Advent 3: The Shepherds
By Jim Taylor Luke 6: 20 Luke 2:8-18 Of all the unlikely people to star in a Christmas drama, you have to work hard to surpass the...
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Dec 5, 20237 min read
Advent 2 - Mary & Joseph
By Jim Taylor Luke1: 28-38, 46-55 Matthew 1: 18-25 Luke 2: 1-8, 19 Preparing this series of services – after I declared that I wasn’t...
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Nov 28, 20236 min read
Advent 1 - Herod
By Jim Taylor John 6:13-15 Matthew 2:1-16 I’m going to be taking the full series of advent services. I want the Advent and Christmas...
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Nov 22, 20233 min read
Sheep, Goats, and the Historical Jesus
By Dr. Adam Jones Matthew 25: 31-46 I have had a longstanding interest in the historical Jesus and early Christianity, including the...
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Nov 7, 20236 min read
My Experience With Prayer
By Rev. Bob Thompson Romans 8: 26-28 James 5:13-13 Selected readings from Michael Dowd Most of you know that I am on the committee...
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Oct 31, 20237 min read
And When It's All Over
By Rev. Rita Harrison Exodus 3: 1-15 I want to follow some strands, some threads from the story of Moses and the Burning Bush, and do...
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Oct 25, 20234 min read
Still Hopeful
By Jim Hannah Jeremian 31: 31-34 Psalm 51 In the 1986 book ‘Selected Poems II’, Margaret Atwood writes, “the facts of this world, seen...
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Oct 17, 20236 min read
Who are the Hungry?
By Rev. Rhonda Pigott-Thorndale John 6: 1-15 Psalm 22 and 23 (selected verses, paraphrased) Today is World Food Day. I think most of us...
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Oct 10, 20236 min read
Believing, Behaving, Belonging
By Rev. Bob Thompson Mark 1: 16-20 Matthew 16: 13-20 Last week during the reflection time, I shared some ideas about community –...
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Oct 10, 20235 min read
Miracles
By Rev. Bob Thompson Job 12: 7-13 I’ve said in the past that The United Church has developed a reputation for being so much into our...
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Oct 4, 20235 min read
Gifts
You Bring a Gift That I Don’t Have; I’ll Bring a Gift That You May Not Have By Rev. Robert Thompson Ephesians 2:14-22 I was a delegate...
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Sep 27, 20233 min read
Transfigured!
The Rev. Rita Harrison Mark 9:2-9 We have just heard the amazing story of Jesus and three of his disciples on the mountain, surrounded...
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Sep 12, 20234 min read
Community - Gathered and Grounded
By Rev. Bob Thompson Proverbs 29: Selected verses A Vision by Wendell Berry The past several years have seen British Columbians facing a...
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Sep 6, 20235 min read
Hope and New Beginnings
By Rev. Rhonda Pigott-Thorndale Exodus 2:1-8 Welcome back everyone! After a month on Sabbatical, we meet as a community of faith. We have...
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Aug 3, 20235 min read
Spirituality of Silence
By Rev. Doug Martindale Psalm 46: 10a “Be still and know that I am God." I was sad when I heard that Woodlake Books was going out of...
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Jul 25, 20235 min read
Our Souls
By Rev. Robert Thompson Genesis 2: 4-7 Saturday night of the Coffee House, I came early to the event with Norrie, who was volunteering...
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Jul 12, 20236 min read
Ancestors
By Rev. Joan Kessler Genesis 24: 34-38; 42-49; 58-67 We are so fortunate to be celebrating a 100th birthday with Joyce and her family...
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Jul 12, 20235 min read
Small Things
By Rev. Joan Kessler Matthew 10:40-42 I don’t know about you, but I am still basking in the joy our celebrations of Baptism and...
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Jun 27, 20232 min read
New Beginnings
By Rev. Joan Kessler Romans 12:9-21 I do not have a typical reflection for this morning. Sometimes actions really do speak louder than...
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Jun 21, 20235 min read
LOL
By Rev. Joan Kessler Genesis 18:1-15 We all love a good laugh. There is something about laughter that is just good for the soul. It...
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