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	<title>Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week we are invited to think about how we are a &#8216;chip off the old block.&#8217; We are not in this life alone, we are a part of a deep and wide community of faith full of imperfect folks just like Peter. And yet this is the exact foundation Jesus wants for the church [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Even Jesus sometimes needs a reminder that all means all. In this week’s text a Canaanite woman reminds Jesus that even though she may not be a part of his community, she and her daughter also deserve dignity and care. May we too listen to the interrupting mama bears in our midst. Accompanying Scripture:Isaiah 56:1-8, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Even Jesus sometimes needs a reminder that all means all. In this week’s text a Canaanite woman reminds Jesus that even though she may not be a part of his community, she and her daughter also deserve dignity and care. May we too listen to the interrupti]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Even Jesus sometimes needs a reminder that all means all. In this week’s text a Canaanite woman reminds Jesus that even though she may not be a part of his community, she and her daughter also deserve dignity and care. May we too listen to the interrupting mama bears in our midst. Accompanying Scripture:Isaiah 56:1-8, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Stormy weather ahead in both texts this week. Storms remind us of the limits of our power over our own lives and yet this helplessness does not need to cause panic. In the midst of all storms, we can cling to God&#8217;s steadfast presence and love. God proclaims to us peace in the midst of [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Stormy weather ahead in both texts this week. Storms remind us of the limits of our power over our own lives and yet this helplessness does not need to cause panic. In the midst of all storms, we can cling to God&#8217;s steadfast presence and love. God ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Stormy weather ahead in both texts this week. Storms remind us of the limits of our power over our own lives and yet this helplessness does not need to cause panic. In the midst of all storms, we can cling to God&#8217;s steadfast presence and love. God proclaims to us peace in the midst of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Tenth Sunday after Pentecost</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In today’s first reading God invites all who are hungry or thirsty to receive food and drink without cost. Jesus feeds the hungry multitude and reveals the abundance of God. In Holy Communion, we remember all are welcome to the table and none are turned away. As we share the bread of life, we are [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In today’s first reading God invites all who are hungry or thirsty to receive food and drink without cost. Jesus feeds the hungry multitude and reveals the abundance of God. In Holy Communion, we remember all are welcome to the table and none are turned ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Ninth Sunday after Pentecost</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In today’s gospel Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us the reign of God: a tree that becomes a sheltering home, yeast that penetrates and expands, a treasured pearl, a net that gains a great catch. Even as we seek the riches of God’s reign, the great surprise is that God’s grace finds us [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In today’s gospel Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us the reign of God: a tree that becomes a sheltering home, yeast that penetrates and expands, a treasured pearl, a net that gains a great catch. Even as we seek the riches of God’s reign, the]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Eighth Sunday after Pentecost</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. With Paul, we long for the day that all creation will be set free from bondage and suffering. Having both weeds and wheat within us, we humbly place our hope [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. With Paul, we long for the day that all creation will be set free from bondage and suffering. Having both weeds and wheat ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Seventh Sunday after Pentecost</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. With Paul, we long for the day that all creation will be set free from bondage and suffering. Having both weeds and wheat within us, we humbly place our hope [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Sixth Sunday after Pentecost</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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