Podcast appearances and mentions of anne thatcher

November 1, 2020 In her sermon for All Saints' Day, the Rev. Anne Thatcher shares her vision of the Beatitudes as she has seen them at St. Martin's in her five years with us. As she departs for her new call, she leaves us with these new blessings to take us forward. Today's readings are: Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 Matthew 5:1-12 Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for All Saints’ Day, Year A.

In her sermon from Sunday, October 18, the Rev. Anne Thatcher wonders about our “smugness warning light”, the internal indicator that maybe we think we know right or best. She reminds us that this feeling doesn’t allow much room for the love of neighbor or the mercy of God. How can we find and root out the underlying sin behind this feeling when we see our indicator light? Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13) 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 24, Year A. Streamed to YouTube Live.

The Rev. Anne Thatcher's sermon for Sunday, September 20. NIMBY's - an acronym for Not In My BackYard - are those folks with the privilege to declare what does or does not happen where they live, and thereby make decisions for what happens in communities without that power. Most NIMBY's do not realize that they have that privilege, it is a plank in their eye, denying them the ability to see their own place and be merciful and generous to others. Today's scripture contains two stories of NIMBY's - Jonah, and the workers in the field. They also showcase the mercy and non-judgmental generosity of our God, that we are called to imitate. How can we work to name the plank in our own eyes, and to truly live into the truth that all of God's people are "worthy of love, justice, mercy, forgiveness, and human dignity" today? Today's Readings: Jonah 3:10-4:11 Psalm 145:1-8 Matthew 20:1-16 Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 20, Year A. Recorded live in Zoom.us Read the article referenced in today's sermon in The Philadelphia Inquirer here.

In the Rev. Anne Thatcher's sermon for Sunday, August 30th, she reflects on the betrayals of Jesus by his close friends, Peter and Judas. In a deeply personal reflection from her own past, she talks of the depth of hurt caused by betrayal, but also the immense healing power possible with forgiveness. Readings: Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28. Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 17, Year A. Recorded live in Zoom.us

The Gospel tells us that in midst of tumult and discord, it is Christ who takes the wheel, steadies the boat, and calms the storm. How do we hold to this faith and hope today? Must we ask for help? Might we be able to admit we are afraid? Sermon by the Rev. Anne Thatcher for Sunday, August 9, based on the readings for Proper 14, Year A. Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 14, Year A. Recorded live in Zoom.us

Sermon by the Rev. Anne Thatcher for Sunday, July 26, Proper 12, Year A. The Rev. Anne Thatcher reflects on her experience rappelling down a skyscraper in Center City Philadelphia for Outward Bound last May, relating it to what happens after we answer the call of God. Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 12, Year A. Recorded live in Zoom.us

Sermon by the Rev. Anne Thatcher for Sunday, July 5, the fifth Sunday after the Pentecost, Proper 9. The Rev. Anne Thatcher discusses the difference between a legalistic view of religion and civil society and the invitation to answer the call to obey that comes from God in Jesus Christ. The latter is done willingly and with a full heart. She reminds us that "we can't be disciples without grace and repentance, for the two walk hand in hand. That's when we're transformed." Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 9, Year A. Recorded live in Zoom.us

June 7, 2020 For Trinity Sunday, the Rev. Anne Thatcher talks about how the Trinity can guide us into the difficult but Gospel-necessary work of dismantling white supremacy. Readings from Trinity, Year A.

The Rev. Anne Thatcher's sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter, Year A. Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net. Stripped of everything in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is nowhere to hide. The Rev. Anne Thatcher implores us to be authentically ourselves, real, owning our vulnerability. Christ is with us in all these vulnerabilities. How open are we really, to revealing who is Jesus to us in our own lives? How do we learn to speak the truth of Christ's love without fear? Let us take this time as an opportunity to be true of who we are, and who God has created us to be, and how we are called to love.

