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Sermon: Sunday, March 5, 2023, Lent 2 — John 3: 1-17

March 10, 2023March 5, 2023 by Greg Wooley
photo of an open door, from Devotional Box

Today’s message begins with an extended time of personal confession and joyous resolution. It was fourteen years ago, late January or early February, and I had a big question to … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Evangelical, God, grace, Jesus, lent, love, Nicodemus, rebirth

Sermon: October 16, 2022 – Luke 17: 11-19

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 by Greg Wooley

This morning I want us to consider five words that may seem unrelated but are well worth considering as a group.  The words are Judgment – Authority – Healing – … Read more

Categories General Posts Tags authority, cure, disease, grace, gratitude, healing, Jesus, judgment, lepers, leprosy

Sermon: Orange Shirt Sunday, September 25, 2022 – Luke 15: 1-10

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 by Greg Wooley

Storytellers over the ages have understood that stories told in threes can have great power.  This morning’s scripture lesson gave us two-thirds of a group of three parables about being … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags baptism, found, God, grace, indigenous, Jesus, lost, love, peace, reconciliation

Sermon: June 26, 2022 – Galatians 3: 23-29

June 26, 2022 by Greg Wooley

When bad news & good news are intertwined, what do we hear? Download PDF:  Sermon_26June2022  Watch: https://youtu.be/nQXKlcqedLI Seventeen years ago, when I was coaching my son’s Little League baseball team, … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags affirming, God, grace, inclusion, Jesus, United Church, unity, Welcome

Sermon: May 1, 2022 – Acts 9: 1-19

May 1, 2022 by Greg Wooley

There are few things more inspiring to me, than stories of radical transformation.  You know, the stories of a person whose prior choices were destructive to themselves and those around … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags conversion, grace, love, not arrogant, Paul, Saul, transformation

Sermon: January 30, 2022 – 1 Corinthians 12: 4-27

January 30, 2022 by Greg Wooley

Note: I am greatly indebted to my spouse, Rev Shannon Mang, for much of the groundwork that went into today’s sermon.  Some of these words are hers, some are mine, … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags canmore, Charisms, church, community, Corinth, Gifts, grace, Jesus, Paul, Ralph Connor

Sermon: August 1, 2021 – 2 Samuel 11

August 1, 2021 by Greg Wooley

For decades, I have been both impressed and troubled by the way the Bible approaches the story and legacy of King David. Watch at https://youtu.be/CUA-kadR1DY   Download PDF: Sermon_01August2021 We will … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags abuse, accountability, Bathsheba, Christ, David, grace, residential schools, Uriah

Sermon: June 13, 2021 – 2 Corinthians 5: 6-17

June 13, 2021 by Greg Wooley

Occasionally, a Sunday Scripture from the Lectionary will sort of stand there, defiantly, as if to dare the preacher to say something about it. And occasionally I will look back … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags attacked, God, grace, Jesus, lament, love, Paul, reconciled, reconciliation

Sermon: May 30, 2021 – Isaiah 6: 1-8

May 30, 2021 by Greg Wooley

Sermon: Sunday, May 30, 2021 – Isaiah 6: 1-8 Ralph Connor Memorial United Church, Canmore AB – Rev Greg Wooley Introduction As we begin this service, I invite you to … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Christ, commitment, confession, God, grace, Isaiah, reconciliation, spirit

Sermon: 28 Feb 2021, Lent II – Mark 8: 31-38

February 28, 2021 by Greg Wooley

At the end of a particularly testy exchange with his disciple Peter, in which they argued about the path to crucifixion and what it meant to proclaim Jesus as the … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags carry, cross, dignity, grace, Jesus, lent, sacrifice, selfless
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Rev. Greg Wooley – Minister
Rev. Shannon Mang – Wedding Minister

CANMORE CAMPUS:
Trish Campney – Office Admin, Canmore

Church Phone: 403.675.0064
Church Fax: 403.675.0071

Mailing Address:
PO Box 8901 Stn Main,
Canmore AB T1W 0J3

Street Address:
Ralph Connor Memorial UC,
617 Main (8th) Street,
Canmore, Alberta

BANFF CAMPUS:
Nancy Murray – Office Admin, Banff

Church phone: 403.762.2075
Mailing Address:
Rundle Memorial United Church,
PO Box 1086
Banff, AB T1L 1B1

Street Address:
104 Banff Avenue
Banff, Alberta
(corner of Banff Ave and Buffalo St)

 

 

 

 

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