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 […]
December 16, 2018 | Matthew 1: 18-25 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
December 16, 2018 Matthew 1: 18-25 ANGELS AMONG US: Do Not Be Afraid Rev. Nancy Talbot at Mount Seymour United Church The other day my son and I were having a conversation about people who get in trouble at school and are sent to the principal’s office. I mentioned that I don’t ever remember being […]
November 18, 2018 | Genesis 25:19-28 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
WE LIVE, WE LOVE: What is your name? Genesis 25 19-28 Nancy Talbot at Mount Seymour United Church November 18, 2018 There’s a phrase I hear repeated over and over in my house, the phrase “it’s not fair.” “It’s not fair that he got more dessert than I did.” “It’s not fair that he got […]
November 11, 2018 | We Live, We Love: Reconciled | Carla Wilks
We Live, We Love: Reconciled Remembrance Day 2018 Carla Wilks To put today’s reading from Genesis into the broader context, earlier in Genesis the stories tell us that Joseph was the favourite son of Jacob. His brothers hated him, they kidnapped him and planned to murder him, but then ended up throwing him into […]
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 […]