A congregation of the United Church of Canada
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…
Yr A ~ Lent 4 ~ Psalm 23 Last Monday, at our weekly hybrid scripture conversation called ‘The Porch’ (Monday mornings at 10:30), we began the session by wondering what new thing I might say about a psalm that many…