The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost October 9, 2016 – Capital Campaign Kickoff Luke 17:11-19 It’s been a long time coming. Years of waiting. Years of hoping. Years of wondering when, if, it will happen. Years of looking for the answers, years of trying. It’s been a long time coming, and through it… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 20th Sunday after Pentecost October 2, 2016 Psalm 137 My wife, Maggie, and I read bible stories to our daughter, Lydia, as part of our bedtime routine. And I bet you can guess which stories are most popular with a little kid who’s almost there. There’s Noah’s ark,  and she loves… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 11, 2016 Jeremiah 4:11-2, 22-28 Of Biblical Proportions Fifteen years ago, you and I turned on the television to witness an evil scene. The Twin Towers, gone; turned to dust. The Pentagon, crippled and burning. A field in Pennsylvania, with a long, trailing, curl of smoke.… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 15th Sunday after Pentecost August 28, 2016 Luke 14:1, 7-14 As a priest, I love doing weddings. Weddings are right up there with baptisms on the joy-meter. People are happy. It’s a big party. People are coming in from out of town. I love doing weddings. Wedding receptions though, well, not… Read more