Category: Sermons and Services
Remembering War, Imagining Peace – a sermon for Remembrance Day
“I was born in March of 1922 and so I was 17 when the war started. I remember it as[…]
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Atonement – a sermon on forgiveness for Yom Kippur
Today is the day before Yom Kippur – the holiest of the High Holy Days in the Jewish calendar. It[…]
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Gender Bender – a sermon on LBGTQIA2S+ rights
Prayer for Us All Creative Spirit which bursts forth in life so varied and beautiful throughout the universe Help[…]
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And in the Beginning, There was Music – a reading and homily in honour of music ministry
Every year, we celebrated music ministry with more than one service devoted almost entirely to music. One year, this poem[…]
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If No-One Had Told Them – a sermon on mental health
In writing this sermon, I became aware of a conflict within myself when it comes to talking about mental illness,[…]
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Credo – a sermon about wrestling with belief
Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road. Healthy, free, the[…]
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Every Day Heroes – a flower communion service in honour of everyone
Opening Words The world is beautiful with a rainbow of flowers, pink, red and white and sunflowers that are[…]
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What the World Needs Now – a Valentine’s Day service on Love
We come here on this, Love’s Day To celebrate life For it is a gift that all of us were[…]
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No Crystal Stair – a sermon in honour of Black History Month
Let us join together in the spirit of meditation or prayer… Giver of Life Source of all Love We’ve all[…]
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Snakes and Ladders – a sermon for the ups and downs of life
Prior to today, a lot of you have asked me what is this sermon about? And the answer is simple[…]
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