Author: standrew
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January 5th 2025 -“What will you give him?”
Dear friends, THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. OUR SCRIPTURE READING is taken from Matthew 2: 1-12, “The Visit of the Wise Men”. Our reading recounts the magi following a star to find Jesus, the “King of the Jews.” They presented him with gold, frankincense and myrrh, often seen…
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December 29th 2024 -“Do we need to change our perspective?”
Dear friends, OUR SCRIPTURE READING continues in the gospel of Luke 2: 41-52, “The Boy Jesus in the Temple”. Mary and Joseph lose 12-year-old Jesus on their way home from the Passover festival, thinking he’s with the group. After three days of searching, they find him in the temple, discussing with the teachers, who are amazed…
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Christmas Eve 2024
Dear friends, THIS CHRISTMAS EVE, our Interim Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Roland De Vries will be leading us in worship. The service will be a service of lessons and carols, with familiar scripture texts, familiar carols, and a simple reflective meditation. We are grateful for this opportunity to celebrate the birth of Christ—to celebrate the…
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December 22nd 2024 -“What God doesn’t know”
Dear friends, THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. Sunday marks the fourth week of Advent, where we’ll light the Candle of Love, please think about the kind of love Jesus brings us for today and for the future. OUR SCRIPTURE READING continues in the gospel of Luke 1: 39-45, “Mary…
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December 15th 2024 -“Why would God want to sing over me?”
Dear friends, THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. Sunday marks the third week of Advent, where we’ll light the Candle of Joy, also known as the Shepherd Candle, that reflects the joy that comes through Jesus’ incarnation and his redeeming grace. OUR SCRIPTURE READING is taken from the gospel according…
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December 8th 2024 -“Have you ever been the message?”
Dear friends, THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. Sunday marks the second week of Advent, a season when Christians around the world wait and prepare to celebrate the birth and incarnation of Jesus, the promised Messiah. Advent, however, is not just a time to reflect and look back…
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December 1st 2024 -“Ain’t gonna study war”
Dear friends, THIS SUNDAY, which is the First Sunday in Advent, our Interim Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Roland De Vries will once again be leading us in worship. We will also share together in the Lord’s Supper. OUR SCRIPTURE LESSON this week is from the book of Isaiah. With some help from a very old…
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November 24th 2024 -“What is truth?”
Dear friends, THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. OUR NEW TESTAMENT READING is taken from the gospel according to John 18: 33-38, “My Kingdom is Not of This World”. This Sunday we will be reflecting on Jesus as he is tried before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. When Pilate asks…
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November 17th 2024 -“Setting the temple aside!”
Dear friends, THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. OUR NEW TESTAMENT READING continues in the gospel according to Mark 13: 1-8, “Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple” and “Signs of the End of the Age”. We often reflect on the prophecy Christ gave about the terrible destruction of the temple,…
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November 10th 2024 -“Do you live a balanced life?”
Dear friends, THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. THIS SUNDAY HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS as we come together to observe Remembrance Sunday. On this solemn occasion, we remember and honour the brave women and men who sacrificed so much for our freedom. Join us in a…