A Prayer from the Mountaintop
Gracious God, Open our eyes and let us see Jesus. Allow his ministry to be our light in the world. May your light shine upon us. We journey with Jesus to the mountaintop. Bathed in light we see your son, our Saviour Keeping company with Moses and Elijah. You connect...
The Time Between Worship
What does it mean ‘to go to church’? You probably have a different answer to that question than I do. In fact if I polled you I do not think we would get the same response from everyone. I think there would be a great deal of similarities, but also some subtle...
Preparing for Sunday: A Day’s Work
What does a day's work look like? Perhaps if you are a doctor it is arriving at your practice, seeing patients, and prescribing remedies. A contractor might follow plans drafted up by another individual and ensure that a building or other project is completed. A...
10,000 Reasons
We have many reasons to give thanks to God. In prayer we express our love and gratitude to God for all that we have received. One way we can express our love to God is through song. Song can be used to elevate our praise to God. King David was known for praising God...
Presbyterian World Service & Development Sunday
This Sunday is Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D) Sunday. At St. Andrew's we are fortunate to have Susan James and François Ndibwami from PWS&D join us for worship. Susan and François will speak to the congregation about the relief and...
Fishing
The flashback is a story telling technique that takes the narrative back in time. The purpose of this is to inform the audience of an important piece of information that exists. Something crucial to understanding the story as a whole. In some movies we start with an...
Primer for Sunday: John was Arrested
This week we are looking at Mark's gospel. In the first verse of our reading this week we have the following line, "Now after John was arrested..." It is an ominous way to begin a reading and a difficult one on which to build a ministry. We are only fourteen verses...
Rev. Ellis has been Profiled by the Local Papers
Over the past two weeks Rev. Ellis has been interviewed by both the Northumberland Today and the Northumberland News. Both articles feature a different side of Rev. Ellis and the journey that brought him to St. Andrew's. You can find the link to both articles below....
Prayer for Spiritual Growth
Holy Trinity, Mystery manifest in love, One God, Enlarge my spirit. If clear perception and the power to act Conflict with our desire or lazy habit, Lord, enlarge my spirit. If I give the name of right to what I desire Or smother Your emerging Kingdom with conformity,...
The Voice of a Child
Over the past couple of weeks I have read a few stories about various municipalities that have sought to place a ban on the well-loved winter sport of tobogganing. It seems that the kids have found new ways to go faster, take greater risks and just generally have more...
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.