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On Sunday, August 31, Rev. Emily Gordon shared a recap of our summer series and called us to continue our work, knowing relationship with the earth has everything to do with our faith.

On Sunday, August 3, James Aitchison shared about the wisdom of wonder. How does our awe of creation connect us to our call within creation?

On Sunday, July 27, Catherine McPherson continued our sermon series on our sacred earth. What is our connection with water, especially "living water"?

On Sunday, July 13, Rev. Emily Gordon continued our sermon series on our sacred earth. We explored our connection with trees and the wider living world.

On Sunday, July 6, Rev. Emily Gordon began our sermon series on our sacred earth. We dug deeper into the first few lines of the Creed: "We are not alone. We live in God's World."

On Sunday, June 29, James Aitchison shared wisdom based on Paul's writings. How can we live in love in a world of pain? What does it look like to endure pain as a follower of Christ?

What does the Trinity really mean for us? This Sunday, Rev. Sheila Murray told us why the Trinity is important to her spiritual life.

On June 8th, we celebrated many things! It marked 100 years for the United Church of Canada, Pentecost, and Music Sunday. Rev. Sheila Murray reflected on all three and included is a clip of our Senior Choir singing "Baba Yetu."

On June 1st, Dr. Wendy VanderWal Martin joined us to celebrate Pride Sunday. She reminded us of the ways we can connect with our ancestors as a spiritual practice.

On May 25, Brianna Coutlee shared a picture book called "Room For More" by Michelle Kadarusman in worship that reminded us of how we share what we have with others.

On May 18, James Aitchison reminded us of the challenge to love one another and how we can look to Jesus to learn how to do it.

On May 11, Rev. Mark Aitchison offered reflections on the famous Psalm 23.

On May 4, Rev. Sheila Murray shared about how Jesus shows up and calls us to leave behind things in our lives. What things, tangible or not, has God called you to or from?

On April 27, we celebrated Holy Humour Sunday with a sermon/stand-up comedy routine from Rev. Ruth Noble.

On April 20, we celebrated Easter Sunday. We welcomed Rev. Mark Aitchison to help us remember resurrection and what is means for us today.

On April 13, we celebrated Palm Sunday. Our children helped us learn about communion and all that we remember during Holy Week. We heard a Godly Play story told by Brianna Coutlee and a communion liturgy led by Amy Crawford and our children.

On April 6, we continued through the season of Lent. We reflected on welcoming others to the table with reflections on Zacchaeus and Transgender Day of Visibility by Rev. Linda Wheler.

On March 30, Rev. Amy Crawford led us in a reflection about another parable: The Prodigal Son. Day 6.  Leaves, Flowers and Fruit…Harvest of Living Day 5:  Branches…Grafting in New Life - Writer J. Cameron Day 4. Trunk…Support through Life - Writer - P. Gushue Day 3. Roots…Foundation of Life - Writer - A. Hills Day 2. Sap…Nourishment for Life - Writer - Dale Kucharczyk Day 1. Seed…Promise of Life -...

On March 23, we finished our week of guided prayer in worship together by practicing Lectio Devina or "Divine Reading" with The Parable of the Sower.

Each day this week, we will pray the scriptures together and reflect on how they are speaking into our lives.  The daily reflections were written by a team in 2020, a time when our daily rhythms had changed significantly because of COVID-19.  They seem even more fitting today to Root us in God and allow us to Grow in Faith.  Day 6.  Leaves, Flowers and Fruit…Harvest of Living Day 5:  Branches…Graf...

Each day this week, we will pray the scriptures together and reflect on how they are speaking into our lives.  The daily reflections were written by a team in 2020, a time when our daily rhythms had changed significantly because of COVID-19.  They seem even more fitting today to Root us in God and allow us to Grow in Faith.  Day 5:  Branches…Grafting in New Life - Writer J. Cameron Day 4. Trunk…Su...

Each day this week, we will pray the scriptures together and reflect on how they are speaking into our lives.  The daily reflections were written by a team in 2020, a time when our daily rhythms had changed significantly because of COVID-19.  They seem even more fitting today to Root us in God and allow us to Grow in Faith.  Day 4. Trunk…Support through Life - Writer - P. Gushue Day 3. Roots…Found...

Each day this week, we will pray the scriptures together and reflect on how they are speaking into our lives.  The daily reflections were written by a team in 2020, a time when our daily rhythms had changed significantly because of COVID-19.  They seem even more fitting today to Root us in God and allow us to Grow in Faith.  Day 3. Roots…Foundation of Life - Writer - A. Hills Day 2. Sap…Nourishmen...

Each day this week, we will pray the scriptures together and reflect on how they are speaking into our lives.  The daily reflections were written by a team in 2020, a time when our daily rhythms had changed significantly because of COVID-19.  They seem even more fitting today to Root us in God and allow us to Grow in Faith.  Day 2. Sap…Nourishment for Life - Writer - Dale Kucharczyk Day 1. Seed…Pr...

On March 16, 2025, Islington United Church continued the series called Table Talk and Everything In Between as our Lenten theme. This week, we reflect on the story of Mary and Martha.