by Secretary | Aug 7, 2018 | Sermons
Over the next four weeks we will take a deeper look at the Lord’s Prayer at its various petitions. What do they mean? How do they shape our prayer life? How do they impact our relationship with God? What does it mean for our life as a Christian? I would like to...
by Secretary | Aug 2, 2018 | News
This Sunday we will begin a four part sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. I hope these sermons will shed some light on a prayer that we pray every Sunday. What do the words of this prayer mean in light of our worship and our own lives? We will delve into the...
by Secretary | Jul 31, 2018 | Prayer
Inspired by love and anger, disturbed by need and pain, informed of God’s own bias, we ask him once again: ‘How long must some folk suffer? How long can few folk mind? How long dare vain self-interest turn prayer and pity blind?’ From those forever...
by Secretary | Jun 25, 2018 | Sermons
In life there are storms. Those uncertain times and events which can shake us to our core. The lesson from Mark’s gospel concerns itself with a storm the disciples faced while Jesus slept at the back of the boat. What can we today take from this story and where...
by Secretary | Jun 20, 2018 | News
As summer approaches patterns begin to shift. The kids will soon be finished school for the summer. For many the cottage or a family vacation beckons. At St. Andrew’s, Rev. Ellis will be on vacation for the month of July and an additional week in late...
by Secretary | Jun 18, 2018 | Sermons
Text: Mark 4: 26-34 You have probably heard the story of Jack. He lived with his mother on a run down farm. Things weren’t going so well and to make matters worse their cow had stopped giving milk. Jack was told to go and trade the cow in for something new. Something...
by Secretary | Jun 11, 2018 | Sermons
What makes the Christian stand out from any other individual? We don’t look different than others. We have family, jobs, concerns just as others do. In our passage from Mark one of the attributes which stands out is being slightly out of our minds. ...
by Secretary | Jun 7, 2018 | News
Sunday June 10 will be a special time at St. Andrew’s. During worship we are fortunate to have Safe Harbour join us. Safe Harbour is the adult mentoring choir for the SONG program. During worship we will be welcoming new elders into the Session. This is...
by Secretary | Jun 4, 2018 | Sermons
The Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada is an important step in coming to terms with the painful past of how the First Nations people of Canada have been treated. It is a process that the Presbyterian Church in Canada has been involved with for over twenty...
by Secretary | May 28, 2018 | Sermons
Trinity Sunday is a time in the church year when we consider all three aspects of God: Creator, Son and Spirit. The Doctrine of the Trinity can often be difficult to wrap our heads around and there have been many debates about the doctrine over the life of the...
