Author Archive: Laura
Sermon – Sunday, June 4, 2017
This really is not your typical Sunday service. I know that it might seem a bit confusing as to why we had communion before the meditation, but I think that for me, it makes a statement that is important today in a number of ways. This is Pentecost Sunday, the beginning of the church and […]
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Notes on the Notes – June 4, 2017
This week’s theme: What is Love? This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:1-21 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 This week’s music: “Let Us Build a House” (MV #1) “Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live, a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive. Built of hopes and […]
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Notes on the Notes – May 28, 2017
This Week’s Theme: A Service of Music Celebrating the Creed of the United Church of Canada This Week’s Music: “This is the Day” (MV #122) “This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! Singing hallelu! […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – May 21, 2017
This week’s theme: To be Alone! This week’s scripture readings: John 14: 15-21 Acts 17: 22-31 This week’s music: “Deep in Our Hearts” (MV #154) “Deep in our hearts there is a common vision; Deep in our hearts there is a common song; Deep in our hearts there is a common story, Telling Creation […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – May 14, 2017
This week’s theme: Women of the Bible This week’s music: “The River is Here” “Down the mountain the river flows and it brings refreshing wherever it goes. Through the valleys and over the fields the river is rushing and the river is here. The river of God is teeming with life and all who touch […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – May 7, 2017
This week’s theme: Shepherd and the Sheep This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:42-47 John 10:1-10 This week’s music: “Are You a Shepherd?” (MV #126) “Are you a shepherd, good shepherd who leads us safely through danger, while calming our fears? Are you a father who shelters and feeds us, shares in our laughter and wipes […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – April 30, 2017
This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:36-41 Luke 24:28-35 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, seas, and prairie […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – April 23, 2017
Earth Day This week’s scripture reading: Genesis 1:1-30 This week’s music: “All Things Bright and Beautiful” (VU #291) This classic text, from Cecil Frances Alexander’s Hymns for Little Children (1846), is based on the phrase “Maker of heaven and earth” in the Apostles’ Creed. The new words for verse four are particularly apt in the […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – April 16, 2017
EASTER SUNDAY New Life – The Power of Love What is Easter? Easter, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by the Romans. In Western Christianity the Easter Season begins on […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – April 15, 2017
Easter Vigil Join us at 7 p.m. for a time of waiting and reflection in the hope and joy of the resurrection. Scripture Readings: Isaiah 55:1-11 Ezekiel 36:24-28 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Romans 6:3-11 Tonight’s Music: “The Old Rugged Cross” “The inspiration came to me one day in 1913, when I was staying in Albion, Michigan,” George […]
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Notes on the Notes – April 14, 2017
GOOD FRIDAY God is With Us Always Today’s scripture: John 18:1- 19:4-42 What is Good Friday? Good Friday is the day on which Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Our scripture reading for the day takes us through the story of Christ’s arrest, trial and crucifixion (called the Passion narrative). The liturgical observance of […]
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Notes on the Notes – April 9, 2017
Palm Sunday Coming Home to God This week’s scripture: Matthew 21:1-11 – Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 – the stone the builders rejected/open the gates of the temple What is Palm Sunday? Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in […]
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Notes on the Notes – April 2, 2017
LENT 5 Becoming Whole This week’s scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14 – the valley of dry bones Psalm 130 – Up from the depths I cry to God John 11:1-45 – Lazarus is brought back to life This week’s music: “Up from the Depths I Cry to God” (VU #852) “Up from the depths I cry to […]
Continue ReadingWindsor Park United Church – Beginnings
In 1957, Windsor Park was a new development, but with about 400 houses occupied. An August of that year, six couples met at the home of Joyce and Wilkie Collins, at 43 Briarwood Bay, to explore the possibility of establishing a United Church in Windsor Park. They were joined by Dr. Fred Douglas from the […]
Continue ReadingExtreme Hunger Appeal
Extreme Hunger Appeal Millions of people at risk of starvation in parts of Africa and the Middle East. Donate Now The United Church of Canada is launching an Extreme Hunger Appeal as the humanitarian crisis in Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen reaches grave levels. Starvation and extreme hunger are rapidly reaching a scale […]
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