A congregation of the United Church of Canada
Christmas Bazaar“It’s a labour of love.” It’s back! Every year around this time our church is absolutely abuzz. The reason is the Christmas Bazaar. Now that October and Hallowe’en are done the preparations for Christmas start to emerge – and…
Yr A ~ Pentecost 21 ~ Matthew 23:1-12 (MSG) I chose The Message bible translation of today’s scripture because it captures the edginess of Jesus’ teaching so well, but it comes with a cost. Our usual NRSV bible contains more…
Connectivity“That sounds hopeful.” My week is being bookended with ‘wider church’ work. Last Sunday afternoon I had the honour of presiding at a friend and colleague’s covenanting service. (Covenants are promises and bonds.) A covenanting service happens near the beginning…
Yr A ~ Pentecost 21 ~ Matthew 22:34-40, John 13:35 In today’s reading Jesus is challenged to say what he thought the most important teaching of all was. So he turned to scripture (that would be the Hebrew Scriptures, what…
Prayer for Peace“When words fail…” Once again, there is war in the Holy Land. Our news is filled with stories of horrors perpetrated, and retaliations launched. Sorting out who did which horror to whom, or who is retaliating for what…
Yr A – Pent 22 – 1Thessalonians 1:1-10 Imagine you are living in Thessalonica in the 40’s – not the 1940’s, the 0040’s. You live in a Greek city that’s about 400 km north of Athens on a major trade…
Yr A ~ Thanksgiving ~ Psalm 65 This is going to be one of those sermons where I just use the scripture as a jumping off point to talk about what I really want to talk about. But first I…
Larry Island“I’m transported to and immersed in a sacred place.” I’m writing today from one of my happiest places on earth: Larry Island. It’s a tiny little patch of rocky land about 150 square feet small. It’s connected to the…
Thanksgiving“Your list of gratitudes should probably be endless.” Autumn has always been my favourite season. I like the temperature as the chill starts to enter the air, and jeans, and hoodies, and hats re-enter my wardrobe. I love the colours…
Yr A ~ Creation 4 ~ Psalm 104 Psalms are poetry. They’re the ancient Jewish hymn book which naturally means that they were written in Hebrew. So, to get at it we have to translate a passage from an ancient…