Weekly sermons from Fr. Rick Stawarz and other guest preachers.
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An Anglican Church Growing In Faith ~ Serving Our Neighbors ~ Creating Community
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Sermons and talks from Refuge Mission (formerly St. Thomas Anglican Mission). A church plant started in 2018 and located in Mathews County, Virginia. Refuge Mission is part of the convergence movement, specifically a member congregation of the Diocese of the Restoration of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches.
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April 28, 2024: Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Amen. While it happens more often than we realize, how strange it is to hear two places in one of our scripture readings that feature so heavily in our news cycle today: Jerusalem and Gaza. Stranger still is what takes place. In the reading from the Acts of the Apostles,…
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Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 3:11-24; John 14:15-21By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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PHOTO: Diana Wilcox April 21, 2024: Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Amen. It is Good Shepherd Sunday, which always is the fourth Sunday of Easter. Of course, the obvious clues to this are Psalm 23 and the passage from the Gospel of John. Many, even those who have never been to church, know the words of the Psalm – we …
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Acts 4:23-37; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:1-10; John 10:11-16By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Acts 4:1-14; 1 John 1:1-2:2; Luke 24:36-49By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Easter Sunday – March 31, 2024: Alleluia, Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed. Alleluia! Amen. Well, that’s a really strange ending to this gospel’s resurrection narrative! Is it any wonder why later scribes added a tweak or two to the ending? Just look at that last part, where it says that Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome “…wen…
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Mark 16:1-8; Colossians 3:1-4; Isaiah 25:6-9By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Matthew 28:1-10; Romans 6:3-11; Genesis 1:1—2:3; Exodus 14:10-15:1By Aaron Van Luven
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Good Friday-March 29, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Jesus says before he gives up his spirit “It is finished.” “It is finished.” God became incarnate, became human in Jesus through Mary his mother. Jesus breathed in the air with us, felt the warmth of human touch, tasted the food and drink made of the earth. Jesus…
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John 19:1-37; Hebrews 10:1–25; Psalm 22:1-11By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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John 13:1-15; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; Exodus 12:1–14By Deacon Ashley May
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Palm Sunday – March 24, 2024: “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” Amen. Just a reminder, as I say every year, this should be only Palm Sunday. The passion should not be read here – on Palm Sunday where it really doesn’t belong. Some say that we have always done it that way (meaning it was done that way in their memory). Maybe so…
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Philippians 2:5-11; Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Mark 11:1-11aBy Rev. Rick Stawarz
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John 12:20-33; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 4:14-5:10By Rev. Bart Moseman
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Ephesians 2:1-10; 2 Chronicles 36:14-23; John 6:1-15By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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March 3, 2024: Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O God, my strength and my redeemer. Amen. Well, here we are again, now in part 3 of this lectionary trilogy on covenant. Two weeks ago, it was God’s unconditional covenant with all creation following the great flood. Last week, it was God’s covenant…
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Exodus 20:1-21; Psalm 19: 7-14; Romans 7:12-25; John 2:13-22By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Genesis 22:1-14; Romans 8:31-39; Mark 8:31-38By Rev. Paul Calvin
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Mark 1:9-13; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Genesis 9:8-17By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Isaiah 58:1-12; 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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February 11, 2024: Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Amen. This is a busy day in the Episcopal Church. It is World Mission Sunday, which is always on the last Sunday of Epiphany. It is a time when the church comes together to focus on the global impact of our baptismal call to “seek and serve Chris…
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Mark 9:2-9; 1 Kings 19:9-18; 2 Peter 1:13-21By Charles Lindquist
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February 4, 2024: Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Amen. Hey – did you’all see that bright thing in the sky? NJ.Com, a local news source, posted on their Facebook page this important bulletin: “Strange glowing orb spotted over New Jersey Saturday. Remain calm.” I heard a rumor that it was the sun!…
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2 Kings 4:8-37; Psalm 142; Mark 1:29-39By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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January 28, 2024: Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Amen. So, today St. Paul is talking a LOT about food. Now, I generally like the guy, but when he says ““Food will not bring us close to God.” We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.” Clearly, St. Paul has not been at some…
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Mark 1:21-28; Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 18:15-22; 1 Corinthians 8By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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January 21, 2024: Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Amen. Yesterday I was privileged to lead a retreat for the vestry of another parish in our diocese. It was a day filled with prayer, dreams, and a yearning to know where God was leading them. It was held at a place of spiritual renewal for many in…
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Psalm 130; Jeremiah 4:1-4; Mark 1:14-20By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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1 Samuel 3:1-20; Psalm 63; John 1:43-51By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-38; Mark 1:7-11By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Luke 1:26-38; Luke 2:2-20; John 1:1-5, 9-14By Aaron Van Luven
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Luke 1:26-38; Romans 16:25-27; 2 Samuel 7:1-17By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Isaiah 65:17-25; John 3:22-30; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28By Aaron Van Luven
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Mark 1:1-8; 2 Peter 3:8-18; Isaiah 40:1-11By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Isaiah 64:1-9; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Mark 13:24-37By Bishop Ken Ross
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Ezekiel 34:11-20; Psalm 95; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28; Matthew 25:31-46By Rev. Bart Moseman
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Psalm 90:1-12; Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; Matthew 25:14-30By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Amos 5:14-24; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Matthew 5:1-12; Revelation 7:9-17; Ephesians 1:15-23By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Exodus 22:21-27; Matthew 22:34-46By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Matthew 22:15-22; 1 Thessalonians 1; Isaiah 45:1-7By Aaron Van Luven
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Philippians 4:4-13; Isaiah 25:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Philippians 3:4b-14; Isaiah 5:1-7; Matthew 21:33-44By Rev. Charles Lindquist
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Philippians 2:1-18; Matthew 21:28-32; Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Phillppians 1:21-27; Matthew 20:1-16; Jonah 3:10-4:11By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Matthew 18:21-35; Romans 14:5-12; Psalm 103: 1-14By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 18:15-20; Ezekiel 33:1-11By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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Matthew 16:21-27; Romans 12:1-8; Jeremiah 15:10, 15-21By Rick Stawarz
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Matthew 16:13-20; Romans 11:25-36; Isaiah 51:1-6By Rev. Rick Stawarz
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John 20:24-28; Romans 11:13-24; Isaiah 56:1-8By Rev. Dr. Jake Stum
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