Author Archive: Laura
A Time Called…Transfiguration
Words occupy the mind, but images haunt the soul. Scripture records that, after a ministry of sermons, stories, and conversations, Jesus was transfigured on a mountain before his disciples. He appeared in dazzling whiteness with two heavenly figures – Moses and Elijah. Historical Roots of the Transfiguration Widely adopted in the Eastern Church before 1,000 […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – February 23, 2020
Transfiguration Sunday Exodus 24:12-18 Matthew 17:1-9 This week is the final Sunday of the season of Epiphany – Transfiguration Sunday. On this Sunday, all three of the synoptic gospels tell a story of Peter, James, and John accompanying Jesus to the top of a holy mountain. There, before their eyes, Jesus is transfigured or transformed […]
Continue ReadingIn Support of Wet’suwet’en
Letter to the church from the Moderator and the National Indigenous Elders Council Last modified on February 14, 2020 In late 2018, conflict over who has the right to make decisions about energy projects on traditional Indigenous territories reverberated across the country from the locus point of Wet’suwet’en territory in northern British Columbia. A […]
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Join the Worship Choir for Lent & Easter!
Singers Needed! This year, add another dimension to your Lenten worship by singing with the Worship Choir! We are starting to prepare the music for the Sundays in Lent to support our Lenten theme of “Encounters at the Edge” In addition to the Sundays in Lent, the Worship Choir will also be singing on Good […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – February 16, 2020
This week’s scripture readings: Psalm 119:1-8 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 This week’s music: “Serve the Lord” “Serve the Lord, serve the Lord with gladness, Serve the Lord, serve the Lord with gladness. O ye people who’ve been waiting for so long, serve the Lord. Trust the Lord, the Lord will always lead […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – February 9, 2020
“We are the Light” Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) Matthew 5:13-20 Throughout the season of Epiphany, we have been following a journey of the light. Jesus came as the Light of the World and the wise men followed the light of a star. We have heard from the prophet Isaiah, saying, “Arise, your light has come.” As […]
Continue ReadingWet’suwet’en and the Right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
As events continue to unfold in B.C. and across the country, learn more about the situation from a United Church of Canada perspective at: https://www.united-church.ca/social-action/act-now/wetsuweten-and-right-free-prior-and-informed-consent
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – February 2, 2020
Communion Worship Leader: Rev. Bob Galston Micah 6:1-8 Matthew 5:1-12 This week’s music: “Come, Now, You Blessed” (VU #592) “Come, now, you blessed, eat at my table,” Said the great judge to the righteous above. “When I was hungry, thirsty and homeless, Sick and in prison you showed me your love.” “When […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – January 26, 2020
Guest Speaker: Tammy Junghans from “Segue – Red Frogs” Isaiah 9:1-4 Matthew 4:12-23 This week’s music: “Who is a Disciple” “Who is a disciple? Look and you will see. Those who follow Jesus learning what to be. Mary Magdalene was one – she walked close by our Lord. And was the first to find him […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – January 19, 2020
Baptism Isaiah 49:1-7 John 1:29-42 “Will You Come and See the Light” (VU #96) Brian Wren has called upon his experience working for Third World aid and development projects to write this hymn, which is an invitation in song. He chose the Scottish fold tune KELVINGROVE as the setting for his text. It was arranged […]
Continue ReadingWildfires: Holding Australia in Our Prayers
While it is difficult to wait for a response, our sister church the Uniting Church in Australia is best placed to know what will be needed. The United Church of Canada is horrified, as is the rest of the world, by the scenes of utter destruction from Australia. As we witness what is happening […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – January 12, 2020
Baptism of Jesus Living in God’s Light This week’s scripture readings: Isaiah 42:1-9 Matthew 3:13-17 On the first Sunday after Epiphany, we focus on the Baptism of Jesus. This event marks the start of Jesus’ public ministry – His emergence from a life of seeming obscurity into a life of growing popularity due to […]
Continue ReadingPrayer for the People, Animals, and Land of Australia
We pray for gentle rains, and no wind; we pray for cooling skies, and water in abundance; we pray for the burning land, we pray for the four legged, and the winged, for the koala and the kangaroo, and all of their neighbours; we pray for the people who are trapped, for the people who […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – January 5, 2020
Epiphany This week’s scripture readings: Isaiah 60:1-6 Matthew 2:1-12 This week’s music: “The First Nowell” (VU #91) “The first Nowell the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay a-keeping their sheep On a cold winter’s night […]
Continue ReadingA Time Called…Epiphany
After Christmas and New Year’s, Epiphany could seem like a bit of an anticlimax. But think about a time when you received some wonderful news, so wonderful that you could scarcely believe it. Did you take it all in at once, or did you find that the full meaning was revealed over time? Epiphany is […]
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