Winfield United Church

By Dr. Adam Jones Deuteronomy 25: 17-19 1 Samuel 15:1-9 On October 28 of this year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quoted the...

By Jim Hannah Matthew 5:14-16 John 14: 12, 15-17 I want to begin with a poem by Jan Richardson… I cannot tell you how the light comes....

By Rev. Bob Thompson John 11: 17-27 The way Kim read the lesson this morning, from John 11: 17-27, is not the way you will find it in any...

By Rev. Bob Thompson Luke 1: 46-55 I have said that what we believe, and what the stories of our faith say to us, depend on the questions...

by The Rev. Dr. Christine Leigh-Taylor January 21, 2024 Jonah 3: 1-5, 10 Mark 1:16-20 On January 6 of this year, the Christian Church...

By Rev. Bob Thompson Matthew 1: 1-17 The story of the Christian community in the New Testament, begins with the story of Jesus, in the...

By Jim Taylor Matthew 2: 1-12 Luke 2 1-13 If you’ve been following this series of services during Advent, in which I’ve explored the...

By Jim Taylor Matthew 2: 1-12 Matthew 4: 3-8 I mentioned the Wise men, the magi, visitors from the east, four weeks ago when I started...

By Jim Taylor Luke 6: 20 Luke 2:8-18 Of all the unlikely people to star in a Christmas drama, you have to work hard to surpass the...

By Jim Taylor Luke1: 28-38, 46-55 Matthew 1: 18-25 Luke 2: 1-8, 19 Preparing this series of services – after I declared that I wasn’t...

By Jim Taylor John 6:13-15 Matthew 2:1-16 I’m going to be taking the full series of advent services. I want the Advent and Christmas...

By Dr. Adam Jones Matthew 25: 31-46 I have had a longstanding interest in the historical Jesus and early Christianity, including the...

By Rev. Bob Thompson Romans 8: 26-28 James 5:13-13 Selected readings from Michael Dowd Most of you know that I am on the committee...

By Rev. Rita Harrison Exodus 3: 1-15 I want to follow some strands, some threads from the story of Moses and the Burning Bush, and do...

By Jim Hannah Jeremian 31: 31-34 Psalm 51 In the 1986 book ‘Selected Poems II’, Margaret Atwood writes, “the facts of this world, seen...

By Rev. Rhonda Pigott-Thorndale John 6: 1-15 Psalm 22 and 23 (selected verses, paraphrased) Today is World Food Day. I think most of us...

By Rev. Bob Thompson Mark 1: 16-20 Matthew 16: 13-20 Last week during the reflection time, I shared some ideas about community –...

By Rev. Bob Thompson Job 12: 7-13 I’ve said in the past that The United Church has developed a reputation for being so much into our...

You Bring a Gift That I Don’t Have; I’ll Bring a Gift That You May Not Have By Rev. Robert Thompson Ephesians 2:14-22 I was a delegate...

The Rev. Rita Harrison Mark 9:2-9 We have just heard the amazing story of Jesus and three of his disciples on the mountain, surrounded...