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Archive of Simple Gifts 

April 1, 2025
"In Faith and Hope"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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March 4, 2025
"Making Our Impact as Disciples in the World"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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February 4, 2025
"Across the Tracks"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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January 7, 2025
"The Pool at Bethesda"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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​December 3, 2024
"Lessons Learned While Alone"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector

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November 5, 2024
"The Wide Circle of the Kingdom of God"

The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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October 1, 2024
"Balaam's Donkey"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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September 3, 2024
"Where is Home?"

The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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July 2, 2024
"The Fifty-Fifty Christian"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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June 4, 2024
"Yes, Jesus Still Loves Me"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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May 7, 2024
""Clear and Helpful, but Certainly Not Easy"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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April 2, 2024
"Peace in the Promises"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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March 5, 2024
"To Know the Place for the First Time"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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February 6, 2024
"Light and Defiant Faith"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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January 2, 2024
"Where Good News is Found"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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December 5, 2023
"Stumbling Blocks"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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November 7, 2023
"The Day of Peace"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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October 3, 2023
"In Tribute to a Cousin"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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September 5, 2023
"The Race of Life"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker

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August 1, 2023
"What's in a Name?"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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July 4, 2023
"A Way Out of the Constant Frenzy"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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June 6, 2023
"When God Feels Like a Stranger"
The Rev.  J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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May 2, 2023
"Smilin' Mighty Jesus"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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April 4, 2023
"When You Pray, Move Your Feet"
The Rev. Dr. John Price
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​March 7, 2023
"When `I’m Fine,' Isn’t the Truth"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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February 7, 2023
"We'll Know All the Answers"
The Rev.  J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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January 3, 2023
"Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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December 6, 2022
"Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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November 1, 2022
"Dinner with Sinners"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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October 4, 2022
"Grace Doesn’t Make Sense"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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September 6, 2022
"The Bread of Life"
​Dodd Sims, M. D.
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August 2, 2022
"Wisdom Calls To Us"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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July 5, 2022
"Parlez-vous Anglican?"
Dodd Sims, M. D.
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June 7, 2022
"Finding Joy in Monotony"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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May 24, 2022
"And Things Left Undone"
Dodd Sims, M. D.
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May 17, 2022
"Easter is a Thin Place"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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May 10, 2022
"Easter is Never Done"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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May 3, 2022
"Yearning for Real Answers"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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April 26, 2022
"Recalibrating Our Gauges"
The Rev.  J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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April 19, 2022
"Encountering God Outside the Beltway"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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April 12, 2022
"It’s Not the Daily Office that Gets You into Heaven"
Dr. Janettarose Greene, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2022​
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April 5, 2022
"Two Families – Both Invited to Change"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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March 29, 2022
​"What is Your Worth?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker

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March 22, 2022
"The Anxiety of Getting Things Done"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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March 15, 2022
"Safe at First"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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​March 8, 2022
"Connecting Through Jesus"
The Rev.  J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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March 1, 2022
​"What Do You Want to Be?"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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February 22, 2022
"How Much Does the Soul Weigh?"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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February 15, 2022
"What Can Love Do?"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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February 8, 2022
"How Many People Have You Blessed?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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February 1, 2022
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ivermectin"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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January 25, 2022
"Antidote for Obsessing"
Susan Pritchett Post
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January 18, 2022
"What's to Expect in the New Year?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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January 11, 2022
"Scary Movie"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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January 4, 2022
"The Work of Christmas Begins"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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December 28, 2021
"In Tribute: Words of The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu"
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December 21, 2021
"What Does Our Faith Say?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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December 14, 2021
"The Great Commandment"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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December 7, 2021
"Where is the Hope?"
​The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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November 30, 2021
"Attitude of Gratitude"
The Rev. Matthew Hanisian
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November 23, 2021
"Wallowing in the Waters of Baptism"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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November 16, 2021
"Journeying Together Towards Advent"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021 
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November 9, 2021
"A Life of Abundance"
​The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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November 2, 2021
"Together, Let's Restore and Reinforce This Holy Habit"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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October 26, 2021
"We Need Not Fear the Dark"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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October 19, 2021
"Won't You Be My Neighbor"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021 
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October 12, 2021
"Postcard from Paris"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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October 5, 2021
"That Person You'll Never See Again"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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September 28, 2021
"Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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September 21, 2021
"Those With Whom We Journey"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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September 14, 2021
"God Promises Us Deliverance"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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September 7, 2021
"We Have Been Called Together"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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August 3, 2021
"Our Bodies are Precious to God"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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July 27, 2021
"Take a Nap - Grab a Snack"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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July 20, 2021
"Through A Glass Darkly"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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July 13, 2021
"The Armor of Light"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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July 6, 2021
"Something That Will Last"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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June 29, 2021
"A Glorious, Decadent Gift"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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June 22, 2021
"Gratitude in All Circumstances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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June 15, 2021
"A Window into Grace"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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​June 8, 2021
"Beauty in the Smallest Things"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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June 1, 2021
"Cicadas and the Joy of Resurrection"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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May 25, 2021
"Our Road to Emmaus"
Keith June
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May 18, 2021
"Going Home"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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May 11, 2021
"Embrace the Joy of Creation"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021 
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May 4, 2021
"A Cheerful Heart is Good Medicine"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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April 27, 2021
"Recognizing Sacred Space"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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April 20, 2021
"My Arm It Is Too Heavy"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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April 13, 2021
"We Do Not Belong to This World"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
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April 6, 2021
"Mud in Your Eye"
Richard Glassco
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March 30, 2021
"A Week Like and Unlike Any Other"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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March 23, 2021
"The Proper Order: God Loves, and We Respond"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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​March 16, 2021
"Lenten Joy"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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March 9, 2021
"Genuine Curiosity"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021

