Primer for Sunday: Seen, not Heard
We have all heard the expression, 'Children should be seen, not heard.' I am fairly certain that as a child that was spoken of me at more than one point. It is a tragic expression in many ways. It assumes that children do not have anything of value to say. That the...
Prayer of Discipleship
The early stories in the gospels feature accounts of Jesus recruiting the disciples. The accounts are rather remarkable in how quickly the disciples decide to follow Jesus. John's gospel relays an account of how Philip and Nathanael came to follow Jesus. Philip...
A Cosmic Event
Luke Skywalker has returned to his home planet of Tatooine in an attempt to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. Little does Luke know that the GALACTIC EMPIRE has secretly begun construction on a new armored space station...
Water and Spirit
Mark's gospel account is very different from Matthew and Luke's. Where Matthew and Luke take time to establish who Jesus is Mark rushes head long into the narrative. Mark begins with the baptism of Jesus which is prefaced with an introduction to John the Baptist. A...
January News
The New Year has begun and regular activities are staring up at St. Andrew's. Here are some upcoming events for January and beyond. Soup Kitchen every Thursday at 10am Young at Heart every Friday at 10:00am Men's Breakfast at The Dutch Oven - Saturday Jan 11 @ 9am...
A Prayer for After Christmas
This week marks the first week that things return to 'normal' for many people. Children are back to school, work schedules return to normal, the fuss of Christmas and New Year's Eve are behind us. For Christians Christmas is one of our holiest days as we celebrate the...
The First Light
Once upon a time there was a little girl. Her name was Goldilocks. One day Goldilocks woke up and she heard some voices in another room. “Who has been eating my porridge and how has been sitting in my chair?” What a strange thing to say thought Goldilocks. So she...
Primer for Sunday: The Light Shines
What does it mean to live in the light? In John's gospel Jesus is introduced to us three ways: As the Word As the true light As the father's son, full of grace and truth What is our relationship with light? How does it affect our living? Do we seek it out? As we enter...
Prayer for the New Year
New Year's Eve is upon us. This is the time of year of resolutions, where we promise ourselves that we will stop doing something or perhaps start doing another. One of the most popular New Year's resolutions is to loose weight, to shed the excess from your life. This...
Rise Up
Let’s start this morning with a nursery rhyme. If you know the words feel free to say them with me. I suspect that most, if not all of us, know the words to this one: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s...
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.