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Sermon – Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost – August 5, 2018

Posted on August 5, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 13 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 5, 2018. I mention First Intentional Communion in my sermon. My sermon can be viewed … Continue reading →

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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 Last Sunday After The Epiphany: The Transfiguration – February 11, 2018

Posted on February 11, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon for The Last Sunday After The Epiphany: The Transfiguration (Last Epiphany B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 11, 2018. This sermon can be viewed at

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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 First Sunday in Lent – February 14, 2016

Posted on February 15, 2016 by William Carl Thomas

The Sermon – The First Sunday in Lent (1 Lent Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 14, 2016. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost – August 2, 2015

Posted on August 2, 2015 by William Carl Thomas

The Sermon – The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 13 Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 2, 2015. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Fifth Sunday In Lent – March 22, 2015

Posted on March 23, 2015 by William Carl Thomas

The Sermon – The Fifth Sunday In Lent My final sermon as Interim Rector Christ Episcopal Church New Bern, North Carolina – March 22, 2015 Download a written copy: Final CEC sermon – 03-22-15 This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany – February 23, 2014

Posted on February 25, 2014 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon – Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany Christ Episcopal Church New Bern, North Carolina – February 23, 2014 This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost – August 11, 2013

Posted on August 11, 2013 by William Carl Thomas

Sermon – Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Huntington West Virginia – August 11, 2013 This sermon can viewed at

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