Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 33:7-11, Psalm 119:33-40, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20 The Venerable Sophie Rolland Follow sermon on YouTube (opens in new tab) What should we do when somebody does something harmful? Sometimes it is fairly easy to decide, and sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes somebody says something thoughtless, somebody loses their temper, somebody makes […]
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost The Venerable Ralph Leavitt, Honorary Associate Priest In my experience I have noticed that often it is hard to take the reading appointed for Sunday and tie them together into one cohesive message. Luckily, today is not that case, today I feel the readings all come together into one important message […]
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost The Venerable Sophie Rolland Isaiah 55 verse 2 reads: Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread and your earnings for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Most of the time I might […]
Third Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 19:2-8a; Psalm 100; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35–10:23 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector We gather this morning in a building of stone and stained glass, a place where history is etched into the mortar and silence is held in the rafters. It is easy to look around and […]
Trinity Sunday Genesis 1:1 – 2:4a ; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector On this Trinity Sunday, we gather to celebrate a mystery that has puzzled theologians and comforted saints for centuries: the One God who is Three. It is a doctrine that defies simple logic, […]
24 May 2026 – Pentecost Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 7:37-39 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector I was privileged this past week to attend a conference entitled Shared Way, Shared Witness, which brought together over 60 delegates from the Anglican and United Churches of Canada to consider the […]
The Ascension of the Lord Vivian Lewin, Spiritual Director in the Diocese of Montreal Why are you standing there looking up?” [Here’s a link to a live recording of this morning’s service; the sermon starts just after 26 minutes) This Sunday, just to make sure we don’t miss it, we are given two different lessons […]
The Rev’d Deacon Alexander Griffin, Assistant Curate A few weeks ago, at coffee with some members of our 8:00 congregation, our conversation turned to the question of how it is that so many people call themselves Christ-followers while cheering for––or even participating in––violence against people who are different from them? How can so many Christians claim […]
Fourth Sunday of Easter Vocations Day Gospel: John 10:1-10 The Venerable Ralph Leavitt, Honorary Associate Priest Today I want to speak to you about two topics, about Jesus, our Good Shepherd and also of how Jesus, our Good Shepherd always brings us new life, of how Jesus helps us find the best possible path in […]
5 April 2026 – Easter Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Hebrews 10:16-25, 13-17; Matthew 28:1-10 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector A few weeks ago, I spoke over Zoom with a Ukrainian priest, Father Ihor, serving about fifty kilometres from the front line in the war with Russia. “It’s a dangerous place to […]
Palm Sunday The Venerable Ralph Leavitt, Honorary Associate Priest Palm Sunday is such an emotional roller coaster. As the introduction to this service (in the Book of Alternative Services) says: “The people welcomed Jesus with alms and shouts of praise, but the path before him led to self-giving, suffering and death.” Today we start by […]
Fourth Sunday in Lent Vivian Lewin, Spiritual Director in the Diocese of Montreal Gospel John 9:1-41 Well, whose fault was it? When somebody becomes ill, or is disabled, or simply takes a tumble, this question pops up. Not just for Christians, either. My osteopath said that her clients, as secular as they often are, characteristically […]