Creation Care and Environmentalism Homily for July 28, 2019 by Chuck Berry When Fr Larry asked me to give a homily, I said “surely, but it might be a little green.” I am an environmentalist. My mission is to help all parishes and missions in the Diocese bring Creation Care into the liturgy and teachings of the church. I started a Creation Care Network in the Diocese – you can view our activities on the Diocesan Website – and all of my advice to them came from practicing on

Sermon.07.14.19 St. Paul’s – Brookings Fr. Larry Ort Deuteronomy 30.9-14; Psalm 25.1-9; Colossians 1.1-14; Luke 10.25-37 I suspect most, if not all of us, are very familiar with the parable of the Good Samaritan. The parable is ensconced in our society; it is not unusual to hear someone referred to as a “good Samaritan.” Perhaps you are thinking this parable is somewhat overworked – that it is so familiar not much can be “mined” from it. I must confess when I first read some

Sermon.07.07.19 St. Paul’s Episcopal – Brookings Fr. Larry Ort Isaiah 66.10-14; Psalm 66.1-8; Galatians 6.1-16; Luke 10.1-11, 16-20 Our readings for today have a lot to say about peace. The reading from Isaiah personifies Jerusalem and provides us with a wonderful image of peace that flows from the motherhood of God (John Foley: http://liturgy.slu.edu/14OrdC070719/reflections_foley.html). The inhabitants of Jerusalem are to “rejoice with Jerusalem;” “they are to nurse and be