Sermons at Saint Mark's

Our sermon for the First Sunday in Lent was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony.

Our sermon for the Last Sunday after Epiphany was preached by the Rev Columba Salamony.

Our sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's.A video version of the sermon is available at this link. A transcript of the sermon is not available.

Our sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany on 9th February 2025 was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's Church in Penn Yan, New York.A transcript of the sermon is available here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f_-VnXvyCrkpcS1Dj_n4_VOlUy2YsO2R/view?usp=drive_linkA video version of the sermon is available here: https://youtu.be/xtXwe-MUHBMTo donate to Saint Mark's, please click here:https://donate.stripe.com/3cs01TeZl2QV6m4147

Our sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's. A video version of this sermon is available here: https://youtu.be/LoK9buJaB4o A transcript of the sermon is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pBvFfl8HmkrK1voCkwzK5wSACPwks3XW/view?usp=drive_link To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here: https://donate.stripe.com/3cs01TeZl2QV6m4147

Our sermon for the Baptism of Jesus on January 12, 2025, was preached by the Rev Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's. To view a transcript, please visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jtniAXNDYR_ieO4L1ao4D4RK9emwniVk/view?usp=sharing To view a video version: https://youtu.be/tID5aE6RWEA To donate to Saint Mark's, please visit: https://donate.stripe.com/3cs01TeZl2QV6m4147

Our sermon for the Feast of the Epiphany was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's. A transcript of the sermon is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10YT16nSqwxQNr4pLPuhyYR2MVWIObIyz/view?usp=drive_link To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here: https://donate.stripe.com/3cs01TeZl2QV6m4147

Our sermon for Christmas Eve was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's. A video version is available ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A transcript is available ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Our sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's. A video version is available ⁠here⁠. A transcript is available ⁠here⁠. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click ⁠here⁠.

Our sermon for the Third Sunday in Advent on 12/15/24 was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's. A transcript of the sermon is not available. A video version of the sermon is available ⁠here⁠. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click ⁠here⁠.

Our sermon for the Second Sunday in Advent on 12/8/24 was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's. A transcript of the sermon is available ⁠here⁠. A video version of the sermon is available ⁠here⁠. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click ⁠here⁠.

Our sermon for the First Sunday in Advent on 12/1/24 was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's. A transcript of the sermon is available here. A video version of the sermon is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our sermon for Thanksgiving Eve on 11/27/24 was preached by the Rev. Lori Nickoloff, Pastor of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Penn Yan. A transcript of this sermon isn't available. A video version of this sermon is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's please click here.

Our sermon for the Feast of Christ the King/The Reign of Christ was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's. A video version is available here. A transcript is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our sermon for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost on 11/10/24 was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's. For a transcript of this sermon, please click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kXDAauhnOPB1rWEW0I1zbO50NfwZNryF/view?usp=sharing To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here: https://donate.stripe.com/3cs01TeZl2QV6m4147

Our sermon for All Saints' Sunday on 11/3/24 was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's. A transcript of the sermon is available here. A video version of the sermon is available here. A donation to Saint Mark's may be made here.

Our sermon for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost on 10/27/24 was preached by Brian Gentry, People's Warden. A transcript of this sermon is not available. A video version is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our Stewardship Kickoff Conversation was held between Jan Corning and the Rev. Columba Salamony. A transcript of this sermon is not available. A video version of this sermon is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

This sermon was preached for the funeral of long-time Saint Mark's parishioner, John Hunter, by the Rev. Columba Salamony. A transcript of this sermon is not available. A video version of the sermon is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost on 10/13/24 was preached by our rector, the Rev. Columba Salamony. A video version of this sermon is available here. A transcript of this sermon is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our Rector's Address and Sermon for our Congregational Meeting on Sunday 9/29/24 was preached by our rector, the Rev. Columba Salamony. This sermon was re-recorded due to technological limitations at the site of the meeting. A video version of this sermon is available here. A transcript of this sermon is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our reflection for the close of our 2024 Stewardship Season on 9/22/24 was offered by Jan Corning. A transcript of this reflection is not available. A video version of this reflection is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our sermon for 9/15/24 was preached by the Rev Kit Tobin, retired clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. A transcript of this sermon is not available. A video version of this sermon is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

This Special Edition Sermon was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church in Abingdon, MD. A transcript is available here. A video version is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our sermon for 8/25/24, "This Teaching is Difficult," was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's. A transcript of the sermon is available here. A video version of the sermon is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our dialogical sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, "Bread of Life," was led by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's. A transcript version of this sermon is not available. A video version is available here.

