Episcopal Church Of All Saints, Indianapolis

What do you do when you are afraid? Denial, competition, and seeking security are all responses to fear. Sharing in Christ's cup, baptism, and cross free us from these responses to fear.

Joseph Robert Stuart March 14, 1962 - October 7, 2018 Eulogies by David Stephens and Samuel Davis Sermon by the Rev. E. Suzanne Wille Readings: Jer. 29:11-14; Ps. 23; Rev. 7:9-17; Jn. 14:1-6 October 20, 2018

The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost (October 14, 2018). Readings: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90:12-17; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 Image: Grufnik (flickr.com/photos/grufnik), distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license.

“The very best version of a marriage we will see in this age is one where ultimately death severs the bond, leaving one spouse to carry the grief that is the echo of love. Our certainties are uncertain, friends.” Mr. Brendan O’Sullivan-Hale preaches on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (October 7, 2018). Readings: Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 Image: Dennis Jarvis (flickr.com/photos/archer10), distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

The fierce power and intensity of St. Michael the Archangel make perfect sense in our world in which hate, fear, and evil are so prominent.

"Who is the greatest? Where does this desire come from - this desire to be greatest, to be better than? Is it sin? Is it pride? Maybe. But might there be a humbler, more heartbreaking answer?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches of the eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 23, 2018). Readings: Jer. 11:18-20; Ps. 54; James 3:13-4:3; 7-8a; Mk 9:30-37 Image: "The Champ" by Rob Schultz (https://www.flickr.com/photos/truebluetitan/), distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

None us is deserving, yet we receive abundant grace through the unrelenting mercy of God, not crumbs from the table, but full loaves, heavy and fragrant.

"We have so many ways to answer the question because so many before us have attempted to answer it. But on the day Jesus asked the question, Peter and the other disciples had little to go on." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 16, 2018). Readings: Is. 50:4-9a, Ps. 116:1-8; James 3:1-12; Mk. 8:27-38

"Whenever my dad would let a string of curse words slip out in frustration, we'd say, 'You need Jesus.' Whenever my mom would fret over the preparations before a dinner party and she'd get impatient or snippy with us, we'd say 'Mama needs Jesus.'" The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Sept 2, 2018). Readings: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; Psalm 15; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Image: Tomasz Tuszko (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasz_tuszko/), distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND license.

Mother Suzanne Wile assures us that when we fall into despair, doubt and sinful behavior, we can always trust and rely on God to help us find our way home.

"Now for many people, Mary makes her appearance yearly at the Christmas pageant, where she sits on a little stool in a long dress with a veil over her head, holding a doll. She says nothing, and she does nothing." The Rev. Michael Stichweh preaches on the Feast of St. Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, transferred (August 12, 2018). Readings: Is. 61:10-11; Ps. 34:1-9; Gal. 4:4-7; Lk. 1:46-55. Image: Frank Smith.

"We were asking for food without worry, plenty without work, an answer to our wildest dreams, filet minon, caviar, and champagne, and you tell us that the answer is...bread. Are we hungry enough to accept that?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (August 5, 2018). Readings: Ex. 16:2-4, 9-15; Ps. 78:23-29; Eph. 4:1-16; John 6:24-35. Image: Jameson Fink (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesonfink/) distributed under a CC BY license.

The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost(July 29, 2018). Readings: 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-18; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Image: Steve Cadman (www.flickr.com/photos/stevecadman), used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Mother Suzanne preaches on our relationship with Jesus: “When we’re sent out, when we’re tired, when we’re at the end of our rope, it’s time to return to the Good Shepherd.”

Mother Erin Hougland speaks of Bible Scripture as a sacred mirror which shows us the power to inflict suffering when we are at our worst but also the power to save, heal, and love one another when we are at our best.

Mother Erin Hougland speaks regarding Jesus' teachings on shame and fear: "Shake the dust from your feet," Jesus says. "You are more than enough. You are God's beloved....Do not let the voices of shame and fear stop you from sharing God's unconditional love with this world."

"The Kingdom of God is like the bindweed vine that grows and multiplies even under the darkness of that really expensive weed barrier you bought so much of at Lowe's and nailed to the ground in your garden, with actual nails, in a final attempt to smother the darn thing." The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on the fourth Sunday after Pentecost (June 17, 2018) Readings: Ezek. 17:22-24; Ps. 92: 1-4, 11-14; 2 Cor. 5:6-10, 14-17; Mk. 4:26-34 Image: Square Foot Gardening Bed by Wally Hartshorn (https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyhartshorn/), distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

The Rev. Patrick Burke preaches on the Third Sunday after Pentecost (June 10, 2018). Readings: Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35

Fencing and Defencing God's Table by allsaintsindy

"We don't have to understand. We only need to know our God is three persons: God the creator, who, of the love of us and the world, gave the Son. God the Son, the Beloved, who loves the world so much he gave his life and sent the Holy Spirit. God the Holy Spirit, the Love, who resides with us still, so that we might know that we are never alone, that we are accepted, loved, that God never, ever gives up...on us." The Rev. E Suzanne Wille preaches on Trinity Sunday (May 27th, 2018). Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17 Image: Epiphany School, Dorcester (@TheEpiphanySchool)