the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Events surrounding the mourning of Queen Elizabeth II dominates news media in Commonwealth countries and beyond. Today the coffin is at Westminster Hall where Queen Elizabeth lies in state; the place where the public are allowed to file past and pay their respects. News reports note that the … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK This week I was sent pictures of grandchildren ready to go on the first day of another school year. Here is what I want each of them to know as they head to school; to apply yourself to the work of learning is to obey God, it … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Summer Sermons: Paul’s letter to the Colossians “Devote yourselves to prayer.” (Colossians 4:2) Sometimes it seems that prayer is what we offer when we perceive that we can’t do much to help a friend in need. On this matter of the effectiveness of prayer C.S. Lewis imagines a … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Summer Sermons: Paul’s letter to the Colossians “God is calling each of you to be what he saw in you when he first spoke your name from all eternity, and then spoke it in the silence and yearnings of your heart.” This sentence came from an … [Read more…]
FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Our Guest Minister this Sunday is Pastor David Blow. David is a minister in the Brethren in Christ denomination and is presently serving with the Mennonite Central Committee in the Restorative Justice program Circle of Support and Accountability. This program attempts to improve community safety by working with high-risk offenders returning … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! WORSHIP EXCHANGE WITH BETHESDA LUTHERAN CHURCH Annually, Central United Church and Bethesda Lutheran Church participate in a worship exchange. This Sunday July 31st, Central United will join in worship at Bethesda Lutheran, 20 Union Street, Unionville at 10:30 am. Please keep in mind that there will be no worship or livestreamed service … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Summer Sermons: Paul’s letter to the Colossians Of Jesus Christ the Apostle Paul writes, “in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.” In this sentence the word God (as in ‘fullness of God’) does not appear—it is added for clarification because the context implies … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Summer Sermons: Paul’s letter to the Colossians Colossians 2:6 summarizes the message of the letter; “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him.” The Colossian letter contains some of the most wonderful sentences on the glory that is Jesus … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Our Guest Minister this Sunday is the Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd. Dr. Shepherd served on the core faculty of Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto and is currently teaching at Tyndale Seminary. Ordained in 1970 Victor has served pastorates in New Brunswick and Ontario. He … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Our Guest Minister this Sunday is Pastor Anthony Cheung. Pastor Cheung is currently a Business Analyst with extensive information technology experience. He was called to the Christian Ministry more than 17 years ago and was a Pastor with the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec for over … [Read more…]