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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!”

Midweek Message – May 7, 2025

You folks made my heart so happy last Sunday. There was a visiting minister and his husband from Kamloops United Church in the congregation and he commented after the service on the hospitality they experienced! He said that they have rarely experienced that kind of welcome when they have been visiting a church, from theContinue reading “Midweek Message – May 7, 2025”

Midweek Message – April 30, 2025

I sometimes wonder if anyone reads these… but based on a few emails when I didn’t write one last week, I guess you do! 😉 Following Easter, I took a few comp days to recharge my energy banks; I’d been putting in a great deal of extra time, including a number of Saturday events. AndContinue reading “Midweek Message – April 30, 2025”

Midweek Message – April 16, 2025

Holy Week… my Facebook memories told me a couple of weeks ago that back in 2018, I had 6 services over 4 days! I was serving a 2 point charge, we had a Maundy Thursday Service, Good Friday, a funeral on Saturday, Easter Sunrise Service and then a service in each as well! I definitelyContinue reading “Midweek Message – April 16, 2025”

Midweek Message – April 9, 2025

It’s Palm Sunday, as Jesus heads to Jerusalem and ultimately his death. The choir has been working on an anthem called Breathe, Listen and Notice and I’ve written an interactive service in three movements around those themes: Breathe, Listen and Notice. Following worship we’ll enjoy a soup lunch and hear from the Property Committee aboutContinue reading “Midweek Message – April 9, 2025”

Midweek Message – April 3, 2025

It’s week 5 of our Lenten Series: Everything In Between. This week it’s Righteousness and Mercy; the story of Zacchaeus, the Tax Collector; it’s found in Luke 19: 1-10 As I’ve been pondering this story, I can’t help but wonder if this is a sudden conversion or is this something that has been stirring inContinue reading “Midweek Message – April 3, 2025”