Sermon: March 12, 2023 – 3rd Sunday in Lent – John 4: 5-42
Each of us likely has had a time when we have received a warning. Perhaps it was from our parents or our siblings or from our classmates, or it was … Read more
reconciliation
Sermon: Orange Shirt Sunday, September 25, 2022 – Luke 15: 1-10
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
Sermon: September 18, 2022 – 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31
> a sermon preached at Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff AB I have a particularly strong, positive emotional connection with some scriptures. When I see them coming up in the … Read more
One year after Tk’emlups
We remember, with lament, the announcement one year ago from Tk’emlups, of the results of the ground-penetrating radar explorations. Though survivors of the residential schools had shared this news for … Read more
Sermon: Sunday, March 27 – Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32 – Lent IV
This parable: the story of the prodigal. This parable has within it such depth of connection with the human condition, and with the deep grace of the Divine. The elements … Read more
Sermon: June 13, 2021 – 2 Corinthians 5: 6-17
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
our hearts break
Our flag will be lowered for the next 215 hours, starting Sunday afternoon, in honour of the 215 children whose lives were lost at the Residential School in Kamloops. As … Read more
Sermon: May 30, 2021 – Isaiah 6: 1-8
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
Indigenous History Month – June 2021
Two learning opportunities lead us into National Indigenous History Month, June 2021. 1. Pacific Mountain Region of the United Church presents: Calls to the Church: Listening to the Wisdom of … Read more
Sermon: May 16, 2021 – Psalm 1
You are like a tree, planted by flowing, cool streams of water that never run dry. Your fruit ripens in its time; your leaves never fade or curl in the summer sun. (Psalm 1:3, … Read more