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Sermon: Candlelight Service of Remembrance, December 8th, 2022

December 10, 2022 by Greg Wooley

a sermon preached at St. Michael’s Anglican Church by Rev Greg Wooley… It may seem a bit strange or out-of-place to hear the 23rd Psalm at this time of year. … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Blue Christmas, candlelight, God, Jesus, Psalm 23, remembrance, restoration, restore

Sermon: Remembrance Sunday, November 13, 2022 – Luke 7: 1-10

November 13, 2022 by Greg Wooley
Edith Cavell Memorial and Cenotaph, Norwich UK

As we read through the New Testament, the LOVE that Jesus calls us to is truly astonishing. Download PDF: Sermon_13November 2022 In the 13th chapter of John, (vv 34-35) Jesus says … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Edith Cavell, enemies, forgiveness, God, Jesus, love, neighbour, remembrance

Remembrance Day Message – November 11 2022

November 11, 2022 by Greg Wooley
Exshaw Legion Remembrance Day 2022

A message delivered at Canmore and Exshaw Cenotaph services, Remembrance Day 2022 by Rev Greg Wooley I’ve always found Remembrance Day to be meaningful, but the place where it really … Read more

Categories General Posts Tags remembrance

Evensong: Wednesday November 10 at 7:15 PM

November 7, 2021 by Greg Wooley

This Wednesday, on the eve of Remembrance Day, our Evensong contemplative service, on Zoom, will embrace the lives of two women from the UK: the 14th century mystic, Julian of … Read more

Categories Evensong Tags Edith Cavell, endurance, Julian of Norwich, remembrance

Sermon: Remembrance Sunday, November 7, 2021 – Revelation 21: 1-6a

November 7, 2021 by Greg Wooley

Few books in the Bible are as polarizing as the Book of Revelation. It’s the book of the antichrist, the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the number 666, For some, … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags environment, God, Jesus, love, peace, remembrance, Revelation, tolerance

Sermon: Remembrance Sunday, November 8, 2020 – 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 by Greg Wooley

Worry is a difficult and unpleasant companion. Download PDF: Sermon_08November2020 (1)  View at https://youtu.be/ZYLzMMYiMoU Sometimes, worry originates when our brain chemistry gets off-kilter, anxiety, fretting and insomnia take on a … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Christ, love, remembrance, worry

Vigils for Nova Scotia

June 6, 2020April 22, 2020 by Greg Wooley

In honour of the lives lost in Nova Scotia, our flags at Ralph Connor will fly at half-mast until Friday, April 24.  The United Church of Canada is hosting an … Read more

Categories General Posts Tags Nova Scotia, RCMP, remembrance, United Church, Vigil

Sermon: Candlelight Service of Remembrance, Dec 5 2019

December 6, 2019 by Greg Wooley

6 Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags candles, grief, hope, noble, peace, Philippians, remembrance

Sermon: Remembrance Sunday, November 10, 2019 – Romans 12: 1-3, 9-18

February 11, 2020November 10, 2019 by Greg Wooley

The place where Remembrance Day really found a home deep within me, was at the first United Church pastoral charge I served after ordination. Our “settlement charge” as we called … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags circles of care, grace, remembrance

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Rev. Greg Wooley – Minister
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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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