It’s Pentecost Sunday. 50 days after the first day of Passover was celebrated by Jews as Shavuot, the festival of the first fruits of the harvest, later commemorated as a celebration of the giving…
REMEMBERING Okay. So I wear an every-child-matters orange t-shirt when I go to the gym. And one of my jackets has some indigenous art on it, as do several of the protective masks I…
Good News: Acts 16:9-15 9 During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 When he had…
Luke 24:13-35 (Inclusive Version) The Road to Emmaus That same day, two of the disciples were making their way to a village called Emmaus – which was about seven miles from Jerusalem –…
We held our AGM on June 1st. We are pleased to welcome two new Directors to our Board. Liticia Gardner and Sheelah MeGill are now Directors, with Sheelah serving as our representative to the…
RESURRECTION An American physician of my acquaintance was once asked what resurrection meant to him. He was brought up in a Christian home, though he had become more Buddhist in his stated convictions than…
CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED! FORMING THE CIRCLE Welcome & Announcements Vision: We are a United Church, rooted in the Christian tradition. We seek to distill and exemplify the unifying and nurturing…
A note from Elaine about this service: It was a great privilege to lead worship with you yesterday. As the next newsletter won’t be out for a few weeks, I thought I would share…
SMALL GESTURES We had finished our salad and were waiting for our main course to arrive: steak for me and pickerel for Tammy. We weren’t engrossed in conversation for the moment but, at this…
GATHERING AND GREETING Land Acknowledgement: As we gather, 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…
