Sung by Connie Mayette and Kristin McLaren, pianist: Rosalea Kimball

Arrangement: Ruth Elaine Schram,Tune: © 2004 Augsburg Fortress Text: © 2004 Augsburg Fortress. Recorded and Shared with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-733657. All rights reserved.

Attribution for Thumbnail art: Zimmerman, Jeff. Our Lady of Guadalupe, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57413 [retrieved December 14, 2021]. Original source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/5273794097/ - Mary Anne Enriquez.

Magnificat, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram

This is the sermon prepared for the Zoom Worship we shared as a church on March 22, 2020.

If you'd like to know more about our church, please go to wccucc.org.

Sources I mention in the sermon:

Special thanks to author Heather Hogan for the tip about Chamique Holdsclaw's jersey number. 

Psalm 23 "Good Shepherd" image in thumbnail is by Kelly Latimore: http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57121

Mechelle Voepelle's article for ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/tennessee-legend-pat-summitt/story?id=40242052

Jonathan W. Gray's article for Fusion:  https://fusion.tv/story/320009/pat-summitt-tennessee-basketball-coach-hero-queer-black-women/?fbclid=IwAR2zZRlDMGeNWz1gX4JK1g9DfxBJ18FFMk6EsEoyYCIqmQ39ZQaRbCTKEr8

Vic Vela's interview with Chamique Holdsclaw 
https://www.cpr.org/podcast-episode/ep-3-chamique-holdsclaw/

Training Rules Documentary: https://www.trainingrules.com/training-rules.html

Healing and Sheltering: Psalm 23, Rev. Chrissy Cataldo, March 22, 2020

This is a rerecording of the sermon I preached on the digital worship service of Winthrop Congregational Church UCC on May 17th, 2020. 

The Scripture is 2 SAMUEL 3:7; 21:1-14. I encourage you to read it before listening. 

The art on the track is the Rizpah Window and Emmaneul Parish in Maryland. Learn more here: https://www.emmanuelparishofmd.org/sacred-space-and-art-at-emmanuel/

Resources for this sermon:  

Lauren Wright Pittman, "Unraveled: Rizpah mourns her sons; Public Grief that Inspires Action," from Unravelved: Seeking God When Our Plans Fall Apart study journal, A Sanctified Art, sanctifiedart.org 

Wilda C. Gafney, Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of Torah and the Throne. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2017. 

Testimonies from the Maine Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission: https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/maine-wabanaki-trc/

Our Sermon from May 17th, 2020: Sometimes Your Plans are Wrong.

This is a re-recording of the sermon delivered on July 26th, 2020.

The scripture is Mark 5:1-20 and can be read at this link: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=463207381

The great artwork that is the thumbnail for the recording can be found here: http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=54132

Resources mentioned in this sermon: 
Bonnie Bowman Thurston, Preaching Mark (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002)

Sermon, 7.26.20 Why Were They So Afraid?

This is a recording of the sermon delivered on May 24, 2020 to Winthrop Congregational Church UCC. Learn more about us at wccucc.org. 

I make a little mistake in the date at the beginning of the recording. Sorry about that. 

The scripture is Luke 19:1-10. You can read it here: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=463212533

Resources used to develop this sermon: 
-Drew Coffman's article about the film Ladybird (you can find the film on Netflix): https://extratextuals.com/lady-bird-love-and-attention-1df46bca5fa1
-The Lyrics to "She is His Only Need": https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/wynonnajudd/sheishisonlyneed.html
-James Cordova: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-intimately/201105/attention-is-the-most-basic-form-love-2
-Ira Brent Driggers: https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=4253
-I didn’t mention Samantha Klassen’s great comic about vocation, but, you should read it anyway. It is a lovely meditation on attention:  https://medium.com/@samanthaklassen124/the-threads-of-vocation-a-comic-39bd8b8ad22f

The art featured in the thumbnail can be found at:	http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=48393

Our Sermon for May 24, 2020: Salvation has Come to This House

This is the sermon delivered to Winthrop Congregational Church UCC. You can learn more about our church at wccucc.org.

The scripture reading can be found here: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=466147344

The art in the thumbnail of this recording (Burning Bush by Annette Gandy Fortt) is found here: http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56022

Resources consulted while writing this sermon:
Sermon Seeds: http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/august-31-2014.html
Keith Anderson: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-keith-anderson/god-hears-the-cries-of-ferguson_b_5710813.html?1408996308
Anathea Portier-Young: http://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=2136
Pulpit Fiction Podcast: http://www.pulpitfiction.us/home/78-p-12a-aug-31-burning-bush-or-stumbling-block
Karla Suomala: http://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=1810
Amy Merrill Willis: http://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=973
Stephanie Anthony: http://revgalblogpals.org/2013/09/23/narrative-lectionary-whats-in-a-name/
Sermon Brainwave Podcast: https://www.workingpreacher.org/brainwave.aspx?podcast_id=539
Frederick Buechner: https://www.frederickbuechner.com/quote-of-the-day/2018/12/27/yahweh?rq=Yahweh
David Lose: http://www.workingpreacher.org/craft.aspx?post=1600

Our Sermon for August 30th, 2020: Where is this Sacred Ground? Exodus 3:1-15

The Scripture reading for this sermon is Matthew 18:15-20. You can read it here: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=467359241

If you'd like to learn more about our church, please visit our website: wccucc.org. 

The art from the thumbnail is by Albert Edelfelt and can be found at: 	http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55966
 
Resources consulted while writing this sermon: 
-Barbara K. Lundblad, "Proper 18, "  Preaching God's Transforming Justice: A Lectionary Commentary, Year A Featuring 22 New Holy Days for Justice, eds Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm, Ronald J. Allen, And Dale P. Andrews (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2013)  
-Audrey West: https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=4558 
-Eric Barreto: https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=2164 
-Michael J. Chan: https://www.workingpreacher.org/craft.aspx?post=5453