January 22, 2023
U2 and God’s Dream
This week Vic Thiessen continued on the theme of “God’s Dream” with the help of inspiration from U2.
January 15, 2023
What Is God’s Dream?
This week Jess shared more reflections on the poem that we used last week (“God’s Dream” by Charles Peguy) and its relevance to the season of Epiphany – recognizing the Presence of God’s heart as we experience what resonates in us.
January 2, 2023
Compassionate Curiosity – An Invitation
On New Year’s Day, we had a “combined service”: we used the Celtic liturgy from the early service and added a beautiful song by Ray Funk during communion followed by a short homily by Walter Thiessen in which he invited us to consider “compassionate curiosity” as a phrase for the year.
December 25, 2022
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
On Christmas Eve we had a candlelight service full of the warmth of friends and family, songs, dance, readings and a thoughtful homily by Jess Williams.
December 18, 2022
Stories of Intergenerational Joy
For the Fourth Sunday of Advent, we had a special “Intergenerational Sunday” with stories, instruments for the kids, and a pinata to wrap things up! Janell, Lorna and Victoria took turns sharing “Stories of Intergenerational Joy.”
December 12, 2022
How to Throw Jesus Off a Cliff
Mark Groleau wonders why he should come back to church after the pandemic and thought it would help if he taught us five steps to throw Jesus off a cliff (or why it’s not a new thing that “insiders” like evangelicals have trouble with what Jesus actually wanted).
December 5, 2022
“Peace, Peace” When There Is No Peace
On the Second Sunday of Advent, Jess Williams gives a talk on the Jeremiah passage that emphasizes that a surface peace that doesn’t face real and present divisions is no peace at all.
November 27, 2022
A Homily of Hope (First Sunday of Advent)
A beautiful service for the First Sunday of Advent came in the form of our second “communion liturgy Sunday.” With music, readings and a homily on hope by Rachael Barham, we ushered in the season together.
November 20, 2022
A Doula’s Approach to Pastoral Care
Jess Williams reflects on her understandings of pastoral care as she takes on one of the pastoral roles at SCC. Click to see her slides and listen to the talk at the link below.
November 13, 2022
Blue Skies (2nd Breakfast)
Today we had our first “2nd Breakfast” since the pandemic began. After a potluck breakfast, Jess and Alex introduced a “Blue Skies” exercise to imagine how we might all be most interested in getting more involved.
November 6, 2022
Rooted in the Way of Jesus
Walter used the painting that arrived recently from Krista Heide to talk about our commitment to being “rooted in the way of Jesus.” The powerpoint shows some pictures from the SSU week at Camp Chiputneticook, which Walter used as an example of the importance of rootedness and commitment.
October 30, 2022
Blessings on Imperfect Saints
We had our first communion liturgy service (downstairs). You can hear the readings and listen to Jess Williams share some reflections on All Saints Day with the help of Nadia Bolz-Weber and some responses from those gathered (you may have to turn your volume up to hear some of them).