The Wonder of Wheat

July 19, 2026

8th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 11 Year A
Genesis 28:10-19a & Matthew 13:24-30

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Sowing with Abandon

July 12, 2026

7th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 10 Year A
Genesis 25:19-34 & Matthew 13:1-23

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4th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 7 Year A
Genesis 21:8-21, Matthew 10:24-39

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Sources: 1) Catherine Meeks, The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations for Racial Healing. Church Publishing Incorporated, 2022. Kindle edition, page 112-location 1532; page 113-locations 1536 & 1543; page 138-location 1824.

A Song For Our Time

May 24, 2026

Pentecost Sunday – Year A
Acts 2:1-21

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The three men killed during Monday’s shooting at a San Diego mosque have been identified as Mansour Kaziha, from left, Amin Abdullah, and Nadir Awad. (Courtesy photos)
C. Herbert Woolston

Sources: 1) Juliana Kim and Emma Bowman, “The San Diego mosque shooting victims remembered as heroes for protecting children,” NPR National News, May 20, 2026. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5827053/san-diego-mosque-shooting-victims
2) Richard Winton and Paige St. John, “Social media, manifesto of San Diego mosque shooters rooted in white nationalism,” Los Angeles Times, May 20, 2026. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-20/san-diego-attack-manifesto
3) “History of Hymns: ‘Jesus Loves the Little Children,’” Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church, Oct. 20, 2021. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/history-of-hymns-jesus-loves-the-little-children