A congregation of the United Church of Canada
Yr A – Pentecost 1 – Matthew 28:16-20 Let me set the stage for you. We’re back at Easter morning – the resurrection. Jesus has appeared to some women but not yet to the men disciples in Matthew’s version. Jesus…
Yr A ~ Pentecost ~ Acts 2:1-18 Pentecost is one of those church days that comes around every year, and every year we in the mainline protestant churches struggle with it – because it pokes us in places we don’t…
Yr A ~ Easter 6 ~ Acts 17:22-31 The numbers are exceedingly disheartening. In 2001 (that’s 20 years ago) around 16% of Canadians claimed ‘no religion’ on the census. In 2021 those ‘no religion’ folks, or ‘nones’ (not nuns, nones!),…
Yr A ~ Easter 5 ~ Acts 2:42-47 Last week we started this short sermon series by saying “I am Church!” We looked at the idea of church through the lens of each of us as individuals – our personal…
Yr A ~ Easter 4 ~ 1 Peter 2:2-10 What do you immediately think of when I say the word Church? This place, right? Or one just like it. When we say ‘church’ we think ‘building’. But we also mean…
Yr A ~ Easter 3 ~ 1 Peter 1:3-9 Today we get another prime example of why it’s so important not to read the bible too quickly or lightly – to not just skim the surface – or you might…
Yr A ~ Easter Sunday ~ Matthew 28:1-10 Behold! You’re expecting something great, right? I mean, when you hear a really interesting and unique word like ‘behold’ you know that you’re being asked to behold something remarkable, or impressive. That’s…
Take a moment and notice the position of your hands right now. Palms down-turned or in a closed fist is our typical posture. Is that how your hands are? It’s natural for us to want to keep control and keep…
Yr A ~ Palm Sunday ~ Matthew 21:1-11, Psalm 118 We have finally arrived at the end of Lent. Lent and Holy Week are a bit of a roller coaster ride – low-ish for a few weeks, high and celebrating…
Yr A ~ Lent 5 ~ Psalm 130 I don’t know about you, but I’ve really been enjoying our journey through the psalms this Lent. We’ve had the privilege of spending some real quality time with some of the most…