Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland

Advent Calendar | Day 8 (Nathan LeRud) | Second Sunday of Advent

"Sometimes it feels like we’re moving in a circle.” A reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent by the Very Rev’d Nathan LeRud, Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Portland. Music from The Band’s Visit (Itamar Moses/David Yazbek).
 
Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar is offered as an anchor for your Advent contemplation & reflection in the midst of the hectic secular Christmas season. Pause each day for brief 5-10 minute episodes, original meditations on the theme of waiting by interfaith clergy & artists from across our region & beyond.      
 
Bring us with you as you drive to work or linger over coffee, as you prepare dinner or while you get ready for bed – a moment of quiet to help prepare for the extraordinary thing that is about to happen.

Advent Calendar | Day 7 (Katie Burk)

Improvisation on Conditor alme siderum (Creator of the stars at night) for the seventh day of Advent, played by Katie Burk, Organ Scholar at Trinity Cathedral in Portland.
 
Conditor alme siderum (7th cent.)
1 Creator of the stars of night,your people’s everlasting light,O Christ, Redeemer of us all,we pray you, hear us when we call.
2 In sorrow that the ancient curseshould doom to death a universe,you came to save a ruined racewith healing gifts of heav'nly grace.
3 When earth drew on to darkest night,you came, but not in splendor bright,not as a king, but the childof Mary, virgin mother mild.
4 At your great name, majestic now,all knees must bend, all hearts must bow;all things on earth with one accordjoin those in heav’n to call you Lord.
5 To God the Father, God the Son,and God the Spirit, Three in One,praise, honor, might, and glory befrom age to age eternally.
 
Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar is offered as an anchor for your Advent contemplation & reflection in the midst of the hectic secular Christmas season. Pause each day for brief 5-10 minute episodes, original meditations on the theme of waiting by interfaith clergy & artists from across our region & beyond.      
 
Bring us with you as you drive to work or linger over coffee, as you prepare dinner or while you get ready for bed – a moment of quiet to help prepare for the extraordinary thing that is about to happen.

Advent Calendar | Day 6 (Anya Pearson)

"The system is broken - a token for your consideration." Spoken word reflection for the sixth day of Advent by Anya Pearson, playwright, poet, actress, and activist. [contains explicit language]
 
Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar is offered as an anchor for your Advent contemplation & reflection in the midst of the hectic secular Christmas season. Pause each day for brief 5-10 minute episodes, original meditations on the theme of waiting by interfaith clergy & artists from across our region & beyond.  
 
Bring us with you as you drive to work or linger over coffee, as you prepare dinner or while you get ready for bed – a moment of quiet to help prepare for the extraordinary thing that is about to happen.

Advent Calendar | Day 5 (Michael Ellick)

"Waiting is a frightening place to be." Reflection for the fifth day of Advent by the Rev'd Michael Ellick, Director of Public Engagement at Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.
 
Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar is offered as an anchor for your Advent contemplation & reflection in the midst of the hectic secular Christmas season. Pause each day for brief 5-10 minute episodes, original meditations on the theme of waiting by interfaith clergy & artists from across our region & beyond.
 
Bring us with you as you drive to work or linger over coffee, as you prepare dinner or while you get ready for bed – a moment of quiet to help prepare for the extraordinary thing that is about to happen.

Advent Calendar | Day 4 (Regan Schutz)

"What if waiting is the gift of life itself?" Reflection for the fourth day of Advent by the Rev'd Regan Schutz, rector of Christ Church in Coronado, CA.
 
Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar is offered as an anchor for your Advent contemplation & reflection in the midst of the hectic secular Christmas season. Pause each day for brief 5-10 minute episodes, original meditations on the theme of waiting by interfaith clergy & artists from across our region & beyond.
 
Bring us with you as you drive to work or linger over coffee, as you prepare dinner or while you get ready for bed – a moment of quiet to help prepare for the extraordinary thing that is about to happen.

Advent Calendar | Day 3 (Andria Skornik)

"It's countercultural to observe Advent in a society that doesn't wait for anything." Reflection for the third day of Advent by the Rev'd Andria Skornik, Rector at All Saints Episcopal in Portland, OR.
 
Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar is offered as an anchor for your Advent contemplation & reflection in the midst of the hectic secular Christmas season. Pause each day for brief 5-10 minute episodes, original meditations on the theme of waiting by interfaith clergy & artists from across our region & beyond.
 
Bring us with you as you drive to work or linger over coffee, as you prepare dinner or while you get ready for bed – a moment of quiet to help prepare for the extraordinary thing that is about to happen.

Advent Calendar | Day 2 (Matthew David Morris)

"Surely,” a musical Advent reflection offered by the Rev’d Matthew David Morris, Associate Priest/Digital Missioner at Grace Memorial in Portland and chaplain (aka Mother Superior) of The Chapel with Nadia Bolz-Weber.
Text:
Surely this world will be remadeSurely the truth can be repaidSurely our suffering won't be in vainSurely the true King will come
Surely the tears won't burn for longSurely the weak can redeem the strongSurely them prophets were right all alongSurely the true King will come
Woe to the shepherds who scatter their sheepWoe to the liars and the secrets they keepGod will attend to you lest you believeSurely the true King will come
Surely the tyrant will lose their swaySurely the migrant will find their waySurely the borders will all fade awaySurely the true King will come
Surely the children will be uncagedSurely polite folk will become enragedSurely the jester has stolen the stageBut surely the true King will come
Woe to the wealthy who prophet from warWoe to the church with a lock on the doorYou have forgotten what God made you forBut surely the true King will come
Surely our God keeps each promise madeSurely our God turns the night to daySurely we wait for God, surely we praySurely the true King will come
Holy are they who make room for the LordHoly are we who believe what we heardGod will bring justice through God's Holy WordAnd surely the true King will come
 
Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar is offered as an anchor for your Advent contemplation & reflection in the midst of the hectic secular Christmas season. Pause each day for brief 5-10 minute episodes, original meditations on the theme of waiting by interfaith clergy & artists from across our region & beyond. Bring us with you as you drive to work or linger over coffee, as you prepare dinner or while you get ready for bed – a moment of quiet to help prepare for the extraordinary thing that is about to happen.

11/28/2021 Dean Nathan LeRud

"Don't be afraid to befriend the darkness." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, recorded live at 10:00am on Sunday November 28, 2021.
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Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar | The First Sunday of Advent (Shana McCauley)

"May the holiness of Advent find us where we are." An introduction to Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar, a daily podcast to anchor your Advent contemplation in the midst of the hectic secular Christmas season. Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent by the Rev'd Shana McCauley, Canon for Cathedral Life at Trinity Cathedral in Portland.
 
Waiting: An Aural Advent Calendar is offered as an anchor for your Advent contemplation & reflection in the midst of the hectic secular Christmas season. Pause each day for brief 5-10 minute episodes, original meditations on the theme of waiting by interfaith clergy & artists from across our region & beyond. Bring us with you as you drive to work or linger over coffee, as you prepare dinner or while you get ready for bed – a moment of quiet to help prepare for the extraordinary thing that is about to happen.

11/21/2021 The Rev‘d Shana McCauley

"True power exists not in crowns and militaries, but in the act of giving it away." Sermon by Canon for Cathedral Life Shana McCauley, recorded live at 10:00am on Sunday November 21, 2021.
View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's Sermon Playlist.
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