Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland

Trinity Dean Nathan LeRud & Canon for Cathedral Life Shana McCauley invite you to join us this Lent for Stations of the Cross, a very special audio pilgrimage found right here on our Sermons podcast.  This series of weekly audio reflections will help you learn to link the divine with your daily life. How might Jesus’ final hours feel different when juxtaposed with a walk in the neighborhood, or in...

"It is time for us to begin again." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, February 21, 2021, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"It’s up to us how we choose to live." Sermon by Canon for Spiritual Formation Matthew Lawrence, Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"Let go of what you think you know." Sermon by Canon for Spiritual Formation Matthew Lawrence, February 14, 2021, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"If it's not about love, it's not about God." Sermon by Canon for Cathedral Life Shana McCauley, February 7, 2021, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"How is the act of healing a display of authority?" Sermon by the Rt. Rev'd Dr. Diana Akiyama, the eleventh Bishop of Oregon, January 31, 2021, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal....

"The Beloved Community is at hand." Sermon by the Rt. Rev'd Brian Prior, the ninth Bishop of Minnesota, delivered at the Ordination & Consecration of the Rev'd Dr. Diana Akiyama as the Bishop of Oregon, January 30, 2021, 2:00 pm. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this...

"There are moments when 'hope' and 'history' rhyme." Sermon by Canon for Spiritual Formation Matthew Lawrence, January 24, 2021, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"The thing about privilege is that it's hard to see it when you have it." Sermon by Canon for Cathedral Life Shana McCauley, January 17, 2021, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.o...

"The road to peace is never a peaceful road." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, January 10, 2021, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .    

"Even with a pandemic, wildfires, and an economic crisis, Trinity continues to be a beacon of hope and a community of faith." A note from Annual Giving Campaign Co-Chair Jerry Petty at the conclusion of this year's campaign. If you have not made a pledge, we invite you to do so at trinity-episcopal.org/pledge - no pledge is too small! Thank you for your support of our ongoing work.

"Amid catastrophe, something big and perfect is being born." Sermon by Canon for Spiritual Development Matthew Lawrence, January 3, 2021, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"You belong here." A new year's reflection by Canon Matthew Lawrence on this New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2020. Happy New Year, friends!

"Where in our lives is Jesus dwelling?" Sermon by Canon for Cathedral Life Linda Potter, December 27, 2020, 10am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"A journey to Bethlehem." Sermon by Canon for Cathedral Life Linda Potter, Christmas Day, December 25, 2020, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"Wherever you are today, seek the light." A reflection for Christmas morning by Dean Nathan LeRud, Friday, December 25, 2020. Merry Christmas! View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"It takes courage to open your heart to hope." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020, 8:00 pm. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"God doesn't want a house, God wants a body." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, December 20, 2020, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"This is a time for inner work - and outer work." Advent reflection by Outreach Co-Coordinator Steve Isaacson for this third week of Advent, Thursday, December 17, 2020. View the video archive of this mini-sermon on our YouTube channel's Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, a...

"There will be times when you think you've lost God." Sermon by Canon Matthew Lawrence, Sunday, December 13, 10:00 am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org !  

"Why me? Why now?" Advent reflection by the Rev'd Linda Potter, Interim Canon for Cathedral Life, for this second week of Advent, Thursday, December 10, 2020. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-epis...

"The moms are the original prophets." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, December 6, 2020, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"Keep awake, be aware, be alert." Sermon by Canon for Cathedral Life Linda Potter, November 29, 2020, 10:00am. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .

"Thanksgiving has nothing to do with what we have." Thanksgiving reflection by the Rev'd Dr. Matthew Lawrence, Canon for Spiritual Formation, for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcom...

"In the midst of the tempest, we give thanks." Sermon by The Rev'd Canon Neysa Ellgren Shepley, November 25, 2020, 5:30pm. View the video archive of this sermon on our YouTube channel's  Sermon Playlist . Be sure to like us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter , and learn more about this open & welcoming community, including upcoming events, at  trinity-episcopal.org .