Moses descended from the mountain and his face was shining from his encounter with God. He went through the rest of his life with a strange glow every time he was in the temple praying and talking with God. There after he wore a mask when he came out of the temple. What is expressed here is the powerful, mysterious ...

Sunday morning the message was based on the Scripture from Luke 6:17-26: ‘The beatitudes upon the plain’.  ‘ This morning Luke’s version of the beatitudes may sound a little unfamiliar. Because we are far more accustomed to hearing the expansion on these blessings in the gospel of Matthew. In each case, they are set in the context of a sermon ...

Sunday, Feb.9, Luke 5:1-11 “ ‘Follow me’ is Jesus’ invitation to a new life. If the four fishermen Simon and Andrew, James and John accept the invitation, their lives will be forever different. They will be different. They will no longer catch just fish. They will fish for people.’ When Jesus says, ‘ I will make you fish for people,’ ...

Sunday, Feb. 2: Jeremiah 1:4-10: In this reading a young man worries about a big thing God has asked him to do. God has given Jeremiah a message to tell others but Jeremiah is scared. God assures Jeremiah that God is with him and that he is going to do wonderful things – to tear things down and build up ...

Based  on 1 Corinthians 12: 1-11 God gifts all of us with special talents and strengths – each and every one of us. Sometimes, though, it can be hard for us to notice our own gifts. What makes you special? We all need a sense of belonging. We see great talents in others, sharing, giving, ability to make others smile, ...

On Sunday, January 12th, the topic was the Baptism of the Lord (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22). How do you know whose family you are a part of? You might think it is sharing a home, a name or favourite activities; we have a chosen family; we have the same laugh; and so on. How do you know you are a part ...

Star Child – A Prayer Poem Star Child, your presence reminds us of the beauty of deep winter skies, soft snowflakes, strings of little lights. Star Child, we thank you for the beauty in our days: the moments when we catch our breath to wonder, to marvel at the everyday miracle of life. Star Child, remind us again (because we ...

Advent 3 Joy :  Luke 3:7-18 John is nothing if not surprising. He challenges the status quo, not by presenting something new but by calling people back to their story, the story passed on to them through faithful generations. The river is the Jordan, the river their ancestors crossed to enter the land. John calls them back to this river. ...

Based on John 18:33-37    Pilate asks John, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Reign of Christ Sunday Who do you think Jesus is.? People have asked this question for a long time. A governor for the Roman Empire, Pontius Pilate asked Jesus,” Are you the king of the Jews?” In the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, there is a song ...

(Hebrews 10:11-25)” Our present times can seem very scary and hopeless. It is easy to forget the wholeness and help that God has given us. Who will come and tell us that it will all be ok? The writer of Hebrews reminds us that, even when we feel helpless, God has already reached out to help us. And because of ...

This Sunday our scriptures will be Daniel 12: 1-3; Mark 13:1-8  and Hebrews 10: 11-25. Our service will be shared with St. John’s United in Marathon. Please Remember The wreaths are all laid now To pay homage to the dead The grey of the cold November day Is slashed with poppy red.   A special group of people march Led ...

Our Service was together with St John’s Church in Marathon   Scripture Mark 10: 46-52 : “ They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and ...

Job 38:1-7,(34-41) We can take a little time to think about all the animals that live in our community, Think about where they live, where they get their food. We often mention in the church about helping other people. We should also think about the plants and animals, how can we help them too. For example, we can put up ...

Joel 2:21-27   The prophet Joel writes after a time of ecological disaster: a locust infestation that consumes Israel’s food supply. As we continue to observe ecological disaster in our own time due to emission of green house gases into the atmosphere, where can we find the same reassurance of God’s providence that Joel writes about? Where is God for those ...

This Sunday is Thanksgiving, a time to reflect on all the blessings you have had in the past year. Take a moment to think, what was a blessing and what was something you thought was a trial but later found out it was good. Here is a Thanksgiving Poem by Minnie Klemme. Horn of Plenty If I had a horn ...