“Marriage and Creation” : A Sermon for the Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Sunday, October 3, 2021
A Sermon for Sunday, October 3, the Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost. Preached at All Saints, King City, Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Readings for Proper 27B: Job 1.1, 2:1-10; Ps 26; Heb 1:1-4,2.5-12; Mk 10:2-16. 9Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” (Mk 10.9). If these words from today’s gospel reading sound familiar to […]
Orange Shirt Sunday with Ven. Val Kerr
On September 26th we joined many parishes in the Anglican Church of Canada to observe Orange Shirt Sunday, when we renew our call to further the work of reconciliation with our indigenous brothers and sisters. The Venerable Val Kerr is the Archdeacon for Truth, Reconciliation, and Indigenous Ministry in the Diocese of Niagara, and has […]
“Blessing or Burden?”: A Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Sunday, September 12, 2021
A Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost. Preached at All Saints, King City, Anglican Diocese of Toronto, Sunday, 12 September, 2021. Texts for Proper 24 (B): Pr 1:20-33; Wis 7.26-8:1; Jas 3.1-12; Mk 8.27-38. “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (Mk 8: 34) […]
“Do We Need A Bigger Boat?”: A Sermon for the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost – July 25, 2021
Preached at All Saints, King City, July 25, 2021. Readings for this Sunday (Proper 17B): 2 Samuel 11.1-15; Ps 14; Eph 3.14-21; Jn 6.1-21. When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. (Jn 6.15) This week I was listening […]
“The God in Our Midst”: A Sermon for the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost – Sunday, July 11, 2021
The God in Our Midst: A Sermon for the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost. Preached at All Saints, King City, Anglican Diocese of Toronto, 11 July, 2021. Tests for Proper 15(B): 2 Sam 6.1-5,12b-19; Ps 24; Eph 1.3-14; Mk 6.14-29. David and all the people with him set out and went from Baale-judah, to bring up from there […]
“Lord Have Mercy”: How Psalm 123 Speaks to Canada Today – A Sermon for the Sixth Sunday After Pentecost – July 4, 2021
Preached at All Saints, King City, Anglican Diocese of Toronto, Sunday, July 4, 2021, the Sixth Sunday After Pentecost. Lections for this Sunday, Proper 14, Yr B: 2 Sam 5.1-5, 9-10; Ps 123; 2 Cor 12.2-10; Mk 6.1-13. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. Psalm […]
“God Grows Where God Wills”: A Sermon For The Third Sunday After Pentecost – Sunday, June 13, 2021
A Sermon for the Third Sunday of Pentecost. Preached via Zoom to All Saints, King City, Anglican Diocese of Toronto, on 13 June, 2021. Texts for Today: 1 Samuel 15.34-16.13; Psalm 20; 2 Corinthians 5.6-10,14-17; Mk 4.26-34 28The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. Today […]
“Five Marks of a Spirit Community”: A Sermon for Pentecost Sunday – May 23, 2021
A Sermon for the Feast of Pentecost, Sunday, May 23, 2021. Preached via Zoom to All Saints, King City, Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Texts for this Sunday (Yr B): Acts 2.1-21, Ps 104.25-35,37b; Romans 8.22-27, Jn 15.26-27,16.4b-15 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from […]
“The Peace of Jerusalem”: A Sermon for Jerusalem Sunday – May 16, 2021
Sunday, May 16. The Seventh Sunday of Easter and Jerusalem Sunday. Readings for Today: Acts 1.15-17,21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5.9-13; John 17.6-19 Since 2013, when the General Synod of our national church voted to affirm our solidarity with the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem, thisSunday in the life of our Canadian church is known as Jerusalem Sunday. It’s […]
“True Friendship”: A Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 9, 2021
Preached to All Saints, King City, Anglican Diocese of Toronto, via Zoom, Sunday, 9 May, 2021. Readings for this Sunday: Acts 10.44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5.1-6; John 15.9-17 To view the service, please go to https://youtube.com/embed/ezQMuApwkLE 15I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; […]