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Sermon: Sunday, March 13, 2022 – Lent II – Luke 9: 28-43a

March 13, 2022 by Greg Wooley

A reading from the gospel of Luke, chapter 9 (NRSV): 9:28 Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Disciples, Elijah, Jesus, journey, lent, life, Moses, mountain, transfiguration, valley

Evensong: March 9 , 2022 at 7:15 PM

March 9, 2022 by Greg Wooley

Lent I:   The Impeded Stream is the One that Sings March 9, 2022, 7:15 p.m.  Lent is a time to remember the light and the sorrow. Lent is a time … Read more

Categories Evensong Tags evensong, in person, lent, Zoom

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

Sermon: Lent I, February 21 2021 – Mark 1: 9-15

April 11, 2021February 21, 2021 by Greg Wooley
desolate lands

Jesus, age thirty-ish, had a new future opened to him.  Baptized by his cousin John, a heavenly voice named and claimed Jesus, and he knew that his life was going … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Contemplation, goals, God, Jesus, leadership, lent, reflection, silence, stillness, wilderness

March 22, 2020 – Worship online with us!

December 2, 2020March 22, 2020 by Greg Wooley

March 22, 2020 Worship for Ralph Connor Memorial United Church is available online!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt3edcbl3kY Recorded at several locations in Canmore so that we can keep social distance from one another, then … Read more

Categories General Posts Tags canmore, John 9, lent, online, worship, YouTube

Seven Sacred Teachings and Lent – Tue Mar 10 7 pm

June 6, 2020March 9, 2020 by Greg Wooley

Tony Snow, Indigenous Lead for Chinook Winds Region,  on March 10th at RCMUC led a deep and meaningful time of discussion, inviting us to see how the Seven Sacred Teachings … Read more

Categories General Posts Tags courage, Honesty, humility, indigenous, lent, love, respect, Seven Sacred, Tony Snow, Truth, Wisdom

Sermon: Lent I, March 1 2020 – Matthew 4: 1-11

March 8, 2020March 1, 2020 by Greg Wooley
desolate lands

The 3rd chapter of Matthew, immediately prior to today’s reading, ends with these words: “when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags going deep, Jesus, lent, love, sel-examination, Spiritual, temptation, wilderness

Lenten Devotionals Available

June 6, 2020February 25, 2020 by Greg Wooley

Lent 2020 begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26th.    United Church Publishing House (UCPH) produces a devotional book each year, providing reflections for each of the 46 days of Lent … Read more

Categories General Posts Tags devotion, lent, Smith, spiritual discipline

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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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