Authority has always been an issue. Who gets it? Where does it come from? When does it need to be challenged? And, as our gospel asks today, what is it for? As we reflect on our place in creation as humans, maybe that’s the most important question to ask. 

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.

We use a lot of attributes to describe God. Gracious, loving, powerful, merciful. Our gospel informs us today, however, that “fair” isn’t one of those words. At last as we humans judge fairness. So God isn’t fair. But that doesn’t mean God isn’t good. In fact, it may be exactly God’s unfairness that makes God good.

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.

Forgiveness. An easy word to say. Not such an easy one to practice. As a slave in Jesus’s parable this morning discovers. But can this gruesome little tale be something of a key to helping us understand a faithful Christian response to the climate crisis? Maybe the deepest truths are sometimes found in the unlikeliest of places. 

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.

Today is the second Sunday in the Season of Creation. So we are worshipping in the glory of God’s creation [i.e. outdoors]. As a result, there will be no live stream today. But we invite you to pray with us for the healing of creation and the reconciliation of relationships among all living things.

If you’ll be joining us, please remember to bring lawn chairs for yourselves, and an extra, if you have one, for someone else! We will also set up a very limited number of chairs on the east landing for those with mobility issues to participate in the service. After worship we will enjoy a little fun and then head in for pie and ice cream. We hope you can join us for all or even just a part of the day as we kick off our fall schedule of activities. 

Today we enter the Season of Creation. And being the Sunday of the Labour Day weekend we have a great opportunity to reflect on our vocation as stewards of creation. To hear Jesus describe it though, that vocation does not sound much like good news. Until we listen very carefully to what he actually says.

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.

Gratitude is not the easiest thing to practice these days, what with the world in the shape it’s in. And yet psalm 138 overflows with gratitude today. So is it just an irrelevant piece of scriptural fluff? Or can it actually teach us something about living through hard times? Our guest video preacher today wrestles with that very issue.

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.

We’ve all had days where nothing goes right. Where it feels like even God is against us. So what can a desperate mother from a marginalized community with a deathly sick child teach us about getting through those challenging times?

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.

Where do we look for God? There’s a lot of people around our world asking that question these days, as communities are consumed by wildfire or drowned by floods. “We need a miracle!” we’re tempted to cry. But as Elijah and Peter discover in our readings today God, it appears, is closer than we think.

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.

Today’s service will be taking place at St. Laurence Anglican Church at 10:00 am, therefore there will be no livestream today.

Summer is a great time for picnics. But the one in our gospel today is a doozie. A massive crowd. Negligent party planning. And a spectacular miracle that saves the day. What else would you expect from an afternoon out in the country with Jesus?

Throughout Matthew’s gospel, Jesus and his disciples proclaim the good news that, “The kingdom of heaven is near.” Today we get a kaleidoscope of parables that bring the kingdom into view. Parables that range from the joyful to the perplexing to the sobering. Let those with ears to hear listen!

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 at a later time.