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Sermons preached at Grace Episcopal Church Martinez beginning on June 18, 2023 can be found on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/@GraceEpiscopalChurchMartinez
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Deborah White
Jun 13, 20235 min read
Sermon for 2nd Pentecost (A): Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 (The Rev. Cn. Sally Bingham)
Thank you for having me to speak with you this morning. I am the Canon for the Environment in the Diocese of California, and that tittle...
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Deborah White
Jun 4, 20235 min read
Sermon for 6/4/23, Trinity (A): Through the church the song goes on (The Very Rev. Dr. Deb White)
“Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit – three, we name thee. While in essence only one, undivided God, we claim thee. And from noon ‘til...
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Deborah White
Jun 2, 20235 min read
Sermon for May 28, 2023, Pentecost: Lo Siento (The Very Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Many of you know that Gary and I vacationed in Mexico after Easter. Although I took four years of high school Spanish, my current ability...
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Deborah White
Jun 2, 20230 min read
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Deborah White
Jun 2, 20230 min read
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Deborah White
May 15, 20230 min read
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Deborah White
May 1, 20236 min read
Sermon for April 30, 2023, Easter 4 (A): Why not now? (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Most of the people in this room have attended an Episcopal funeral. Although these occasions are sad, we acknowledge that when we lose a...
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Deborah White
Apr 28, 20230 min read
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Deborah White
Apr 25, 20235 min read
Sermon for 3rd Easter (A), April 23, 2023: On the road again (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
I think the story of the Couple traveling on the road to Emmaus on the day of Jesus’ Resurrection may be the most beautiful scene Luke...
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Deborah White
Apr 13, 20236 min read
Homily for Maundy Thursday, 2023 (Emily Hyberg, Seminarian)
The Maundy Thursday liturgy in the Episcopal Book of Occasional Services instructs us to remember that Christ instituted the practice of...
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Deborah White
Apr 10, 20230 min read
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Deborah White
Apr 10, 20233 min read
Homily for the Easter Vigil, April 8, 2023: Extreme Emotions (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
My son Theo often tells me he has a bad memory – to which I respond, “You do not have a bad memory. You have poor attention. When...
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Deborah White
Apr 8, 20234 min read
Sermon for Good Friday, April 7, 2023 (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
“What is truth?” Everyone knows perfectly well what truth is except Pontius Pilate – and philosophers, if all the philosophy classes I...
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Deborah White
Apr 3, 20230 min read
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Deborah White
Mar 30, 20236 min read
Sermon for 5th Lent (A): Emily Hyberg, Seminarian
The first funeral that I attended for someone that I knew was for my grandmother when I was 10 or 11, and I remember that I didn’t cry at...
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Deborah White
Mar 20, 20230 min read
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Deborah White
Mar 20, 20230 min read
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Deborah White
Mar 12, 20235 min read
Sermon for March 12, 2023 (3rd Lent A): (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
In my third year at the School for Deacons, I worked twice a week as part of my field education at The Canon Kip Senior Center. It is...
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Deborah White
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Sermon for March 5, 2023, 2nd Lent (A): Faith + Mission (Amy Eudy, Senior Warden)
In the name of the Creator, the Redeemer, and the ever present Spirit. Amen. “Indeed, God did not send the son into the world to condemn...
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Deborah White
Feb 28, 20235 min read
Sermon for 1 Lent (A), February 26, 2023: Into the Wilderness (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
On the summer break, while I was in my first year at University, a group of fellow students and I devised a scheme to make a lot of money...
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