University Public Worship 2017

Ms. Sughra Ahmed preached a sermon titled “Celebrating Birthdays" on December 17, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was “Praises of Prophet Muhammad” from Rumi and Islam by Maulana Rumi and an excerpt from “A Poem for His Birthday” by Hexham Hassaballa.

The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Young preached a sermon titled “The Prophet" on December 10, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Mark 1:1-8 and reading of Isaiah 40:1-11.

The Rev. Dr. Joanne Sanders preached a sermon titled “Alive with Gratitude, Awake in Hope" on December 3, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Mark 13:24-37 and readings of Isaiah 64:1-9 and 1 Corinthians 1:3-9.

Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann preached a sermon titled "Holidays, Hospitality and Hope” on November 26, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was Exodus 23:1-14, Isaiah 58:8, and Malachi 3:23-24.

Molly Logan preached a sermon titled You’re Invited: Come As You Are! on November 19, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was Isaiah 55 and 1 Corinthians 12:4-7, 12-21, 26.

The Rev. Greg Schaefer preached a sermon titled "October 32nd” on November 12, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was John 8:31-36 and reading was Jeremiah 31:31-34.

Shaykh Yassir Chadly preached a sermon titled “With Majesty and Grace” on November 5, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was Rule #32 and #25 from The Forty Rules of Love by Shams Tabrizi.

Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann preached a sermon titled "Fire, Shelter, Hope” on October 29, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was Genesis 2:16-25 and Isaiah 56:1-7.

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Eoyang, Jr. preached a sermon titled “Thirty Steps Down the Portico: A Belated Journey of Faith" on October 22, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 22:15-22 and reading was Isaiah 45:1-7.

The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw preached a sermon titled “Remembering" on October 15, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was Deuteronomy 34:1-12 and Matthew 22:34-40.

The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw preached a sermon titled “Pilgrimage" on October 8, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was Deuteronomy 16:13-16, Reflection by Yitzhak Yasinowitz, Four Quartets, from T.S. Eliot’s “Little Gidding,” and A Reflection on Pilgrimage by Sughra Ahmed.

The Rev. Dr. Joanne Sanders preached a sermon titled “Give Us This Day Our Daily Humility" on October 10, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 21:23-32 and reading of Psalm 25:1-9.

The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw preached a sermon titled “Doubt and Abundance" on September 24, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 20:1-16 and reading of Exodus 16:2-15.

The Rev. Dr. Joanne Sanders preached a sermon titled “The Mindset for Grace” on September 17, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 18:21-35 and reading of Psalm 103.

The Rev. John Harrison preached a sermon titled "Just Making Do” on September 10, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The reading for the sermon was 1 Kings 17:1-16.

Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann preached a sermon titled "Learning from Labor” on September 3, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was Genesis 1:26 - 2:3 and Psalm 90.

The Rev. Dr. Joanne Sanders preached a sermon titled “Standing on Rocks” on August 27, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 16:13-20 and reading of Isaiah 51:1-6.

The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw preached a sermon titled “Persistence" on August 20, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 15:21-28 and reading of Psalm 67.

Molly Logan preached a sermon titled "Here’s the story..." on August 13, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The reading for the sermon was Genesis 37:1-4; 12-28 and Romans 10:5-15.

The Rev. Dr. Joanne Sanders preached a sermon titled “Consolation and Community: Food for the Soul” on August 6, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 14:13-21.

Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann preached a sermon titled "Losing Heart… Rebuilding Hope” on July 30, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was Genesis 29: 15-28 and Lamentations 1:1-4.

The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw preached a sermon titled “Creating with God" on July 23, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was Psalm 86:11-17 and Romans 8:12-25.

Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann preached a sermon titled "'How can I convey that’s not okay?': The Art of Religious Rebuke” on July 16, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was II Samuel 11:1-17; 26-27; 12:1-9 and Leviticus 19:16-18.

The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Boatwright preached a sermon titled “Lean In On God” on July 9, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30.

The Rev. Dr. Joanne Sanders preached a sermon titled “The Warmth of Welcome” on July 2, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 10:40-42.

Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann preached a sermon titled "Who Delights in Life?" on June 25, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The reading for the sermon was Psalm 34.

The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw preached a sermon titled “Three in One" on June 11, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 and Matthew 28:16-20.

Sarah Thomas, Raga Ayyagari, and Thomas Ford from Stanford's Fellowship for Religious Encounter shares reflections from their experience in the group. Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann provides an Introduction.

Molly Logan preached a sermon titled "The In-betweens in the Mosaic of Our Lives" on May 28, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The reading for the sermon was Acts 1: 6-14.

Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann preached a sermon titled "All of My Bones Shall Praise You!" on May 21, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The reading for the sermon was Nishmat Kol Chai: The Soul of All the Living from Shabbat Morning Liturgy.

The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw preached a sermon titled “New Life in Baptism" on May 14, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The readings for the sermon was John 14: 1-14 and 1 Peter 2: 2-10.

The Rev. Matthew Dutton-Gillett, served as guest preacher on May 7, 2017. The sermon was titled “And They Held All Things in Common: Re-Imagining God’s Dream for Humanity" The Gospel Reading was John 10: 1-10.

The Rev. Joanne Sanders preached a sermon titled “Pilgrimage and Purpose" on April 30, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Luke 24: 13-35.

Rabbi Mike Comins preached a sermon titled “The Spiritual Wilderness or Loving the Earth? Wonder, Awe and Earth Day" on April 23, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The reading for the sermon was Solomon 141 and from the Shabbat Morning Liturgy. There is also excerpts from Abraham Joshua Heschel.

The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw preached a sermon titled “Witnesses to New Life" on April 16, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was John 20: 1-18 and Acts 10: 34-43.

The Rev. Joanne Sanders preached a sermon titled “Seismic Shifts, Spiritual Sustenance" on April 9, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 21: 1-11 and Matthew 27: 11-54.

Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann does a sermon titled "Curing Certainty; Dismantling Walls" on April 2, 2017 at the Stanford Memorial Church. The reading for the sermon was Numbers 13:1-3; 26-33.

The Rev. Kemp Segerhammer served as guest preacher on March 26, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The sermon is titled “No Longer Free to be Blind.” The Gospel reading for the sermon was John 9:1-41.

The Very Rev. June Osborne served as guest preacher on March 19, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The sermon is titled “Seeking the Sacred.” The Gospel reading for the sermon is John 4:5-42.

The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw preached a sermon titled “God So Loved The World” on March 12, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was John 3:1-17.

The Rev. Joanne Sanders preached a sermon titled "Freely and Faithfully Human" on March 5, 2017 at Stanford Memorial Church. The Gospel reading for the sermon was Matthew 4:1-11.

Professor Adrian Thatcher, served as guest preacher on February 26, 2017. The sermon was titled "Celebrating Families?” with the Gospel reading of Mark 3:31-35.