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Jess Williams reflects on home and the longings of the heart that led her to St. Stephen. She talks about loving her heart for leading her well, and how her (sometimes messy!) life, and belonging to this community is teaching her to let go of p
Rachael considers what trigger warnings we might want the Romans 12 lectionary reading to come with in light of the harmful ways it’s sometimes been interpreted and used, and then how a “renewed” interpretation can offer us transformational wis
Our well-being benefits greatly from healthy mutually beneficial relationships. In this conversation Marilyn and Virginia explore knowing what you need from connection and thoughts on how to intentionally work on getting our needs for community
Today, Walter interviewed Ray Funk about the value of gardening in community. Listen to some of the history and hopes and outcomes of our community garden - Victoria St. Community GardenThe post Gardening in Community appeared first on St. Cro
In the lectionary readings this week, we read how Jesus explained the Kingdom of God as “the new and the old." Mark Groleau focuses on how polarized Jesus’ time was - just like today. But Jesus’ “new way” was compassion, and the conviction that
Rachael shares some summer story-telling from her month in England, featuring an ancient oak tree and with a guest appearance from a moorland river. Woven through the personal stories are reflections and questions related to the nature of praye
Today Walter shared some thoughts on making it easier to endure pain and hardship if we help each other tell ourselves better stories, using a paraphrase of Romans 5.1-4 (and his own experience) as an example.The post The Serenity to Endure ap
Laurens van Esch shares some experiences with silence, connection and listening in the Quaker and Plum Village Traditions. The post Gathered Listening (2nd Breakfast) appeared first on St. Croix Church.
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.The post Don’t Grow Weary appeared first on St. Croix Church.
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 consid
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
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.The post Prayer
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 VineyardThe
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.The post In Our Own Tong
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.The post Thoughts on Thomas, Toppling Towers & Touching Jesus appeared first
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. The post Music Is Life (2nd Breakfast) appeared first on St. Croix Church.
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!The post Don’t Let Your Hearts Be Troubled: Finding Your Refuge a
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 I
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 People
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.The post Humility Re-Imagine
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
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
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?"The post Dry Bones: A Guided Med
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 rea
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. The post I
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