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Celebrating 85 years of the United Church of Canada |
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Friday, 18 June 2010 06:01 |
Honouring Oak Bay United – Betty Forgie
Sometimes I marvel at how God works in his mysterious ways. For example, how our paths are guided without our having an active participation in which direction we will go. We think we are in direct control; however, “God” has led me down some paths I would never have picked myself.
Were there lessons to be learned? Compassion and humility to be felt? Understanding and patience to be understood? For me, definitely, all of the above.
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Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 06:05 |
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Written by Gaye Sharpe
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Monday, 31 May 2010 02:59 |
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I was going to preach this morning on some of the people who I met on my trip to Israel – the people who, like Jacob are wounded, in pain, angry and yet purposeful – stridently seeking justice. Someday I will preach that sermon – but not today.
Instead I found myself drawn to a book called "I Shall Not Hate", written by Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish – it is a book about giving away anger, about forgiveness, about receiving God's blessing and claiming hope.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 27 June 2010 07:18 |
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Written by Rev. Gail Miller
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Sunday, 18 April 2010 14:17 |
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“The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.”
Matthew 7: 25
Our History
Oak Bay United Church has a long history of presence, identity and ministry, tracing its roots back 120 years to two founding communities.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 09 May 2010 06:16 |
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Baptismal Ministry – Food for Thought (An excerpt from the Alban Institute Newsletter) |
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Saturday, 24 April 2010 14:29 |
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Baptismal ministry is discipleship where all baptized share in Christ's identity and mission as the priesthood of all believers. Through baptism each person receives gifts for ministry through the Holy Spirit—gifts to be embraced and lived out in the church and in the world. Baptismal ministry maintains that the calling of each person is of equal worth and essential for the fullness of mission—that is, to restore all people to unity with God. Baptismal ministry maintains that the local community is the primary context for formation, ministry, and mission. Beyond the congregation, baptismal ministry encompasses the whole work of the whole people of God in all times and all places.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 09 May 2010 06:17 |
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Help Me to Believe in Beginnings |
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Sunday, 02 May 2010 00:00 |
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God of history and of my heart, so much has happened to me during these whirlwind days:
I've known death and birth;
I've been brave and scared;
I've hurt, I've helped;
I've been honest, I've lied;
I've destroyed, I've created;
I've been with people, I've been lonely;
I’ve been loyal, I've betrayed;
I've decided, I've waffled;
I've laughed and I've cried.
You know my frail heart and my frayed history - and now another day begins.
O God, help me to believe in beginnings and in my beginning again, no matter how often I've failed before.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 09 May 2010 06:22 |
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