Worship this week: We are marking PIE Day, Public, Intentional, and Explicit support and welcome of LGBTQ+ people. We continue with our Lenten theme of Who Are the People in our Neighbourhood by welcoming Courtney Connor from the MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning. Do I have some volunteers to make pie for sharing after church?Continue reading “Monday Musings – March 7, 2022”
Author Archives: Stairs Memorial United Church
Ordinary Days
In The Writing Life, Annie Dillard reminds us of something that is at once obvious and shocking: “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Christian Cliches, written and shared Jessie Crabtree
Intro to Scripture As a student minister, the final stage of the Field Education Experience that I’m doing here, is to hold a class or conversation group. So, for the past three weeks, a small group of us have been gathering online to do some reflection around some of our common Christian Cliches. You know,Continue reading “Christian Cliches, written and shared Jessie Crabtree”
Monday Musings – Feb 21, 2022
Some of you know that Janet and Grant MacLean are in Mexico, I received a message from Janet, wondering if I had sent Robyn down there to keep an eye on them! Apparently he’s been hanging around their balcony. Worship this week: We are back in person this Sunday! There will be singing! We willContinue reading “Monday Musings – Feb 21, 2022”
Monday Musings – Feb 7, 2022
Worship this coming Sunday will be on Zoom only; it will not be streamed to Facebook, it’s when we combine worship and our Annual Meeting. It would be helpful if folks would sign on a bit earlier than usual, so that we can record all the names accurately. The Zoom link will be sent outContinue reading “Monday Musings – Feb 7, 2022”
Jeremiah and Jesus and Convoys, Oh My!
As you know, the past few weeks, I’ve been using sermons from other United Church ministers in order to free up some time for some interim Ministry tasks that were taking priority. I have to say that it felt a bit weird to be preaching other people’s words. And while I had planned to doContinue reading “Jeremiah and Jesus and Convoys, Oh My!”
Minister’s Musings – Jan 31, 2022
Monday – I decided it was foolish to try and take the day before Tamara is putting the Annual Report together off, so I’m working today, you might remember that I planned to take today off in lieu of working all weekend. I’ll start putting together the bulletin for the Annual Meeting. Once again, weContinue reading “Minister’s Musings – Jan 31, 2022”
Minister’s Musings – Jan. 24, 2022
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Does Jesus Care If You Are Baptized?
This is a sermon I preached three years ago, it was part of a series called Jesus Doesn’t Care! That series was sparked by a comment made by someone when they were asked at the last moment to serve communion one Sunday. She said, “But I’m wearing jeans!’ I said, “Jesus doesn’t care!” Which setContinue reading “Does Jesus Care If You Are Baptized?”
Monday Musings – Jan. 17, 2022
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