Links, Resources and Videos of the Poets and Poetry we’re considering in Sundays Gatherings in August 2026

 Sunday, AUGUST 23

• Bulletin PDF 8/23/2026

• Poem to Consider :

  • “Maga Hat in the Chemo Room" by Andrea Gibson

  • Andrea’s Official Website HERE

  • Andrea Gibson on Poets.org

• Scripture Readings: Matthew 5:38-48

• Study Sheet on the poems and the scripture PDF

 Sunday, AUGUST 16

• Bulletin PDF 8/16/2026

• Poems to Consider :

  • "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye

  • "Small Kindnesses"by Danusha Laméris

• Scripture Readings: Genesis 12:1-4, Deuteronomy 10:18-19, Mark 8:34-36

• Study Sheet on the poems and the scripture PDF

Video ReadingS of this week’s Poetry

Sermon Moment around these Poems and Scriptures

More Links and Resources:

• Emerging Form Podcast - Episode 136: Danusha Laméris on Creativity as a Leap of Faith LINK

• ‘Small Kindnesses’: A Collaborative Poem by Teenagers From Around the World in the NY Times 4.22.2022. PDF

Sunday, AUGUST 9

• Bulletin PDF 8/9/2026

• Poems to Consider :

  • “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, 1915

  • “No Man Is an Island” by John Donne, 1624

• Scripture Readings: Mark 10:17-31 & John 14:4-7

• Study Sheet on the poems and the scripture PDF

Video Reading of this week’s Poetry

Sermon Moment around these Poems and Scriptures

Worship on Sunday, August 2, 2026

• Bulletin PDF 8/2/2026

• Poem Reading: Refugee in America by Langston Hughes

• Scripture Readings: John 8:31-32; Galatians 5:1, 13-26

• Study Sheet on the poem and the scripture PDF

Sermon Moment around these Poems and Scriptures