by Secretary | May 4, 2015 | Sermons
Trusting God sounds like it should be an easy thing. However, in our walk of faith there are many times when we might question God’s plan for us. When we realize that perhaps we would like a little more control or say in how events are being shaped. Our passage...
by Secretary | Apr 30, 2015 | Devotionals
This Sunday is the 182nd anniversary of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian in Cobourg. 182 years of service to God and through God the community of Cobourg and the wider world. It is a magnificent testimony of this community of faiths desire to share the Good News and to...
by Secretary | Apr 28, 2015 | Prayer
Today’s prayer is for two very different concerns, in two very different parts of the world. A few days ago Nepal was hit by a devastating earthquake. Much of the infrastructure in Nepal has been damaged or destroyed and it will take years to rebuild. This...
by Secretary | Apr 27, 2015 | Sermons
There is an old Spiritual that goes like this: Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen Nobody knows my sorrow Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen Glory hallelujah! When we find ourselves in times of trouble and when we experience moments of sorrow, invariably we find...
by Secretary | Apr 23, 2015 | Devotionals
This week we used Psalm 23 as our weekly prayer. This Sunday during worship we will focus on this well loved Psalm. Psalm 23 is full of many images and metaphors that describe how we think about God. It also provides imagery about our understanding of God’s...
by Secretary | Apr 23, 2015 | News
The Women’s Association of St. Andrew’s is hosting their Spring Tea and Bazaar this Saturday April 25 from 10am – 12pm. Come and enjoy a refreshing time of fellowship and be sure to explore the many deals in the bazaar.
by Secretary | Apr 21, 2015 | Prayer
One of the most beloved and well known Psalms is Psalm 23. The opening lines which state ‘The Lord is my Shepherd…’ have provided comfort to people of faith for untold generations. It is a very real possibility that these words brought comfort to our...
by Secretary | Apr 20, 2015 | Sermons
What does it mean to be a witness as a Christian? To what do we provide a witness to and who are we providing that witness for? Witness – Audio Sermon https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/sermons/15-04-19-rev-neil-ellis-witnesses.mp3Podcast: Play...
by Secretary | Apr 16, 2015 | Devotionals
What does it mean to be at witness? A witness is reliable, truthful in the telling of information. A common understanding might be for a witness to be passive. To only provide information when asked. The legal sense of being a witness is perhaps most often thought of....
by Secretary | Apr 14, 2015 | Prayer
Over the past week it has finally begun to feel like Spring. Our prayer today takes the form of a poem. It comes from Robert Frost’s collection A Boy’s Will, published in 1915. I encourage you to read it as a prayer. A Prayer for Spring OH, give us...
