July 10, 2023
Gathered Listening (2nd Breakfast)
Laurens van Esch shares some experiences with silence, connection and listening in the Quaker and Plum Village Traditions.
July 2, 2023
Don’t Grow Weary
We were joined today by Passionate Ncube, Atlantic Rep for MCC (Mennonite Central Committee). He encouraged us “not to grow weary in our resistance to injustice.
June 25, 2023
Blessing The Truth
Jess offered some personal reflections on accepting and blessing the truth of our lives. She connected this with Hagar’s experience of oppression and abuse in the home of Abraham and Sarah, and of encountering God in the desert. Then she considered how God is with us — even and especially when things are not okay
June 18, 2023
Honesty, Courage & Wholeness
 Walter reflects on being continually reminded of how important it is for our healing and wholeness to have the courage to ‘bear honest witness to our experience’ – which, as Jesus says, ‘sets us free.’ He also tells barely relevant stories of his trip with a few irrelevant pictures.
June 12, 2023
Prayer As Listening [2nd Breakfast]
Lorna introduces the practice of praying for others as another form of listening – to God and others. Later, Walter interviews Tracy Williams and Alex Henderson who have been involved in some prayer teams at SCC in past years.
June 5, 2023
Pride Is Possible
On the first Sunday of Pride month, Jess Williams reflects on the history of Pride and how it models a way of walking the path Jesus walked while highlighting the history of St. Croix Church and its decision to split paths with the Vineyard
May 28, 2023
In Our Own Tongues
Renate shares a Pentecost message on the beauty and diversity of all of our spiritual giftings and a call for celebrating the contributions, in particular, of those who prophesy in ways beyond the use of words and text.
May 21, 2023
Thoughts on Thomas, Toppling Towers & Touching Jesus
On Ascension Sunday, Jess Williams reflects on the wisdom and courage of Thomas, and how honouring our questions can create a space and opportunity for true encounter.
May 14, 2023
Music Is Life (2nd Breakfast)
Continuing our 2nd Breakfast theme that centres on listening, Teena interviews Rick Coates and Andre Lefebvre, asking how listening to music has impacted their lives.
May 7, 2023
Don’t Let Your Hearts Be Troubled: Finding Your Refuge
Walter shares how it’s possible to settle our troubled hearts if we find our refuge – and how one of his has been the Celtic Liturgy service. But there are so many more possible!
April 30, 2023
Life In It’s Fullness
Rachael asks how we do justice to the complexity of life in the way we hear this Sunday’s lectionary Bible readings and their visions of “Life In All Its Fullness,” and how we might live into these visions while reconciling them with “Life As It Really Is.”
April 23, 2023
Challenges of Building an Indigenous Church
This morning we had the rich opportunity to hear guest speaker, Judith Moses, share some of the challenges and possibilities in building a truly Indigenous church. Judith is chair of the Jubilee Commission (Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples) and vice-chair of the SSU board.