April 16, 2023
Humility Re-Imagined
This morning, Marilyn Orr talked about the ways that we have often misunderstood humility, especially when it comes to teaching women in the church, and how true humility means accepting our strengths and our voice.
April 10, 2023
Love Overcomes (Easter Sunday)
In this Easter Homily, Jess Williams reflects on how a faith that centres on resurrection requires us to face the reality of death and all its anguish. Looking at Jesus’ teaching in John 12:25-27, she suggests that to walk in Jesus’ steps is to “let go of life as it is, reckless in your love” and willing to lose it all.
April 3, 2023
Why It’s Best To Just Kill Jesus (Palm Sunday)
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.
March 27, 2023
Dry Bones: A Guided Meditation
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?”
March 19, 2023
God’s Dream for a New World
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.
March 12, 2023
International Women’s Day and Listening to Women
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.
March 5, 2023
Vampires, Atheism, & Re-Creation
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.
February 26, 2023
Begin with Beloved
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.
February 19, 2023
Some Small Courage
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.
February 12, 2023
Listening In Community (2nd Breakfast)
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
February 5, 2023
Nowhere: Leaving Home
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.
January 30, 2023
Good News (for Realsies)
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.