In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Proper 17 (B), which takes place this year on Sunday, September 1. We discuss Romans 8:19-25, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23, James 1:17-27, and Song of Solomon 2:8-13.  

Our amazing guests this week are: 

• The Rev. Glenna Huber, fifteenth rector of Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C. She lives with her husband, two children, a dog, and lots of fish.
• The Rev. John Elliott Lein, rector of St. Aidan’s and Christ Episcopal Churches in Downeast Maine. He has produced the annual Season of Creation Celebration Guide for Episcopal parishes in collaboration with the Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas since 2022.
• The Rev. Dr. Samuel Torvend, priest in the Diocese of Olympia and chair of the diocesan commission on liturgy. He also serves as convenor of the Ecology and Liturgy Seminar of the North American Academy of Liturgy.

Prophetic Voices is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for Racial Reconciliation. For more information on Becoming Beloved Community, visit iam.ec/becomingbelovedcommunity. 

MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST:  

• Season of Creation website
• Season of Creation liturgical guide
• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us by Cole Arthur Riley

Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community

Across our church and our society, we are having profound dialogues about race, truth, justice, and healing. Coming this Advent, Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community explores where that dialogue intersects with our faith. Join us and our invited guests as we share prophetic voices and explore the readings for each week of Advent and Christmas Day through the lens of social justice.

You’ll hear ancient texts interpreted in new ways, find fodder for preaching and teaching, and make present day connections to the prophetic voices of the Bible. This podcast will help us rethink how we hear, see, and interact with the lectionary readings.

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Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.