Sermons
Celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Communion
February 3, 2019, I Corinthians 11:23-33, Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you, our God. When I was serving a rural parish in Saskatchewan a few decades ago, I chose a communion Sunday to explain the meaning of communion to the children. Little …Read more
Celebrate!
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Jan 20, 2019 John 2:1-11 Do you think that we celebrate enough as a church? The first thing that comes to mind when you say the word “church” is probably not a group …Read more
Always Keep Looking Up!
Rev. Dr. Raymond Cuthbert 6 January 2019 Matthew 2: 1-12 In 1991, horror novelist Stephen King wrote a book entitled Needful Things. The story is set in a small fictional New England town, Castle Rock, Maine. In the town a new gift shop …Read more
A Fool’s Love
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Dec. 23, 2018 Luke 1:46-55 Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd When Mary found out that she was pregnant, she left …Read more
A Bright Sadness
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Dec16, 2018 Phil 4:4-9 After decades of listening to people’s difficult stories, whether at …Read more
Emptying into Peace
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Dec. 9, 2018 Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-70 The book of Malachi was written during a time when those who had …Read more
Reign of Christ The King of Subversion
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Nov. 25, 2018 John 18:33-38a Amongst his many other attributes, Jesus was simply brilliant. Such was the case when he was dragged before Pontius Pilate, the Roman …Read more
Faith and Diversity
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Nov. 18, 2018 Hebrews 10:11-18, 23-25 A Word about God. God actually made it into the news a couple of weeks ago. It was about the United Church …Read more
Transforming Our Suffering into Sacred Wounds
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Oct. 28, 2018 Job 38:1-7 The last couple of weeks have been very full. So many people have worked so very hard for the Bazaar, while we have continued the rest of our programs …Read more
Hildegard’s Wisdom
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Oct. 21, 2018 John 1:1-5, Psalm Guten Morgan. Mein name ist Hildegard von Bingen. I lived 1,000 years ago and have seen history …Read more
