PGIMF Worship Services

Janice Kreider shared examples of how some people have shown that they value others over themselves, and thought of the interests of others before their own.

On Sunday July 17th, Ruth Enns spoke on moral injury, and reflected on how the Biblical figures suffered from the sins for which the only victims were themselves. Moral injury is defined as perpetrating, failing to prevent, or barring witness to acts that transgress deeply-held moral beliefs. It affected the American drone operators during the war on terrorism. It affects the medical staff when th...

Bill Thiessen preached for PGIMF, a sermon titled "With Christ at the Border". Bill served with MCC (with his late wife Marianne, a nurse) for 6 years in Nigeria, 14 years as CEO of MCC Alberta, and 9 years as Associate Director of MCC BC. Following his retirement in 1999, he and Marianne travelled extensively in connection with service assignments in various countries abroad. He has volunteered w...

Annika Krause, pastor at Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal, spoke to PGIMF via Zoom on the importance of rest and Sabbath.

Henry Neufeld challenged us to consider which teachings in Scripture have broad application and which ones were instructions to people in specific situations.

Jason Byassee, professor of homiletics and biblical hermeneutics at VST, spoke to PGIMF by Zoom based on the account of Jesus driving demons out of a man in Luke 8. See more about Jason here.

Janet Boldt (Faculty Emerita, Columbia Bible College) spoke about seeing God in creation, recognizing Wisdom, and experiencing the Holy Spirit in renewed relationships.

Kathleen Busch preached a sermon on struggling with disappointment in God and our own bitterness.

While on retreat at Camp Luther in Mission, Andre Pekovich led the group in a service based on the themes of the weekend.

This first in-person worship service of 2022 took place at Soundhouse Studios (33 W. 8th Ave., Vancouver). This spacious location near Broadway and Main Street was first found by Henry Neufeld in 2015 in our original search. We were pleased to hear Catherine Cooper speak (and sing!) to us about the importance of storytelling and then we shared a time of fellowship afterwards.

Clifford Reinhardt (Pastor - Ret. from ELCIC) returned to PGIMF to speak on the 5th Sunday of Easter on Jesus' parting words commanding us to love one another if we are to be known as his disciples.

Gareth Brandt spoke on covenant loyalty in the Bible with an exploration of Tamar's story in Genesis 38 as the second message in a two-part series entitled "Damned if you do and damned if you don’t: Two tales of sexual intrigue in Genesis 38 and 39. What are they really about?"

Gareth Brandt addressed covenant loyalty in the Bible with an exploration of Joseph's story in Genesis 39 as the first message in a two-part series entitled "Damned if you do and damned if you don’t: Two tales of sexual intrigue in Genesis 38 and 39. What are they really about?"

Rev. Clifford Reinhardt (Pastor - Ret. from ELCIC) spoke on the varied reasons for our faith by looking at the story of Thomas seeing Jesus and believing. Cliff had a connection with the Menno Simons Centre during the PCDA's search for a new site on which to build.

On Palm Sunday, Janice Kreider spoke on "Jerusalem, Power, and Nonviolence" for Passion Week. The painting described in the sermon is ENTRY INTO THE CITY, 1990 by John August Swanson.  

For the 5th Sunday of Lent, Claire Goodfellow spoke to us on "Pondering the Presence of God: At the Door" in reference to the painting "The Annunciation" by Filippo Lippi. Annunciation, by Filippo Lippi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Bridget Findlay, Indigenous Neighbours coordinator for MCC-BC, spoke to PGIMF by Zoom.  

Laura Sportack spoke on the lectionary texts and referred to themes in the books The Collector of Moments by Quint Buchholz and God Spy: Faith, Perception and the New Physics by Virginia Stem Owens.

On the Second Sunday in Lent, Johann Funk (retired professor of sociology at Okanagan College) spoke to PGIMF by Zoom on what the Spirit is saying to the Church through the very human stories of the people we meet in the first chapter of Mark's gospel.

John Klassen spoke on forgiveness, by reviewing the stories of the Samaritan woman at the well, the woman who perfumed Jesus' feet, and the paralyzed man who had been lowered through the roof. Communion was served on the first Sunday of Lent.

Henry Neufeld spoke on motivation (intent), behaviour (act), and impact. Meaning well is a good start but must be followed by action. 

On Sunday, February 13th, Jeffrey C. Borden, PGIMF attender and Executive Director of the Place of Refuge Society spoke by Zoom.

Karl Brown reflected on the miracles that were available to the people during Jesus' time, the ones that were supernatural and made to measure, such as the one for Peter involving fishes, the way rocks are worn down by the water, and our ability to taste. Karl concluded that if we are careful and observant, it's not hard to tell that there are miracles all around us that point us towards God, and...

On January 30, 2022, Paul Thiessen spoke on two different scenarios that portray human nature, each of which follows a group of marooned boys. One is a novel that debuted in 1954 called Lord of the Flies, where a group of British boys stranded on an island descend into a state of depravity and violence. The other is a true story from 1966 following a failed maritime joyride of six bored teenage bo...

Joe Heikman (pastor at Wildwood Church in Saskatoon, SK) sets Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 against the evil that is done in the world.  Sometimes by accident, often by design, the evil we do is often hidden in what we justify as good; that pain/mortality are inevitable, and that its presence actually creates space for our imperfections within the wider goodness of the universe.