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Women, faith and ministry

October 2, 2016 by mwuc1

Text: Luke 17:5-6 (faith the size of a mustard seed) — a sermon preached in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the first woman to be ordained in Canada. When I was a child, ministry was almost exclusively male. My father was a minister, and all the other ministers, pastors and priests in Cornwall — … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermon Blog Tagged: lydia gruchy, ministry, sermons, united church, women

Storms of belief

September 18, 2016 by mwuc1

Text: Psalm 29 (YHWH thunders over the waters) The three-year cycle of Bible readings that we use to plan our Sunday gatherings suggests four readings each week; and one of them is always a psalm. The Psalms are a set of 150 songs from the Hebrew Bible said to have been written by King David 3,000 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermon Blog Tagged: gretta vosper, hallelujah, leonard cohen, psalm 23, sermons, united church

Fifteen years on the potter’s wheel

September 11, 2016 by mwuc1

Text: Jeremiah 18:1-10 (at the potter’s house) For the past 15 years, the date September 11 has held significance for many of us. Fifteen years ago today, 19 hijackers killed more than 3,000 people in the United States and caused a massive amount of economic, psychic, and cultural damage. For me that fateful day has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermon Blog Tagged: september 11, sermons, united church

Seasons come and seasons go

May 9, 2016 by mwuc1

Texts: Revelation 22 (the River of Life), John 17:20-26 (“that all may be one”) Today is the last Sunday in Easter; and for many people, these seven weeks of spring form their favourite season of the year. I am glad that we end Easter today the same way we began it on March 27 — … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermon Blog Tagged: easter, mother's day, sermons, united church
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