Bideford Pastoral Charge

Each and every one of us is called by Christ. Each one of us are called into ministry, to serve Christ, each in our own way. Living our lives as he did. Loving as he did. Bringing hope and healing to others as he did. And using peace as a path, as he did. This […]

Friends, relatives, Minister Tara Ann, my church family, ladies and gentlemen, Well, here I am again at “The Great Podium,” here for not my final time, but for my last hurrah as a Sunday Schooler. No, I didn’t drop out, but I am a program graduate, honoured to speak on behalf of my fellow gradu-oh […]

Luke 8:26-39 Ah, the joys of summer! Beautiful warm weather, time with family and friends, and in the church, what I often think of as the “season of challenging scripture readings! When following the lectionary, it often seems as though the summer is the time that we are invited to reflect on the more challenging […]

This past Sunday, we celebrated our graduates during our time of worship. We were blessed to celebrate with 6 young people who are graduating from High School or a post-secondary program and to have 4 of them with us in worship. A gift was presented to each of them, and a blessing offered as they […]

John 16:12-15 Last week, as a part of our service, we celebrated Pentecost Sunday. The day we often refer to as the “birthday of the church,” or the moment in which the disciples of Jesus were gifted with the presence of the Holy Spirit. And this Sunday, we are invited to celebrate Trinity Sunday. A […]

This past Sunday, we celebrated Pentecost and the Anniversary of Church Union. On June 10th, it will be 94 years since the United Church of Canada came into being. We also welcomed a new member into the church through Confirmation, and celebrated two of our organists who have retired from their roles within our charge. […]

Yesterday was a great day of celebration on our charge! It was our Sunday School Closing and our Annual Walk United Fundraiser. The weather looked iffy for a walk and BBQ, but the rain held off and we had a great time together! A number of us headed out on our walk after worship, and […]

Good Morning from Sackville NB! So as I drove to Sackville on Thursday I had this great idea that I would take time to write something here every night after the day was over. But intentions and reality are two different things! I think I forgot how tiring 13 hour days of meetings can be! […]