Praise the Lord! It’s a phrase that rolls off our tongue as Christians easily and (usually) joyfully. But is the tongue the only part of our body that is involved in giving praise? And is church the only place where praise is appropriate? And can praise even, at times, make us uncomfortable? Maybe there’s more to that pious little phrase than we realize, as our readings today teach us.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

This Sunday is often nicknamed “Good Shepherd Sunday” due to the abundance of shepherd images in our scripture readings. In our gospel Jesus speaks some of the purist words of gospel in the whole Bible… “My sheep hear my voice… I give them eternal life… No one will snatch them out of my hand.” Maybe they are also words that speak to one of our deepest fears. Is it true that nothing snatch us out of Jesus’s hand? Let’s talk.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

The Bible may not be known for its humour. But it’s in there. Take the ridiculous details of our gospel reading today. Some of them are worthy of a Monty Python sketch. Perhaps even a sequel to the “Life of Brian”. Yet, underneath what appears like absurdity is a good news we might know in our heads, but find a hard time trusting. Especially in our times of shame and embarrassment. Let’s join Jesus on a beach as he serves up a breakfast of more than just bread and fish.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

Life is complicated. There’s a platitude for you! But it’s true. And our gospel reading today proves it. How else do you describe a story where people swing from joy to fear and belief to doubt all in the course of a single day. Sounds like par for the course for most of us actually. And into the confusion and tension Jesus speaks a single word…”Peace”.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

Happy Easter to you!

Christ is Risen! Alleluia! The enemy death has been destroyed and life and love wins once and for all.  Can you believe it? Maybe we all have our doubts. Even on a day like Easter. Maybe especially on a day like Easter. But scratch beneath the surface of this unbelievable story and you might just uncover a truth can turn you into a believer again. Thank God for witnesses!

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

From the candle-lit intimacy of the upper room we travel to the menacing darkness of Gethsemane, Pilate’s judgement hall, and a hill called The Skull where Jesus is put to death. We reflect on a love so profound the world cannot bear to let it live. And yet a love that gives life to all it touches. And a love that calls us into a mission of sharing its disruptively beautiful power with all.

Join us at 10:30 am (both in-person and live-streamed) for our Tenebrae service that includes the reading of the Passion story (accompanied by artistic images) and the gradual extinguishing of candles.

Tonight we enter the holy Three Days (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter), as we journey with Jesus through the story of his Passion and Resurrection. We begin in an upper room where unsuspecting disciples are given one last powerful object lesson in love by their Teacher and Lord. What happens in that room however reverberates wth the memory of another meal of love and freedom centuries before. And echoes for all time as what happened that night is remembered and re-enacted among us this night.

We will gather for a dinner of soup and bread at 6 PM followed by worship at 7 PM (which will be live-streamed). You’re invited to attend either or both. The link to the bulletin can be found here.

We welcome Holy Week today with a service that tells the story of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, with a reading from the Gospel of Luke!

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

On this last Sunday in the season of Lent we read the story of Mary anointing Jesus’s feet with expensive perfume. A beautiful story of gratitude, devotion, and… intimacy? We’re not used to Bible stories making us blush. But maybe when we take a close look at what’s going on here, that just might be our reaction. And just the good news we need to hear too.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

In Roman Catholic tradition today is “Joy Sunday”, a little break from the gloom of Lent. Now if we could only get a break from the gloom of the world these days. Maybe our gospel today, being Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, will help. Or maybe it will give us even more than just a break. Maybe it will even give us an excuse to party!

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.