The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Feast of the Presentation February 2, 2020 Luke 2:22-40 This evening, 100 million Americans will settle into their sofas with their bowls of potato chips. Super Bowl Sunday. It holds a mythic place in the American psyche, right up there with Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July. The Feast of Super… Read more

Third Sunday after the Epiphany January 26, 2020 Psalm 27:1, 5-13 Note: This sermon focuses on the new Genesis Window that was installed in the nave. The artist is Steve Wilson of Baton Rouge. I will take no offense if you don’t look at me during this sermon. I understand you all have something else… Read more

Second Sunday after Epiphany – Parish Annual Meeting January 19, 2020 John 1:29-42 Today as I begin my annual address to the parish, I want to start with a parable. A parable written by an Episcopal priest in the 1950s. It goes like this. On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks often occur, there was once… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Baptism of our Lord January 12, 2020 Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus goes into the wilderness to see John the Baptist in order to be baptized by him in the River Jordan. This is the culmination of all we have been expecting through Advent and Christmas. In this moment, we recognize the fullness… Read more

First Sunday after Christmas Day December 29, 2019 John 1:1-18 The carols have stopped playing. The neighbors have turned off their Christmas lights. The poinsettias are dead. It’s back to reality. This is the worst part of Christmas, isn’t it? You have to un-decorate the tree and write thank you notes for gifts that you… Read more