St. Clement's Church, Toronto

A sermon on John 18:1-19:42 for Good Friday by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "Jesus bore the weight of the world’s fear and hate and pain and hurt and birthed another way of walking in a world gripped by fear."

 A sermon for Maundy Thursday by Michael Buttrey on John 13:1-38 . Quote: "Judas leaves into the night. But not with dirty feet."

A sermon on Luke 19:28-40 by Bishop Andrew Asbil. Wild Hope: Confirm “This is the time for us to show up and be present, not just to be present for the liturgies of this week, but to be present to the courage and the mercy that dwells in us waiting to be expressed.”

A sermon by Andrew Federle on Luke 19:28-40 for Palm Sunday.  Quote: “And in that darkness God will make right every wrong thing that ever was.”

 A sermon on John 12:1-8 by Andrew Federle. Quote: “What does learning to follow Jesus Christ smell like?” Read the scripture here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2012%3A1-8&version=NRSVUE 

A service of morning prayer with Liska Stefko. Psalm 103 can be read here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%20103&version=NIV Reflection by Goodness Uwan-Owaji Victor, from Wild Bright Hope: Reflections on faith Closing song is "All of Your Ways are Peace" by the Porter's Gate

 A sermon on Luke 13:1-9 by Liska Stefko. Quote: "Beneath the surface, there's more than meets the eye." Read the scripture here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2013%3A1-9&version=NRSVUE 

A service of morning prayer with Pamela Rayment. Psalm 116 can be read here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%20116&version=NRSVA Reflection by Rachel Woodridge, from  Wild Bright Hope: Reflections on faith Closing song is "In Times of Trouble" by the Porter's Gate

 A sermon on Luke 13:31-35 by Andrew Federle. Quote: “Hope comes to us from the wild place, from the wilderness, from the grave.”

A sermon on Luke 4:1-13 by Pamela Rayment. "As followers of Jesus, our expert on trust is the one who knows us fully, invites us to know him, invites us into communion with him, invites us into his trust; a trust and truth that can’t be swayed by the pretense of power or scandal of evil." Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%204%3A1-13&ve...

A sermon by Andrew Federle on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21. “It is in the secret place where God takes the detritus and deadfall of our lives and transforms them into a soil that can again grow something new.” Read to the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206%3A1-6%2C%2016-21&version=NRSVUE

A sermon on Luke 9:28-36 by Liska Stefko. Quote: "Jesus is an illuminator. Over and over, he turned the light of his attention toward the person in front of him: healing, encouraging, inviting."  Read the scripture passage here:  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%209%3A28-36&version=NRSVUE

A sermon by Andrew Federle on Romans 8:31-39.  “Hope is another name for Jesus and comes to us in the same way: not generated from within but given to us from beyond as a gift of the Holy Spirit.”

A sermon on Luke 6:17-26 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: "What do we think the future looks like? Who do we identify with, now or in that future? And how does that influence us now?"

A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Luke 5:1-11 . Quote: When Jesus calls us to push out into the deep, he goes with us.

 A sermon by Andrew Federle on Luke 2:22-40. Quote: “Now, going to church means joining the resistance: it means following this kid and learning from him how to resist fear, resist idolatry, resist isolation, resist despair.” Read the scripture here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202%3A22-40&version=NRSVUE

A sermon on Luke 4:14-21 by Liska Stefko. Quote: "Amidst this week's tumultuous news cycle, people around the world are talking about a sermon--because someone said something so simple, so kind, so true to the example of Christ."

A sermon on John 2:1-11 b by Andrew Federle. Quote: “Do you believe that Jesus can take the very thing that has run out and make more of it and better than you have every experienced?” 

A sermon on Luke 3:15-22 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: “I don’t know if anyone there that day expected a love song from God, but that’s what they got, whether they recognized it or not. A song that named Jesus as the Beloved…”

A sermon on Matthew 2:1-12 by Liska Stefko. Quote: "If we're looking for a New Year's resolution, what if we resolved to make more room for awe and wonder in our lives?"

A sermon on Luke 2:41-52 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: “Mary and Joseph had some rough moments too.” 

 A sermon for Christmas Day on John 1:1-14 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: 'For God, what we might consider ‘less-than’ is permeating with abundant wonder.' 

A sermon on Luke 2:1-14 by Andrew Federle.  Quote: “This Christmas, I invite you to go dark. Turn down the voices that demand you to be happy and bright all the time; that’s not Christianity, that’s marketing and they want to sell you something.”

A sermon by Andrew Federle for the departure of Daniel Webb, our music director. Quote: “Beware of singing as if you were half dead, or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength.” – John Wesley

A sermon by Liska Stefko on Luke 1:39-45 . Quote: "Be an Elizabeth.  Go on, supersize your greetings."