Archive for March, 2010

Tree of Victory and Welcome

Rev. Mona F. Denton , Westworth United Church, Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; John 12: 12-19 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting,   ‘Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord    – the King of Israel!’ (John 12:13) If any of you…

A Message from Our Ministers

Join us for our Annual Service of Lessons and Carols on December 12 at 6:45 pm — and for refreshments afterwards.

From the Fig Tree Learn

Westworth United Church                                                   March 14, 2010 Rev. J. Clark Saunders                                                  Mark 11:12-14, 20-25 Sermon Series on Trees:  4. “Lessons from the Fig Tree”             What was I thinking?  When I committed myself a few months ago to a series of sermons in Lent on trees in the Bible, I deliberately chose the fig tree for…

The Vine and the Branches

Westworth United Church                                                     March 7, 2010. Rev. J. Clark Saunders                                                                 John 15:1-17 Sermon Series on Trees:  3. “The Vine and the Branches”           When I was trying to decide what “tree” to talk about on the one Communion Sunday that falls within our sermon series on trees, it didn’t take me long to…

The Sycamore: The Tree at the Crossroads

Westworth United Church                                                February 28, 2010. Rev. J. Clark Saunders                                                                 Luke 19:1-10 Sermon Series on Trees: 2.  “The Sycamore:  The Tree at the Crossroads”           It was the kind of tree that few children could resist climbing:  wide-spreading, shady, umbrella-like, short-and-thick-trunked and – because of its enormous root system – very stable.  But…