Category Noticings

Noticings – January 3, 2024

Un-Decorating“Just kidding, mostly.” Is your street a little darker and less colourful since Monday? Have some of the giant, inflatable Christmas lawn decorations disappeared? We’ve noticed both things on our neighbourhood dog walks this week. It was still Christmassy up…

Noticings – December 27, 2023

The Mood of Christmas“It is an iridescence of sheer delight…” As Christmas week goes on, and people make various connections with friends, or families, or social gatherings, I offer these words from one of my very favourite theologians, the Rev.…

Noticings – December 20, 2023

Christmas is Cancelled“Let there be peace on earth!” As we ponder the arrival of the “babe of Bethlehem” so long ago, I invite you to prayerfully read this story about the children of Bethlehem, today. Gaza and the West Bank…

Noticings – December 13, 2023

Hollywood Christmas“Coming to a theatre near you…” The Christmas season always lays on an unreasonable and idealized set of images. We watch all the Christmas movies, and specials, and we love them, yet we come away with a vision of…

Noticings – December 6, 2023

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…

Noticings – November 29, 2023

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…

Noticings – November 22, 2023

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…

Noticings – November 15, 2023

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.…

Noticings – November 8, 2023

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…

Noticings – November 1, 2023

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…