Author: Joanna Lawrence Shenk

  • Sermon: Pride Sunday 2020

    By Stefan Baumgartner John 2:13-22 Spirit who connects every being, move in our midst this day. Welcome to Pride Sunday!  I’m so happy to be with you today. My name is Stefan Baumgartner. My pronouns are he/him. I want to begin my reflection with a quote by Marsha P. Johnson, “No pride for some of…

  • Call to Action: Juneteenth 2020

    By Joanna Lawrence Shenk These words were prepared for Faith in Action Bay Area’s Latinx-led Juneteenth solidarity action, “Black Lives Matter: Praying and Working to Create Healthy and Stable Communities,” held in Daly City, CA on June 19, 2020. We are living through a long overdue nationwide awakening to the reality of state sponsored white…

  • Litany for Pentecost 2020

    By Joanna Lawrence Shenk We now come to a time of sharing communion together. Communion is about affirming our connection to the body, within the Christian tradition, we talk about the body of Christ and being that body together. We recognize that our collective body is in pain. We want to lift up that prayer…

  • Sermon: God in the Darkness

    By Joanna Lawrence Shenk This is the fifth sermon in our Lenten series on “Spirit and Power.” During this season of Lent, we are on a journey into the unknown, where much has been stripped away from us. It’s a journey that’s lonely, as we are isolated from others, and the path forward is dimly…

  • Sermon: A Time to Grow Our Souls

    By Joanna Lawrence Shenk This is the fourth sermon in our Lenten series on “Spirit and Power.” John 15:1-17 Over the last week elders have been on my mind. Elders who are made vulnerable by the spread of COVID-19. Elders in San Francisco who Faith in Action is organizing people to call. Elders in my…

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