St. John's Episcopal Church Montclair

St. John's Episcopal Church Montclair

por The Rev. Carrie Cabush

Temporada 2025

Saints & Baptism | November 2, 2025

Jesus loved people up close, and the promises we make and renew at baptism call us to do the same. To pay attention to what is happening in the world - especially to the people who are the most vulnerable - and do something about it.

All Hallows' Tide | October 26, 2025

As Christians we still mourn. We long for those we love but see no longer. We feel their loss in deep and profound ways. Even Jesus, God incarnate, wept at the tomb of his friend. But as Christians we do not need to fear death. We can mourn with the hope that we will see one another again. We mourn with a peace that passes understanding, because we may not know exactly what heaven looks like, but we trust that our loved ones are with God; that they are taken care of and no longer in pain. We mourn with confidence that Jesus destroyed death to get to us; to prepare a way for us. As our Book of Common Prayer reminds us in the burial liturgy, life is changed, not ended.

Re-imaging What Is Possible: Stewardship Launch | October 19, 2025

God doesn’t call us to do the impossible, but God does call us to move the dial on what we perceive to be possible. This is a powerful theology of stewardship. In the church we talk about stewardship as our responsibility to carefully and responsibly manage the gifts God has given us. Stewardship is an expression of gratitude: giving thanks for the time, talent, and treasure God has gifted us by using them well. But stewardship is also a leap of faith toward a God who is trustworthy. Stewardship is an invitation to trust that together we can do more with what God has given us than we can do alone.

Blessings Start Small | October 5, 2025

This week I’ve been reflecting on how just a little bit of faith is a powerful thing. In our gospel reading this morning, Jesus talks about having faith the size of a mustard seed. And I found these mustard seeds in my cabinet. They are very small! But the mustard plant is what we call invasive, which just means that from one very small seed the mustard plant will grow, spread, and fill a whole garden. So what Jesus is saying is that with even just this small little bit of faith, it can spread and fill all of creation.

Sermon by Jeffery Blanford, Youth Coordinator | 10 am, September 28, 2025

Sermon by Jeffery Blanford, Youth Coordinator

The Chasms We Create | 8 am, September 28, 2025

This past week's rummage sale was both fundraiser and community outreach. Both a means for us to support our music ministry and a means to offer support to our neighbors by offering clothing and home goods at discounted prices. Had we only tried to get the highest price for each item we could, not only would we not have made as much, we would have failed in our mission to help our neighbors get access to items they may not have been able to afford otherwise. It’s a small example, but a powerful one. When we put our love of money above our love for God and neighbor everyone loses out.

Becoming Peacemakers | September 21, 2025

Perhaps all it takes to shift from “Is there no balm in Gilead” to proclaiming that there is a balm is recognizing that we have a part to play in healing the world. That we have a part to play in bringing about peace. Not because God is absent and disinterested, but because God is alive and working in and through us.

Getting Lost | September 14, 2025

Sometimes getting lost isn’t our fault. And sometimes - perhaps most of the time - we can’t get ourselves unlost. At least not alone. That’s where God steps in. We worship a God whose love is so all-encompassing that God goes looking for us, even if - perhaps especially when - we don’t move a muscle.

Letting God Shape Us | September 7, 2025

How many of you have started work or school in the last two weeks? What did you do to get ready for this new year? Probably a lot of planning and preparation. Do you think everything will go exactly as you planned this year?

Lament | August 31, 2025

Like Jeremiah, we know it doesn’t have to be this way. That we do not need to live in a nation where the news of a school or house of worship shooting is so commonplace that it disappears from front page news in two days, without any hint of actionable response. So this morning, let us lean into lament a bit. Because as the old adage goes, we can only heal what we allow ourselves to feel.

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