October 28, 2018 | Genesis 19: 1-19 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
October 28, 2018 Genesis 19: 1-19 WE LIVE, WE LOVE: Looking Back Nancy Talbot at Mount Seymour United Church I don’t know how old I would have been the first time I heard the story of Sodom and Gomorrah as a child in Sunday school. I’m certain that many of the details we heard this […]
October 21, 2018 | Genesis 21:8-21 | Frances Kitson
October 21, 2018 “Rejected” Genesis 21:8-21 Frances Kitson Let’s start with our cast of characters: the women, Hagar and Sarah; the patriarch, Abraham; and the sons, Ishmael and Isaac. And they are in a very complicated, messy, and human story together. Many, many years earlier in this story, God had made a promise to Abraham: […]
October 14, 2018 | Genesis 32:22-31 | Rev Nancy Talbot
October 13, 2018 Genesis 32: 22-31 WE LIVE, WE LOVE: What Is Your Name? Nancy Talbot at Mount Seymour United Church We’ve all heard the saying “sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me.” If you’ve ever been called stupid or slow, or looked in the mirror and called […]
October 7, 2018 | Matthew 6:25-35 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
October 7, 2018 Matthew 6: 25-35 Rev. Nancy Talbot at Mount Seymour United Church Anyone who has ever taken a course in empathetic listening or pastoral care knows that the worst thing you can do when someone is sharing their honest feelings to you is tell them to stop feeling whatever it is they are […]
September 23, 2018 | Mark 9: 30-37 | Carla Wilks
Mark 9: 30-37 September 23, 2018 Carla Wilks I come from a family of three girls. As kids, my two sisters and I had a pretty typical sisterly relationship of getting along and not getting along, with the usual competition, which often included vying for our parents’ attention. My parents are pretty smart people, and […]
August 26, 2018 | John 6: 58-69 | Carla Wilks
John 6:35, 41-51 August 12, 2018 – Carla Wilks This morning’s scripture reading comes immediately after John’s version of the feeding of the 5000. Jesus states I am the Bread of Life, and then what follows is a bit of complaining. The crowd says but hey we know who your parents are, you can’t be […]
August 19, 2018 | John 6: 51-58 | Carla Wilks
John 6: 51-58 August 19, 2018 – Carla Wilks Some of you were here in church on Mother’s Day. That day I told you about my friend Joy. Joy is a friend of mine from Girl Guides. She has been a leader with me since 2010, but we met on the playground before that because […]
August 12, 2018 | John 6:35, 41-51 | Carla Wilks
John 6:35, 41-51 August 12, 2018 – Carla Wilks This morning’s scripture reading comes immediately after John’s version of the feeding of the 5000. Jesus states I am the Bread of Life, and then what follows is a bit of complaining. The crowd says but hey we know who your parents are, you can’t be […]
September 2, 2018 | Cates Park Outdoor Service | Anne Ellis
September 2, 2018 Cates Park Outdoor Service -Anne Ellis Announcements and Welcome Welcome to Cates Park, Facing the Wind, Way ow a chin – the unceded territory of our First Nations brothers and sisters. A place that has known human habitation for more than 2 thousand years. Just over their artifacts have found of a […]
July 29, 2018 | Matthew 13:31-32 | Anne Ellis
July 29, 2018 Camp Spirit Sunday, Called to Grow Matthew 13:31-32 -Anne Ellis 31 “The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a […]