Thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to the spectacular St. Nicholas Bazaar last week. The grand tally of revenue will be revealed this Sunday, but anecdotal evidence concludes that the bazaar was a happy place to be last Saturday. There was a lot of laughter, smiles, animated conversations and general jolliness all around.   This Sunday, Dec. 7, the second Sunday in Advent, we celebrate Peace. This evokes a heavy sigh, just writing it… How is it that generation a

This Sunday, Nov. 30, is Advent 1. Advent 1 is always a very special Sunday for me, as, nineteen years ago now, it was on the first Sunday of Advent that I experienced a call to ministry, completely out of the blue, up in the balcony of Dublin St. United Church in Guelph. I did not know where that call would lead me at the time and couldn’t have imagined that it would lead me here, doing what I do in this very special place. We will all be exhaling a sigh of relief this Sunda

On. Nov. 16, we celebrate Children’s Sunday, and Brian Taylor, Brian Osborne and Arnie Crittenden – Bluesky Day – will be present to offer their musical gifts! Bluesky Day has carefully chosen the songs they’ll sing: “Teach Your Children,” for example, by Graham Nash, and the old favourite, “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” In honour of Remembrance Day that has just passed, they’ll sing “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” and “The Strangest Dream.” How blessed are we to have r

This Sunday, Nov. 2, we look at a well-known account in the Gospel of Luke – the story of Zaccheus up in the tree, waiting to see Jesus. I remember singing a song in Sunday school oh so long ago about Zaccheus: Zaccheus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he. He climbed up in a sycamore tree, for the Lord he wanted to see. . .   If you want to hear that song, you’ll find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkd-QFD7vMA . It’s a cute song, and we might think this a

Many thanks to the worship committee for their leadership and especially Barney Hopkins and Gloria Smith, who participated in ‘Tales of...

I have this strange sensation in my fingers… It’s um, cold… So, yes, the weather seems to be turning, or at the very least, we’re getting...

Many thanks to Heike Domke-Talbot, who was ready, willing and able to host our outdoor service at her home last week. Though the forecast...

There’s a lot to trying something new… Back in the dark days of winter, one of the members of the worship committee said, “In the summer,...

If you happened to attend the “Elbows Up: Canadian Songs for a Summer’s Night” singalong as part of Summer in the Spirit on Wednesday...

This Sunday, we tackle the Lord’s Prayer. In Christian life, it is ubiquitous. It is the prayer that all Christian denominations say,...

What a beautiful few days I had out west hangin’ with my five-month-old grandson, my daughter and my daughter-in-law while my son is away...

“Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals. . .” There’s an old saying among those who walk the Camino de Santiago, the ancient pilgrimage trail...

This Sunday, we celebrate Pride Sunday and also Canada Day. Though not technically an Affirming congregation, Tobermory United takes...

I’m back from Pittsburgh and had a wonderful time! While in Pittsburgh, it felt like for four days I rode a wave of hospitality,...

We are in for a musical special treat this Sunday! Dominik Franken, violin/viola, and Dan Corcoran, piano, are guest musicians, and they...

The Spring Chicken BBQ is over and done with. My goodness, it was amazing. I have to say, We know how to do this. Thank you to everyone...

This Sunday is Palm Sunday. We tell the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, a mock parade, where, without anything else,...