Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland

Jill Gidlund • Divine Feminine: Day 13 | Advent Calendar | December 14, 2024

"I remember that God is my Mother." 
 
About today's speaker:
Jill Gidlund is a Godly Play Trainer based in the San Francisco Bay Area and she currently leads a Godly Play program at Bethel Community Presbyterian Church in San Leandro. Her work as a speaker and parent educator includes facilitating conversation and contemplation about nurturing children’s spirituality. One of her passion projects is creating home altars and helping others start this practice for themselves. You can connect with Jill on instagram @sacred_spots_at_home
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.
 

Tiffany McDonald • Divine Feminine: Day 12 | Advent Calendar | December 13, 2024

"I was also made in God's image."
 
About today's speaker:
Tiffany McDonald is ordained in the United Methodist Church. She has served as a University Chaplain, solo pastor, and associate pastor, and is currently appointed to family leave. Tiffany lives in Minnetonka, MN with her husband and two daughters.  She writes at redheadedrev.org
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.
 

Chris Arnold • Divine Feminine: Day 11 | Advent Calendar | December 12, 2024

"Neither the human masculine or feminine is enough to reflect the vast power of the Trinity."
About today's speaker:
Chris Arnold is returning for his third year contributing to Trinity's Advent podcast series. He is a spiritual director in Wisconsin, and is an associate of two Trappist monasteries in Iowa.
 
Click here to view the article referenced in the reflection: 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/i267089
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.

Angela Furlong • Divine Feminine: Day 10 | Advent Calendar | December 11, 2024

"God's love is like a mother's embrace."
 
About today's speaker:
Angela Furlong's call to ordained ministry follows a lifetime of secular profession as a teacher, a neurobehavioral specialist, and a linguist. She is also a wartime veteran. Angela is a passionate advocate for the marginalized and the oppressed, and tirelessly professes God’s unconditional love for all and above all else. She enjoys spending time in nature, writing icons, and listening to people’s stories. 
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.

Katie Nakamura Rengers • Divine Feminine: Day 9 | Advent Calendar | December 10, 2024

"There's an insecure seventh grader inside all of us."
 
About today's speaker:
Katie Nakamura Rengers is an Episcopal priest currently serving in the Presiding Bishop's office of Church Planting and Redevelopment.  She planted a coffee shop church called The Abbey, that uses hospitality, caffeine, songs and games to nurture community and belonging.  When not at church, she can be found jogging with friends, singing, attempting family karate class.  Katie is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and lives there with her husband and their two daughters, Naomi and Katherine. 
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.

Peter Elliott • Divine Feminine: Day 8 | Advent Calendar | December 9, 2024

"O come, O Wisdom from on high, and teach us in her ways to go."
About today's speaker:
Peter Elliott is the retired rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, BC. He previously served as Director of Ministries in Church and Society with the Anglican Church of Canada, and he is the cohost of The Gospel of Musical Theatre podcast. 
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.

"Earworm" | Beth Ferguson | Divine Feminine: Day 7 • Sunday Sermon | December 8, 2024

“And the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.” 
About today's guest preacher:
Beth Ferguson is a member of the Trinity Cathedral community. In addition to her longtime work as a Godly Play instructor, she is co-leader of Trinity Catechesis, which runs from January to May every year.
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.

Henry Lebedinsky • Divine Feminine: Day 6 | Advent Calendar | December 7, 2024

"Help us forgive each other as a mother forgives her children."
About today's speaker:
Henry Lebedinsky currently serves as Missioner for Music at St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church on Whidbey Island, Washington, and an active organist, harpsichordist, and conductor. He is co-director of the San Francisco Bay Area-based AGAVE and is in demand as an international performer and speaker. A composer and poet, his sacred music for choir and organ is published by Paraclete Press, Carus-Verlag Stuttgart, and CanticaNOVA.
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.

Kate Moorehead Carroll • Divine Feminine: Day 5 | Advent Calendar | December 6, 2024

"Why did we ever come to call God 'Father?'"
 
About today's speaker:
The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead Carroll is the tenth Dean of St John’s Cathedral in Jacksonville, Florida. She has authored eight books and films a daily devotion on YouTube.  Kate’s podcast is called FindIt.
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.
 

Helen Dunn • Divine Feminine: Day 4 | Advent Calendar | December 5, 2024

"What does yes mean in the light of the Divine Feminine?"
 
About today's speaker:
The Rev'd Helen Dunn is Rector at St. Clement's Anglican Church in North Vancouver, BC, where she has lived since 2017. Helen has a BA in Pastoral Ministry from Briercrest College in Saskatchewan and a MA in Christian Theology from Durham University in the UK. She's an Anglo-celtic at heart and aims to hold a broad theological vision.
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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.
How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty?" If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of and imagination for God has been too narrow.
Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.