Sermons

The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III

2 days ago
4 min

Sermon - 5 Lent

In the Name… Sometimes, you just can’t invent this stuff. A letter from the Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina, stated “Your food sta...

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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III

Mar 22
5 min

Sermon - 4 Lent

Sermon: LENT 4, March 22nd, 2020 In the Name... A minister told his congregation, "Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand...

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St. Paul's

Mar 15
5 min

Sermon - 3 Lent

In the Name… A Sunday School teacher asked the class, “Why did the Hebrews wander in the desert for forty years?” One boy put up his hand and said, “Because...

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St. Paul's

Mar 8
5 min

Sermon - 2 Lent

In the Name... Some years ago I heard the phrase, "God so loved the world...that he didn't send a committee." I think we can all relate to that. On the oth...

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St. Paul's

Mar 1
5 min

Sermon - 1 Lent

In the Name... Two young monks both wanted to smoke during Lent and decided to ask the abbot. The first asked, but was told no. The second came out of the a...

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St. Paul's

Feb 23
4 min

Sermon - Last Epiphany

In the Name... A man showed up at the door of the rectory and said, “Father, there’s a poor family in town who desperately need help. They have nine childre...

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St. Paul's

Feb 9
5 min

Sermon - 5 Epiphany

In the Name... A friend from Kentucky once joked with me that he had always thought the Sermon on the Mount referred to the instructions to the jockey. I r...

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St. Paul's

Feb 2
5 min

Sermon - The Presentation of Our Lord

In the Name… One morning, over breakfast, a woman said to her husband, “I’ll bet you don’t know what today is.” “Oh, yes”, he said, “I know”. And he left q...

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St. Paul's

Jan 19
5 min

Sermon - 2 Epiphany

In the Name... Among the fables of Antiquity, there is the story of the pheasant and the eagle. The pheasant was envious of the eagle and would stew over qu...

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St. Paul's

Jan 12
4 min

Sermon - 1 Epiphany

In the Name… Over the centuries, theologians have debated what baptism accomplishes, to whom it should be administered, and, even, how much water should be u...

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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III

Jan 5
4 min

Sermon - 2 Christmas

In the Name... The story is told of a Sunday School nativity play. And all was going smoothly until the Wise Men arrived. The first child announced, "I brin...

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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III

Dec 29, 2019
5 min

Sermon - Holy Family 2019

In the Name… Merry Christmas. Yes, it's the Fifth Day of Christmas, as the song goes. Five golden rings and all that. So, you can still wish people a Merr...

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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III

Dec 24, 2019
3 min

Sermon - Christmas 2019

In the Name... Ah. So much for my clever disguise, but, you all knew who I was supposed to be, right? So, what on earth does Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer...

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Fr. Frank St. Amour

Dec 1, 2019
4 min

Sermon - 1 Advent

In the Name... A quiz show contestant was asked to name two of Santa's reindeer. The contestant responded "Rudolph and Olive." The host looked confused and ...

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Fr. Frank St. Amour

Nov 28, 2019
5 min

Sermon - Thanksgiving 2019

In the Name… A Sunday School teacher was showing her class a traditional picture of a New England pilgrim family going to church and remarked that children e...

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Fr. Frank St. Amour

Nov 24, 2019
5 min

Sermon - Christ the King

Sermon: CHRIST-THE-KING, November 24th, 2019 In the Name… When Sue and I lived in Newport News, Virginia, there was a realtor in our area who had a big sign ...

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Fr. Frank St. Amour

Nov 10, 2019
5 min

Sermon - 22 Pentecost

In the Name... This morning's Gospel reminds me of a scene in the TV series "Keeping Up Appearances." When Hyacinth says to her hen-pecked, long-suffering, ...

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Fr. Frank St. Amour

Nov 3, 2019
5 min

Sermon - All Saints' Sunday

In the Name… Once upon a time there was a monk by the name of Damian who lived in a shack in the hills. The vast majority of people dismissed him as odd, if...

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Fr. Frank St. Amour

Oct 27, 2019
5 min

Sermon - 20 Pentecost

Sermon: PENTECOST 20, October 27th, 2019 In the Name… A pastor's little boy was watching him work on a sermon at the computer and asked, "Daddy. How do you ...

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Fr. Frank St. Amour

Sep 29, 2019
5 min

Sermon - 16 Pentecost

In the Name... An angel appeared at a clergy meeting and announced that one of them, a venerable priest with a reputation for sanctity and good works, was to...

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