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Midweek Message – Nov 29

Worship – It’s the second week of Advent. I am delighted that some of you made your way to the back ‘Prayer Wall’ and tucked some prayers into the wall or placed blue glass stones into the bowl. The theme this week is We Find Joy in Connection, the scripture is Luke 1: 24-45, whereContinue reading “Midweek Message – Nov 29”

Weary Hope

I’m letting you know that towards the end of my sermon, there is going to be a time when I ask a question about what are the hopeful things that you see and experience in our church and in the world… and it’s not going to be a rhetorical question… I’m actually going to beContinue reading “Weary Hope”

Midweek Message – Nov 22

How Does a Weary World Rejoice? That’s the theme we will be exploring through advent and Christmas. Sarah Speed, one of the creators of the series from A Sanctified Art writes this, “The theme is inspired by the stories in Luke 1-3 and the question: How does a weary world rejoice? In each week ofContinue reading “Midweek Message – Nov 22”

Midweek Message – November 15

The theme for Advent/Christmas this year is How Does a Weary World Rejoice? I chose this last June not realizing how fitting it would be… how indeed do we rejoice in the birth of Jesus in such a turbulent time in the land we call holy. We mustn’t forget though, that according to Matthew’s gospel,Continue reading “Midweek Message – November 15”

Midweek Message – November 7th

On Sunday, there are Two Opportunities to Hear Bill Chambre! Worship @ 10 AM and/or Brown Bag Lunch & Learn @ 12. Bill Chambre recently returned to Canada after a 3-month stint as a volunteer in Israel/Palestine doing human rights monitoring through http://www.eappi.org (Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel). With the situation in Israel/PalestineContinue reading “Midweek Message – November 7th”

Start Close In

It’s Remembrance Day next Saturday… A day set aside to remember all men, women and children who have died and who continue to die as a result of war. They lost their tomorrows… And we lost their tomorrows. The world lost and continues to lose the potential of so many people. Not just people living in this mostly safe countryContinue reading “Start Close In”

Midweek Message – November 1st

It’s been a busy week! It was wonderful to see so many folks gathered on Wednesday to support Dick Chittick and his family; it’s always a privilege to be allowed into such sacred spaces. We are marking Remembrance Day in worship this week with a slide show, a special display, special music and the ActContinue reading “Midweek Message – November 1st”

Leadership of the Saints?

This is a week where I have been heartily wishing that we hadn’t switched to the Narrative Lectionary! Even after doing A LOT of research, I was still wishing that. But part of the reason we made the decision to switch was so that we read passages like what you’re going to hear in aContinue reading “Leadership of the Saints?”

Midweek Message – October 25th

Worship this Week: We are marking All Saints Day on Sunday, so bring a picture of a loved one who has died who you would like to remember; we will place all the photos on the communion table and light a candle in front of each one. The scripture is 1 Kings 12: 1-17, 25-29,Continue reading “Midweek Message – October 25th”

End of Week Message…

You are getting two messages from me this week… I wanted to share the Ecumenical Statement on Violence between Hamas and Israel that the United Church sent out this morning . You can read it below. One of the participants in the pilgrimage I was supposed to be on wrote this and gave us permissionContinue reading “End of Week Message…”