PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE: NACCC 2020 ANNUAL MEETING Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor of the Congregational Church of Canton Sunday, June 28 2020   Holy God of all Creation — the One who fashioned seas and stars, who breathed life into all that walks and crawls, swims and flies, the artist of all that is […]

Sunday, June 28, 2020 ~ Pentecost 6 Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor  © 2020, Dr. Tamilio The word “kind” means both to be nice and it means type — as in category.  For example, an ornithologist might ask what kind of bird is that?  (Actually, an ornithologist would know what kind of bird it is, […]

Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor  © 2020, Dr. Tamilio Most seminarians (at least those who went to Andover Newton) have to do a year of field education.  This is when you work at a church for 10 to 15 hours a week as a student minister.  You come-up with a learning covenant that details what […]

Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2020, Dr. Tamilio Suffering produces perseverance.  In other words, sorrow, grief, misery, woe, and anguish produces persistence, determination, grit, insistence, and resolution. Perseverance produces character.  In other words, persistence, determination, grit, insistence, and resolution produces personality, resolve, integrity, soul, and depth. Character produces hope.  In other words, personality, resolve, […]

Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2020, Dr. Tamilio Today is the first Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday.  I always felt that this was one of those days when preachers are tasked with the impossible: to explain what appears inexplicable.  How does Christianity, which is a monotheistic religion, explain how God can be one yet […]

Sermon: “It’s Good to Be Back Home” (Acts 2) Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor   John Denver said it best: Hey, it’s good to be back home again Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend Yes, and hey, it’s good to be back home again It’s good to be back at the […]