Our sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, "God Provides," was preached by the Rt. Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, on August 4th, 2024. A video version of the sermon is available here. A transcript is not available.

Our sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, July 28, 2024, "Jesus, Maybe," was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's. To make a donation to Saint Mark's, please click here. For a transcript of this sermon, please click here. For a video of this sermon, please click here.

Our sermon for the Eucharist of the Resurrection/Burial of the Dead for Scarlett Emerson, "God's Homeland," was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony. To view a video version, please click here. For a transcript, please click here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, on July 21, 2024, "The Other Sheep," was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's in Penn Yan. There is a transcript available here. A video version is available here. To donate to Saint Mark's, please click here.

Our sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost on 7/14/24, "People of Peace," was preached by the Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, retired Bishop of Maine. A transcript of this sermon is not available. To view a video version, click here. To donate to Saint Mark's, click here.

Our sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost on 7/7/24, "You are the Hands," was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, rector of Saint Mark's. For the transcript, click here. For a video version, click here. To donate to Saint Mark's, click here.

Our sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost on 6/30/24, "God is Holding Us," was preached by the Rev. Lynne Sharp, a retired priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. A transcript version of this sermon is not available. To view a video version, click here. To donate to Saint Mark's, click here.

Our sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Pentecost on 6/23/24, "The Storms of Life," was preached by the Rev. Lynne Sharp, a retired priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. A transcript is not available for this sermon. A video version can be found here. To donate to Saint Mark's, click here.

Our sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, "You are the Seed," was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's. Click here for a transcript Click here for a video version Click here to donate to Saint Mark's

Our sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost on 6/9/24 was preached by our rector, The Rev. Columba Salamony. For a transcript of this sermon, please click here. For the video version of this sermon, click here.

Our sermon for the Second Sunday of Pentecost on 6/2/24 was preached by our rector, the Rev. Columba Salamony. To view a video version, please click here. For the transcript, please click here.

For the video recording of the sermon, click hereFor a transcript of the sermon, click hereOur sermon for Trinity Sunday, the First Sunday after Pentecost, on 5/26/2024, was preached by Craig Sandberg.

Our sermon for the Seventh and Last Sunday of Easter on May 12th, 2024, was a dialogical (or discursive) sermon lead by The Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's. Apologies are offered for any congregation members whose speaking is not loud enough to be captured by the microphones. (The good news is that we have a solution in the works for this!)A transcript version of this sermon is not available.For the video version, please click here

Our sermon for Rogation Sunday, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, on 5/5/24 was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's, Penn Yan.Click here for the transcriptClick here for the video versionClick here to donate to Saint Mark's

Our sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter on 4/28/24 was preached by the Rev. Linda Leibhart, a retired priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester.A transcript of this recording is not available.Click here for the video version

Our sermon for 4/21/24, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony. Click here for the video version

Click here for the transcriptClick here for the video versionClick here to donate to Saint Mark'sOur sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter on April 7th, 2024, was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony.

Our sermon for Easter Sunday, 31st March 2024, was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony, Rector of Saint Mark's.Click here for the transcriptClick here for the video versionClick here to donate to Saint Mark's

Our sermon for Maundy Thursday, March 28th 2024, was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony.Click here for the transcriptClick here for the video versionClick here to donate to Saint Mark's

Our sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent on 17th March 2024, was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony.Click here for the video versionClick here for the transcriptDonate to Saint Mark's

Our dialogical (conversational) sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent on 3/10/24 brought forward a congregational discussion on God's love for Creation and Jesus's purpose for coming to dwell among us.

Our worship reflection for The Third Sunday in Lent (on 3/3/24) was offered by Jan Corning.

Our sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent on February 25th, 2024, was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony (Rector of Saint Mark's).click here for the video versionclick here for the transcriptclick here to donate

Our sermon for the First Sunday in Lent, February 18th, 2024, was preached by the Rev. Columba Salamony.Click here for the video versionClick here for the transcriptClick here to donate to our ministries!