Month: November 2022

30
Nov

Sharing the Light and its love

Today is St. Andrew’s Day. St. Andrew was one of the first two disciples Jesus called to help Him. And although we don’t generally celebrate “feasts of the saints”, we can reflect on the ministry of Andrew and our history as a community of God’s people in Barrie. Andrew was a fisherman and he followed […]

20
Nov

Sharing and caring in downtown Barrie

Nothing can be so discouraging as reading the headlines: inflation, a lack of housing that’s affordable, cutbacks at the grocery store and rising costs all around us. Add that to the ever-darkening days and it can be quite challenging to remain a person of hope, someone who helps bring God’s love and light into a […]

14
Nov

Breathing in and living in the present

Too often, our minds and our imaginations can run wild. And sometimes they take us down dark paths and into unsettling places. It can happen incredibly quickly. Worry sets in. The mind can begin to spin, and spin and spin. We can imagine catastrophe. We panic. It feels like a dark, downward spiral. So what […]

06
Nov

Sharing the flame of love of hope

It only takes a spark to get a fire going. That’s the opening line of a song that inspires us to share God’s love. And two people who inspire and encourage us on our journey of sharing hope and love are our own minister, Rev. Joanne Lee, and the Presbyterian Church in Canada’s Malawi liaison, […]