Worship for Re-Formation

Reformation Sunday is a day to remember that “change” is an integral part of the lived experience of Christian faith. Change is not only inevitable, it’s also a healthy part of life. Yes, it can be difficult, but not changing, or refusing to change, while perhaps easier to contemplate, can actually be detrimental to theContinue reading “Worship for Re-Formation”

Worship for Oct. 22, 2023

Ambiguity makes us nervous. Make us anxious. Makes us want to walk away. But what if there is another alternative? What if we embrace it? Sit with it? Even welcome it as a chance to go deeper? I believe this is the invitation implicit in the story of Jesus for today. I wish you blessedContinue reading “Worship for Oct. 22, 2023”

Crazy, insane generosity

Below is a link to the prayers, the reading and the sermon which formed the centre of our worship this last Sunday in Lunenburg. May the peace of God, which is thrown around all over the place, take root in you, even as it springs up in all kinds of other, unexpected places. July 16,Continue reading “Crazy, insane generosity”

Worship for Nov. 6, 2022

Today we remembered the saints, those living or dead who have touched us with the love of God. We also remembered that we are saints, claimed by God to touch others with that same love of God. And we thank God for the lives of those who have died in the last year, who haveContinue reading “Worship for Nov. 6, 2022”

Reformation Sunday, 2022

Here are the worship resources we used at our special worship on Sunday, October 30th, in Lunenburg. This was a joint service with many other Lutherans from throughout Lunenburg County joining us, as well as parishioners from St. John’s Anglican church in Lunenburg (our Full Communion partner). Also included below is a link to aContinue reading “Reformation Sunday, 2022”

Pentecost Flame

Happy Birthday, Church! Even as we prepare for Zion Lutheran Church’s 250th anniversary (this coming Sunday), we also remember and celebrate the birthday of the church as a whole, when the Spirit came upon the disciples and began to move them into the community. Attached below are the prayers, readings and reflections from our PentecostContinue reading “Pentecost Flame”