Weekly Newsletter
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Our Guest Minister this Sunday will be Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling who is the Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society. Prior to that appointment in 2022, he served as the Senior Minister of the historic Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto from 1998 to 2021. Andrew … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Jesus said, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’ Do you not find Jesus’ proclamation a bold assertion? Whatever you are facing in life—human neediness of whatever kind—you will find blessing in the kingdom of heaven, here and now. Perhaps you have had … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Perhaps, like me, you use a GPS mapping app when planning to go somewhere. Modern technology has provided many tools to help people find their way to where they are going. What they don’t tell us is whether we ought to go to this location or some other … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK “Six ways used to erase Sir John A. Macdonald” is the front page headline today in one of Canada’s national newspapers. Are we better than our ancestors? It seems we think so. About the current trend of erasing historical figures professor Ephraim Radner wrote, “Our current attitude to our … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK In the story of Jesus’ baptism we are told that a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’ (Matthew 3:17) What the gospel writer wants us to hear, in the midst of our aspirations and dreams for … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! WEEKLY PRAYER MEETING & TIME OF FELLOWSHIP Please note that there will be no Thursday prayer meeting tonight. It will resume next Thursday, January 5th at 7:00 pm. Central United Church Unionville #905-474-0183 | 131 Main Street, Unionville,
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK January 1, 2023—the first day of the new year—falls on a Sunday and Sunday worship is a fitting way for Christians to begin a new year! The Heidelberg Catechism, written in 1563, is a confession of faith that offers comprehensive instruction for the church. It is arranged … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Did it really happen in Canada? Eight young girls, in downtown Toronto, allegedly swarming a homeless man and stabbing him to death. Not the sort of news we expect at Christmas. “Except”, as Michael Higgins in his National Post article writes, “it’s not Christmas, yet. It’s Advent, a … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK … you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21) Perhaps, like me, you have been asking the question, ‘what do you want for Christmas?’ We want to give a gift that will delight the recipient. In the story … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK … the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. (Matthew 4:16) In satellite pictures of the earth at night you can see where the cities are by the concentration of lights. It is clear that we don’t like darkness. Humans flood their lives with … [Read more…]