Church of the Servant

7th Sunday of Easter
Psalm 97, John 17:20-26
Today's worship centered on the recent mass-shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX which took the lives of 31 innocent men, women, and many, many, children. The liturgy began with the Burial Rite, followed by saying the name of each victim, and then affixing their image to our sanctuary windows. The audio recordings below include two voices - The Rev. John Sosnowski and The Rev. Jody Greenwood. Together they constitute the full sermon message. A link to a video of the entire worship service is at the bottom of this post.
Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon 
(The second link below includes both the Gospel reading and the Sermon.)

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Source: Amanda Gorman, Hymn for the Hurting, New York Times, May 27, 2022.

Thank you to fellow clergy for collaborating on our worship service this week: The Rev. John Sosnowski, The Rev. Jim Hanisian, The Rev. Fanny Belanger, and Deacon Rhonda Thomas.

Grieving the loss of 31 innocent lives at the hands of gun violence.

Church of the Servant

6th Sunday of Easter
John 5:1-9
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(The second link below includes both the Gospel reading and the Sermon.)

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Traci Blackmon

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Church of the Servant

5th Sunday of Easter
John 13:31-35; Acts 11:1-18
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Buffalo, NY 2.0 – forever changed

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We need America 2.0… it depends on ALL of US.

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Source: Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, editors. The Jewish Annotated New Testament : New Revised Standard Version Bible Translation. Oxford ; New York :Oxford University Press, 2011. John 13:34-35.

Church of the Servant

4th Sunday of Easter
Acts 9:36-43; John 10:22-30
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(The second link below includes both the Scripture reading from Acts and the Sermon.)

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