Sermon begins at 19:45

Collect for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: Keep, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy; and, because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Readings for Trinity 15: 
Joshua 24:14-25
Psalm 92:1-6
Galatians 6:11-18
Matthew 6:24-34

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: "Sermon on the Mount" by Henri Bloch, 1877, oil on copper, Museum of National History, Copenhagen, Denmark

Sermon begins at 17:35

Collect for the Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
O Almighty God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receipt of custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist; Grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires, and inordinate love of riches, and to follow the same thy Son Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

Commemorative Collect for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Readings for the Feast of St. Matthew: 
Isaiah 33:13-17
Psalm 119:65-72
2 Corinthians 4:1-6
Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: St. Matthew and the Angel, attributed to Karel van der Pluym (1625-1672). Circa 1655-1660, oil on canvas. North Carolina Museum of Art.

Sermon begins at 18:40

Collect for Holy Cross Sunday:
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world unto himself: Mercifully grant that we, who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have grace to take up our cross and follow him; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Commemorative Collect for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity: 
Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve; Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

Readings for Holy Cross Sunday: 
Isaiah 45:21-25
Psalm 98
Philippians 2:5-11
John 12:31-36

Sermon by Fr. Jady Koch

Cover art: traditional Celtic cross

Sermon begins at 23:30

Collect for Trinity 12: 
Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve; Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

Readings for Trinity 12:
Exodus 34:29-35
Psalm 34:1-10
2 Corinthians 3:4-9
Mark 7:31-37

Sermon by Fr. Jady Koch

Cover art: "Moses and the Ten Commandments" by James J. Tissot, 1896-1902, gouache on board, Jewish Museum, New York