Oh Christmas Tree

A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen Anglican Church, Summerland BC, on the Third Sunday of Advent, December 14th 2025 She would not get out of my way. Maddening, and frustrating to me, there she was; and so she remained, right in front of me. Admittedly, I am not the most patient of persons;... Continue Reading →

Anglicans at COP30

A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen, Summerland on Sunday, November 16th, 2025, the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost by the Very Rev. Ken Gray Early in the Spring of 2002, while rector of this church I received a call from ecojustice colleagues at the Anglican General Synod in Toronto. โ€œWould you be willing to... Continue Reading →

The elders that surround us

The Very. Rev. Ken Gray, All Saints tide 2025 -- This article first appeared in the November issue of TOPIC, the Newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, Vancouver BC Canada As we remember saints, sinners, and all souls together through the triduum of Halloween, All Saints, and All Souls let me also honour... Continue Reading →

All in the family

A sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, November 9th, 2025 for the congregation of St. Stephen, Summerland by the Very Rev. Ken Gray The original title of Norman Learโ€™s 1971 TV sitcom All in the Family was Those Were the Days which ended up as the showโ€™s theme song. I can imagine J D... Continue Reading →

A skeleton under the sun deck

A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church in Penticton BC on Sunday November 2, 2025 by the Very Rev. Ken Gray My sermon title for today is โ€œA skeleton under the sun deck.โ€ Itโ€™s perfect for today, All Souls Day; it draws inspiration from All Saints Day which was yesterday; and it... Continue Reading →

Decisions, decisions, decisions

A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen, Summerland, Canada โ€” The sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 28, 2025 โ€” The Very Rev. Ken Gray We heard some months ago Jesusโ€™ declaration of blessing and woe: โ€œBlessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you... Continue Reading →

Get out of jail, free, through Grace

A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour, Penticton on the 1st week of the 2025 Season of Creation, September 7, 2025 โ€” The Very Rev. Ken Gray On this the first Sunday in the 2025 Season of Creation, letโ€™s go somewhere unusual. As the Monopoly board says, โ€œGo to Jail - Go directly to... Continue Reading →

Such a cloud of witnesses

A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen Anglican Church, Summerland BC - Sunday, August 17th, 2025 โ€” The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost - The Very Rev. Ken Gray A woman approached me after a sermon I recently preached in Penticton, quite upset, as I intentionally contrasted the love of the Good Samaritan with the... Continue Reading →

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