Category Archives: Midweek Messages

Midweek Message – March 18, 2026

It’s been a bit of whirlwind since I came back to church on Sunday! A Transition Team last night, Leadership Team this evening, getting ready for the Annual Meeting which will be integrated into worship on Sunday, along with a few pastoral concerns, attendance at Food Bank, a United Churches for Dartmouth meeting, and soContinue reading “Midweek Message – March 18, 2026”

Midweek Message – February 18, 2026

Today is Ash Wednesday and normally I would seek out a church that was having a service. However it’s our regularly scheduled Leadership Team meeting this evening and since I’m leaving for Kenya on Friday, we can’t very well reschedule it. Here’s the Spiritual Reflection I did this morning for the United Churches for DartmouthContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 18, 2026”

Midweek Message – February 11, 2026

We are marking Baden Powell Sunday this week with participation from the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. I’m working on a campfire, tenting theme using Exodus 33: 7-11 & Deuteronomy 6: 4-9. Joyce and I will share a dialogue, we’ll have communion that reminds us that Jesus shared meals outside at times. Since we had suchContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 11, 2026”

Midweek Message – February 4, 2026

We mark African Heritage Month once again this week with stories from Nova Scotia Black Communities. The scripture passages are Jeremiah 29:4–7, 11 & Galatians 3: 26-29. I’m exploring some of the shameful past, as well as the resilience and hope demonstrated by people of African descent. And wondering what can we learn from theirContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 4, 2026”

Midweek Message – January 28, 2026

We mark African Heritage Month this week with a service entitled Here From the Beginning. It was written by two Black UCC ministers: Rev. Charmain Bailey and Rev. Lisa Byer-de Wever. It’s also the name of an exhibit created to mark the 100th anniversary of the United Church and is now an interactive website. IContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 28, 2026”

Midweek Message – January 21, 2026

We conclude our There’s a Crack in Everything series this week. My reflection title is Everybody Knows… and Still We Sing Hallelujah. I’ve got lots of scripture in this one: Psalm 88: 1-12, Psalm 89: 1-2, Psalm 12: 1-8, and Lamentations 3:22–23, I may not wind up using all of it. We will have twoContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 21, 2026”

Midweek Message – January 14, 2026

We continue with the Leonard Cohen series this week. The scripture readings are Isaiah 58: 6-10 and Psalm 36: 5-9; I’ve paired that with If It Be Your Will. You can listen to it below. My reflection title is Rags of Light, which is a line from the song. In this season of Epiphany, andContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 14, 2026”

Midweek Message – January 7, 2026

The Theology and Music of Leonard Cohen Series continues this week. The scripture is 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8; we often hear this scripture passage at weddings, sometimes at funerals, but Paul wasn’t talking about romantic love, he was writing to the Christian community in Corinth. I’ll unpack that a bit more on Sunday. I’m pairingContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 7, 2026”

Midweek Message – December 31, 2025

Happy New Year’s Eve! Ours will be very quiet as my husband has been sick since before Christmas. To the extent that there is a pile of presents still under the tree because we haven’t seen any close family. We start our series on the music and theology of Leonard Cohen this week: There’s aContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 31, 2025”