This is a FEAST SUNDAY. We'll get started a bit earlier than usual to allow time for brunch and visiting within our morning so come at 10:20am.
Please bring a brunch item to share (no nuts please). If it is a dietary item (gluten free, diary free, vegan, etc) please bring a label - thanks!
Last names A-L bring something sweet
Last names M-Z bring something savoury
Please don't let bringing something stop you from joining us, if you can't we'd just love to have you there!
We chose this week for a feast because of the beatitude which is: Blessed are those who hunger, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 and Eric Janzen will be sharing.
We will be interviewing Sarah Pickering, so let us know if you have any questions for her.
If you are joining us via zoom we'll be opening the zoom at 10:20am and Ruth Chesterman will be your online host (sorry you cant join us for breakfast in the room, but you can share a coffee or whatever together over zoom instead)
We will begin our post feast morning at around 10:45am .
Contact the office for an invite.
Steve Mitchinson, Philip and Brenda Janz will have some songs for us to sing and there will be a playlist shared later in the week. Lyrics can be found on our sung worship page. You can listen to the playlist on YouTube or Spotify.
Welcome to the podcast!
The episodes contain the visio divina/lectio divina/guided meditations/prayers, communion, and messages from our weekly gatherings. We hope that you'll join us live on zoom or in person but if you aren't able to do that then we have the audio only podcast or Vimeo where you can watch the message part.
LISTEN:
Everything except announcements, sung worship, interview, and Q&R
Episode 246. The Sermon on the Mount, Introduction with Bradley Jersak
Episode 247: Blessed are the poor in spirit
Episode 248: Blessed are those who mourn
Episode 249: Blessed are the meek
WATCH:
The message portion of our gathering is available to watch on Vimeo.
Jan 11, 2026: The Sermon on the Mount, Introduction with Bradley Jersak (including Q&R)
Jan 18, 2026: Blessed are the poor in spirit
Jan 25, 2026: Blessed are those who mourn
Feb 1, 2026: Blessed are the meek
Extras
FROM THE ARCHIVES -
Because of Love!
Burden Bearing in Difficult times
VISIO DIVINA:
The images used for visio are on the Pastor's blog if you would like to revisit them.
LGBTQ+ Resources
Keep popping back here as this is an ever evolving list of resources
We will be celebrating Pride Sunday on the last Sunday in September. Stacey (see below) will be our guest speaker that week. There will be cake and other fun extras. We hope you can join us.
A little back story: On Sunday, October 3, 2021 we marked our churches decision to be an inclusive, welcoming and affirming community of people who are making it our business to live out our faith in love.
Stacey Chomiak is an LGBTQ Christian Speaker, artist, author and art director and was our guest speaker and we loved hearing her story.
If you were not able to join us that week, here's a recording of the gathering. It was wonderful. You can watch on Vimeo or find that episode by date on our podcast.