Church of the Servant

4th Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 7 - Year A
Matthew 10:24-39; Romans 6:1b-11

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                Be the Church

Sources:

  1. “On Gustavo’s Farm”, Dorsey Barger and Gustavo HausBar, HausBar Farm Publishing, Austin:2018.

Lavender Love

June 11, 2023

Church of the Servant

2nd Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 5 - Year A
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

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Lavender Nights

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Mercy not sacrifie

Pride Houston Chorus singing “Love Don’t Need a Reason” https://www.facebook.com/nancy.greenwood.773/videos/215547967975595

Sources:

  1. “The Lavender Song”, 1920 Music by Mischa Spoliansky. English lyrics by Jeremy Lawrence based on the original German lyrics by Kurt Schwabach.
  2. John Broich, “How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement,” July 4, 2017, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/how-the-nazis-destroyed-the-first-gay-rights-movement-80354, Accessed: June 8, 2023.
  3. Terry Gross & Robert Beachy, “Between World Wars, Gay Culture Flourished In Berlin,” December 17, 2014, Fresh Air on NPR. https://www.npr.org/2014/12/17/371424790/between-world-wars-gay-culture-flourished-in-berlin, Accessed: June 8, 2023.
  4. Charles M. Blow, “Yes, We’re in an L.G.B.T.Q. State of Emergency”, New York Times, June 7, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/opinion/pride-lgbtq-laws.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare. Accessed June 8, 2023.

What We Do Matters

November 27, 2022

Church of the Servant

1st Sunday of Advent - Year A
Matthew 24:26-34; Romans 13:11-14

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Gun Violence Nov 2022

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                     armor of light

Sources:

[A] Gun Violence Archive Website: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

[B] Zach Mercurio, PhD, “How to Create Mattering at Work”, November 15, 2022 https://zachmercurio.medium.com/how-to-create-mattering-at-work-bef6b78fbe40

“Just Call Me Jesus”

November 20, 2022

Church of the Servant

Last Sunday after Pentecost
Christ the King Sunday, Proper 29, Year C
Luke 23:33-43

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Final words

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Christ the KIN Sunday