June Newsletter
The June Congregational Newsletter is ready! You can pick a copy up Sunday after worship. Alternatively you can read it online or download it for later reading.
Preparing for Sunday: God’s Answers
One of the most fascinating parts of the Book of Job is God's response to Job. God answer's Job out of the whirlwind. To be sure, God's answers were not what Job wanted to hear. Job did not receive a direct response to his questions. God's answer is full of questions....
Prayer for the Life and Witness of the Church
Your kingdom, O God, is among us as a seed growing secretly. Let it burst into flower in our generation. Where the poor are raised up, there is your kingdom; Where justice flows down like the mountain streams, there is your kingdom; Where men and women give their...
God’s Promise
In life we make a lot of promises. To our parents, our siblings, spouses and friends. Some of these promises we keep and others we don't. In the passage from Ezekiel that we will consider today we receive promise from God. What does it mean to us that God makes...
Preparing for Sunday: God’s Promise
Throughout scripture we find numerous promises made by God. From Noah and Abraham to the writing of Paul in the New Testament, scripture abounds with God's promise. This Sunday we will look at another promise made by God which is found in the Book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel...
Understanding Maturity
We are constantly growing, expanding in our learning and understanding. From moment to moment each experience we have changes us in small, subtle ways. As we progress through life we pray that we have the wisdom to learn from each of these experiences and to grow in...
A Second Look at the Garden of Eden
The story of Adam and Eve, of the Garden of Eden, is a well known story. So well known that we can recount the highlights of this story without much effort. For centuries this piece of scripture has been central to many important issues that are important in our walk...
In the Garden
The Bible is full of rich stories. Many of these stories have weaved their way in and out of our modern culture. Aside from the nativity and Easter story perhaps the most well known story is that of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. It is a primeval story,...
June News
It is a busy month at St. Andrew's. As we look forward to the summer months there are many activities and event happening in the life of the church. Make sure you mark these dates on your calendar. June 7 - We will be welcoming five new members to St. Andrew's and we...
A Gaelic Prayer
One of the many book of prayers that I have is The Sun Dances: Prayers and Blessings from the Gaelic by Alexander Carmichael (1960). Reading and hearing prayers from other cultures is illuminating to understand how people over time have encountered God. The prayer...
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobourg is part of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The congregation was established in 1833 and continues to serve the community.