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March 2, 2021
"Adoration in an Unexpected Place"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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February 23, 2021
"A Different Question for the Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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February 16, 2021
"A Call to Remember Love"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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February 9, 2021
"Asking for Help"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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​February 2, 2021
"Finding Christian Heroes in our Modern Myths"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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January 26, 2021
"
A Kind Act Makes a World of Difference"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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January 19, 2021
"A National Stretch"
The Rev. 
J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
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January 12, 2021
"Journey to New Beginnings"
Beth Hendrix, 
Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
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January 5, 2021
"Greet a New Beginning"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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December 29, 2020
​"Joy in This Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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December 22, 2020
"
Thoughts on a Beloved Christmas Carol: 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
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December 15, 2020
"Grace Comes in Strange Packages"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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December 8, 2020
"How Hope is Renewed"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
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December 1, 2020
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
"Washing Over the Shores of Heaven"
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November 24, 2020
"A Prayer of Thanksgiving"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
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November 17, 2020
"A Hope That Lasts"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker

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November 10, 2020
"God Will Not Let Us Sink"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons

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​November 3, 2020
"Voting in Light of Eternity and God’s Dream for This World"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
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October 27, 2020
"Even in Danger There is Always Hope"
​The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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October 20, 2020
"When Your Prayer List Seems So Long"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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October 13, 2020
"Science and Religion: The Bible Anticipates Wonders Its Authors Cannot Have Imagined"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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October 6, 2020
"When Things Become Clear"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
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September 29, 2020
"Who Merits our Respect and Love?"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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September 22, 2020
"Go Ye into All the World and Preach the Gospel...presumably more than once every eight years"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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September 15, 2020
"Giving the Gift of the Kingdom of God"
The Rev. Deacon Leslie "Fergie" Horvath
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2022
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September 8, 2020
"Take Heart; Do Not Be Afraid"
Sarah Bliss Cowan
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2021
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September 1, 2020
"Always Given, Never Earned"
The Rev. J. Randoph Alexander, Rector
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August 25, 2020
"Helping to Create the Beloved Community"
Keith June, Senior Warden
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August 18, 2020
"A Good Place to Be -- Together on the Boat"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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August 11, 2020
"Everything is Cold to a Toaster"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
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August 4, 2020
"A Temporary, Necessary, Evil"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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July 28, 2020
"Bringing Joy to God"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
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July 21, 2020
"Believe It Or Not"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
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July 14, 2020
"In the Midst of Changes and Chances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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July 7, 2020
"The Body, the Church, and the Power of a Metaphor"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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June 30, 2020
"Dance with Him from the Start"
The Rev. David Crosby
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June 23, 2020
"Extraordinary Prayer in Ordinary Time"
​The Rev. Dr. Esther Kramer
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June 16, 2020
"Are We Really Listening?  A Good Place to Start"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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June 9, 2020
"Hoping and Doing -- Leaving a Footprint on History"
The Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade
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June 2, 2020
"Lament -- After All, God Can Take It"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
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May 26, 2020
"Among Us as One Who Serves"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
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May 26, 2020
"Welcome to Simple Gifts"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
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  • ABOUT US
    • Accessibility and Assistance
    • Contact Us
    • Clergy & Staff >
      • The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr.
      • The Rev. Susan Parsons
      • The Rev. Sarah Spurlock Biggs
      • Dr. Jane Tavernier, D.M.A.
    • Vestry, Administration, Annual Report, Bylaws, and Living Wage Certification >
      • Previous Vestries
      • Annual Report
    • Parish Directory 2025
    • Virginia Theological Seminary
    • Valley Drive Cooperative Preschool
    • Scouts BSA Troop 131
    • Annual Pumpkin Patch for Charity
    • History >
      • 75th Anniversary
      • Coronavirus Response >
        • Community Reflections on the Pandemic
  • WORSHIP
    • Lectionary
    • Sermons
    • Worship service bulletins >
      • Service Bulletin Archive
    • Funerals, Committals, Memorials and Funds >
      • Mike N. Williams Memorial
      • Walk to Zabriskie Memorial Garden
      • Memorial Garden at Zabriskie Chapel
    • WEDDINGS
    • Music at Immanuel
    • Lectors
  • GIVE
    • Easter Appeal 2025
    • 2025 Every Member Pledge
    • 2025 Online Pledge Card
    • FAQs & Proportional Giving Chart
    • 2025 Downloadable Pledge Card
    • Stewardship Minutes 2025 Campaign
    • Ways to Give
    • Online Giving >
      • Legacy Online Giving
    • Altar Flower&Music Dedications
    • Practical Matters & Faithful Giving
    • Tax Questions
    • Planned Giving
    • Trust Funds
    • Amazon Associates
    • Tithe.ly
  • SERVE
    • Outreach
    • Pastoral Care
    • Creation Care Ministry >
      • The Climate Crisis: Here's How YOU Can Help
      • Celebrating Trees
      • Immanuel's Solar Project >
        • Blessing of the Solar Panels
        • Solar Panel Project Updates
      • Water/Weed Volunteer
    • Senior Adult Ministry and Fellowship
    • Social Justice Ministry
  • LEARN
    • Children, Youth, and Families
    • PYM & Shrine Mont Camps
    • Adult Education >
      • Breakfast Bible Study 2025
      • Report on Retreat Survey
      • 2024 Fall Retreat
      • Forum Hour Videos
    • Benedictine Community
    • Lay Committee for Seminarians
  • CALENDAR
  • Simple Gifts Newsletter
    • Simple Gifts Archive
  • Episcopal News Service
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