Services

Jesus was a great storyteller. He told stories all the time–he called them parables. He told stories to help people understand, to teach them about God, and about the kingdom of God. And he told some fabulous stories.

Sermon by Larry Ricciardelli. We all have our favourite Bible verses. For me the one that gets to the heart of the Christian message is in John chapter 10: “I have come that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

There’s a term I first heard about 10 years ago. Many of you have probably heard it as well. ‘spiritual; not religious’. ‘Spiritual, not religious’ is likely something with which we’re all familiar. We all have friends, family, who have no use for, just aren’t interested in organized religions.

By The Rev. Mary Bell-Plouffe. I have 2 favorite stoles, and this morning I’m wearing one of them. As you can see, it’s red for Pentecost, and it has symbols for the Holy Spirit fire on one side and a dove on the other.It’s the stole I had made for my ordination.. ..so I’m sure you can appreciate why it’s one of my favorites.

Sermon for May 16 2021 by The Rev. Mary Bell-Plouffe. There’s a book on my book shelf. I’ve had it for nearly 40 years. It’s a paperback, the cover is faded, and falling apart;
tape holds it together. It’s written by Father Jim Wolff, a Benedictine priest who died 4 years ago. The book is a commentary on John’s gospel, the first biblical commentary I ever read.

The Rev. Mary Bell-Plouffe – In his book Love Wins, Rob Bell writes about a time when they had an art show in his church. He’d been doing a series of teachings on peacemaking and invited parishioners to display their paintings, poems and sculptures that reflected their understanding of what it means to be a peacemaker.

The True Vine/Abide in Me: Easter V John 15:1-8 Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 Nancy Wright-DeKuyper, Christ Church Layreader. England’s Hampton Court Palace, originally built in the early 16th century and situated southwest of London, was the lavish estate of King Henry VIII and it was one of his favourites.

Sermon by the Rev. Mary Bell-Plouffe. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Is there any more beloved passage in all of scripture? It was written 3000 years ago, and is attributed to King David,
who if you remember, was a shepherd himself in his early days.

Sermon by the Rev. Mary Bell-Plouffe. I must confess that when I took a close look at the gospel assigned for this morning, I was disappointed. All through Easter, beginning with Maundy Thursday, we’ve been hearing the Gospel of John. Today, we’ve switched to Luke’s gospel.