"Baptism & Transformation” 6th Sunday in Easter C - May 26, 2019 Baptisms for Valencio David Symons and Nayru Elizabeth Symons Acts 16:9-15 During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them. We set sail from Troas and took a straight course to

“From Death to New Life” By Fr. Guillermo A. Arboleda 15th Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 17B) Baptism of Cory Taylor James 1:17-27 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures. You must understand this, my beloved: let ev

Fr. Guillermo A. Arboleda baptizes DeAndre Scott on April 22, 2018. “Becoming Sheep in Jesus’ Flock” A sermon by Fr. Guillermo A. Arboleda for the 4th Sunday in Easter (B) on the occasion of four baptisms at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. John 10:1-18 “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate f

Baptism & The New Creation (Genesis 1:1-2:4; Matthew 28:16-20) On this Trinity Sunday, we are blessed to hold a baptism for Edison, the child of Courtney and Eduardo. Baptism is a time of joy, hope, and expectation. We are celebrating the birth of this child, but also marking the beginning of his lifelong journey in the Christian faith. This is a time of initiation. We often think of baptism as a way of joining a congregation. And that’s true; Edison will be a member of St. M

Luke 6:20-31 Jesus looked up at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. "Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. "Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the