Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland
Weekly reflections from Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, a progressive urban congregation in downtown Portland, OR. Everyone is welcome — no exceptions!
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Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Chris Arnold • Divine Feminine: Day 11 | Advent Calendar | December 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 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.

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

Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 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.

Monday Dec 09, 2024
Peter Elliott • Divine Feminine: Day 8 | Advent Calendar | December 9, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 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.

Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 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.

Saturday Dec 07, 2024
Henry Lebedinsky • Divine Feminine: Day 6 | Advent Calendar | December 7, 2024
Saturday Dec 07, 2024
Saturday Dec 07, 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.

Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 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.

Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Helen Dunn • Divine Feminine: Day 4 | Advent Calendar | December 5, 2024
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Thursday Dec 05, 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.

Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Robyn King • Divine Feminine: Day 3 | Advent Calendar | December 4, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
"The Church has actively ignored the fullness of how the Bible talks about God."
About today's speaker:
Robyn is an Anglican/Episcopal priest. Robyn has served parishes in her home state of Montana and her adopted Province of Alberta, and she is co-host of The Accessible Altar. She and her spouse have a dog, two cats, and an apple tree that lets them make delicious cider.
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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.

Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Ian Doescher • Divine Feminine: Day 2 | Advent Calendar | December 3, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
"If the Trinity is Three-in-One, then Jesus is female, too."
About today's speaker:
The Rev'd Dr. Ian Doescher is author of the William Shakespeare's Star Wars and Pop Shakespeare series and a priest ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA.
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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.