On Palm Sunday, Christians around the globe sing praises to King Jesus. And yet, when we read the gospels, on Palm Sunday Jesus actually walked away from the crown and all it promised. Why would he do such a thing? And what does it mean for us to follow in the footsteps of a man who would not be king?

God’s light shines everywhere and always. We can embrace it or cover it; we all stray from the path but God is always with us. Let us open our hearts to the light so that God’s love can flow in and through us to all those we encounter. As the light does not begin with us and yet we have a part to play in reflecting and amplifying the light, so too with God’s mercy.

We were pleased to have Jeanette Hanson, Director of International Witness for Mennonite Church Canada with us this Sunday. Jeanette shared stories from the global church to illustrate the message on this fourth Sunday of Lent.

Welcome to the journey of Lent! This season begins with a call to change, to "Repent and Believe the Good News!" But what kind of repentance are we talking about here? And what is the Good News? It's a long walk to understanding, and this is but the next step... come and see!

Following our Sunday Brunch on this last Sunday of the month, Don Epp shared with us from a book of stories about a prairie teacher (his Dad) in Saskatchewan. The stories describe what life was like in the mid '40s for a teacher in a one room school. Listen for Don’s sharing about the book From Between the Tracks by Dick H. Epp.

What's your origin story? Our religious ancestors defined their beginnings through the Creation Story of Genesis 1. "In the beginning, God Created... everything!" What does this familiar story have to say about our place in this wide universe as we begin another journey around the sun?

God chooses to work through ordinary people like Mary, more likely clad in rough brown rather than silken blue. God still works through ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

This third week of Advent finds us looking for hope and joy amidst the unanswered questions of life. Not knowing can feel like darkness, failure, or disorder. And yet, God shows up with freedom, integrity, and good company. Come and see!

This second Sunday of Advent asks the question: "What shall we do while we wait?" While we may sometimes feel discouraged or uncertain about when or how God will act, like those in our scriptures, we are called to live and move in the world as God's people. Where do we begin?

Our Advent theme this season is How Will We Know? This first Sunday of advent we focused on the question How Long Must We Wait? Dr. Seuss and Joe introduced the topic of waiting and then Marg Epp helped us to think about waiting from the perspective of a refugee. Marg shared about the period of waiting that our refugee committee experienced back in 2015-2016 while waiting for Ma They Yare and her family to arrive.

Marg also shared excerpts from a book that she is writing about Ma They Yare’s lived experiences as told by Ma They Yare through a translator. These excerpts are not included in the recordings. We will have to wait until the book is complete to read them.

Most years our Eternity Sunday service focuses on a time of remembering those we love who have died in the past year. We watch a slideshow of pictures, we light candles in their memory, and we have an open mic time for anyone to share about these and other losses as well. Here are the words of this year's ritual, along with a short sermon from Joe on Jesus' holding together the Resurrection and the Life in John 11:25.