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The Questions Before Us by Erica Lloyd

Deborah

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

A large, spreading tree with huge green leaves and a bench placed in its shade. Photograph by Keith Seat.

May 17, 2026

364 days ago, Jeanne Marcus stood in this pulpit and invited us on a journey. This invitation was, quote ”into a process and event that might encourage a period of Beginner’s Mind about our community. It’s an invitation into a conversation about ‘The Call—and the Future—of Seekers Church.’”

This process, what we now refer to as the Call to Evolve, began even before that sermon, when Jeanne had approached SLT, unaware that they had already been mulling over similar ideas for some time. They hatched the idea of a community-wide event, and with the Stewards’ blessing, Jeanne, John Morris, Ellie Benedict, and Mary Mehala started planning.…

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The Good Shepherd by Elizabeth Gelfeld

Deborah

The Fourth Sunday of Easter

A large, spreading tree with huge green leaves and a bench placed in its shade. Photograph by Keith Seat.

April 26, 2026

The gospel reading we just heard, the first ten verses of John 10, is Jesus’ introduction to one of his “I am” statements. He is teaching his disciples, using the metaphor of a sheepfold and its gate, which is the legitimate way to enter the sheepfold, and he says that he is the gate. They don’t understand, so he continues. I’m going to read verses 9 through 14, from the New International Version.

9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.

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Burning Hearts: The Inner Work by Marjory Bankson

Deborah

A sermon for 8th Day Community on the Third Sunday of Easter

A large, spreading tree with huge green leaves and a bench placed in its shade. Photograph by Keith Seat.

April 19, 2026

Text: Luke 24:13-35 … Walk to Emmaus

Let me begin with a question: How do you know when somebody loves you?

Actions speak louder than words, do they not? No words can cover up a deep feeling of connection — or a deep feeling of distrust. Our bodies know – register feelings – guide our behavior.  Our feelings can tell us when we are in a safe place – or not.

But most of us have learned to disconnect from our feeling center, and instead, to live a divided life – functioning in a competent and self-contained way even when we are grieving or afraid.…

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A Sermon by Glen Yakushiji

Deborah

The Third Sunday of Easter

A large, spreading tree with huge green leaves and a bench placed in its shade. Photograph by Keith Seat.

April 19, 2026

Scripture

On the Sunday after Good Friday two men who knew Jesus were walking to the village of Emmaus talking about the latest events. They had never seen a week like they had just been through: the last supper, a violent arrest in the garden, the political trial, the horrendous crucifixion, and just that morning, the final mystery: an empty tomb.

The followers of the Jesus were now frightened and confused. Jesus had entered Jerusalem to acclaim.  On Palm Sunday his presence brought the possibility of freedom to the occupied people, but a few days later that hope was gone.…

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A Word and a Liturgy for All Ages by Katie Fisher and Erica Lloyd

Deborah

The Second Sunday of Easter

A large, spreading tree with huge green leaves and a bench placed in its shade. Photograph by Keith Seat.

April 12, 2026

Katie brought the Word for All Ages this Sunday:

Ancient people studied the world and developed movements based on animals, trees, rivers, planets to align themselves with the natural world. We’re going to do some movements today from their system,  called qigong. It’s not like regular exercise, where you work really hard; the point is to relax your whole body while you are moving and let your life force move through you. First we will take three nice deep breaths. Then we will do the following movements:…

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