Author Archives: RevMcC

About RevMcC

I am a pastor, licensed clinical social worker, consultant and workshop leader. I live in Brooklyn, NY, (the greatest place ever) with my husband and two children (the greatest people ever). I am an unqualified extrovert and lover of God. I try to live my life with gratitude, wonder, curiosity and intention.

You Can’t Take It With You

Posted on October 11, 2015 by RevMcC

The mission of Olivet Presbyterian Church in Staten Island, NY, is this: Our mission at Olivet Presbyterian Church is to welcome all people into our diverse family of Christian faith and fellowship, to experience Gods presence in worship and daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Liturgy, Preaching, Sermons, Theology | Tagged camels, Cheryl Strayed, church growth, Columbus Day, David Lose, eternal life, give to the poor, Gospel of Mark, kon mari method, Olivet Presbyterian Church, preaching, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), Reese Witherspoon, sermon, Wild Movie, Working Preacher, worship | Leave a comment

Rest For Your Souls: Journeying Through Grief

Posted on October 9, 2015 by RevMcC

When: 6:30 pm to 7:3o pm, beginning October 21, 2015 Where: 25 Pine Street, Lower Manhattan Join the Rev. Sarah Segal McCaslin of the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute in “Journeying Through Grief,” a six-week series to address loss, grief, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Counseling, Grief Workshop, Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute | Tagged bereavement group, grief, journeying through grief, Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute, Rest for your Souls, Trinity Wall Street | Leave a comment

Flipping the Script

Posted on September 22, 2015 by RevMcC

This showed up on my Twitter feed a few days ago, and I can’t stop thinking about it: Yes. Absolutely. Unconsciously- which is really the problem here- it never occurred to me to think otherwise. By the grace of God, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Liturgy, St. Lydia's, Theology, Waffle Church | Tagged liturgy, paperless music, St. Lydia's, Twitter, Waffle Church, worship | Leave a comment

Looking for Good News Under the Table

Posted on September 6, 2015 by RevMcC

I preached this sermon on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield Gardens, Queens. Sisters and Brothers in Christ, it is my privilege to be here with you today to share in the worship of God … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Preaching, Sermons, Waffle Church | Tagged Mark, refugees, Syria, Syrophoenician woman, Waffle Church | Leave a comment

Looking to get hitched?

Posted on August 25, 2015 by RevMcC

It’s no secret– I love a wedding. To be more specific, I love to officiate weddings. I have never thought of myself as a romantic, but I am in awe of the deep commitment, vulnerability and hopefulness that work in … Continue reading →

Posted in Counseling, Liturgy, Weddings | Tagged getting married, interfaith, liturgy, New York City, premarital, wedding officiant, weddings, worship | Leave a comment

Eat Me, Speak Me

Posted on August 9, 2015 by RevMcC

My itinerant preaching led me this morning to Good Shepherd- Faith Presbyterian Church, in the shadow of Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side. This week, I am indebted to Craig Satterlee’s beautiful column on the lectionary from http://www.workingpreacher.org. His … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Preaching, Sermons | Tagged Bread of Heaven, Gospel of John | Leave a comment

Picky Eaters

Posted on August 3, 2015 by RevMcC

Trusting in God’s promises might mean that we enjoy what is set before us each day with a little more gratitude and maybe even some joy, because today is a gift that cannot be reopened tomorrow. Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Sermons, Waffle Church | Tagged Bread of Life, children, complex carbohydrates, Exodus, food, Gospel of John, hunger, Lord's Supper, Manna, Moses, Oliver Sacks, Parable of the Mustard Seed, Shelter Island, short theologians, St. Augustine, St. Lydia's, The New York Times, Union Chapel in the Grove, Waffle Church | Leave a comment

What I learned from Waffle Church…

Posted on July 19, 2015 by RevMcC

The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed… – a seed which, once removed from the jar by one or many small children, will find its way under the table, into the cracks between the floor boards, and buried … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Sermons, St. Lydia's, Waffle Church | Tagged baptism, blessing, Brooklyn, children, Lord's Supper, mustard seed, parable, sermon, Waffles, worship | 2 Comments

Promises, Promises

Posted on July 12, 2015 by RevMcC

I preached this sermon on Sunday, July 12th, 2015, at Beverly Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, NY. The Scripture readings for the morning were Psalm 85 and Ephesians 1:3-14. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I want to thank you for inviting … Continue reading →

Posted in Liturgy, Preaching, Sermons, Theology, Worship | Tagged Ephesians, forgiveness, mercy, Mother Emmanuel AME, Psalm 85, restoration, salvation, suffering | Leave a comment

Introducing Waffle Church

Posted on June 15, 2015 by RevMcC

I am doing another new thing! The community of St. Lydia’s Dinner Church in Brooklyn discerned over the past year a need to create worship opportunities for people of all ages. Their discernment led them to Waffle Church, and amazingly, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Study, Discipleship, Sermons, St. Lydia's, Waffle Church | Tagged Cathechesis of the Good Shepherd, children, Godly Play, Gospel of Matthew, Greenpoint Reformed Church, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard, Messy Church, sermon, Sophia Cavaletti, spirituality, St. Lydia's, Waffle Church, Waffles, worship | 5 Comments