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Sermons

As Lent begins, here more about the lenten journey from The Rev. Hillary Raining of St. David's Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

Naming the "wild animal" emotion of grief is one way to help tame it and invite God into our healing.

A sermon for those who feel the stress of the pandemic.

Sermon—1/16/2022

Sermon Box—8/6/23

Easter Sermon—2023

Gratitude As Life—10/15/2023

Song played at St. Columba’s installation—9/2025

Audio Sermons

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"Alchemizing Grief into Joy"-December 13, 2020
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"God's Economy"-September 20, 2020
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"Doubt is Not a Problem"-December 15, 2019
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"Get Yourself an Anam Cara"-May 9, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"As a Spiritual Person, What Do You Really Want?"-September 6, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"Bootstrapping Isn't Enough"-November 17, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"Do You Ever Feel Like a Failure?"-December 5, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining

Sermon Box—8/13/23

Ordination—Stump, Coal, City Sermon

Compassion—1/21/2024

 
"Your Favorite Brand of Suffering"-December 6, 2020
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"Overcoming Evil"-August 30, 2020
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"Labor Pains & Hope"-July 19, 2020
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"An Angel in Kings Canyon"-August 23, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"Letting Go of Control"-October 21, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"Refiner's Fire & Fuller's Soap"-December 5, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining
"There is no Economy Without Ecology: The Christian Model of Stewardship"-September 18, 2022
The Rev. Dr. Hillary D. Raining

Classes

Presentations

  • "Joy In Confession"- Women's Retreat Leader for St. Peter & St. Paul Episcopal Church, Marietta, GA (2018)

  • “Reconciliation in Pastoral Ministry”- Guest Session Lecture, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA (2016)

  • “Vitality & Effectiveness: Sharing Stories in the Missionary Church”-Keynote speaker at the Invite, Welcome, Connect Summit, Navasota, TX (2016)

  • “Eggs and Tombs: Reflections on the Icon of St. Mary Magdalene”- Presentation, St. George’s Quiet Day (2017)

  • “Of Veils and Virgins: My Life with the Bees”- Article published in “Fidelia’s Magazine” the publication of the Young Clergy Women Project (2016)

  • “Called to be a Pilgrim”- Presenter, Diocese of Bethlehem’s Daughters of the King Lenten Quiet Day, Douglassville, PA (2016)

  • “Julian of Norwich”- Guest Session Lecture, Eastern University, Wayne, PA (2015)

  • “Daring Parenting: Vulnerable Bravery for Families”- Co-Presenter of workshop, Chestnut Hill, PA (2015)

  • “The Wisdom of Proverbs”- Presenter of Diocese of Bethlehem’s ECW Quiet Day, Mountain Top, PA (2015)

  • “Reclaiming Reconciliation”- Presentation for Diocese of Bethlehem Clergy Day, Scranton, PA (2015)

  • “By Who’s Authority?: Faithfully Exercising Authority in the Missionary Church” –Theme Presentation, Gathering of Leaders Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2016)

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