Sermons are intended for distribution to members and friends of the New England Congregational Church, Aurora, IL. Every attempt is given to credit resources used for the sermons, but parts of the sermon may be taken from sources not known or inadvertently omitted. The sermon, though in printed manuscript form, is written to be preached, and may therefore contain punctuations, grammar and syntax that stray from those required for printed material.

Pagans at the Party

January 6, 2013 – Gary L. McCann

Tending the Garden of the Mundane

February 17, 2013 – Gary L. McCann

Cherishing Our Temptations  

February 24, 2013 – Gary L. McCann

Irish Sensibilities: Celtic Spirituality

March 13, 2013- Gary L. McCann   

Easter Gardening

March 31, 2013- Gary L. McCann

 The Imperative of Remembrance

Rev. Dr. Jonathan Dean-Holocaust Remembrance-April 7, 2013

Embracing An Agnostic Faith 

Gary L. McCann-May 5, 2013

Confirmed In Community

Gary L. McCann-May 12, 2013

It’s Not About Me or You

Gary L. McCann-May 26, 2013

Who Is My Neighbor, And Who Is the Stranger?

Rev. Dr. Martin Forward-June 2, 2013

What Do You Want?

Gary L. McCann-June 30, 2013

The Problem of Suffering: How the Bible Fails to Answer our most important question

Gary L. McCann-July 14, 2013

Second Guessing

Gary L. McCann-July 28, 2013

Persistence At Midnight

Gary L. McCann-September 8, 2013 

The Power of Thanks 

Gary L. McCann-October 13, 2013 

Pride and Prejudice

Gary L. McCann-October 27, 2013

The Stewardship of Hope

Gary L. McCann-November 3, 2013

Rising to the Occasion

Gary L. McCann-November 10, 2013