(May 4, 1934 — March 2, 2026) Sunday, June 7, 2026Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchLos Alamos, NM MATTHEW 25.31-40 31 Ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι μετ' αὐτοῦ, τότε καθίσει ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ·32 καὶ συναχθήσονται ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ ἀφορίσει αὐτοὺς ἀπ' ἀλλήλων, ὥσπερ ὁ … Continue reading In Memoriam: Nima Diane Ward
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PENTECOST: “What Does This Mean?”
Sunday, May 24, 2026United Church of Santa FeSanta Fe, NM INTRODUCTION TO THE READING TODAY IS MANY CELEBRATIONS! (1) Last Thursday evening began the Jewish Holiday of SHAVUOT שָׁבוּעוֹת, precisely 50 days after Passover. SHAVUOT is the “feast of Weeks” originally marking the end of the grain harvest. There is a prayer for each of … Continue reading PENTECOST: “What Does This Mean?”
Fifth Sunday of Easter: “Many Rooms”
Saturday/Sunday May 2, 3 2026Saint Luke Lutheran ChurchAlbuquerque, NM [NOTE: The text (Greek and in three translations) follows the Sermon.] AT THE READING OF THE GOSPEL: With your bulletin this evening/this morning you have been provided with a half sheet that contains two other versions of the Gospel Reading you just heard. One is from … Continue reading Fifth Sunday of Easter: “Many Rooms”
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Shepherd of the Sheep
April 26, 2026United Church of Santa FeSanta Fe, NM JOHN 10.1-10 1 Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων ἀλλὰ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής·2 ὁ δὲ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας ποιμήν ἐστιν τῶν προβάτων.3 τούτῳ ὁ θυρωρὸς ἀνοίγει, καὶ τὰ πρόβατα τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ … Continue reading Fourth Sunday of Easter: Shepherd of the Sheep
Risus Pachalis (Holy Hilarity)
Second Sunday of EASTERApril 12, 2026Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Los Alamos, NM [NOTE: Greek and English Texts at the end of the Sermon] + In nomine Domini. Amen. Christ is Risen, Alleluia. Today is the Second Sunday of Easter — not the Second Sunday IN Easter, but OF Easter; because Easter is a Season, not a … Continue reading Risus Pachalis (Holy Hilarity)
ἐντολὴν καινὴν, Mandatum novum, A New Command
MAUNDY THURSDAYThursday, April 2, 2026 — 7 pmSaint Luke’s Lutheran Church308 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036 [NOTE: Greek, Latin and English texts of Luke 13.1-17; 31b-35 follow at the end of the Sermon.] + In nomine Domini. Amen. I am told that if we were to go to the northern part of Italy, … Continue reading ἐντολὴν καινὴν, Mandatum novum, A New Command
The Transfiguration (Quinquagesima) — or, Goodbye Alleluia!
Saturday, Feburary 14, 2026 & Sunday, February 15, 2026Saint Luke Lutheran Church; Albuquerque, New Mexico MATTHEW 17.1-9 1 Καὶ μεθ' ἡμέρας ἓξ παραλαμβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀναφέρει αὐτοὺς εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν κατ' ἰδίαν.2 καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔλαμψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος, τὰ … Continue reading The Transfiguration (Quinquagesima) — or, Goodbye Alleluia!
Second Sunday after Epiphany; January 18, 2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19) — “God of Our Weary Years”
The United Church of Santa FeSanta Fe, NM JOHN 1.29-42 29 Τῇ ἐπαύριον βλέπει τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ λέγει, Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου.30 οὗτός ἐστιν ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον, Ὀπίσω μου ἔρχεται ἀνὴρ ὃς ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.31 κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν, ἀλλ' … Continue reading Second Sunday after Epiphany; January 18, 2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19) — “God of Our Weary Years”
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Saint Francis of Assisi)
Sunday, October 5, 2025United Church of Santa Fe MATTHEW 6.25-33 25 Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν τί φάγητε [ἢ τί πίητε,] μηδὲ τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν τί ἐνδύσησθε· οὐχὶ ἡ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος;26 ἐμβλέψατε εἰς τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν οὐδὲ … Continue reading Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Saint Francis of Assisi)
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
United Church of Santa FeSunday, August 31, 2025 LUKE 14.7-14 7 Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς,8 Ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μήποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ' αὐτοῦ,9 καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι, Δὸς τούτῳ τόπον, … Continue reading Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost