Author Archives: Stairs Memorial United Church

Monday Musings – January 10, 2022

Wondering what your minister is up to all week?

January 2, 2022

Written by L.J. Roche In 586 BC, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon laid a siege on Jerusalem. He destroyed the city and the temple, and he sent most of the inhabitants into exile in Babylon. Roughly fifty years later, in 538 BC, King Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon. Cyrus allowed the Jewish people to return toContinue reading “January 2, 2022”

Thursday Thoughts – December 23, 2021

All of us are disappointed not to be worshipping together on Christmas Eve and some of us have had to make different plans for Christmas Day with the limit on numbers who can gather in one place. I feel your disappointment along with my own, but in the midst of this, gratitude still fills myContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts – December 23, 2021”

The Voice of Love

What language does the voice of love speak?

Thursday Thoughts – December 16, 2021

Worship Advent 4 – Love! Scripture – Luke 1: 67-80 Reflection – The Voice of Love Things I am Pondering: The picture to the right is what the team who helped plan Advent came up with when they read and pondered the passage. I’ve been pondering these all week! Other Things That Are Going OnContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts – December 16, 2021”

Finding and Choosing Joy

You might, or might not, remember that two weeks ago, I reflected on the connection between hope and gratitude and the scripture passage was about Zechariah being struck silent because of his disbelief around his wife Elizabeth’s pregnancy. This morning, we are going to hear a continuation of that story… where Elizabeth gives birth toContinue reading “Finding and Choosing Joy”

Thursday Thoughts – December 9, 2021

Lots of JOY happening on this third week of Advent!

Thursday Thoughts – December 2, 2021

Worship this week: It’s the Second Sunday of Advent Scripture – Luke 2: 26-56 Reflection – And Mary Said Yes! We will also be lighting the Memory Tree, this year instead of having a separate service, we are incorporating it into a Sunday morning service. Some of you have expressed interest in how you canContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts – December 2, 2021”

Community Shared Space & Policies

Please refer to the information on our community shared space and policies below – thank you.

The Presence of Hope

A couple of months ago, I started dreaming, pondering, planning Advent. A colleague and I got together and bounced ideas off one another and by the end of that afternoon, I had an initial focus, along with the scriptures I planned to use. A couple of weeks after that Byron, Jessie, Ryan, and Lynda andContinue reading “The Presence of Hope”