St. Clement's Church, Toronto

A sermon by Andrew Federle on Luke 3:1-6 . Quote: “John announces that the game is up. Stop pretending that you’re playing on slate and things are going exactly the direction you wanted to go.”

A sermon by Liska Stefko on Luke 21:25-36 . Quote: "Advent calls us to dwell in that hard space between the already and the not-yet: a muddled space where things fall apart, and new things begin to take shape."

A sermon by Andrew Federle on John 15:1-5 . Quote: “Sometimes the forest is above you, but sometimes it’s beneath you too, holding and supporting you through your grief, or celebration, and all the ordinary days in between.”

A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Mark 13:1-8 . Quote: "God, in Jesus, shows up amid the complexity and distress of life and sifts through the rubble, making sure no one is forgotten or overlooked."

A sermon by Andrew Federle on John 20:19-22 . Quote: “Jesus waits for us – and even for our enemies – with a wounded peace.”

A sermon by Pamela Rayment on John 11:32-44 . Quote: "Sainthood isn’t about accomplishments and accolades. It’s caught up in turning to Jesus.”

A sermon by Andrew Federle on Mark 10:46-52 . Quote: "If Bartimaeus was the first fundraiser in the gospels, then the trajectory of his story has something to teach us: It's not about the money. It's about casting off whatever is holding you back from Jesus and drawing near to him." Download your Giving for Growth Package here .  

A sermon by Liska Stefko on Mark 10:35-45 . Quote: "As people learning to follow Jesus, we are called—each of us, and all of us—to bear witness to the Incarnation in our lives."

A sermon by Michael Buttrey on Matthew 6:25-34 . Quote: “I don’t worry very much about how my squirrels and trees compare to my neighbours' squirrels and trees. I’m just glad they exist, and I get to join in appreciating them.”

A sermon by Liska Stefko on Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 . Quote:  "In the person of Jesus, we encounter God pressed into humanity, in a way so real and so deep that it can’t be forgotten or erased."

A sermon by Pamela Rayment on James 5:13-20 . Quote: "It should be very clear to us that the residential school system era was a broken way."

A sermon by Liska Stefko on James 3:13-4:3, 7-8 . Quote: "As we learn to follow Jesus, we need to look to people who inspire us to new ways of seeing and teach us to marvel at the vast diversity of creation."

A sermon by Roberto Chiotti on Proverbs 1:20-33 . Quote: The threat of ecocide poses an ethical challenge which calls us to rethink our relationship to nature, perceive the divine wisdom manifest in creation, and act cooperatively and co-creatively with other living beings and the ecosystems that support them to ensure a viable future for all life. Preacher’s Name: Roberto Chiotti

A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Isaiah 35:4-7a .  Quote:  “The theme for this year’s Season of Creation is ‘To hope and act with Creation’. The first step in this is noticing. Noticing that creation is welcoming us every single day to open ourselves up to perceive its beauty and know that in this welcome we have a responsibility toward right relationship, with the land, air, sea and all the creature...

A sermon by Michael Buttrey on Matthew 22:23-33 .  Quote:  "God has no sons-in-law or daughters-in-law. Regardless of relationship status, everyone can be a full child of God." 

A sermon by Liska Stefko on John 6:56-69 . Quote: "The fifth loaf is the one that keeps on giving. It's the one we share each time we gather for Eucharist."

A sermon by Kate Andison on Ephesians 5:15-21 . Quote: "Gratitude through obedience is a powerful type of gratitude, one that not only brings gladness to God but also brings gladness to us, as we live into God’s good vision for our lives."

A sermon by Liska Stefko on John 6:35, 41-51 . Quote: "We are called to be living bread for others through simple everyday gestures of kindness, humility, and generosity."

A sermon by Kate Andison on John 6:24-35 . Quote: “If you choose to make Jesus a priority in your life and choose to be shaped by the gift that he offers, you will no longer hunger for purpose, identity, meaning, or joy."

A sermon by Pamela Rayment on John 6:1-21 . Quote:  "…what we truly need is to allow ourselves to be transformed by God’s love. A love that comes so close in the person of Jesus, who sees and feeds all who show up, regardless of our status, our vices, our successes, our failures."

A sermon by Kate Andison on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 . Quote: "The difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is not brokenness, the difference is who we go to for healing." 

A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Mark 6:14-29 . Quote: “God’s love is more patient, more far reaching, more forgiving, than we can ever comprehend.”

A sermon by Michael Buttrey on 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 . Quote: "We can show our weakness to Jesus, who had not just one thorn in his flesh but a whole crown of thorns."

A sermon by Liska Stefko on Mark 5:21-43 . Quote:  "Somehow, under the constant pressure of those crowds, Jesus manages to pause, to notice, and to create space for a deep encounter." 

A sermon by Pamela Rayment on 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 for the National Indigenous Day of Prayer. Quote:  “Every Sunday we sang hymns in Ojibway, and ended our time together holding hands in circle. At Easter, an elder would light a sacred fire, smudge the church, and drummers would lead us in song.” Read the preaching passage here: https://files.constantcontact.com/012b54ea501/8c2fc716-02a7-4e99-bdc2...