Author Archive: Laura
Notes on the Notes – June 28, 2020
To Truly Offer Welcome Matthew 10:40-42, 25:34-45 “The House of Our God” “The house of our God is not just for the holy, The house of our God is not just for the wise; Come in and be one with the common and lowly Who wait with the hunger for God in their eyes. The […]
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Black Lives Matter in the United Church
Letter to members of the United Church of Canada from the Executive of the General Council Dear Siblings in Christ: We are writing to you as people of the same church. On 2 June, Moderator Richard Bott joined with Evangelical Lutheran National Bishop Susan Johnson and Anglican Primate Linda Nicholls in a letter acknowledging the […]
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Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – June 21, 2020
When Fear Stops Us Father’s Day Genesis 21:8-21 Matthew 10:34-39 “We are All One People” (MV #141) “We are all one people, We all come from one creation way on high. We are all one nation under one great sky, You and I. We are all one people. We are all one colour in his […]
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Notes on the Notes – June 14, 2020
Living in Hope Genesis 18:1-15 Romans 5:1-8 This Week’s Music: “Creator God, You Gave Us Life” (MV #27) “Creator God, you gave us life, your image formed within our souls, Yet through the mist of time and space, we search for that which makes us whole. In every flower and every tree, we see your […]
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Notes on the Notes – June 7, 2020
PRIDE Sunday Communion Psalm 139: 1 – 18 Ruth 1: 14 – 18 This week’s music: “Though I May Speak” (VU #372) “Though I may speak with bravest fire, And have the gift to all inspire, And have not love, my words are vain, As sounding brass, and hopeless gain. Though I may give all […]
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Church Leaders Acknowledge the Racism in Their Midst
In response to the demonstrations across the United States and Canada in the wake of the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Anglican Church of Canada, and The United Church of Canada have issued a joint letter. They write, “It is important for church […]
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Notes on the Notes – May 31, 2020
Pentecost To Be Filled With the Spirit Acts 2:1-21 This week’s music: “Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness” (VU #375) “Spirit, Spirit of gentleness, Blow thro’ the wilderness calling and free; Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, Stir me from placidness, Wind, Wind on the sea. You moved on the waters, you called to the deep, Then you coaxed […]
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Notes on the Notes – May 24, 2020
What is God Telling Us? Matthew 28:16-20 This week’s music: “I Can Feel You Near Me God” (MV #48) “I can feel you near me God – I can feel you near Yes, I know you’re with me God – I feel you here I can feel you near me God – I can feel […]
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Notes on the Notes – May 17, 2020
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 This week’s music: “God, We Praise You for the Morning” (VU #415) “God we praise you for the morning; Hope springs forth with each new day, New beginning, prayer, and promise, Joy in work and in play. God, we praise you for creation, Mountains, […]
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