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”
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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”
Midweek Message – February 19
Worship – We conclude the Six Stone Jars series this week with communion. The scripture is Luke 6: 27-38 and honestly, it’s one of the most challenging passages to preach right now. Love your enemies… I’ve been wrestling with it all week and still no clear path ahead. The Leadership Team met Wednesday evening, aContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 19”
Midweek Message – February 12, 2025
Worship – We continue with our Six Stone Jars series on the Abundance of Jesus by marking Black History Month with reflections from Black United Church people from across the church. The scripture reading is Luke 6: 17-26 – The ‘Sermon on the Plain’ Blessings and Woes. I will offer a few reflective words asContinue reading “Midweek Message – February 12, 2025”
Midweek Message – January 29
My day started off with an email from the speaker for Wellness Wednesday letting me know that he wouldn’t be able to make as school was being dismissed 2 hours early and he had to pick up his daughter at noon. So, some consultation with Joan Clark about whether or not to go ahead atContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 29”
Midweek Message – January 22
There are a couple of things that are weighing on my heart and mind today. One is the amazing witness of Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, at the Washington National Cathedral yesterday. You can watch her entire sermon below, or if you just want to watch the part that stirred up such a storm, youContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 22”
Midweek Message – January 15
You ever wonder what a minister gets up to in the run of an ‘average’ week?
Midweek Message – January 8
We have a special service this Sunday around hymns and music! Jackie Clark is leading worship while I take a Sunday off that I am owed from the summer. There will be reflections on three different hymns by Shirley O’Sullivan, Dianne Cleveland and Lynne Travers. You’ll also be singing them! We are ‘undecorating’ this week…Continue reading “Midweek Message – January 8”
Midweek Message – January 1
Happy New Year! 2025! I can hardly believe it. A quarter century since all the build up and hype of Y2K! New Year’s Eve found me in the seat of a combine! I’ve never been up close to one, so had NO idea they were so big. Christmas is a season. On Sunday, it willContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 1”
Midweek Message – December 18
The theme this week is Hope Is Worth the Risk; scripture is Matthew 1: 18-25 & Luke 1: 46-55. I’ve been thinking a lot about risking hope; hoping for something, voicing it, putting it out there into the community, universe, or whatever, is both an act of courage and of vulnerability. I am not sureContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 18”
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