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the life of your church….! GUEST MINISTER Sept. 29, 2024 Our guest minister this Sunday will be Rev. Dr. Orville James. Rev. James was born in Ottawa, educated at Queen’s and Princeton, and ordained in 1978. He has served United Churches in New Brunswick and S. Ontario, and a Methodist Church in Maine. He has also … [Read more…]

the life of your church….! GUEST MINISTER Sept. 22, 2024 Our guest minister this Sunday will be Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Wong. Dr. Wong is a guest preacher and teacher with years of experience pastoring and preaching. He was an Associate Professor of Christian Ministries at Tyndale University, teaching full-time from 2000-2020. Previous to Tyndale, … [Read more…]

the life of your church….! GUEST MINISTER Sept. 15, 2024 Our guest minister this Sunday will be Rev. Dr. Orville James. Rev. James was born in Ottawa, educated at Queen’s and Princeton, and ordained in 1978. He has served United Churches in New Brunswick and S. Ontario, and a Methodist Church in Maine. He has also … [Read more…]

the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you (Philippians 1:3-4) The Apostle Paul’s warm greeting expresses what I want to say to you, the congregation of Central United, as I prepare … [Read more…]

the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Call to mind the beauty of a sunset observed on a warm summer evening overlooking a lake; or the early morning when the water is perfectly calm, shimmering like glass, and the trees on the other shore are so perfectly reflected in the water its hard … [Read more…]

the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Jesus asked the twelve, ‘Do you also wish to go away?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. (John 6:67-68) How do you hear Peter’s question, “Lord, to whom can we go?” Do you hear resignation or … [Read more…]

the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK “A form of atheism exists which we define, precisely, as “practical”, in which the truths of faith or religious rites are not denied but are merely deemed irrelevant to daily life, detached from life, pointless.” (Pope Benedict XVI) I wonder if this emphasis on the practical … [Read more…]

the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Our guest preacher this Sunday is The Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd. Dr. Shepherd is Adjunct Professor at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto and Professor Emeritus at Tyndale University. Ordained in 1970 Victor has served pastorates in New Brunswick and Ontario. He and his wife Maureen reside in Streetsville, Ontario. … [Read more…]

the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK “‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’ Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” (John 6:28-29) One of the key themes of the Gospel of John is believing in Jesus. I note that … [Read more…]

the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK “… I bow my knees before the Father…” (Ephesians 3:14) On the significance of prayer C.S. Lewis wrote, “‘Praying for particular things’, said I, ‘always seems to me like advising God how to run the world. Wouldn’t it be wiser to assume that he knows best?’ ‘On … [Read more…]