The Parish

LOST AND FOUND | Jan Hux

Sometimes you have the good fortune to find something that you had thought was lost forever, When you do, you may find that it's even more precious to you than it was before.
 

A GIFT OF BURIED TREASURE | Jan Hux

We may all have dreamed about finding buried treasure - or at least a loonie under the couch cushions. But what if we could get the treasure without having to find it or dig it up?

NO WEEDING NEEDED | Jan Hux

We weed our gardens to get rid of the plants we don't want so that the good plants can grow. But sometimes weeding is more harmful than helpful.

LEAVENING OUR COMMUNITY | Jan Hux

Yeast granules are unattractive and insignificant looking. But despite that, they can have a transformative impact.

SOUL ATTENTION | TWO | Christa Hesselink

Welcome to week two of Christa's series on the soul.  This message includes several spiritual practices.  "Spiritual practice is to pierce the illusions that God is distant or absent"  ~Thomas Keating
So we practice these not for perfection but for presence.

SOUL ATTENTION | ONE | Christa Hesselink

What is the soul?  And where would we look to find it?  Our Guest Christa inspires us today in this busy chaotic time to slow down enough to catch not just a glimpse, but the experience of our Souls.

What Does God Really Want? | Jan Hux | April 17th, 2021

Misperceptions of what God wants generally grow out of a kernel of truth yet they can, nonetheless, be misleading. But don't worry, God is great at busting out of any box we try to confine Him to!

"Beloved | Belong | Become" | Charlie Mashinter | April 11th, 2021

Orphan Trains and the power of community with Charlie Mashinter (Bishop of our Denomination the Be In Christ Church of Canada).

Fear and Great Joy | Easter Sunday | Jan Hux | April 4th, 2021

As we try to live a life of faith, we get the opportunity, in a myriad of individual decisions, to let fear keep us stuck where we are or, instead, to move forward toward joy.

Good Friday | Christian Harvey | April 2nd, 2021

Of Maple Leafs and Palm Branches | Jan Hux | March 28th, 2021

Everybody loves a parade. But not all parades are created equal and some require a commitment to more than just waving a palm branch.

You Are a Story Worth Telling | Jonathan Manafo | March 21st, 2021

Feeling broken and bruised doesn't mean we're done or useless. In the good news story of Jesus, not only are you allowed to feel broken, but you're a perfect candidate to do good in this world. 

The Way of the Cross | Jan Hux | March 14th, 2021

When we follow Jesus, he calls us to deny ourselves - a call to loss. But the paradox of the kingdom of God is that the space created by that loss is filled by a new joy we couldn't have expected.

No More Victims | Neil Hannam | March 7th, 2021

There is a path to create no more victims in this world which is deeply human and close to God's heart.  Building that path is happening in Peterborough and around the world.

February 28th, 2021 | David Kennedy

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” — Albert Schweitzer

The Search Is On | Janice Copeland

If you realized that you had lost Jesus:
How would you go about searching for Him? 
How long would it take you to find Him?

Ash Wednesday | Time to Rethink Everything | Jan Hux

The ashes that are used to mark the beginning of Lent feel quite discordant in contemporary culture. How can they help us to a more meaningful journey toward Easter?

MIXTAPE 5 | Psalm 62 | Jan Hux

Trusting God is not an escape from trusting people, instead, it becomes a safe platform from which to do so.