The Breath of Life Sweeps Through Us

Sermon by Paula Papky.  Communion will be served.

The Life Season of Growth

The starkness of cold winter
When branches are exposed
The restlessness of changes
A positive approach
Enlightening the landscape
With beauty’s many hues
The emptiness of winter…
Now spring cannot refuse
Enhancing fragrant BLOSSOMS
Let beauty make its mark
Dispersing chills of winter
With the promise of lighter hearts.
So let’s embrace LIFE’S SEASONS
Of gloom, despair, for soon
Will come the springtime calling
With love, as BLOSSOMS bloom.

Candace Jones, Copyright 2023, Seasons of Lent

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Desert Dreaming

Expect a turning

in the pointless path,

a sign scratched

on a rock,

a curving bed of stones

that marks

an ancient creek

and suddenly

a garden and an inn.

Expect wild roses

on a dirt-brown road,

jonquils swaying

over sand, crocus blossoms

watered by a stream,

fig trees flowering

with their crowns of bees.

Expect a dance

from bare December stumps,

a litany from blackened leaves,

shoots sending forth

a healing hymn,

a hope-filled prayer.

Paula Papky

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Calendar

< December 2023 >
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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3Reflection and Meditation from 9:30 am to 10:15 am
Paula Papky preaching at 11:00 am
Community Carol Sing at 2:00 pm
 4 5Booking- Strata rehearsal from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
 6 7 8 9Women of MacNeill at 2:30 pm
10Reflection and Meditation from 9:30 am to 10:15 am
David Jones preaching at 11:00 am
 11 12Booking- Strata rehearsal from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
 13 14 15 16
17Reflection and Meditation from 9:30 am to 10:15 am
Susan St John preaching at 11:00 am
 18 19Booking- Strata rehearsal from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
 20 21Blue Christmas Service at 7:00 pm
 22 23
24Reflection and Meditation from 9:30 am to 10:15 am
 25 26 27 28 29 30
31Reflection and Meditation from 9:30 am to 10:15 am
Ecumenical Service at 10:30 am
            

Upcoming Events

  • December 3, 2023
    • Reflection and Meditation
      9:30 am - 10:15 am      Reflection and MeditationTime: 9:30 am - 10:15 am
      Join Susan St. John in the Minister's Study every Sunday Morning from 9:30 to 10:15.
    • Paula Papky preaching
      11:00 am      Paula Papky preachingTime: 11:00 am
    • Community Carol Sing
      2:00 pm      Community Carol SingTime: 2:00 pm
      Come sing some carols with us and enjoy some holiday music, MacNeill style. Hot cider and treats too. MacNeill Baptist
  • December 5, 2023
    • Booking- Strata rehearsal
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm      Booking- Strata rehearsalTime: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
      Sanctuary
  • December 9, 2023
    • Women of MacNeill
      2:30 pm      Women of MacNeillTime: 2:30 pm
      Christmas Carol Sing MacNeill parlour
  • December 10, 2023
    • Reflection and Meditation
      9:30 am - 10:15 am      Reflection and MeditationTime: 9:30 am - 10:15 am
      Join Susan St. John in the Minister's Study every Sunday Morning from 9:30 to 10:15.
    • David Jones preaching
      11:00 am      David Jones preachingTime: 11:00 am
  • December 12, 2023
    • Booking- Strata rehearsal
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm      Booking- Strata rehearsalTime: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
      Sanctuary

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