Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost Vivian Lewin, Spiritual Director in the Diocese of Montreal YouTube recording of the service. The sermon begins at 18:30… I need to tell you, my friends, before I get into the nitty gritty of this sermon, that I’m a member of the Cathedral’s Stewardship Committee. This is not, strictly speaking, […]
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Vivian Lewin, Spiritual Director in the Diocese of Montreal One of the things I wrestle with in church life is the astounding number of different jobs that clamour to be done. Just Friday… fresh in memory… is needing to choose between the funeral of a former churchwarden with whom for […]
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Vivian Lewin, Spiritual Director in the Diocese of Montreal Well, Jeremiah, if shepherds can be so iffy, who needs them anyway? I was not quite thirty when I made my first trip to the UK. We were backpackers, staying in youth hostels and bed & breakfasts chosen from the Ramblers guidebook, […]
Transfiguration Sunday Texts for today: 2 Kings 2:1-12 • Psalm 50:1-6 • 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 • Mark 9:2-9 Vivian Lewin, Lay Reader and Spiritual Director It is the God who said “Let light shine out of darkness” who has shone in our hearts. (2 Corinthians 4:6) And speaking of hearts—Happy Valentine’s Day! When I was […]
Second Sunday after Epiphany 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20); Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51 Vivian Lewin, Lay Reader and Spiritual Director Today’s scriptures from Samuel and the Gospel of John show us God’s ability to connect with people and turn them around. To speak directly to them. Call them. We celebrate this activity […]
Do you remember when it was possible to get on a plane and go somewhere? Maybe because I don’t fly often, I have always thrilled to see the city I live in shrinking as the plane rises, see the great St. Lawrence below me stretching out in both directions. And sometimes you can actually get […]
The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 Vivian Lewin
As you have discovered by now, we are observing the first Sunday in the Season of Creation. When I looked at the scriptures appointed for today, I wasn’t too sure how to handle them in this context. But then I thought of how biologists or other scientists start by simply looking closely at what is […]
There’s a Chinese proverb, one version of which goes like this: -If you want to be happy for a day, get drunk/ if you want to be happy for a year, get married/ if you want to be happy for a lifetime, plant a garden. Today’s readings use images of gardening and growth to describe […]
A Simple U-Turn [Readings for today: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35] Vivian Lewin, Lay Reader and Spiritual Director Facebook Video In last week’s sermon, Jean Daniel shared the good news story of Thomas and how God answered his desire to see and believe the resurrection. And this morning’s Gospel […]
Third Sunday after the Epiphany (January 26, 2020) First reading Isaiah 9:1-4 Psalm Psalm 27:1, 4-9 Second reading 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Gospel Matthew 4:12-23 “Come follow me.” Jesus’ invitation, in this still-dark season. And an implicit pledge that the promise is being fulfilled—that the people who have walked in darkness will see a great light. […]
Do you have a crèche or Christmas crib at home? We certainly have one here at Christ Church Cathedral, and the kings haven’t even arrived at the manger yet. In my house, they are across the room. Some families move them a little closer to Baby Jesus every day… and this morning, the Kings are […]