Bideford Pastoral Charge

It’s hard to believe that it’s already September, it feels as though summer just flew by! Now that September is here, we are entering into the Season of Creation, which began this Sunday September 15th. Over the next five weeks, we will be marking this season in our worship, and Rev. Tara Ann will be […]

In our reading from the Gospel of Luke this morning, we encounter two different themes: a healing story; and a story of Jesus challenging a common practice: Keeping the Sabbath. . In particular, Jesus challenges the way in which “keeping the Sabbath” is being interpreted and enforced within his community. One of many ‘challenge stories’ […]

Sometimes, following Christ is exhausting. It can feel like we’re surrounded by expectations. The expectations of Christ. Expectations of society. Expectations of our church community. And finally, our own expectations. It can start to feel like a lot of pressure. Especially when we often talk about how Christ is also our friend, comforter, and a […]

What does it mean to say that we have been ‘raised with Christ?’ Or, to put it another way, what does “new life in Christ” look like in our day to day lives? This is the question that is posed to us by the author of Colossians, as they seek to invite us on a […]

We have a few more photos from “Flat Jesus” and his summer travels! Anyone else have any pictures with Flat Jesus to share? If so, send them along to Rev. Tara Ann (bidefordpc@gmail.com) so she can share them on our blog and facebook page!

Rev. Tara Ann is back from vacation and excited for our upcoming ecumenical Vacation Bible School “To Mars and Beyond!” We are delighted to welcome our VBS director for this year, Sydney Trowsdale. She has been working hard all summer to get ready for this fantastic week of fun as we pray, play and grow […]

Summer is now here in full force! We are almost a month into July, with warm sunny days, and cool rainy ones. Summer is a great time to relax with loved ones, and get caught up on things you hope to do all year-read a favourite book, organize part of the house, work on some […]

Earlier this week, I was working on my sermon, and during my lunch break, my husband asked me what I was preaching on this week. So I told him that it was Luke’s version of “The Good Samaritan,” to which he immediately responded: “ah, one of the classics!” Which left me thinking, “what a perfect […]