February 24, 2019 | Luke 6: 27-38 | Carla Wilks
February 24, 2019 Luke 6:27-38 Carla Wilks What’s So Good About the News: Tough News Love your enemies Do good to those who hate you Bless those who curse you Pray for those who abuse you If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also If anyone takes your coat, give them your […]
February 17, 2019 | Luke 6: 17-26 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
February 17, 2019 Luke 6: 17-26 Rev. Nancy Talbot Unusually Good News Blessed are you who are poor, hungry, sad and expendable. Woe to you who are rich, full, happy and popular. That, in a nutshell, is this week’s unusually Good News. If that doesn’t sound very good news to you, it might just be […]
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February 3, 2019 | Luke 4: 21-30 | Leslie Buerschaper
February 3, 2019 Luke 4:21-30 Leslie Buerschaper Mount Seymour United Church Our reading today starts with the words: Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Let’s recap last week’s reading to remind us of the scripture that has been fulfilled: Jesus read the following from […]
January 27, 2019 | Luke 4: 14-21 | Carla Wilks
January 27, 2019 Luke 4: 14-21 Good News for the Poor Carla Wilks In 1996, when I was a student at the Vancouver School of Theology, in the summer after my second year I had the opportunity to go to Guatemala with a group of dentists. We were working with a local humanitarian group and […]
‘Holy and Fertile Ground’ Banner Dedication – Sunday, January 27, 2019
Banner Dedication: “Holy and Fertile Ground” We welcome the family of Gary Ward as we dedicate our new liturgical banner that was made possible due to a generous gift from Gary’s family. It was created specifically for our church by fabric artist Karen Brodie and commissioned by the Worship and Christian Development Team. The […]
January 20, 2019 | Luke 14:15-24 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
January 20, 2019 Luke 14: 15-24 A Place at the Table Rev. Nancy Talbot at Mount Seymour United Church Last week I talked about how a few months ago, our church council spent an evening discussing what we think the “Good News” of Mount Seymour United Church is. We asked ourselves “what is the message […]
January 13, 2019 | Luke 3: 13-18, 21-22 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
January 13, 2019 Luke 3: 15-18, 21-22 The Good News of Baptism, Epiphany and Star Gifts Rev. Nancy Talbot at Mount Seymour United Church A few months ago, our church council spent an evening gathered around a question about the “Good News” of Mount Seymour United Church. Together we wondered what message from the gospel […]
December 9, 2018 | Luke 1: 26-58 | Carla Wilks
Angels Among Us – #morepeace December 9, 2018 Carla Wilks Last week in the first of our Advent messenger stories, the Angel Gabriel, a messenger of God, appeared to Zechariah, and Zechariah was terrified, and fear overwhelmed him. The Angel told Zechariah, do not be afraid. In today’s story – Mary had a much […]
December 23, 2018 | Luke 2: 1-20 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
ANGELS AMONG US: This will be a Sign Luke 2: 1-20 Nancy Talbot at Mount Seymour United Church December 23, 2018 When I ask people to tell me about their favorite sacred places or to tell me about times in their lives when they have felt close to God. Nine times out of ten those […]