What Rev. Catherine is up to, pictures from the yard sale, and a teaser of Listening Circle Results!
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The Joy of Unexpected Leadership
We showed this clip from the movie Babe to start things off. Babe was the unexpected leader in the video clip wasn’t she. Whenever I think of herding sheep, we think of sheepdogs, nipping and barking. But Babe does it very calmly… demonstrating a different kind of leadership, in conjunction with the shepherd. Jesus wasContinue reading “The Joy of Unexpected Leadership”
Monday Message – May 8, 2023
Like the rest of you, I was very shocked to hear the news of Rev. Fred Snyder’s death. His service is on May 18, 2023 @ 6 pm, at Snow’s Funeral Home in Halifax. You can read his obituary here. The following is something that I say at almost every funeral I have presided at:Continue reading “Monday Message – May 8, 2023”
Broken Open for Love
Like bread to feed a hungry world, we are broken open for love and joy.
Official Board Meeting Summary – April 23, 2023
The date of the next OB meeting is Tuesday, June 27 @ 7 pm, if business warrants. Reminder, the date of the Annual Meeting is Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 pm. Cathy McLeod – Secretary, Official Board
April 30-May 6
Announcements for April 30, 2023 Red Dress Day takes place on May 5th and we will be marking it in worship on Sunday.
Facing Our Doubts
Anyone who saw the brief intro video I made, knows that I have had lots of thoughts swirling around in my head this past week. • The wounds in Jesus hands, wounds of the earth• What wounds are we willing to look at?• What evidence do we need?• What miracles do we believe in?• TheContinue reading “Facing Our Doubts”
April 24, 2023
This week seems to be stuffed full! I have a variety of meetings: United Churches for Dartmouth, Transition Team, the Annual Meeting for the Association of United Church Clergy, for which I am the treasurer, a meeting of the Region 15 Future Directions Committee as we try and flesh out a proposal we are makingContinue reading “April 24, 2023”
Summary of the Official Board Meeting of St. James – March 26, 2023
The Hall Options Committee continues discussions with Sidewalk Development. In order to decide what is the best option to pursue with them, including a sale, we need to find out the cost of moving all of our utilities from the hall into the main church building. Motion: That the Saint James Hall Committee be authorizedContinue reading “Summary of the Official Board Meeting of St. James – March 26, 2023”
Resurrection Is…
Where do we seek resurrection?
St. James United Church Dartmouth 