Most churches in the New York area closed down as Hurricane Irene approached. My circumstance was a bit different.
Season after Pentecost | Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Genesis 6:9-22, 7:24, 8:14-19; Psalm 46; (Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28; Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24;) Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 (29-31); Matthew 7:21-29
There is quite a gap between the wilderness-pilgrimage baptisms of John and the small and hidden baptismal places in many of our worship spaces. Happily, this is changing.