Advent One (Hope) Scriptures: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 and Luke 21:25-36 Let me ask you a question. What would you do to mark this holy time of preparation for Christmas if nothing was expected this year – no gifts or decorations, no big meal or travel? Asked another way what would
Continue readingChristmas is a holy time – for Christians a time to remember that God chose not to come to the rich and famous but to the ordinary. And in the middle of the night! However, Christmas is not always a happy time. It brings up so many memories from the
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Psalm 132:1-12 and Revelation 1: 4b-8 Remembering the elders’ teachings, we will gather this day – all ages and stages – around a Table that is made by Holy Stories being remembered and needs all our hands and hearts to share its abundance. We will gather to testify to our
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Ruth 3: 1-5, 4: 13-17 and Mark 12: 38-44 How can we best listen to the stories of our ancestors and remember their values? How can they inform us as we seek a world of peace and justice? One woman left one small penny and in celebrating her story Jesus
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Job 42: 1-6 and Mark 10: 46-52 We have heard the call to respond to God’s generosity of Grace and Love in the best ways we can – using God’s gifts in service to others. We can use our time to serve our community, we can use our talents to
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Job 23:1-9, 16-17 and Mark 10:17-31 God calls us to respond: live life abundantly and to love others abundantly. What about when we want to give up? We must step up! What about when we want to go back? We must step in! Celebrating the steps along our faith journey
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Psalm 1 and 19 Robertson-Wesley has a long history of striving to follow Jesus: we seek to serve others, deepen our faith and listen to God calling us forward. We do so as a community walking in the Spirit of Christ. Today we will celebrate our anthem: our way of
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September 2, 2018 Scriptures: James 1:17-27 and Psalm 1 As we begin a new program year here at church in the Spirit of Christ we do so in our endeavor to live as Christ leads us to. Today we will explore Scriptures’ and the United Church’s teachings on “Holy Manners.” These are ways
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Scriptures: Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18 – We will serve our God John 6: 56- 69 – Lord, to whom shall we go? Struggling to be loving in the midst of the fear in the world? Struggling to be mindful in the midst of the distractions in the world? Struggling to
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On Sundays, and other times in the year, we gather in groups of 2 or more to worship God. How do staff and lay leaders go about planning a worship experience at Robertson-Wesley Our display window this summer showed a science laboratory as a metaphor for the many ingredients that
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