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 […]
Sermon July 21st 2019-Luke 10:38-42
This morning, we continue to read from the Gospel of Luke, picking up from the parable of the Good Samaritan, to hear the story of Jesus’ visit to Mary and Martha. Our story today is a short one, only five verses long. Yet it is one that has a lot to offer us, as we […]
Sermon for July 14th 2019-Luke 10:25-37
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 […]
World Refugee Sunday-July 14th 2019
Instead of a sermon, our service included a series of readings and reflections with some sung responses. As well, I shared some interesting facts taken from the United Nations Refugee Agency, Canada. Below are both of these, as they were shared in worship. Did You Know? What is a refugee? According to the United Nations […]
June 30th 2019-Luke 10:1-11,16-20
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 […]
Graduation Speech by Luke Dyment-June 23rd 2019
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 […]
Sermon-June 23rd 2019
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 […]
Congratulations to our Graduates!
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 […]
Trinity Sunday-June 16th
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 […]
Celebrating Pentecost and Church Union
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. […]
Bideford Pastoral Charge 