This week, St. Andrew’s began its life-long learning series that focuses on healing and reconciliation. United Church of Canada Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice Animator Lori Ransom – an Indigenous woman who also serves as an ordained elder in the Presbyterian ...
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There are rainy days, damp days and sunny days. It’s a whole lot easier to give thanks and praise when the sun is shining and we can feel the warmth of the sun and see the energy encourage flowers to ...
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Our Spring 2022 life-long learning series features Indigenous elders, teachers and other specialists as we seek to learn more about residential schools and how each of us can help in the healing and reconciliation work that needs to be done. ...
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The brass and the trumpets, the triumphant hymns and hand bells were all part of our celebration of our Lord’s resurrection today. There is indeed incredible hope and joy in knowing that after He suffered and died, Jesus rose again. ...
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Today is Maundy Thursday. Maundy is actually a translation of the Latin word “mandatum”. In John 13, Jesus gives His disciples a new commandment – in Latin, mandatum novum: Love one another as I have loved you. This is our ...
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Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem is over; the palm branches and loud Hosannas are in the past. And we begin a contemplative week in which the divinity and humanity of Jesus are fully revealed. Some called Sunday “Passion Sunday.” Indeed, ...
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God is doing new work in us – and over the past several weeks, our Art Guild has been exploring new ways of how the Creator can help us be creative and express ourselves. Art for the Heart explored colour ...
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Now that the snow has almost all melted, we can see the blooms of the snowdrops and crocuses and the shoots of early bulbs like tulips poking towards the sun. It’s a hopeful time of year. And it’s how God ...
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As Association of First Nations former chief Phil Fontaine told CTV News “We’re all in this together.” He was in St. Peter’s Square earlier this week, after meeting with the pope about the legacy of residential schools. We are, indeed, ...
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Perhaps the only thing not welcome today was the return of wintry weather. Today, we contemplated the parable of the prodigal son, the story of a father welcoming back a son he thought was long gone, perhaps dead. The son ...
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