Sermons - The Rev. Meredith Kadet Sanderson

Sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (July 23, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Proper 11, Year A

Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (July 16, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Proper 10, Year A

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (July 2, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Proper 8, Year A

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (June 25, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Proper 7, Year A

Sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (June 18, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Proper 6, Year A

Sermon for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (June 11, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Proper 5, Year A

Sermon for the First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday (June 4, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Trinity Sunday (Year A)

Sermon for the Sunday of Pentecost (May 28, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Pentecost (Year A)

What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A) Sermon for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (May 21, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here .

View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: The Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service the day is available here .

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter (May 7, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: The Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A)

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 30, 2023) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of the entire worship service is available here . What are we talking about? View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: The Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year A)

On the practices that help us be ready for the moment that our eyes are opened to the reality of God's presence all along. Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter (April 23, 2023) View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: The Third Sunday of Easter (Year A) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service for the day is available here .

Jesus didn't get through life unmarked; neither do we. Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter (April 16, 2023) View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: The Second Sunday of Easter (Year A) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service for the day is available here .

Jesus came to show us that God is no stranger to our human life. Sermon for The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Sunday (April 9, 2023) View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Sunday (Year A) (we read the Gospel according to John) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service for Easter Sunday (...

All of us who go where God calls us are walking right next to Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Sermon for Palm Sunday: The Sunday of the Passion (April 2, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Palm Sunday: The Sunday of the Passion (Year A) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service for Palm Sunday (April 2, 2023) is av...

The power of God to raise up what is dead is the ground of the courage we need to apologize and make amends. Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year A (March 26, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Fifth Sunday in Lent (Year A) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service for the Fifth Sunday in Lent (March 26, 2023) is a...

When we suffer, we want to know why it’s happening. Jesus doesn’t offer answers, but he offers his presence. Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A (March 19, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Fourth Sunday in Lent (Year A) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service for the Fourth Sunday in Lent (March 19, 2023) i...

A second encounter, a second transformation: St. Photini meets Jesus, and moves from isolation to proclamation. Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent, Year A (March 12, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Third Sunday in Lent (Year A) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service for the Third Sunday in Lent (March 12, 2023) i...

Four remaining Sundays in Lent, four encounters with Jesus. On the second Sunday in Lent, we meet Nicodemus, a man transformed thanks to his own curiosity. Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent, Year A (March 5, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Second Sunday in Lent (Year A) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service fo...

On how Jesus teaches us to take a pause between inspiration and initiation. There's so many things we're tempted to say "Yes" to, but what if what we need (sometimes) is a long pause? Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent, Year A (February 26, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: First Sunday in Lent (Year A) Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video...

At the corner of Fourth and Walnut in Louisville, the monk and mystic Thomas Merton famously had a vision of the glory of God hidden in ordinary people. Afterwards he wrote, “the gate of heaven is everywhere.” Sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (February 19, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Last Sunday after the Epiphany Preached at St. James’ Episc...

What are we supposed to make of Jesus' words in Matthew 5, calling us to an impossible standard for our actions and our intentions? Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (February 12, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service for the Six...

Nobody hides their light under a bushel—unless to protect it! Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (February 5, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 10 am service for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany (February 5th) is available here .

There are two parts to the beatitudes: A longing (that’s ours) and a promise (that’s God’s). Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (January 29, 2023). View the scripture readings and the Collect of the Day: Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Preached at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, NY. A video of our whole 9 am service for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (Jan 29th...