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By Rev. Joan Kessler John 17:20 – 26 Fractal Patterns in Nature: https://youtu.be/Bcvr-spcw-k This morning I am overlaying my message with some beautiful images for you all to consider. What you are seeing are pictures of fractals from nature. What is a fractal you may ask… well, the Fractal Foundation describes them as infinitely complex patterns that are self-similar across different scales and sizes. They are created by repeating a simple process over and over in an o

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service Read the reflection

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service Read the reflection

By Rev. Joan Kessler Acts 16:9-15 I want to share with you all a short story from a book some of you are currently reading from the latest book by Richard Wagameese, One Story, One Song. The story is called How to Change the World: The story details his walk with an elder. She threw a pebble in a pool of water and together they watched the ripples eddy outwards in concentric circles. “That’s the way you change the world. The smallest circles first.” Creator built us of energy

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service Read the reflection

By Rev. Joan Kessler Psalm 139: 1-18 On Tuesday, one of you came to me to tell me of a story found in the pages of the current issue of Broadview. It details a painful time in the history of Winfield United and one woman’s traumatic story of abuse at the hands of her minister. I want to affirm my support of Deana and the courage she found to tell her story publicly and we extend our whole-hearted compassion to her and her family as she continues down the road to healing and r

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service Read the reflection

By Rev. Joan Kessler Acts 9:36-43 This weekend, St. Andrew’s College at the University of Saskatchewan held its annual convocation ceremony. St. Andrew’s is the institution that trains and forms United Church clergy for the prairie region and beyond. On Friday evening, my dear friend Martha was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. This honor was conferred upon her for all her years of service to this United Church of ours. I met Martha when my family and I moved to

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service Read the reflection

By Rev. Joan Kessler John 21:1-14 (15-19) I have been thinking this week about Normal… What is the definition? Who decides? What does it feel like, look like, taste like? In my reading and research for today’s message I noticed a change in what was being said about a return to normal post COVID. When the topic was raised a year ago, in COVID 2021, normal was assumed to mean life as we knew it before the arrival of the pandemic in early 2020. We all remember this… you went wh