Lake Country United Church

No Small Moments “A letter to my family and friends in Calgary, and my church family in Lake Country, BC” ©Hubcatstide2026 Sometimes the words “Thank you” feel small compared to what my heart feels when I say them, BUT here goes – Jeremy, thank you for intuitively or consciously wearing the Stranger Things hoodie I bought for you when we went shopping together in April. I intentionally wore my Stranger Things T-shirt I also bought while shopping with you. For ten days,

Sermon: “Who’s on First?” Traci Hubbard Luke 22:1-38 November 1st, 2026 We are the first generation that has dismantled all the major pillars, morals, ethics, and religious tenets that have held collective allegiance and societies together for thousands of years. Simultaneously we are the first generation since the nuclear energy age to have our senso

Reflection and Reading

No Small Moments “You are You and I am I” ©Hubcatstide2026 (I wrote this song over a year ago and created the music/melody while I was driving home from Thanksgiving with my family in Calgary. The melody is a tear magnet) Verse 1 Even the tide is still, there are tears on my windowsill. The sun refuses to shine, the moon sleeps in my eyes. Tomorrow feels far away, promising me that some day. The tide in me will move again, maybe we will become friends. Chorus So why do

Sermon: “What is More Important, Questions or Answers?” Traci Hubbard Genesis 19:1-26 The story in the text is a myth. A myth written by patriarchal generations in bondage and dreaming that their nation will be the one chosen to outnumber their enemies and become the government ruler. In Genesis Chapter 18 we read that the Holy shows up at Abrahams and Sarah’s tent and has brought two angels, two messengers along. For countless generations many of us have been taught that t

What's Love Got to Do with It?

No Small Moments “Like I Love You” ©Hubcatstide2026 My lyrics written to the music of Ed Sherran’s song, “I Don’t Care” – I hear a fun heartfelt acoustic Verse 1 My life is different than I thought it would be Trying to understand and finally love me My shadow and my light help me see Holding all my shades sets my heart free Then you wake me up Whisper “Hey I’m here”, Oh yeah Hope you know that I really love You I don’t say that enough I may not be where I had planned T

“What’s love got to do with it?” It sounds like a question from a pop song, but Paul answers it very differently. We tend to think of love as a feeling. Paul talks about love as a decision, a discipline, and a way of life. And let's be honest, loving people is easy…until we actually have to be around people, or live with them. It's easy to love humanity. Humanity is wonderful. People, however? We can be challenging. We can love our neighbor in theory. Then our neighbor parks

Reflection – "With Gratitude" Jim Hannah May these words that I speak and these songs I sing be grounded in my soul encouraged by the spirit presence in me; and may these words and songs you hear be captured by your soul, enlivened by the spirit presence in you. Amen. There is a true story of a female humpback whale that had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that cause her to struggle to stay afloat

No Small Moments “Festering” ©Hubcatstide2026 When I think about or hear the word “fester” I immediately think of Uncle Fester in The Addams Family. He is bald and has deep seated brown eyes surrounded by a dark purple circle. His smile is mischievous and creepy, yet there is something very childlike in him. He is playful, macabrely humorous, and lovingly loyal to his family. He wears a long thick black monk like greatcoat with an enormous collar. And Fester’s energy is liter

Reflection: The Lens of Love Traci Hubbard October 4, 2026 My thought as I drove to church this morning - How many of us played the game Operation as a kid or with our children or grandchildren? Okay...how many of us considered we were operating on a man who had zero anesthesia? I heard a story about an older man who had spent much of his life saying, “I don't need anyone.” He was proud of his independence. He fixed things himself. He rarely asked for help. When h

Reflection and Reading, Sunday October 4, 2026

No Small Moments “Full of Light” ©Hubcatstide2026 I watch the stars shine The moon's in the sky I see the sunrise And love in your eyes I may not have been here before Still, I am full of light I watch the time pass Lines dance on my face I know nothing lasts Except loving ways I live and I give me for you And I am full of light Shine Spirit shine Through the cracks in our hearts Reach constellations Everywhere we are North South and East West To humanity's core Love