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Sermon – The Fifth Sunday In Lent – March 18, 2018

Posted on March 18, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Fifth Sunday in Lent (5 Lent B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – March 18, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at

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Sermon – The Third Sunday in Lent – March 4, 2018

Posted on March 4, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Third Sunday in Lent (3 Lent B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – March 4, 2018. You can view the teaching of Bishop Stokes on the Five Marks of … Continue reading →

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Sermon – The First Sunday In Lent – March 5, 2017

Posted on March 5, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The First Sunday In Lent (1 Lent Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, March 5, 2017. Click here for Getting Ready for Lent: The Bacon Story. This sermon can viewed … Continue reading →

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Sermon – Ash Wednesday – March 1, 2017

Posted on March 1, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for Ash Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Click here for the Lent is a Time of Feasting and Fasting bookmark. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Last Sunday After The Epiphany (Celebrating The Transfiguration) – February 26, 2017

Posted on February 26, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Last Sunday After the Epiphany: Celebrating The Transfiguration (Last Epiphany A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, February 26, 2017. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The First Sunday After Pentecost: Trinity Sunday – May 22, 2016

Posted on May 22, 2016 by William Carl Thomas

The Sermon – The First Sunday After Pentecost: Trinity Sunday (Trinity Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 22, 2016. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The First Sunday in Lent 2012

Posted on February 27, 2012 by William Carl Thomas

Transcription of the sermon preached By The Very Reverend William Carl Thomas The First Sunday in Lent February 26, 2012 At Saint Matthews Episcopal Church, Charleston West Virginia Click here to listen to the sermon. I have to wonder, I … Continue reading →

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