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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
May 29, 20215 min read
Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021 (Columba Salamony, Seminarian)
Watch here In the name of the triune God: our Mother, our Brother, and our Friend. Today, we observe the first Sunday after Pentecost,...
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Deborah White
May 22, 20211 min read
Sermon for Pentecost, May 23, 2021: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Marc H. Andrus (Given at Grace Cathedral)
Courage, Creativity and Compassion (The Rt. Rev. Dr. Marc H. Andrus) (Given at Grace Cathedral) Watch here
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Deborah White
May 15, 20211 min read
Children’s Homily for 7th Easter, May 16, 2021: (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
Watch here Our Deacon, The Rev. Walter Ramsey, reminds our children that we all belong to God.
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Deborah White
May 8, 20216 min read
Sermon for 6th Easter, May 9, 2021: What do you share? (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Watch here There is a commercial for a certain chocolate bar that you can break into pieces. (I won’t name the brand because even though...
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Deborah White
May 1, 20216 min read
Sermon for 5th Easter, May 2, 2021: What’s to prevent me from being baptized?
The Rev. Dr. Deborah White Watch here I want to tell you about my first and only altar call. It happened at about the last place you’d...
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Deborah White
Apr 24, 20215 min read
Sermon for 4th Easter, April 25, 2021, Love in Action (Columba Salamony)
Watch video In the name of the triune God: our Mother, our Brother, and our Friend. Several years ago, someone sent me a postcard. On the...
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Deborah White
Apr 17, 20213 min read
Children’s Homily for 3rd Easter, April 18, 2021, Witness! (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Watch here Order in the court! How many of you guys know what a court is? Yes, a court can be a place where people play basketball or...
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Deborah White
Apr 10, 20215 min read
Sermon for 2nd Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2021, Quasimodo (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
In the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. CHRIST IS RISEN! – Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the...
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Deborah White
Apr 3, 20216 min read
Sermon for Easter, April 4, 2021: We are the Church (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Watch here Alleluia! The Lord is risen! (Wait for response). Okay. I know there aren’t many of us in here and you guys at home probably...
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Deborah White
Apr 3, 20213 min read
Children’s Homily for Easter, April 4, 2021: Rise Up (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Watch here It’s Easter! Easter is my FAVORITE holiday! Who knows what we are celebrating on Easter? That’s right – Jesus! What about...
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Deborah White
Apr 2, 20214 min read
Sermon for the Easter Vigil, April 3, 2021, Passing the Torch (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Well. We almost made it inside the church! And we are a little closer to what we once considered “normal” worship. We are here together,...
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Deborah White
Apr 1, 20214 min read
Sermon for Good Friday, April 2, 2021 (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
Years ago, in the early 1970s the church of which I was a member went on a Lenten retreat. The retreat was organized by a seminarian...
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Deborah White
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Sermon for Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021, Mandate (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Does anyone remember why we call today Maundy Thursday (other than our deacon Walter)? It is one of those Latin terms that is left over ...
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Deborah White
Mar 27, 20215 min read
Sermon for Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021: Humus (Columba Salamony)
Watch here In the name of the triune God: our Mother, our Brother, and our Friend. As Jesus approached Jerusalem, the people adorned the...
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Deborah White
Mar 20, 20211 min read
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Deborah White
Mar 14, 20211 min read
Sermon for 4th Lent, March 14, 2021: The Episcopal Visit of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Marc H. Andrus, Bishop
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Deborah White
Mar 7, 20215 min read
Sermon for 3rd Lent, March 7, 2021: Message from the Grace Vestry, read by Sally Hanson
May the Meditations of our Hearts Always be Acceptable in Your Sight (The Grace Vestry, read by Sally Hanson) Yesterday, the Grace Church...
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Deborah White
Feb 28, 20214 min read
Sermon for 2nd Lent, February 28, 2021: Take Up Your Cross (Columba Salamony)
Watch here In the name of the triune God: our Mother, our Brother, and our Friend. What does it mean to be a Christian? This question is...
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Deborah White
Feb 21, 20214 min read
Children’s Homily for 1st Lent, February 21, 2021: The Story of the Rainbow
The Story of the Rainbow (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White and Nicholas White-Spenik) Watch here Today we heard a story about Jesus being...
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Deborah White
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Ash Wednesday Homily (Brother Columba Salamony)
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