This week in our Advent Faith Exploration discussion group we looked at the two more recent statements of faith of the United Church of Canada: A New Creed (1968) and A Song of Faith (2006). Both have descriptive statements about what it means to be the church. In A New Creed are these words: We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in Creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified an

Sunday is the first Sunday in the liturgical season of Advent, the four Sundays before Christmas. Advent is a season of waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. This year during Advent I am presenting a sermon series called the Waiting Season. The first Sunday we will Wait in Hope as we light the first Advent Candle. The second Sunday we will Wait in Peace as we light the second Advent Candle. The third Sunday we will Wait in Joy as we light the

The Lenten Season begin Ash Wednesday, February 18 th and carries through to Easter Sunday, April 5 th . Sermon Series During Lent Dale will present a sermon series entitled “ Stories that Form and Shape Our Faith ”. The series will start with a focus on the creation story in Genesis on the first Sunday of Lent and finish on Easter Sunday with the story of the resurrection found in the Gospel of John February 22 - Story of Creation Genesis 1:1-28 March 1 - Story of