A joyous celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Holy Eucharist with music including familiar Easter hymns; a song by parishioner, Scott Robinson, recorded by Mandala; and St. Martin's Treble Choir. The Rev. Anne Thatcher, Celebrant The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, Preacher The Rev. Carol Duncan, Deacon Readers: Michael Blakeney and Michelle Williams. Psalm 118 sung by Carolyn Green. Intercessor: Marsha Blake. Krystiane Cooper, Adenike Webb, John Wentz, musicians. Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - EASTER HYMN. Words and Music - © OCP Alleluia No. 1 descant and harmonization - Betty Carr Pulkingham, Music - ©1979 Celebration. Sung by Molly Kanevsky. Everlasting Love by Mandala Interfaith Kirtan. Words from the Book of Isaiah. Music by Scott Robinson. From the CD Deep Mystery, available at CDBaby.com and iTunes. Used with permission. Joy is come! - Andrew Carter, Words and Music - ©1998 Oxford University Press. Sung by St. Martin’s Treble Choir. The Day of Resurrection - ELLACOMBE, Words and Music - © OCP Contributing videography by William Previdi. Contributing audio work and video for music by David Loewi. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-701187. All rights reserved. Photographs and graphics by the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

The Great Vigil begins in darkness outside the church on the terrace. Each person is given a candle, lit from the Paschal Candle, as we listen to the lessons recounting God’s saving acts of creation, preservation, and redemption under the Old Covenant. In them are powerful symbols of water and fire; of death and rebirth; of Passover that was, is, and is yet to come. We hear the Word, let it possess us, and actively respond in song and prayer. Please bring your own candles and bells to worship in your home. The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, officiant Readers: James Fairburn, Anne Swoyer, Barbara Dundon, Court vanRooten, and Lydia Ogden. Thanks to bell ringers: The Rev. Barbara Ballenger, The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, Lyn Loewi, Mary Button, Barbara Dundon, John Needles, and Richard and Constance Haggard. Contributing videography by William Previdi. Exsultet sung by Krystianne Cooper. Public domain. Collects cantored by the Rev. Anne Thatcher. Alleluia No. 1 descant and harmonization - Betty Carr Pulkingham, Music - ©1979 Celebration. Sung by Molly Kanevsky. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-701187. All rights reserved. Photographs and graphics by the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

This liturgy combines music and prayer as we hear the Gospel of John's account of the Lord’s trial, suffering, and death. We will engage in intense intercessory prayer for the church and for the world. It was on the cross that Jesus made his full intercession for us, and we are united with him through Baptism in that intercession. The final portions of this liturgy take place before a cross, where we praise Christ for his love, which he demonstrated on the cross. St. John’s Passion, setting by Erik Meyer, sung by St. Martin's Choir. Soloists: Alyson Harvey, John Wentz, Krys Cooper, Matthew Vickers, and Lyndon McNall. Used with permission. The Rev. Barbara Ballenger, preacher. The Rev. Anne Thatcher and the Rev. Carol Duncan, solemn collects. Were you there (harmonization) (Hymn #172) - C. Winfred Douglas, Music - ©1961 Church Publishing, Inc. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-701187. All rights reserved. Photographs and graphics by the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday, April 9, 2020. The Rev. Anne Thatcher, Celebrant Intermezzo in B minor, Opus 119, no. 1 by Johannes Brahms. Ralph West, piano. Ubi Caritas / Live in Charity - Jacques Berthier, Taizé Words and Music - ©1979 Taizé, Les Presses de Taize (North America) Ross Drucker, soloist. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-701187. All rights reserved. Photographs and graphics by the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

For the fourth Sunday in Lent, the Rev. Anne Thatcher's sermon on the healing of the man born blind has more to deal with our own need for healing, and to heal others. Based primarily on the Gospel reading of the day, John 9:1-41.

The Rev. Anne Thatcher offers the sermon for the First Sunday in Lent, focusing on the Gospel of Matthew 4:1-11, the temptation of Christ in the desert.

The Rev. Anne Thatcher offers the sermon for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, focusing on the Gospel of Matthew 5:13-20.

