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In his annual "state of the church" address and sermon, the rector says: "in the year (and years) ahead, I pray that Holy Communion is known as the church where we do justice."由Holy Communion

On January 18, 2023 our Rabbi in Residence Rori Picker Neiss joined us for an intimate conversation on life, death, and interfaith work for justice.由Holy Communion

The Rev. Julie Graham invites us to consider, what are we invited to leave behind, as we seek to follow Jesus?由Holy Communion

On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's weekend, the rector asks: "Where is your village?" If you want to make a difference in the world. You're going to need a village. Don't miss the movement for the sake of honoring the man.由Holy Communion

On the feast of the Epiphany, the rector considers whether a non-Christian can be a godparent. What does it mean to godparent in the 21st century? All of us need people, sometimes from beyond our immediate family,to name and nurture the good, the true, the beautiful in us. We need community willing to name what is holy in our lives.…

On the Sunday after Christmas, our Associate Rector asks "Was Christmas everything you dreamed?"由Holy Communion

The Dalai Lama has said, "you must know the rules well, so you can break them properly." Christmas is all about God's rule breaking love, and not about our ability to get anything right.由Holy Communion

On Christmas Eve, the Rev. Mike Angell asks, "What does it mean to call Christ King? What does it mean to sing, 'Joy to the World' about this particular and difficult story of a birth?"由Holy Communion

The Rev. Mike Angell asks Jesus' question: "What did you go out to the wilderness to see?" Where is your hope this Advent? What is your hope for Christmas?由Holy Communion

When the rector is suddenly out sick, the Rev. Julie Graham has to quickly adapt. She shares what would have been the children's chapel story as a sermon and meditation on the second Sunday of Advent.由Holy Communion

On the first Sunday of Advent, the rector wonders why Jesus asks us to "Keep Awake." What are we to do with all the prophecy of the end of the world? Can we hear the "counterpoint" tune that Advent plays? Can we learn to wait?由Holy Communion

As we come to the end of the church year, the rector pauses to reflect. What does it mean to live in God's time? What does it mean to tell the sacred story again and again? How do we believe, against all the false tales the world wants to hand us, that we are God's beloved?由Holy Communion

On the Feast of All Saints Day, the Bishop encourages us: You are the only Christ some people will encounter this day. You are the only sign of God's love that some people will encounter today. Let God's light shine.由Holy Communion

Our relaunch of Theology on Tap: a conversation with iconographer Kelly Latimore on the feast of All Saints. Kelly created the icon “Mama” at Holy Communion, which has received national press attention由Holy Communion

This has been a tough week for St. Louis. How do we make room for grief, for anger, and for hope? How do we work together to make change?由Holy Communion

What if we thought of Christianity less as a "system of rigid belief" and more as a set of practices that make up a way of life? The Rev. Mike Angell discusses the Baptismal Covenant of the Episcopal Church. As some of our members prepare for Confirmation or Reception in the church, what do you have to believe? What does this "way of life" offer to…

Today's story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector's prayers give us two images of an approach to faith and life. The Rev. Julie Graham leans on the work of Parker Palmer and Marcy Jackson to ask: "Are we operating from a story of ego, or a story of soul?"由Holy Communion

What does Jesus mean when he says, "your faith has made you well?" The Rev. Mike Angell considers questions of health, wholeness, salvation and belonging.由Holy Communion

What is Common Prayer? The Rev. Mike Angell discusses the history of the Episcopal/Anglican tradition of Common Prayer. At the end he asks three questions:Where in your own prayer life are you informed by tradition?Where in your own life of prayer could you seek to be more “in the language of the day?” (How do you bring your prayer into dialogue wi…

On St. Francis Day 2022, the rector preaches a sermon looking at the ecological crisis. In order to overcome this moment, we will need prayer and a deeper and broader sense of what Spirituality means.由Holy Communion

On the Eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, our Rabbi in Residence, Maharat Rori Picker Neiss preaches on the possibility we all have for giving birth to God's Kingdom in each moment.由Holy Communion

The Rev. Mike Angell discusses the history of the Episcopal Church, the tradition of Anglican Comprehensiveness, and what it means to share a tradition with folks with whom you might disagree.由Holy Communion

How could we use our money more imaginatively, for the sake of those in need?由Holy Communion

Seminarian Josephine Ezenwa preaches. The cost of Discipleship is high.由Holy Communion

Jesus' banquet is the greatest party you've ever known, because no one will have to be anxious about where they should sit. No one will have to worry about how they should behave. Everyone will be in on the secret: You can just let go. Let the beloved community love you.由Holy Communion

When Jesus says, "I have not come to bring peace," I think Jesus is saying, "the peace you think you know, the peace you have to maintain with violence...this is not the kind of peace God wants to give you."由Holy Communion

