The First Sunday after Christmas Day, December 28, 2025

Welcome to All Souls Parish in Berkeley! We welcome your participation in the service. Feel free to add intercessions and Thanksgivings in the chat. To view this week's bulletin, visit https://allsoulsberkeley.squarespace.... To learn more and sign up for our newsletter, visit https://www.allsoulsparish.org. 00:00:00 - Prelude 00:04:27 - Introduction and Welcome 00:09:39 - First Reading 00:14:21- Second Reading 00:16:04 - Gospel 00:19:18 - Sermon 00:41:12 - Prayers of the People 00:46:15 - Announcements 00:49:12 - Birthdays, Anniversaries, or other Moments of Grace 00:56:26 - Liturgy of the Table 01:20:43 - Postlude This sermon proclaims that Christmas reveals what is truly real: a world created from God’s longing to be present within it. Drawing from John’s Gospel, it affirms that God is found not above the material world but within it, shining light into real darkness without denying suffering. Through poetry, community stories, and personal testimony, the sermon calls listeners to recognize and embody small but powerful lights of hope, trusting that God’s creative love continues to work through fragile, human lives.