Day: May 30, 2009

“Be ye transformed by the renewing of your minds”

These wonderful words signal the transformation that belongs to education. Through the various journeys that Omer and Ashley, Micah and Jenna, Beka and Bryn and Jared spoke about at the Church Parade, you are being transformed, changed in some sense “from glory unto glory.” You guys rock! And, yes, I know, it is not quite all over; there are still the exams.

Transformation. What a rich and powerful concept. It speaks directly to all of the journeys of this year, to all of the journeys of learning upon which we have embarked. The idea of transformation has been a recurring theme, especially in the light of such religious teachings as the Resurrection and the Ascension of Christ. For Judaism, Christianity and Islam, for Hinduism and Buddhism and Taoism, too, there is this general sense, however great the differences between them, that there is the possibility of our being changed by what we are given to see and behold.

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An Evening Service with the King’s-Edgehill Cadet Corps
Thursday in Ascensiontide

King’s-Edgehill Students, Omer Mullick – Head Boy, Ashley Snow – Head Girl, Bryn Bowen, Beka Boutin, Micha Cromwell, Jenna Vidito, and Jared Smith read the following “Reflections” at the Church Parade held on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at Christ Church. The Scripture readings were Exodus 33.7-14 and John 21. 15-19.

Reflections

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The Book of Exodus tells the story of a journey. Exodus means “going forth.” As students, we, too, are on a journey. It is the journey of learning.

This evening, too, we have been on a journey. The School as a Cadet Corps has marched through the Town of Windsor. Don’t worry, it is not an invasion! It is simply a parade.

But what kind of parade? Are we calling attention to ourselves? Or is about ourselves as a School in one of the aspects of the life of the School?

We meet in this “tent of meeting.” We meet together, sit together, stand and sing together, think and reflect together. It, too, is part of our journey.

We come from many different cultures, communities and religions but together we are a community united in our respect for one another and for our School and united in our quest to learn and in our desire to serve.
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The Rev’d David Curry, in his capacity as Chaplain, King’s-Edgehill School, preached these sermons on the occasions of Church Parade and Encaenia. Click on the links to download as pdf documents.

Church Parade Sermons

• 2008: “You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord … for the Lord delights in you”
• 2007: “There was a certain rich man … and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus”
• 2006: “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name be the glory”
• 2005: “God has gone up with a merry noise”
• 2004: “Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God”
• 2003: “Non nobis, Domine”, “Not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy Name be the glory”
• 2002: “Know ye not this parable? How then will ye know all parables? The sower soweth the word”
• 2001: “Jesus said to Peter, ‘Feed my sheep’”
• 2000: “Jesus said, ‘I am the good Shepherd’”
• 1999: “Lazarus, Come out!”

Encaenia Sermons

• 2008: “One thing is needful”
• 2007: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me empty”
• 2006: “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?”
• 2005: “Take with you words and return to the Lord”
• 2004: “I will mention the loving kindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord”
• 2003: “In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world”
• 2002: “Take with you words and return to the Lord”
• 2001: “I am the vine, ye are the branches…abide in my love”
• 2000: “In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world”
• 1999: “I am the vine, ye are the branches…abide in my love”

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