Bideford Pastoral Charge

As you may recall from last week’s post, I plan to offer weekly challenges during the Season of Creation. Last week’s challenge was to take the time to pick up some garbage that you see lying on the earth. Here’s challenge #2: Avoid buying and using bottled water In today’s world, it’s not always easy […]

On Sunday during our prayers of the people, Rev. Tara Ann included a prayer that was put out by Kairos for use in worship. This prayer was written in light of the Youth Climate Strike happening globally. I will share the prayer here, but you can also find it online: https://www.kairoscanada.org/prayer-youth-climate-strike Creator, Giver of Life, […]

Genesis 1:26-31; Luke 16:19-31 Life is marked by growth and change. Who we are now, is not who we were ten years ago, twenty years ago or when we were a child. We develop new skills, we learn new things, and we experience the world differently as we grow older. And the same is true […]

Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17; Jeremiah 4:11-12,22-28 As our seasons change from summer to fall, so too does the seasons of the church. A fairly new season, the United Church encourages us to celebrate what is known as the season of creation. Providing time in the church year to focus our worship and learning on the ways […]

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 […]