Author Archive: Laura

Lenten Message from the Moderator

Notes 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 […]

In 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 […]

Notes 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 […]

Notes 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 […]

Wet’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    

Notes 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 […]

Notes 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 […]

Notes 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 […]

Wildfires: 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 […]

Notes 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 […]