Winfield United Church

...Today, may we ask, “Who is the first and who is the last?”

"If I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”

There is a time and a season for everything… the ups and the downs of every human life…

Forest fires can bring out the best and the worst in people. I want to share with you an excerpt from a short essay by Anne Lamott...

by Rev. Joan Kessler Exodus 1:8 – 2:10 I have a confession to make… I sometime start sentences with the word And. If you don’t read my...

This morning I am thinking about borders, what they mean to us and how they shape our lives and our activities.

by Rev. Joan Kessler Matthew 14:22-33 I feel like the title of this message could be How I Spent My Summer Vacation… my Staycation,...

By Rev. Doug Martindale Genesis 32: 24 Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day. I believe all...

Jesus's parables is rarely something special in itself...The holiness comes from our willingness to see through that ordinary thing to some

Psalm 139:1-18 Over the past few weeks, we have been considering some of the Inventions of Summer… sunflowers… the three sister seeds of...

Matthew 13:1-9, 18 – 23 It is tempting to imagine that these three (corn, bean and squash seed) are deliberate in working together, and...

Alberton, Australia is a long way from Winfield, yet the situation around which the Pear Café came to life is one we can all identify with.

flowers have a way of bringing joy and delight as we gaze upon them; they are often part of the most important occasions of our lives.

Genesis 18:1-15 Charlie Chaplin, well-renowned entertainer from the 20th century once said, a day without laughter is a day wasted. We...

I believe that the Trinity calls us into being… not as an isolated people... but rather a people made for Community.

1 Corinthians 12:4-13 Today we are considering Paul’s writing to the church at Corinth. This is a community that has experienced much...

I wonder, if we are too easily satisfied with the status quo? I wonder if for many of us, coming to the church building for worship...

Acts 17:22-31 Over the past two months, I feel like I approach Sunday’s message through the lens of COVID 19. I thankfully have not...

1 Peter 2: 4-6 Eleanor Rigby… this Beatles classic from the mid 1960s surfaced for me this week. What I find fascinating about Eleanor...

...sometimes, the only thing to do is to walk. We walk for all kinds of reasons. To reach a destination... to get some much needed fresh air