Solemnity of the Ascension June 01, 2025 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Acts 1:1-11 | Psalm 47:2-3;6-9 Ephesians 1:17-12 | Luke 24:46-53 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. On May Sixteenth of this year, Deacon Charles Burns departed from earthly life. Deacon Charley was a founding member of Saint Cecilia Catholic Community and was our first Parish Deacon before Sharon was ordained in April,…
Sixth Sunday of Easter – Year C May 25, 2025 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Rev. Dcn. Sharon Kay Talley Acts 15:1-2;22-20 | Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6;8 Revelation 21:10-14;22-24 | John 14:23-29 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. As we gather today, still basking in the glory of Easter, celebrating Jesus’ victory over death, we get the sense that something is drawing to a close. In…
Easter Sunday – Year C April 20, 2025 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Acts 10:34A;37-43 | Psalm 118:1-2;16-17; 22-23 I Corinthians 5:6B-8 | John 20:1-9 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Much of American culture is based on winning and losing. Some people win, others lose. Not only do we experience this in sporting events, but in the musical world as well, where singers…
Palm Sunday – Year C April 13, 2025 – 10:30 AM Luke 19:28-40 Isaiah 50:4-7 | Psalm 22:8-9;17-20; 23-24 Philippians 2:6-11 | Luke 22:66-23:56 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Katen, the colt, was delighted when Jesus chose him to ride through Jerusalem. The young donkey and his mother not only experienced the cheering crowds, but also witnessed the persecution and suffering of Jesus. You have probably heard it said…
Fifth Sunday in Lent – Year C April 06, 2025 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, California Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 43:16-21 | Psalm 126:1-6 Philippians 3:8-14 | John 8:1-11 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Very often, when Christianity makes the news, it’s about a sex or gender-related issue. Abortion, birth control, same-sex marriage, divorce, women in ordained ministry, and related issues, are guaranteed to…
Second Sunday in Lent – Year C March 16, 2025 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Genesis 15:5-12;17-18 | Psalm 27:1;7-9;13-14 Philippians 3:20-4:1 | Luke 9:28b-36 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. The Transfiguration of Jesus is the main focus on this Second Sunday of Lent. This event is described in the Gospels of Matthew, Luke, and Mark and is a pivotal moment in…
First Sunday of Lent – Year C March 9, 2025 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Sadrac Camacho Deuteronomy 26:4-10 | Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 Romans 10:8-13 | Luke 4:1-13 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.” But they…
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C February 16, 2025 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Jeremiah 17:5-8 | Psalm 1:1-4;6 I Corinthians 15:12;16-20| Luke 6:17;20-26 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Our conservative sisters and brothers in the Southeastern area of the United States have sometimes prevailed on their legislatures to mandate the posting in public schools the Protestant version…