Sermon: The Art of Pure Attention

Sermon: The Art of Pure Attention

Sunday, March 1, 2026 By Rev. F. Vernon Wright V The video below is the reading followed by the sermon Reading Chapter 10 of The Diamond Sutra “A disciple should develop a mind which is in no way dependent upon sights, sounds, smells, tastes, sensory sensations, or...
Sermons, Good Trouble

Sermons, Good Trouble

Sunday, February 15, 2026 Five sermons about the “Good Trouble” the Thrift Shop, Food Pantry, Green Sanctuary/Climate Justice, and Music committees do. “Good Trouble” refers to collective disruption that challenges injustice and promotes social change. The...
Sermon Listening, Holding, Healing Trauma

Sermon Listening, Holding, Healing Trauma

Sunday, February 8, 2026 Reading, On Being Interview of Resma Manekem, “Notice the Rage, Notice the Silence,” followed by the Sermon by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V, Resilient Together: On Listening, Holding, and Healing...
Sermon, Resilient Together

Sermon, Resilient Together

Sunday, February 1, 2026 Reading and Sermon Reading: Excerpt from a recent letter to Tanguay (the Zen practice group Rev. Vern is a student of) By Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Buddhist practice points to no-self and non-doing. Though what this means cannot be spoken, it...