Peter, partiality, and peace. The Rev. Anne Thatcher talks about these three p's and our faith in her sermon, focusing on the reading from Acts, on the First Sunday after the Epiphany, The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord.

What does it mean to be kadosh - set apart? How does our baptism or the life of the saints help us to understand those times in life when being set apart was not what we asked for, but is a blessing nonetheless? Here from the Rev. Thatcher in her All Saints' Sunday sermon. All Saints' Day https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearC_RCL/HolyDays/AllSaintsC_RCL.html

As humans we do not like dealing with in between. We prefer people to fit nicely into boxes that we can define and know what to expect. But our God lives and moves in those between areas. The Rev. Anne Thatcher preaches about the cleansing of the 10 Lepers on this Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearC_RCL/Pentecost/CProp23_RCL.html

As humans we do not like dealing with in between. We prefer people to fit nicely into boxes that we can define and know what to expect. But our God lives and moves in those between areas. The Rev. Anne Thatcher preaches about the cleansing of the 10 Lepers on this Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost.

Church intercedes on behalf of God to the world and on behalf of the world to God. ...What does church as intercessor look like?...What would happen if the church abdicated its role as intercessor for the world? The Rev. Anne Thatcher explores these questions as a glimpse of the answers are revealed to us through the scriptures for this morning. Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Gospel: Luke 16:1-13

Church intercedes on behalf of God to the world and on behalf of the world to God. ...What does church as intercessor look like?...What would happen if the church abdicated its role as intercessor for the world? The Rev. Anne Thatcher explores these questions as a glimpse of the answers are revealed to us through the scriptures for this morning.

What makes us choose or refuse to heal? What makes us decide who we believe deserves healing or not? How do we deal with the "cruel light" that healing seems to be - as imagined in C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce? The Rev. Anne Thatcher asks us to reconsider the pain of that light and healing, and God's promise of love and life.

Our name is so tied to our identity, that when we do not know another's name it is as if you are implying that they do not matter. What happens when our name is stripped from us, when our identity is stripped from us? And what do we do when a name and identity is stripped from another? The Rev. Anne Thatcher issues her call to action from the Gospel for today.

What does home mean? What does it feel like to be "home?" The Rev. Anne Thatcher preaches this morning about her sense of home in God and with others.

Gender role subversion in the Gospel of Luke? You might be hearing this first from the Rev. Anne Thatcher. Explore what the Song of Simeon has to teach us today as we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation.

Rev. Anne Thatcher's sermon for the 4th Sunday of Advent.

Rev. Anne Thatcher demonstrates that the love, reconciliation, and forgiveness demonstrated by Sonya in Crime and Punishment is an example of our relationship with God. This epiphany is a revelation for our lives. This track contains the lectionary readings for the day. Skip to 07:00 for the start of the sermon.

Christmas Morning sermon from the Rev. Anne Thatcher.

In this Advent reflection, the Rev. Anne Thatcher remembers her initial call to the priesthood. Music: "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" by the choir of The Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. (Original release date: December 20, 2015 - Advent 4)

How do you maintain hope when darkness abounds? Rev. Anne Thatcher gives us a story today of prophetic imagination linking together her experiences in El Salvador and Hebron over the last few years. Anne Thatcher's sermon is accompanied by the lectionary readings for the day.

The Rev. Anne Thatcher asks us how to cope with the grief and the need for hope in our time. How do we continue to combat evil and speak in love? We name. What does she mean by that? Listen to learn more... This track includes the lectionary readings for the day.

What does it mean to lay everything down and follow God? The Rev. Anne Thatcher combines stories from her own life, as well as that of St. Oscar Romero, to help illustrate this morning's readings. What do you need to lay down in order to follow God's call in your life? Audio recording includes all three lectionary texts from this morning.

The Rev. Anne Thatcher gives her sermon for Advent 4 and, using her experience this summer in Israel and Palestine, has us imagine a child born in a conflict zone.