“Love your neighbour as you love yourself” I am fairly confident that most of us make some effort, even go beyond our normal limits, to implement the first half of this Second Great Law of Jesus. It’s on the second half that we often fall short, or almost neglect altogether. This prolonged period …
There it was, right in the middle of last Sunday’s sermon. It didn’t catch me until sometime on Sunday afternoon, even though the sermon was recorded on Friday. Just before I launched into an appeal to us all to reflect on how we ourselves are caught up in systemic racism and lingering personal prejudices that fracture …
If We Are Really in This Together … There are lots of signs of encouragement, new empowerment and the positive sharing of ideas, care, assistance, helpful hints, meditative and relaxation practices, updated information, music, humour, prayers and worship, virtual hugs even. Online ordering and sales have skyrocketed. The majority of people are taking social distancing and protective …
Provincial and local restrictions on non-essential businesses were revised as of May 11th. This prompted your Fertilizer Committee to swing into action and quickly plan a one day pop-up/pick-up sale of our remaining inventory. After clearing our operational plans with the Province, Town and MGUC Council, we had less than 2 weeks to make it …
Spring has certainly beendifferent.Cool and cloudy days aplenty;some with rain. And then,the heat.Summer showing up early?While everything else seems late:the delayed returnof some song birds,the slowness of flowersto burst into bloom;the lethargy of leavesappearing on trees. Crocuses barely began to openby the end of March.Daffodils, hyacinths, tulips waited untilafter Easter.Maybe it’s just me,but I believe I recall …
A Message from Cathy Dodge-SmithRemembering Ron May 9th came and went with no Celebration of Life for Ron.I have decided to do a virtual event rather than wait until we can safely gather in person. We are in the planning process now.The Remembering Ron event will go ‘live’ on June 13th at 2:00 p.m.I hope you will …
Perhaps you remember the old Peter and Gordon tune: “Please lock me away, and don’t allow the dayhere inside where I hide with my loneliness.I don’t care what they say I won’t stay in a world without love.” Well, Covid-19 has taken its shot at doing that; but not fully successfully. Most of us can tell …
With the pandemic in full force, we have been unable to hold our regular outdoor spring cleanup. Judy Lang and her team were able to do some of the pruning, raking but not all and so we are asking for your help. If you are feeling the need to get out and get some …
Cleaning up the Church Yard and Helping Yourself! Read More »
One of our congregation members, Aki Tanaka, has taken on the thoughtful mission of providing cut daffodils from her garden to several Long Term Care homes and seniors residences in the area. These homes have all been thrilled to have the flowers brighten their surroundings. So far she has visited Wyndham Manor in Oakville and …
