A Celtic Advent, Elaine Julian, November 29, 2020
Let us prepare our hearts to await the birth of Jesus, in the flesh, and the return of Christ, the Messiah. Take a moment to breathe out anxiety and grief, to breathe in God’s…
Reflections
The Sunday of Christ the King, Ted Hicks, November 22, 2020
“ … the surprise of the Christian story is not that God sometimes comes disguised as a poor person but that – counterintuitively – such a one is exactly who God is. God’s truest…
The Twenty Third Sunday After Pentecost, Ted Hicks, November 8, 2020
“In biblical references to the Second Coming, there are often images such as Jesus suddenly appearing brightly in the sky for all to see in his triumphal return. For me, that is like the…
The Twenty First Sunday After Pentecost, Ted Hicks October 25, 2020
When Jesus is tested by a skeptic in the crowd who asks him to name the greatest commandment in his peoples’ tradition, he answers outside the box – in a way that not only…
Thanksgiving Sunday – Elaine Julian, October 11, 2020
When I introduced Creation Time in September, I shared how the crest of the United Church of Canada was updated in 2012 to include the colours of the Indigenous medicine wheel and the Mohawk…
The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Ted Hicks, October 4, 2020
“We are in mystic communion because, in our essence, we are kin despite any differences we might notice or imagine between us. Perhaps we name, describe, and practice our spirituality differently – or not…
The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, Ted Hicks, Sept 27, 2020
We live in times that cry out for leaders with wisdom, common sense, strength of character, and integrity. We are in the midst of a global pandemic; we continue to try to figure out…
Creation Time in the Season of the Pentecost – Elaine Julian, Sept. 13, 2020
As we gather for worship, we acknowledge with respect the history, spirituality, and culture of the K’omoks First Nation and the Coast Salish Peoples on whose traditional and unceded territory we meet. We also…
14th Sunday after Pentecost, Ted Hicks, September 6, 2020
I will not play at tug o’ war. I’d rather play at hug o’ war, Where everyone hugs Instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles And rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses, And everyone…
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Elaine Julian, August 30, 2020
DENMAN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH OUTDOOR WORSHIP August 30, 2020 Rev. Elaine Julian THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Acknowledgement of Traditional Territory and Ancestors As we gather for worship, we acknowledge with respect the history,…
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