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”
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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”
Midweek Message – March 26
It’s the 4th week of our Lenten Series: Everything In Between and this week’s theme is Lost and Found. What is the space between those two? What is filled with? Waiting? Emptiness? Longing? Hope? God? So many possibilities in the space between. It’s also our Annual Congregational Meeting, which will be combined with worship; ifContinue reading “Midweek Message – March 26”
Unrevealed
My mother will attest to the fact that when I was a child, I hated that we often had a large vegetable garden. Not just the weeding, and the picking, but the thinning of carrots… and then we couldn’t just throw the thinned carrots away, we had to wash and eat them! Imagine, how manyContinue reading “Unrevealed”
Midweek Message – March 19
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, I’m resisting getting into my garden to clean it up… leaving all the beneficial insects in it who have overwintered in it. It’s a mess! We installed a new walkway last summer and didn’t get a chance to do the landscaping, so I was exploring a numberContinue reading “Midweek Message – March 19”
Midweek Message – March 12
Friday is PIE Day! We want to be Public, Intentional and Explicit about our support and affirmation of LGBTQ+ people. In a time when there is increasing polarization, it’s more important than ever to a visible presence in the community. On Friday a group of folks are taking pies out to LGBTQ+ friendly businesses inContinue reading “Midweek Message – March 12”
Summary of Leadership Team Meeting – Feb 19, 2025
Motions Values Driven Purchasing was discussed. Motion that we would “Strive to align our purchasing to reflect our core values as outlined in our affirming statement”. Carried Broadview – The June issue of Broadview will be a historic keepsake edition celebrating the United Church’s 100th Anniversary. Motion that the church order 12 copies. Carried Highlights
The Biggest Question
Read Luke 10: 25-37 I belong to a Buy Nothing group on Facebook, my area is Eastern Passage, Shearwater and Cole Harbour and I can’t belong to a group that exists outside of my own neighbourhood. From the website: The Buy Nothing Project was founded in 2013 with the mission to build community by connectingContinue reading “The Biggest Question”
Midweek Message – March 5
It’s Ash Wednesday as I write this; one of my favourite days of the church year. Some of you will remember times when most Protestant churches didn’t have Ash Wednesday services. I don’t remember any from my growing up years, however, when I came back to church in my mid-thirties and immediately dove deep intoContinue reading “Midweek Message – March 5”
Midweek Message – February 26
It’s Scouting Sunday this week, so we will have some Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, their parents and leaders joining us and taking part in the service. St. James has a long history of sponsoring the Scouts and this annual service helps remind everyone that they are not just another user of our facility, but part ofContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 26”
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