thieves.  So what’s up with Advent?  Why do we begin here, with stories about the end times? Perhaps because “getting ready” is not about lights and poinsettias and wreaths and trees.…

26 Pentecost, Proper 28 – November 13, 2016 Luke 21:5-19 Wow!  What a week. I think we are all exhausted by the months leading up to the election and now the aftermath of the election itself. I am saddened, deeply saddened, by some of the mean-spirited things posted on social media and what I’ve seen on the news in these last few days. Where do we go from here? Well, Luke’s gospel this morning – interestingly enough- helps us speak…

Note: Rev. Deets was asked to provide an update on Trinity Church at the 2016 Diocese of Pennsylvania annual convention. Below is the text of that address. Convention Report – November 5, 2016 Trinity Church and Community Engagement Good morning! My name is Sherry Deets and I come to you this morning as the Rector of Trinity Church in Coatesville. Not that long ago, you would have seen Trinity, Coatesville in the budget as an aided parish, so it seems…