Tag Archives: Apostle Paul

Sermon – The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost – June 24, 2018

Posted on June 24, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 7 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – June 24, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at

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Sermon – The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost – June 16 (17), 2018

Posted on June 16, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 6 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – June 16, 2018 (at the 5:30 liturgy on the eve of Sunday, June 17, 2018. My … Continue reading →

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Sermon – Easter – April 1, 2018

Posted on April 1, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day (Easter B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – April 1, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at

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Sermon – The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost – October 8, 2017

Posted on October 8, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 22 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, October 8, 2017. The sermon can be read by clicking this link. This sermon can … Continue reading →

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Sermon – The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost – October 1, 2017

Posted on October 1, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 21 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, October 1, 2017. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost – September 3, 2017

Posted on September 3, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 17 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, September 3, 2017. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost – August 27, 2017

Posted on August 27, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 16 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, August 27, 2017. This sermon can viewed at

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