Winfield United Church

by Rev. Joan Kessler Acts 1:15-17; 21-26 The story we just heard read from the beginning of Acts is how our season of Easter ends. For...

by Rev. Joan Kessler John 15: 12-15 Before I begin today’s reflection, I would ask that you take a moment to bring to your heart and mind...

I am the vine, you are the branches...

by Rev. Joan Kessler Psalm 23 The 23rd Psalm is one of the most recited sacred texts. Some of you may even have been saying it silently...

Good News is about a change of mind that involves the reorientation of one's whole identity or, a total life change...

It is hard for us to have Thomas' direct experience because we have 2,000 years of history, beliefs and theology about his experience.

What does resurrection mean to you this Easter of 2021?

Today we begin Holy Week, a time set apart to commemorate Jesus’ passion.

I am curious if you have ever had a similar experience… a moment of awe and wonder that took you outside of yourself...

Is it an I’m sorry… or maybe I forgive you… you were right and I was wrong… a fig tree grows within each one of us…

Russian Orthodox theologian, Alexander Schmemann once said the surest way to desecrate a landscape was to build a church upon it.

by Rev. Joan Kessler Hebrews 11:1-3; 8-16 Early yesterday, I found a collection of my Dad’s family history. I read the words as if I was...

by Rev. Joan Kessler Mark 9:2-9 I thought today being Valentine’s Day we would take some time to reflect upon the movie Shrek. You likely...

by Rev. Joan Kessler Isaiah 40:25, 28-31 Today we hear some very pastoral words… words of comfort and consolation being delivered to a...

by Rev. Joan Kessler Authority Mark 1:21-28 This is a hard passage to hear. I know you are thinking what possible relevance could a story...

by Rev. Joan Kessler 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Today’s message is brought to you by the 168 hours of this past week, that’s 10,080 minutes,...

by Rev. Joan Kessler John 1:43-51 So much has changed in our world these past four weeks since I was last with you on a Sunday. And I...

by Rev. Doug Martindale Mark 1:4-11 “His baptism -- a holy baptism by the Holy Spirit -- will change you from the inside out.” The...

by Rev. Bob Thompson Luke 1:46-55 I’ve been trying to think of an image which would describe our Covid existence over these past ten...

by Rev. Joan Kessler Luke 1:26-38 These past four weeks of Advent have been, as they are every year, an exercise in spiritual waiting. As...