Today Mark Groleau talks about exactly what Jesus did on Palm Sunday and why he did it. His coming into the city on a donkey and then shutting down the temple for a day was carefully staged, and it was a rebuke of the very domination systems we still inhabit today.
This morning, after a beautiful time of liturgy and communion together, Rachael led us on a guided meditation through Ezekiel’s valley of dry bones, and invited us to ponder the question: “Can these bones live?”
Bradley Jersak, friend of SSC, spoke about God’s dream for a new world based on the vivid imagery of Isaiah 2, 9, 25 and 35, with a nod to Revelation 21-22. These dreams are not about heaven after we die or at the end of time, but meant for real life in our world.
This Sunday, keeping in mind that it was recently International Women’s Day, Walter interviewed Jess about the ways in which our society, including churches, have not listened well to women, and how that is changing or could change.
In today’s talk, ‘Vampires, Atheism, & Re-Creation’, Jacob Rose shares how he has been affected by his experience of “Atheism for Lent”, a faith decentering practice using the profane as a mode of purifying spiritual dogmatism.
On this First Sunday of Lent, Rachael explores the season of Lent as an invitation to participation in Jesus’ desert experience, and suggests that his secret in the midst of it can become our secret as well.
Today, Jess continued to explore Charles Peguy’s poem titled “God’s Dream.” She encouraged us to consider how our own identities and God’s Dream are intrinsically intertwined, and reflected on how vulnerable it can be to carry a dream.
This week we introduced a new Second Breakfast theme that centres on listening. To get us started (after feasting on light breakfast and delicious coffee together), Rachael and Lorna helped us think about what it means to listen in community…in all it’s imperfect glory
This morning, after a windy cold weekend, Walter shared a talk on the homelessness of Jesus and the type of vulnerability and willingness to leave home that is a part of being his follower.
On a Communion Sunday, Renate Gritter shared a brief and encouraging homily on “Good News (for Realsies),” which ends in a blessing to hear the news that is truly good for each of us.