Rector’s Forum @ 10:00 a.m., June 27, 2021: Living the Blessing
In our everyday lives, the word “bless” usually is limited to a mere formality after a sneeze or used as a veiled insult (“Bless her heart”). In the wake of syndemic crises from the past 2020-21, the power to bless holds poignant promise and opportunity. As we collectively move beyond physical survival, blessing is a powerful tool found throughout the scriptures of giving up one›s power and shifting systems of inequity. Darren Walker, Ford Foundation, notes this moment in 2021 is one where we are called “Not to ask what we could give back, but give up” in order to experience justice. This lens of “blessing” sparks philanthropic imagination and re-imagines stewardship as giving for repair of the world. Mike Kinman and Erin Weber-Johnson discuss the power of blessing and philanthropy.
Sermon @ 11:15 a.m., June 27, 2021: What Was That About?
“What Jesus is talking about is the church – and people like me who stand in places like this — using scripture to control and cast out rather than to liberate and embrace. What Jesus is talking about is the church using our power to define righteousness to prioritize our institutional survival over the actual living out of the love that is the whole reason for the church’s existence.“
Sermon by Mike Kinman from virtual worship at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. All Saints second In-person worship in 15 months! Readings: I Samuel 2:18–21, 26 and Mark 7:10–13. Read the text of the sermon here.
Sermon @ 1:00 p.m., June 27, 2021: Honor Your Mother and Your Father / Honra a tu madre y a tu padre
“What does it mean to honor a parent who has or even continues to abuse you? What does it mean to honor a parent whose care is beyond your capacity? What does it mean to honor a parent with whom you fundamentally disagree about really important things?”
Sermon by Mike Kinman for Virtual Bilingual Spanish/English Worship at All Saints Church, Pasadena at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Readings: I Samuel 2:18–21, 26 y San Marcos 7:10–13. Read the text of the sermon here. View the entire 1:00 p.m. service for June 27, 2021, on YouTube. Follow along with the service leaflet here.
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