Trinity Episcopal Pocatello - Homilies and Stories

This episode features a homily about Lent: what it should and should not be. Scripture: Romans 4

This episode features a homily on how we push ourselves away from God and how God calls us back. Scripture: Psalm 32, Matthew 4:1-11

This episode features a homily on remembering how small we are, and how beloved.

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-6,16-21

This episode features a homily on the choices that shape us into the people God calls us to be.

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37

Elise Barker guides us closer to an understanding of and hunger for righteousness in her sermon based on Isaiah 58 and Matthew 5.

Rev. Haydie shows us how answering a call to assist in building God's Kingdom results in the seeing the world in a new, joyous way.

Father Don teaches from the first chapter of the Gospel of John about Jesus' many names. What does our chosen name for him reveal about our path as his disciples?

Rev. Haydie unpacks assumptions about the gifts of the Magi during Epiphany, relooks at Jesus' Baptism, and asks us what our gifts to God are.

Rev. Haydie speaks about Jesus' birth as the light that has come into the world.

Scripture: Luke 2

Rev. Haydie profiles many who were witness to Jesus' birth, and those who listened to the same witnesses.

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Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11

Rev. Haydie challenges us to put on our resurrection glasses to find the good that God is doing.

Scripture: Luke 2

Rev. Haydie invites young children to examine the nativity at the altar on Christmas Eve.

This episode features a homily on Jesus's mother as our great example of what it looks like to love Jesus and trust God.

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a Transfiguration Sunday homily that analyzes the origins and implications of that dazzling concept of Transfiguration.

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily by Rev. Don Paulson surveying several of Jesus' parables about the Kingdom of Heaven.

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on God's patience with the weeds in our hearts and his promise to free us from them. Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30,36-43

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on trusting God's guidance in times of loss, confusion, and distress.

Scripture: Exodus 32:7-14 and Luke 15:1-10 ---

Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on making choices that help us glimpse God's kingdom. Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on hearing Jesus's calls to comfort and DIScomfort. Scripture: Luke 6:17-26 ---

Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on moving forward in faith. Scripture: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features an Advent homily on being ready for God's new creation.

Scripture: Isaiah 2: 1-5 and Matthew 24:36-44

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on the choices we make in giving and how they shape us. Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

Trinity welcomes Rt. Rev. Jos Tharakan, 14th bishop of the Episcopal Church in Idaho, for the first time. Bishop Jos provides a moving homily about God's love and the paradox of that love's (im)partiality.

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on finding God in unexpected answers to prayer. Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Luke 17:11-19 ---

Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This podcast features a homily about demons, how to conceptualize them, and how to allow Christ to heal them and bring us peace. Scripture: Luke 8:26-39

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a Trinity Sunday homily on bearing God's image into the world. Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; John 16:12-15 ---

Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on trusting the Shepherd who always guides us. Scripture: Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23 ---

Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This homily by Don Paulson examines Jesus' call to us to consider our evangelism in the wake of his resurrection. Scripture: John 20-21

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

Rita Haggardt is a member of Trinity Episcopal and runs My Brother's Table, a weekly meal that takes place on Sundays in Trinity's parish hall. In this podcast episode, she speak about her history with Christianity in relation to her work as a minister to others.

This episode features a homily on moving forward in trust.

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35, John 20:19-31 ---

Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features an Easter homily on rejoicing in Jesus's resurrection in the midst of uncertainty.

Scripture: Mark 15:1-8 ---

Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

Lauren Murdoch gives an Easter Vigil sermon about our wait for God to provide deliverance.

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on Jesus's call to us to serve each other.

Scripture: John 13:1-17, 31b-35

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a Covidtime homily on a Whoville morning, a Bethlehem night, and finding God in the unexpected. Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

This episode features a homily on  Scripture: Luke 3:7-18

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily reflecting on how we follow Jesus as hosts and as guests. Scripture: Luke 14:1, 7-14.

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily inviting us to follow Scrooge, not Lazarus, in learning to see and serve others. Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This week's homily by Lauren Murdoch from St. Paul's is based on scripture found in Numbers 21:4-9 & John 3:14-21.

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

Today's sermon by Elise Barker is based on scripture found in Luke 4:21-30.

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on how God's promises demand that we open ourselves to change. Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34 and John 12:20-33

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

Father Don Paulson's homily is based on the following scriptures: Genesis 32:22-31, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, Luke 18:1-8.

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This week's episode features a homily by Elise Barker based on the parable found in Luke 16:1-13.

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on how God keeps calling us into grace—often despite ourselves. Scripture - Jonah 4:1-11

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

Parishioner Judy Brutz tells of the service when she was joined with her partner, Bill, in a special union ceremony. 

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries:

This episode features a homily on learning to trust the God who is always more ready to answer us than we are to pray. Scripture: Luke 11:1-3

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Peace be with you; thank you for joining us as we continue weaving God's Unfinished Tapestry.

- We throw open our hearts to experience and celebrate God's presence and love in our worship.

- We propel people to discern and practice their God-given call to minister joyfully, locally, and globally.

- We joyfully embrace all in our communion: young or old, gay or straight, married or single, rich or poor, present or absent, sure or unsure. ALL.

We would love for you to stay connected to our ministries: