Our ecumenical service has moved indoors due to the forecasted rain. It will now take place at St. James Anglican Church on Union St. instead of at Lake Ontario Park.

Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s YouTube channel at: https://youtube.com/live/x0t67QInWfI?feature=share
 
Here is the bulletin for the service in the park.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

 

  

Into the Stillness – Ray Mackey, St. John’s, NL. 2019
 
‘He said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. 
 ~1 Kings 19:11-13
 
Silence. We often get scared by silence in the world. Even in worship, the times of quiet can be disconcerting to some. But, when it is quiet, we can find solace, and even hear when God speaks to us. These are moments we should strive to find amidst the busyness of life.      
 
Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m.  The link for this morning’s service is:  https://youtube.com/live/WecCs5Qaw-c?feature=share
Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s YouTube channel at: https://youtube.com/live/x0t67QInWfI?feature=share
 
Have a look at the Order of Service, scripture readings, hymn lyrics and announcements below – this electronic form includes hyperlinks for easy connection, but you can print the pages if you wish for reference as the hour unfolds, or even through the week. We invite you to join in worship, study and service as you are able.
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‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’ So they said to him, ‘What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’
Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’ 
 ~John 6:29-35
 
Have you ever wanted proof of something before you accepted it? We’ve all been there – something seems too good to be true, or too new to be helpful or even real. In the age of information, we are taught to check and double check the validity of anything before we approve it.  Any challenges to the status quo, new situations, or anything that is unexplained can make us uncomfortable. Sometimes, even when the explanation is clear, we find ways to make it confusing! Jesus spoke to many, including the disciples, and they kept missing the point about accepting things on faith – that our faith in God is what gives us life and hope always.  
 
Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m.  The link for this morning’s service is:  https://youtube.com/live/1AGuSd4lvUM?feature=share
Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s YouTube channel at: https://youtube.com/live/x0t67QInWfI?feature=share
 
Have a look at the Order of Service, scripture readings, hymn lyrics and announcements below – this electronic form includes hyperlinks for easy connection, but you can print the pages if you wish for reference as the hour unfolds, or even through the week. We invite you to join in worship, study and service as you are able.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

 

  

The Feeding of the Five Thousand. William Hole, (1846-1917)
 
After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming towards him, Jesus said to Philip, ‘Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?’ He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, ‘Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.’ One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, ‘There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?’ Jesus said, ‘Make the people sit down.’ Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, ‘Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.’ So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, ‘This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.’
 ~John 6:1-21
 
Today we take a fresh look at the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5000. How can WE feed our neighbours?
 
Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m.  The link for this morning’s service is:  https://youtube.com/live/6zJdaqWUzvk?feature=share
Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s YouTube channel at: https://youtube.com/live/x0t67QInWfI?feature=share
 
Have a look at the Order of Service, scripture readings, hymn lyrics and announcements below – this electronic form includes hyperlinks for easy connection, but you can print the pages if you wish for reference as the hour unfolds, or even through the week. We invite you to join in worship, study and service as you are able.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

 

  

Shepherd with a flock of sheep. Van Gogh. 1884
 
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not be in want.
You make me lie down in green pastures
and lead me beside still waters.
You revive my soul
and guide me along right pathways for your name’s sake.
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You spread a table before me
in the presence of those who trouble me;
you have anointed my head with oil,
and my cup is running over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
 ~Psalm 23
 
Psalm 23 might well be the best known Scripture in the world. Many of us memorized it as children in Sunday School. But like many things we know by heart, do we actually listen to the words anymore? Do we live the words? That is our challenge, to see and live out the words we know so well.  
 
Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m.  The link for this morning’s service is: https://youtube.com/live/H8zlL0WKy84?feature=share
Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s YouTube channel at: https://youtube.com/live/x0t67QInWfI?feature=share
 
Have a look at the Order of Service, scripture readings, hymn lyrics and announcements below – this electronic form includes hyperlinks for easy connection, but you can print the pages if you wish for reference as the hour unfolds, or even through the week. We invite you to join in worship, study and service as you are able.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

 

  

 
 
 
It was told King David, ‘The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.’ So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the city of David with rejoicing; and when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. David danced before the Lord with all his might;  ~2 Samuel 6:12-14
 
This week we will be exploring the idea fame. So often the world seeks celebrity, royalty, and personal gratification. We wonder: “What if I could be like them?”  The scriptures though, paint a different picture of this condition. Too often it shows fame as a burden, and something despised by common folks. Biblically, even many of those who have some degree of power find it more of a torment than a blessing. God asks us to celebrate and trust that in the glory of others we will see the Lord at work.
 
Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m.  The link for this morning’s service is: https://youtube.com/live/DDYU4dW3xKc?feature=share
Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s YouTube channel at: https://youtube.com/live/x0t67QInWfI?feature=share
 
Have a look at the Order of Service, scripture readings, hymn lyrics and announcements below – this electronic form includes hyperlinks for easy connection, but you can print the pages if you wish for reference as the hour unfolds, or even through the week. We invite you to join in worship, study and service as you are able.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

 

The town of NazarethAdobe stock image
 
He left that place and came to his home town, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, ‘Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?’ And they took offence at him. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Prophets are not without honour, except in their home town, and among their own kin, and in their own house.’ And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief.  ~Mark 6:1-6
 
 
Last week we looked at names – what they mean to us, how they impact us, how others view us. Now we expand on that to look at what else shapes our identity. Most of us have experienced the situation where people know only one dimension of our being. Perhaps they have only seen us as a colleague, or only known us through the way we are at work. Maybe they have us frozen in time as a small child, or a possibly rebellious teenager or a self-absorbed student. They know only once aspect of our personality, and identify us in only that one context, or one time period. Their image of us is static, regardless of whatever has changed in our lives since that time. In some cases, no matter how hard we try, we never are able to become someone/something else to even those who have known us the longest. We cannot seem to shed that “first impression”. Even Jesus was rejected as the Messiah by the people of his hometown, who knew him only as “the carpenter’s son.” How did Jesus overcome this? How can we?
 
 
Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m.  The link for this morning’s service is: https://youtube.com/live/Q3SyD0XE1BY?feature=share
Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s YouTube channel at: https://youtube.com/live/x0t67QInWfI?feature=share
 
Have a look at the Order of Service, scripture readings, hymn lyrics and announcements below – this electronic form includes hyperlinks for easy connection, but you can print the pages if you wish for reference as the hour unfolds, or even through the week. We invite you to join in worship, study and service as you are able.