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Light and Life

A few weeks ago, I attended a reading by Marie Wilson, one of the commissioners to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. And of course, bought her book, North of Nowhere! I’ll get back to a story that she told in a minute. Did any of you attend one of the public sessions when it wasContinue reading “Light and Life”

Midweek Message – June 19, 2025

I’m a day late… between trying to take some of the hours that are owed to me and trying to get ready to go on vacation… I’m a bit behind on my regular tasks. Worship this week is the last in our series of Who Are the People in the Neighbourhood, with Elder Debbie EisanContinue reading “Midweek Message – June 19, 2025”

Midweek Message – June 11, 2025

What a wonderful service we had at Woodlawn United with all six of the Dartmouth Churches participating! All six clergy participated in some way; I co-presided at communion along with Michael Mugford from Cole Harbour Woodside. A choir of 60, including four from St. James, an almost full house, we ran out of communion elements,Continue reading “Midweek Message – June 11, 2025”

Midweek Message – June 4, 2025

I was supposed to be on Study Leave from June 4-10, but my mother-in-law died in the early hours of Tuesday morning, so I’m on Bereavement Leave instead. I’ll still be participating in the combined worship service at Woodlawn on Sunday, June 8th. Thank you to those who responded to the request for cookies! IContinue reading “Midweek Message – June 4, 2025”

Midweek Message – May 28, 2025

Jackie Clark is leading worship this week while I attend the Annual Regional Meeting in Sackville, NB. Fundy Saint Lawrence Dawning Waters and Bermuda Nova Scotia will meet together for the first time since 2019 and I’m looking forward to seeing some of my colleagues that I haven’t seen in person since then! I’m partContinue reading “Midweek Message – May 28, 2025”

Open Hearts

One of the ways I prepare to write my sermon is to read the scripture slowly… Then I read it again… slowly…. The third time, I pick up a pen and circle the words that jump out at me… This week, the three words that jumped out were opened, heart and listen. I was alsoContinue reading “Open Hearts”

Midweek Message – May 21

We conclude our Who Are the People in Our Neighbourhood series by welcoming Elder Debbie Eisan from the Mi’Kmaw Native Friendship Centre. We are going to leave the little houses up until we close for August, so if you haven’t brought one in yet, you still have time. Last week, Lauren Cullen and Kayla HeislerContinue reading “Midweek Message – May 21”

Decisions, Decisions

My first thought, when I read through this passage last Sunday evening was, “I’m supposed to preach on a church meeting?” Because essentially that’s what this passage is… a report on a gathering, it’s called the Council of Jerusalem. To set the scene, we need to know a bit about what happened after last weeksContinue reading “Decisions, Decisions”

Midweek Message – May 14, 2025

We continue our ‘Who Are the People In the Neighbourhood?’ series with guests Lauren Cullen and Kayla Heisler; both from MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning. We also have Poppy Mason coming to share some special music on the piano; Poppy is a student at Accents Music Learning Centre, who are one of our partners inContinue reading “Midweek Message – May 14, 2025”

Look! Here is Water!

Look! Here is water! Those words, spoken by an Ethiopian eunuch from the passage of scripture that you’re going to hear in a few minutes, kept ringing in my ears this week! Look, here is water! Nova Scotia has 7400 km of coastline. No matter where you are in NS, you are never more thanContinue reading “Look! Here is Water!”