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    • Apr18Tue

      Hope and healing through the power of the resurrection

      A sermon on 1 Peter 1: 3-9 April 18, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer

      The Second Sunday of Easter is often called Low Sunday.  

      Some refer to it  

      as like a “postpartum depression Sunday”  

      after the high mountaintop experiences of Holy Week.  

      We’re back to normal or below-average attendance,  

      the music is more subdued,  

      and the flowers are either past their...

    • Apr7Fri

      R.I.P. Friday

      A Good Friday sermon April 7, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer

      Today’s service features two highlights:  

      the reading of the Passion by the Evangelist John,  

      and excerpts from the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré.

      Now this Requiem is not just Muzak to break up the monotony of the reading;but it is a beautiful masterpiece,

      The Requiem is not just background music to the reading of the...

    • Apr6Thu

      Passover on Thursday

      A Maundy Thursday sermon April 6, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer

      You’ve all experienced it.  

      You’re watching a movie or a TV show  

      and then suddenly there’s tension in the scene.  

      The music is ominous and threatening,  

      signalling something terrible is going to happen.

      Like the two repeated notes from Jaws —doo-doo, doo-doo

      Bu the characters on the screen are...

    • Mar26Sun

      Called to Regret

      A sermon for Lent 5 March 26, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer

      Our overarching theme this Lent is  

      “Unfinished: discovering God’s call in the not yet”,  

      and today’s story of the Resurrection of Lazarus is a great way to illustrate how we live in an Unfinished space:  

      we know the Resurrection has happened for Lazarus and for Jesus,  

      and we know it is in the...

    • Mar13Mon

      Called by God

      A sermon for Lent 3 March 13, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer

      How would you respond if God would actually call you 

      and you could hear God’s voice as clear as you hear 

      my voice this morning?

      Maybe you might pinch yourself and think: 

      boy, what a crazy dream I’m having…better try to wake myself up,

      Or maybe you might think, what did I eat or drink last night to cause this?

    • Feb23Thu

      Called to Renewal

      A sermon for Ash Wednesday February 23, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      During Lent this year, we will be using a Preaching Theme Series entitled “Unfinished, discovering God’s call in the not yet”.

      Charlene Cox gives a good overview of the series:

      “Honor the space between no longer and not yet,” so writes author and life coach, Nancy Levin.We can probably all think of a host of...

    • Feb19Sun

      Down the mountain...now what?

      A sermon for the Feast of the Transfiguration February 19, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      Jesus, Peter, James and John went up the mountain  

      and had a glorious experience:  

      Jesus was transfigured, he shone bright like a diamond,  

      was announced as God’s son,  

      and was seen to be talking with Moses and Elijah.  

      And then the glorious event ended,  

      the party was over,

      And the four friends went...

    • Feb8Wed

      Tasty and lit up!

      Bringing zest and spice to the table of the world February 8, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      You are the salt of the earth.

      You are the Light of the World.

      These words of Jesus to us are some of the best known words of Jesus.

      They almost fail to jolt us and inspire us anymore.

      How about this way of saying it: you are tasty and lit up!

      Or as in Eugene Peterson’s translation of the Gospel text:

      You’re here to be salt-seasoning...

    • Feb1Wed

      Blessed!

      A sermon on the beatitudes February 1, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      What kind of God do we have?  

      What do we know about God?

      What is your image of God?  

      Is he a stern santa on a cloud?

      The Beatitudes are that section from our Gospel reading that begins:  

      Blessed are the poor in spirit…

      I believe that

      The Beatitudes are at the heart of what it means to be a Christian.

      The Beatitudes are...

    • Jan27Fri

      Christ is our cornerstone

      A sermon for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 27, 2023 by Sebastian Meadows-Helmer
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity  

      is an ecumenical international Christian week,  

      normally celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere  

      between January 18th and 25th.  

      For this observance, some churches might organize daily events,

      or concentrate on one joint service with neighbouring churches.

      The beginning of...