The Rev. Chester Hines asks "am I asking justly, lovingly, giving mercy and walking humbly with God?"由Holy Communion

Proverbs tells us "The fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom." Our world has an unhealthy relationship to fear. How might fearing God connect us more deeply in community, and put our lives in perspective?由Holy Communion

The theologian Marva Dawn called worship "A Royal Waste of Time." How do we find practices that help us to slow down to the speed of love?由Holy Communion

No one makes it through this life alone. No one. We all need a little help sometimes. So today I want to spend some time with the word mercy. What does the Lord require of us but, to do justice, to love mercy, even when doing so makes us humble. Mercy draws us closer to God. Today's teaching from Jesus centers on the practice of mercy.…

Seminarian Loretta Go preaches about Evangelism in 2022由Holy Communion

Canon Rice preaches about the importance of attending to your spirit in the midst of the work for justice.由Holy Communion

What if power doesn't work the way we thought? What if when we say God is "all-powerful" we don't mean that God dictates every movement of every creature?由Holy Communion

In his first Sunday back, the rector preaches on the movement of the Holy Spirit: "God's love is always bigger than the church's imagination."由Holy Communion

We have a hard time understanding God, especially when we think we are in the right. God is always more merciful, always more welcoming, always more ready to celebrate and embrace than we can comprehend.由Holy Communion

On the third Sunday of Lent, the Rev. Julie Graham opens Jesus' questions about how to interpret tragedy and loss.由Holy Communion

Our rector and our rabbi in residence, Maharat Rori Picker Neiss talk about the anti-Trans legislation proposed in Jefferson City, and how people of faith can stand with Trans kids.由Holy Communion

The ancient rabbis taught that the city of God hovers mere inches above the earthly city. The work of faithful people is to build up the streets where we live, until they touch the holy.由Holy Communion

As Missouri’s state legislature considers several proposals to regulate the lives of Trans people in our state, including a ban on children trans athletes, we offer this week and next week two chances to engage the conversation. This week we are re-posting our “Trans Expansive 101” training from 2020 led by Sayer Johnson, director of the Metro Tran…

The Rev. Luke Jernagan preaches about the importance of wonder, as a spiritual discipline, after two years of Lent.由Holy Communion

The Rev. Mike Angell looks at the theology of sharing the chalice in the Episcopal Church, and asks questions about potential plans for sharing the Eucharist "in both kinds" (bread and wine) at this stage of the pandemic.Click here to download the slides: https://www.holycommunion.net/s/The-Chalice.pdf…

If your discipline allows you to invest attention, time, or treasure in a way that lifts up the poor, if this Lent allows you to develop relationships with those who are persecuted, who are suffering, this Lent for you will become sacred time.由Holy Communion

Deacon Chester Hines preaches on the Transfiguration, and on the last Sunday of Black History month. How can our relationships be transformed?由Holy Communion

Deborah Nelson Linck talks about her new book, "Pauli Murray Shouting for the Rights of All People" and about the role schools, families, and church, can play in expanding the heroes kids learn in questions of Civil Rights.由Holy Communion

There are enough people out there who believe God wants them to hate. Do we have the courage to love, even when it is hard, even when it is complicated? Do we have the courage to try and love, even our enemies?由Holy Communion

We are will be hosting two morning stations in the Loop and in Central Clayton with clergy and lay leaders for "Ashes to Go," offering a chance to pray and receive ashes even in the midst of the morning commute. The Rev. Julie will speak about the opportunity in our forum this week. We'll hold a planning meeting at coffee hour on Feb. 20.If you are…

The Rev. Mike Angell preaches on the beatitudes, and wonders what it would mean if we didn't implicitly add "in spirit" to Jesus' words, "Blessed are the poor?" How can we live our lives in a way that makes those words true, for the people who need it most.由Holy Communion

Is the Bible "inerrant" or "inspired?" What do we mean by "the Word of God?" The Rev. Mike Angell presents the first in our Winter 2022 classes on the basics of Christianity in the Episcopal Church, looking at the historical makeup of the Bible and wondering at how we hold the Bible today.You can find the slides here: https://holycommunion.net/s/Pi…

Our senior warden Rudy Nickens and rector the Rev. Mike Angell talk through the year on vestry, preview our new Stained Glass Windows, and talk about leadership and Church.You can read The Senior Warden's written report here: https://www.holycommunion.net/annual-meetingRegister for the annual meeting here: https://holycommunion.zoom.us/meeting/regi…

The superintendent of University City Schools, who was given the title "disruptor in chief" by the St. Louis American gives us an update on our local schools, and our partnership.由Holy Communion