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Sermon – The Second Sunday After Pentecost – June 23, 2019

Posted on June 23, 2019 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Second Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 7 Year C) preached at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Washington, North Carolina – Sunday, June 23, 2019. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost – September 2, 2018

Posted on September 2, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 17 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – September 2, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at

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Sermon – The Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 11, 2018

Posted on March 11, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Fourth Sunday in Lent (4 Lent B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – March 11, 2018. Read THE SACRED OF ST. BENEDICT MEETS THE SECULAR OF LEVEL 5 Click here … 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 Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost – October 30, 2016

Posted on October 30, 2016 by William Carl Thomas

The Sermon – The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 26 Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – October 30, 2016. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost – October 23, 2016

Posted on October 23, 2016 by William Carl Thomas

The Sermon – The Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 25 Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – October 23, 2016. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost – October 18, 2015

Posted on October 18, 2015 by William Carl Thomas

The Sermon – The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 24 Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – October 18, 2015. This sermon can viewed at

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