Archive for July, 2010

Both/And … Either/Or

Westworth United Church                                                   August 1, 2010. Rev. J. Clark Saunders                                                          Colossians 3:1-11 Both/And … Either/Or           It seemed to be the fashion a decade or two ago.  United Church congregations around the country were creating mission statements.  Other institutions – hospitals and educational institutions, for instance – had been doing it.  And it seemed…

A Full Life

Westworth United Church                                                        July 25, 2010. Rev. J. Clark Saunders                                                          Colossians 2:6-19 A Full Life           Have you ever noticed how, when someone dies at an advanced age, people will say, “Well, he lived a long, full life”?  I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone say, “Well, he lived a long, empty life.” …

Are We Good Neighbours?

Westworth United Church                                                                   Sunday, July 11, 2010 Rev. Mona F. Denton                                                        Colossians 1: 1-14; Luke 10:25-37 Are We Good Neighbours? He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,                            and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind;                           and your neighbour as yourself’. (Luke 10:27)  …

Harvests of the Spirit

Westworth United Church                                                           July 4, 2010. Rev. J. Clark Saunders                       Galatians 6:1-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Harvests of the Spirit           Not long ago I happened to recall a little girl whose home life was not a very happy one.  There was a lot of discord and strife in her childhood home.  Certainly…