Does life sometimes feel as if you’re just wandering? The feeling can be, too often, “What will I do today and does it really matter?” That’s possibly how the Israelites felt as they wandered for a generation in the wilderness. ...
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Simple doesn’t necessarily equate to easy. That’s true in terms of words and deeds, and its especially true when we consider Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The list of attributes includes words we don’t use today: meek, poor in spirit ...
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Our Matinee and Munchies session focuses on the opportunities for new adventures despite loss, endings and grief. Join retired psychotherapist and grief counsellor Mary Helen Garvin and our minister, Rev. Joanne Lee, for a movie, desert and discussion.
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Community support helps us share the warmth with our Little Winter Warmers Tree.
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Little Winter Warmers Tree warms up people in damp, dark days downtown Barrie.
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The big day in our culture is over: Christmas Day, the day for family, presents and a feast. Talk has already turned to shopping and getting bargains and storing up more to add to our comforts in these cold, dark ...
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Today is the shortest day, the longest night. It has felt like a long slow decline into darkness. Even the days seemed darker and drearier. They are colder. Life feels that much more severe. The headlines and events in our ...
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Last Sunday and today were Advent 2 and 3. But what does that entail – and what does it mean? Many people in many Christian churches light Advent candles. The first was the candle of Hope. As we travel in ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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