Resources
Organizational Restructuring Task Force (Power Point presentation)
Ministry Beyond Our Walls: An Invitation (PDF format)
O Live - June 2009 - PDF Format
O Live - March 2009 - PDF Format
Reverend Heidi's Sermons (in pdf format)
Lent
Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
- January 31, Epiphany 4 - Where Love Dwells
- January 17, Epiphany 2 - And Now for Something Completely Different... (featuring 'Fat Tuesday Word Jazz')
- January 10, The Baptism of Jesus -Beloved
- December 6, Advent 2 - Dreaming Together
After Pentecost
- November 8, 23rd after Pentecost - Remembrance Sunday Reflection
- October 25, 21st after Pentecost - What Does the United Church Require of You?
- October 18, 20th after Pentecost - Separate or Accommodate: The Church and Contemporary Spirituality
- October 04, 18th after Pentecost - Koinonia
- September 20, 16th after Pentecost - Church Fight!
- August 30, 13th after Pentecost - Love You Forever
- August 2, 9th after Pentecost - How the Game is Played
- June 21, 4th after Pentecost - Out to Sea
After Easter
May 3, Easter 4 - Of Shepherds and Sheeple
Lent and Easter
March 1, Lent 1
March 8, Lent 2 - A Cry from the Heart
March 15, Lent 3 - Gentiles, Dogs and Other Outsiders
March 22, Lent 4 - What Are You Afraid Of?
March 29, Lent 5
April 5, Palm Sunday - A Palm Sunday Parade
April 12, Easter
Sermon Series - Our Mission Statement
February 8, Epiphany 5 - Learning the Command to Love as Jesus taught
February 1, Epiphany 4 - Deepening Our Connection to Ourselves
January 18, Epiphany 2 - Getting to Know the Neighbours
January 4, Epiphany 1 - Deepening
November 30, Advent 1 - What Are You Waiting For?
November 23, Reign of Christ and Children's Sabbath - The Least of These
November 16, 27th after Pentecost - What Are You Afraid Of?
October 19, 23rd after Pentecost - Flipping the Coin
October 5, 21st after Pentecost - A Gift from God
September 28, 20th after Pentecost - Come, Let us Sing!
September 14, 18th after Pentecost - Magic Eyes
August 31, 16th after Pentecost - A Place in this World
August 24, 15th after Pentecost - Harry Potter's Choice
August 17, 14th after Pentecost - Why I Go to Church
August 10, 13th after Pentecost - A Family Reunion
July 27, 11th after Pentecost - The Mustard Seed
July 20, 10th after Pentecost - Touched by the Holy
July 13, 9th after Pentecost - An Ecological Parable
July 6, 8th after Pentecost - Burdens and Blessings
June 15, 5th after Pentecost - When a Stranger Calls
June 8, 4th after Pentecost - The Journey
June 1, 3rd after Pentecost - The Education of God
The Lent and Easter sermon and discussion series is based on The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith, by Marcus Borg, published by HarperSanFrancisco; and on Experiencing the Heart of Christianity by Tim Scorer, published by Wood Lake Books. Both books are available on-line through the United Church Resource Distribution centre, or through your favourite bookstore.
Download the entire series here, or one at a time below. Entire Series
April 27, Easter VI - Our Heart and Home: Christianity in an Age of Pluralism (pdf format)
April 20, Easter V - The Heart of the Matter: Spiritual Practice (pdf format)
April 13, Easter IV - Sin and Salvation – Transforming the Heart (pdf format)
April 6, Easter III - Opening the Heart (pdf format)
March 30, Easter II - The Heart of Justice (pdf format)
March 23, Easter Sunday - Living Hope (pdf format)
March 9, 5th Sunday during Lent - The Heart of Christianity (pdf format)
March 2, 4th Sunday during Lent - God: The Heart of Reality (pdf format)
February 24, 3rd Sunday during Lent - The Bible: Heart of the Tradition (pdf format)
February 17, 2nd Sunday during Lent - Faith: Head-stuff or Heart-stuff? (pdf format)
February 10, 1st Sunday during Lent - The Heart of Christianity in a Time of Change (txt format) (pdf file)
Other sermons
June 29 - Honouring Canadian Women - a reflection by Shannon West
January 20 - Science and Religion II - a reflection by Bill Sturrock
December 30 - Out of Egypt - a Sermon by Rev. Gordon Craig