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Download the PDF Dec. 17, 2025 The Fourth Sunday of Advent symbolizes Love, focusing on God’s profound love in sending His Son, Jesus, to save the world, culminating in His birth. It shifts focus from John the Baptist to Mary’s faith and the imminent arrival of the Messiah, representing God’s ultimate gift and the fulfillment of promises, bringing the themes of hope, peace, and joy to a climax before Christmas.  Key Meanings & Themes: In the Advent Wreath: This Sunday invites reflection…

Download the PDF The Third Sunday of Advent, called Gaudete Sunday (Latin for “Rejoice”), signals a shift in the somber Advent season to joyful anticipation because Christmas and Christ’s arrival are near. It’s a moment to pause penitential practices, symbolized by wearing pink (rose) vestments or lighting a pink candle on the Advent wreath instead of purple, reminding us to find deep, spiritual joy in God’s promised salvation, even amidst hardships.  Key Meanings & Themes: Traditions: Worship Calendar Dec. 14 – Advent 3…

Download the PDF Dec. 3, 2025 “Advent is the season where the silent night becomes a sanctuary for peace, and the angels’ song echoes in the recesses of our hearts, proclaiming ‘Peace on earth.’” — Jeremi Richardson. This Sunday, we light the second candle on the Advent wreath; the atmosphere is bathed in a serene glow, echoing the theme of peace. The journey through Advent continues, and on this Second Sunday, our hearts turn toward the profound and transformative concept…

Download the PDF Nov. 26, 2025 When called upon the pray before or after a meeting, I am instantly very doubtful about my abilities to lead anyone in prayer. To me prayer is a very personal thing and to do so out loud in front of others makes me feel extremely vulnerable. How does it come so easily to some people whereas I am grasping at straws to find the correct words so that I can sound “prayerful”. I am…

Download PDF Nov. 19, 2025 The fall bible study came to an end yesterday. We were privileged to watch 8 episodes of season 5 of the Chosen. It depicted the time from the entry into Jerusalem up until Jesus’s arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. I cannot stress enough how much of an impact this series has had on me and on others who have attended. Not only has it piqued my curiosity into what more the Bible has to…

Download the PDFLuke 21:5–19 offers reflections on the impermanence of earthly institutions like the Jerusalem temple, the dangers of false prophets, and the reality of persecution for followers of Christ. It encourages endurance and trust in God, promising divine wisdom and strength during times of trial and adversity. The passage ultimately grounds believers in the hope that God’s presence transcends destruction and that a faithful life requires perseverance.  Key themes and reflections Worship Calendar Nov. 16 Not One Stone Left on…

Nov. 5, 2025 Remembrance Forever young, in Flanders field they lie,In peace in silent seas, on foreign shore,In place with name unknown, in land unseen.And we, perhaps forgetting, walk on byTheir sad memorials, and think no moreOf lives now passed, and lives that might have been.In park and green and village marketplaceThey stand, these ageing monuments – and weLook past the loving tributes carved thereonAnd never slack or slow our hurried paceTo call to mind the fading memoryOf these young…

Download the PDF Oct. 29, 2025 Remembering Tree Service It is with much emotion that, this Sunday, we again remember our dear departed friends and loved ones whose names appear on that magnificent Remembering Tree at the back of our church. Sometimes, when I am alone in the church, I will actually touch the names of the ones who had a big impact on my life and who I miss to this very day.  Ted Wallace and I became very…

Download PDF Oct. 22, 2025 John 14:1-29 offers comfort through Jesus’ assurances that his followers’ hearts should not be troubled because he is preparing a place for them in heaven, and that he is the way, truth, and life to the Father. It also emphasizes the promise of the Holy Spirit, who will act as an advocate and guide, empowering believers to continue Jesus’ work and glorifying God. This passage challenges believers to live out the teachings of Christ through love and faithfulness,…

Download the PDF Luke 18:1 And He told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. It is worth noting that the two Greek verbs used to express “to pray” and “lose heart” are both in the present tense. One sense of present tense Greek verbs is continuation. In other words, Jesus exhorts us to pray continuously, without end, regardless of time. Yet there are at least three things that work against…

Download the PDF Oct. 8, 2025 John 6:25-35 is a passage where Jesus calls the crowd to look beyond physical food to the spiritual “bread of life” he offers, which provides eternal sustenance and satisfies a deeper spiritual hunger for God and a relationship with Him. The passage emphasizes that true belief involves more than receiving tangible benefits; it requires a complete reliance on Jesus for spiritual nourishment and eternal life, transforming our worldview to one centered on what truly endures.   The Crowd’s…

Download the PDF Oct. 1, 2025 Habakkuk 1:1-6 shows the prophet’s complaint to God about the rampant injustice and wickedness within his own community, which God does not seem to address. In verses 12-13, Habakkuk acknowledges God’s supreme holiness and unchanging nature, questioning how such a God can tolerate evil. God’s reply in 2:1-4 reveals his plan to use the Babylonians as an instrument of punishment, and Habakkuk is instructed to write this vision down and wait patiently for its fulfillment, as “the…