Rev. Megan McDermott

This sermon was preached, with some variation, at the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services at Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst on Feb. 26th, 2023. Readings can be found here. If you’d prefer to watch, the sermon begins around 30:30 in the video of the service. The Contemplation of Eve by Chris Gollon “….the tree…

This sermon was given on Feb. 12th, 2023, with some variations, at Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst, Mass. at the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. Readings can be found here. The sermon explores Matthew 5:21-37. Wounded Saint by Brian Kersisnik, found at artandtheology.org God, I offer these words in hope they both honor you…

This sermon was preached, with some variations, on Christmas Day, 2022, at Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst, MA. The reading was John 1:1-14, which can be read here. “All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.” In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the…

This sermon was given, with some variations, on Dec. 18th, 2022 at Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst, MA. If you prefer to watch, you can view here around the 30 minute mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BNSgBso2kM The readings for the Sunday can be found in completion here, https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearA_RCL/Advent/AAdv4_RCL.html, but primarily the sermon explores Matthew 1:18-25. “Joseph, son of…

This sermon was given, with some off-the-cuff alternations, on Wednesday, July 6th, at the 12:10 p.m. service at Grace Church Amherst. We used the readings for the feast of Priscilla & Aquila, which is celebrated July 8th. You can read those here. Most relevant to the following sermon is the selection from Acts – Acts…

The above image is “Elijah Went Up by a Whirlwind into Heaven (Chariot of Fire)” by Shlomo Katz, found in the Jewish chapel of the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel. This sermon was offered at Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst, Mass., on Sunday, June 26th, at our service at 9:30 a.m. If you’d…

The above image is “Lessons of Hearing” by Laura Makabresku. This sermon was given Pentecost, June 5th, 2022, at Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst (with a few off-the-cuff alternations probably). You can see the readings here. You can view the sermon on YouTube here at about the 30 minute mark.—“This is the Spirit of truth,…

This sermon was given at Grace Church Amherst on April 15th, 2022 at our 7 p.m. service. You can view the sermon in our service recording beginning around 36 minutes. The above pieces of art are “Christ on the Cross” by Odilon Redon & “Mount Calvary” by William H. Johnson. Other pieces examined in the…

Given on Wednesday, Feb. 9th, 2022 at Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst, Mass. with some variations, this sermon explores the example of Scholastica of Nursia, who you can read about in Lesser Feasts and Fasts. Scholastica was the twin sister of Benedict, known for the founding of Benedictine monastic life. She also lived a dedicated…