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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?”

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…”

Midweek Message – October 11th

By now, most of you know that I’m NOT going to Israel this coming Friday. While I’m very disappointed, I am feeling very unsettled as well and both of those feelings are overshadowed by shock and grief of the events that are unfolding in Israel/Palestine. In situations like this, which is so complex, I oftenContinue reading “Midweek Message – October 11th”

Midweek Message – October 5

A day long meeting of the Future Directions Committee of the Region followed by a Transition Team meeting last night prevented me from getting to my usual Wednesday timetable. Worship this week is Thankful for Commandments? Familiar texts to many of us, the 10 commandments. Questions I am pondering: We will see how all ofContinue reading “Midweek Message – October 5”

Midweek Message – September 27

Cathy McLeod and I attended the United Church Foundation event at the Atlantic School of Theology on Monday evening; I thought it was important for someone from the Official Board to attend with me to make connections with folks who may help us fund ministry opportunities. We enjoyed delicious drink and food, listened to someContinue reading “Midweek Message – September 27”

Are We Sarah?

I wonder what it was like for Abraham to be circumcised at the age of 98? Now that I have your attention! 😉 We actually don’t hear that in the scripture reading today, but it’s in the passage immediately preceding it. And in the BibleWorm podcast that I listened to last week, they speculated thatContinue reading “Are We Sarah?”