Not all of these were delivered in a church service, but they all fit the bill of being a reflection on a text, issue or feeling for the community. We hope you will find inspiration here.
Recent sermons
Pentecost 22
This week we celebrate Faithworks Sunday with readings from Paul’s Letter to the Church at Thessalonica, a sonnet by Malcolm…
All Saint’s Day
This week we celebrate All Saints’ Day. Join us with readings from The Gospel According to Luke and a Poem…
Anniversary Sunday
This Sunday we celebrate the Anniversary of the Church of the Holy Trinity’s dedication (1847). We read from Isaiah, Psalm…
Pentecost 19
Buenos dias! This week we welcome into the fold again our San Esteban community as we sing together in bilingual…
Thanksgiving Sunday
Happy Thanksgiving! This week we read from a Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address and the Gospel According to John. In place of…
Oliver’s Baptism Service
This week we celebrate the Baptism of our friend Oliver. We read from Lamentations, Malcolm Guite and the Gospel According…
Random sermons
Second Sunday after Pentecost
In today’s worship, with Marilyn Dolmage coordinating, we read from First Book of Samuel and Gospel According to Mark. The…
Peter, Cornelius, and the Problem of Discrimination
Sermon preached by Bill Whitla on the Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2 May 2010 + In the name of God:…
Broken-hearted Blessings (Homily for Advent 3)
By Susie Henderson Readings: Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11 The Sweetness that Remains: Orange Blossom Honey Blessing in The Cure for…
18th Sunday After Pentecost
This Sunday for the Feast of Francis of Assisi we read from Gospel of Matthew read by Kimberley Yetman-Dawson. The…
Second Sunday of Advent
Watch the December 8, 2024, service as we reflect on peace together. This sacred time includes the lighting of the…
Easter Sunday
Celebrate with us the Rising of our Saviour Jesus Christ! We flower our cross after readings from Psalms and the…
Eighth Sunday After Epiphany
This week for the 8th Sunday after Epiphany and the Last Sunday before Lent, we read from The Building by…
Justification, Wrath and the Water of Life (Homily for Lent 3, March 23rd)
Bill Whitla’s Homily at Holy Trinity for Lent 3, March 23, 2014 Exodus 17:1-7 Grumbling people quarrelling with Moses Demanding…
The Heart of a Teacher (September 13, 2015 Homily)
Readings: Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 116:1-8 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 Sherman Hesselgrave It has…