Jess Williams offers some reflections on her own journey of deconstruction that grappled with suffering/theodicy and conflicting views of God. She shares how letting one view break apart helped her discover and cling to a guiding principle that spans faith traditions: loving your neighbour as yourself.
Bradley Jersak was with us this Sunday, and he shared the incredible example of Palestinian Christians who have chosen to walk the Jesus Way of choosing hope and peace instead of giving in to hatred and the inevitable cycles of violence that result.
Today David Moore (friend of SCC for 18 years!) shared a prophetic invitation to see and remember Hagar and Sarah as well as the God who sees those who need a well in the desert.
After enjoying a Second Breakfast potluck together, we turned our attention toward gratitude and celebration in recognition of SCC’s 31st birthday and Thanksgiving weekend. Jess and Walter reflected on some of the markers of SCC they’re grateful for, recognizing the work and growth/change that has transpired over the years.
Here is a link to our latest financial statement; this shows how we’re doing as of the end of September – after the third quarter of our financial year. We’ve been making up a bit of ground in relation to our budget! Please keep giving generously to support the community and all that we do so that we can finish our year without a deficit!
If you have any questions about finances at SCC, please talk with Walter, Jess or Rosie anytime.
Please connect with Rosie if you would like to set up a regular e-transfer autodeposit. Here are some different options for giving.
One of the easiest ways to give is to e-transfer to givetoscc@gmail.com
Alternative title: “I Don’t Want To Be Here” courtesy of Raymond Funk. Today, Jess Williams continued our theme “Being Human Together” with a talk of many titles, and two of them made it to the final cut!
