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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Apr 4
- 5 min
Sermon - Easter 2021
In the Name.... In the 1950's and 60's, the Revd. Canon Bryan Green was one of England's foremost preachers. Theologically erudite,...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Apr 2
- 7 min
Sermon - Good Friday
Fifty miles south of Baghdad lie the ruins of the city of Babylon - Babylon the great. Six hundred years before Christ, the rulers of...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Mar 28
- 3 min
Sermon - Palm Sunday
By ancient tradition, no sermon is preached on Palm Sunday. Our usual liturgy consists of the cheerful Palm Procession followed by the...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Mar 21
- 5 min
Sermon - 5 Lent
In the Name... I was recently thinking that in Lent we should only eat turtle soup and escargots. No 'fast' food. I knew I should have...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Mar 14
- 5 min
Sermon - 4 Lent
In the Name.... One winter Sunday, a young Scottish minister had to make an afternoon visit to a farm on the far side of a loch. Noting...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Mar 7
- 5 min
Sermon - 3 Lent
In the Name... A preacher started his sermon denouncing Hollywood and several people said "Amen." Then, he preached against Wall Street...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Feb 28
- 5 min
Sermon - 2 Lent
In the Name... The story is told of a young curate who was sent to a parish with an insufferable rector. After serving there a couple of...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Feb 21
- 4 min
Sermon - 1 Lent
In the Name... After Sunday School, a young boy was asked by his parents what he had learned for Lent. Two things, he said. Give alms...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Sermon - Last Sunday After the Epiphany
In the Name... I understand that doctors have now discovered that there is a gene for shyness. Yes. They would have found it sooner,...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Jan 31
- 5 min
Sermon - 4 Epiphany
In the Name… A fellow trying to become a vegetarian was finding it very difficult. Unable to resist temptation, he went to a restaurant...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Jan 24
- 5 min
Sermon - 3 Epiphany
EPIPHANY 3, January 24th, 2021 In the Name.. A few years ago, on the Sunday when this text was appointed, a preacher got into his pulpit...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Jan 17
- 4 min
Sermon - 2 Epiphany
In the Name.... Did you know that the Easter Bunny is real? I’m serious. In the museum of the University of Wisconsin you can see, with...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Jan 10
- 4 min
Sermon - 1 Epiphany
In the Name... Over the years, I think I have baptized children with every possible variation on the spelling of “Caitlyn” and lots of...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Jan 3
- 4 min
Sermon - Holy Family
In the Name... I've always enjoyed the New Yorker cartoon which portrays the traditional manger scene bathed in light from the star,...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Dec 27, 2020
- 4 min
Sermon - St. John, the Evangelist
In the Name... Well, Merry Christmas. Yes, it is the Third Day of the Christmas Season – so, watch out for French Hens. Today, though,...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Dec 25, 2020
- 3 min
Sermon - Christmas 2020
In the Name... And may we all join in the prayer of Tiny Tim, "God bless us, every one." Now, Tiny Tim is not to be found in the Bible,...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Dec 20, 2020
- 5 min
Sermon - 4 Advent
In the Name... A little boy returned from Sunday School to tell his parents what he had learned about the first Christmas. “Santa Claus...
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The Rev. Frank St. Amour, III
- Dec 13, 2020
- 4 min
Sermon - 3 Advent
In the Name… Two brothers owned a dry cleaners and, on Christmas Eve, one of them found a $100 bill in a customer’s trouser pocket. At...
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