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Sermon – The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost – September 23, 2018

Posted on September 23, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 20 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – September 23, 2018. This my final sermon offered before this wonderful congregation as I retire from … Continue reading →

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Sermon – The Third Sunday After The Epiphany – January 21, 2018

Posted on January 21, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Third Sunday After The Epiphany (3 Epiphany B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – January 21, 2018. This sermon can be viewed at

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Sermon – The Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) – December 17, 2017

Posted on December 17, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Third Sunday of Advent – Gaudete Sunday (3 Advent Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, December 17, 2017. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost – November 19, 2017

Posted on November 19, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 28 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, November 19, 2017. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost – July 16, 2017

Posted on July 16, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 10 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, July 16, 2017. I referenced an act by 80 people in Myrtle Beach SC on … Continue reading →

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Sermon – The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost – August 28, 2016

Posted on August 28, 2016 by William Carl Thomas

The Sermon – The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 17 Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 28, 2016. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost – August 30, 2015

Posted on August 30, 2015 by William Carl Thomas

The Sermon – The Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 17 Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 30, 2015. The audio is now clear thanks to a new recording/receiving microphone. This sermon can … Continue reading →

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