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For some, fall means pumpkin spice. For others, it’s the harvest – with fresh apples to enjoy and to bake cakes and pies. Still for others, it’s the cooler, shorter days signal a time to begin to prepare to spend ...

The season of creation happens to coincide with the early apple harvest here in Central Ontario. Few things are as experientially beautiful as looking at, biting into and tasting a fresh apple. Then some of us sometimes dip it in ...

As I walked barefoot on the grass and onto the rocks, and listened to the waves gently roll onto the rocks, I felt nourished. The shorter days and cooler nights make for better sleep. And the day after Labour Day ...

Summer’s sun fades as do the flowers of the field. The days shorten and the nights become cooler. And this week is the last week of the unofficial Canadian summer, as Labour Day approaches and the kids return to school. ...

The last few weeks in Presbyterian circles in Simcoe County have been exciting ones: new ministers have taken their place amidst the people in Elmvale and Flos and at in Orillia at St. Andrew’s. Few services are as inspiring as ...

  Wherever we are on our journey, God reminds us of His enduring, steadfast love. It’s easy to overlook in the rush of the everyday or in the stresses that can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially with the 24-hour news cycle ...

Each day is full of opportunities to explore God’s goodness and the wonders of our world. And this week, we explored Genesis 18:1-10 and Luke 10:38-42. Both passages explore hospitality, the art and practice of welcoming others into our home ...

This week, Rev. Joanne discussed the parable of the Good Samaritan. Too often we gloss over the parable Jesus tells as He explains what God expects of us: to love the Lord our God and to love our neighbour as ...