Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland

"It's The Spirit of the Lord" | Nathan LeRud | May 19, 2024

"There's such a sweet, sweet spirit in this place." Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

"God's Fire Is A Powerful Catalyst" | Liz Harlan Ferlo | May 12, 2024

"Fire is not always as it seems." Sermon by Liz Harlan-Ferlo, Canon for Education & the Arts, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Palm Sunday, May 12, 2024.

"He Is Our Mother" | Charissa Simmons | May 5, 2024

"Wherever you are on the spectrum of human gender, God is big enough to meet you there." Sermon by Charissa Simmons, Canon for Spiritual Formation, recorded live at Choral Evensong on Sunday, May 5, 2024.

"The Spirit is Breath" | VJ Sathyaraj | May 5, 2024

"God's breath brings life." Sermon by Vijendran Sathyaraj, Assisting Priest, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, May 5, 2024.

"So, You Wanna Talk About Eunuchs?" | Nathan LeRud | April 28, 2024

"What does it mean to encounter someone who is different?" Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, April 28, 2024.

"Where Is Redemption?" | KyungJa Oh | April 14, 2024

"We love diversity, except when it comes to other people." Sermon by guest preacher KyungJa Oh, the first Korean American woman ordained in the Episcopal Church, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
 
Part of the Michael B. Curry Distinguished Preachers Series.
 
About Dr. Oh:
KyungJa Oh (KJ) is a retired Episcopal priest and Emerita Professor in Practical Theology at Bexley Seabury Seminary, Chicago IL. She also serves as a priest associate at St Paul and the Redeemer Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, Chicago. Before joining theological education, KJ served as rector of The Church of the Advent, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati and as vicar at St. Chad Episcopal Church in Loves Park, IL. Prior to her ministry in the parish, KJ served as chaplain for the Oncology Department at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.
KJ earned her MDiv from Seabury-Western Seminary and her DMin from Bexley Seabury Seminary. Her training for the priesthood also includes completion of an ACPE clinical residency program, internships at Episcopal churches in Lynn, MA, Northbrook, IL, Harrogate, England and Sutton-in-Ashfield, England. She studied theology at the University of Cambridge, England, as well as French literature at the Sorbonne in Paris. She earned a BA in philosophy cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan University.
KJ is third-generation Korean-American, born and raised in Chicago. She was confirmed into The Episcopal Church in 1983, having been raised in the United Methodist tradition. KJ has two grown children and two grandchildren. She currently lives in Hyde Park, IL, with her spouse, Melissa.
 
About the Preachers Series:
Named in honor of our Presiding Bishop, the Michael B. Curry Distinguished Preachers Series is made possible by a gift from the estate of Trinity’s longtime historian and faithful prophet, Professor Ann Weikel, the first woman to receive tenure in the History Department at Portland State University.

"Jesus Is Love" | Shana McCauley | April 14, 2024

"How did you meet Jesus?" Sermon by Shana McCauley, Canon Vicar, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

"The Thomas Syndrome" | VJ Sathyaraj | April 7, 2024

"Do not doubt but believe." Sermon by Vijendran Sathyaraj, Assisting Priest, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, April 7, 2024.

"Raising Them Up" | Nathan LeRud | Easter Sunday | March 31, 2024

"We refuse to let them be forgotten." Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 11:00 service on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.

"A New Beginning" | Charissa Simmons | Easter Vigil | March 30, 2024

"This isn't the end of the story." Sermon by Charissa Simmons, Canon for Spiritual Formation, recorded live at the Great Vigil of Easter on Saturday, March 30, 2024.