To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, the Ninth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Nehemiah 9:16-21; Psalm 78:14-26; Romans 8:35-39; Matthew 14:13-21 The Text: Nehemiah 9:16-21 INTRODUCTION Our First Lesson from the Book of Nehemiah (after 433 B.C.) is a passage Read more
Recent editions of our newsletter, The Hillside Messenger, appear here. The Hillside Messenger – August 2026 The Hillside Messenger July 2026 Digital Version The Hillside Messenger – June 2026 The Hillside Messenger May 2026 Hillside Messenger – February 2026 Hillside Messenger – January 2026
Services & Events for August 2026 The fellowship hour takes place in McNeely Hall after the Sunday morning service. Sunday, Trinity 9, August 2nd, 10 a.m. Holy Communion with Holy Unction Wednesday, August 5th, 7 p.m. Evensong (Father Parrish will preach on Psalm 6.) Sunday, Trinity 10, August 9th, 10 a.m. Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, July 26th, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 119:121-136; 1 Kings 3:3-14; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-50 The Text: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-50 INTRODUCTION The following prayer was penned by Sir Francis Drake (c.1540 – c.1596), explorer and Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, July 19th, 2026, the Seventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Psalm 86; Romans 8:18-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 The Text: Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 INTRODUCTION “While serving as a missionary in Laos,” tells John Hess-Yoder, “I Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, July 12th, 2026, the Sixth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 65; Isaiah 55; Matthew 13;1-9, 18-23 The Text: Isaiah 55 INTRODUCTION When I was a teenager, my father gave me a portable tape recorder for Christmas Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Evensong on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 Psalm 5 is a prayer by the psalmist for deliverance from his enemies and from their wickedness. The psalm begins with three imperatives: ponder, consider, hearken. All of these call upon God Read more
The Sermon delivered on Sunday, June 28th, 2026 This sermon is available at the audio link below.
To listen to this sermon use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, June 14th, 2026, the Second Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 100; Exodus 19:1-8; Mathew 9:35 – 10:15 The Text: Exodus 19:3-6 INTRODUCTION People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below: The Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 31st, 2026 The Lessons: Genesis 1:1 – 2:3; Psalm 150; 2 Corinthians 13:5-14; Matthew 28:16-20 The Text: 2 Corinthians 13:14 The Topic: The Blessed Trinity INTRODUCTION In Worship: Rediscovering the Missing Jewel, Ronald Allen and Read more