A congregation of the United Church of Canada
Smelling“It feels like a blessing, because it is.” It wasn’t very auspicious or glamourous, but it did feel like a small miracle at the time. I got Covid for the second time near the end of October (lucky me). Immediately…
Yr B ~ A2 ~ Mark 1:1-8 You all know the song called “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, right? If you totalled up all the gifts of all the days, including the repetitions, you’d have 364 gifts! Anyone care to…
Yr A ~ A1 ~ Isaiah 2:1-5 We first encountered the concept of an Advent Conspiracy back in 2010 when we did our first well-digging project. I thought it was time we revisited that original concept and see what it…
Decorations“Faith’s halls are now well and truly decked.” Last Sunday was our annual ‘Advent Event’ pot-luck lunch and church decorating party. First, the food was wonderful. As always! I had some extra things to attend to after worship so I…
Post-Christian“This is what we’re up against.” A post in a ministers’ Facebook group has got me thinking. The post was about how we are living in a ‘Post-Christian’ world. It doesn’t mean that Christianity is over, but that Christianity in…
Advent Event“We deck our holy halls!” It’s that time of year again – decorating for Christmas time. My family will take advantage of the mild temperatures this week and get our outdoor lights strung and our garlands wrapped around pillars.…
Deep, Bold, and Daring“How we’re living matters.” I want to follow up on last Sunday’s sermon with some more thoughts. Well, they’re actually not my thoughts – they’re the thoughts of our past Moderator, the Very Reverend Richard Bott. I…
Yr A ~ Reign of Christ ~ Matthew 25:31-46 Today’s reading draws Matthew chapter 25 to an end. It’s a chapter filled with complex parables about the Kingdom of Heaven, or Kingdom of God. Saying that, I don’t think this…
Yr A ~ Pent 24 ~ Matthew 25:14-30 The problem with this Parable of the Talents is that it has nothing really to do with talents! I mean, obviously it does, but it really doesn’t. The problem is in the…
Yr A ~ Pentecost 23 ~ 1 Corinthians 12:1‒11 (off lect) There are numerous ways to talk about a life of faith, and different ways to characterize the core components of building such a life. They’re all variations on a…