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
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Today’s worship is coordinated by Pam Trondson, who also gives the homily. We join for the Baptism of Cat and…
Palm Sunday
We welcome you to celebrate Palm Sunday with us as we read from Isaiah, an excerpt from This Wheel of…
Refugee Sunday
This Sunday we celebrated Refugee Sunday as well as the 5th Sunday of Lent by reading from Paul’s Letter to…
Third Sunday of Lent
Come gather around the table and with us celebrate the Third Sunday of Lent as we read from Book of…
Feast of the Transfiguration
This week we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration. We read from Second Book of Kings, a poem by Martin…
Epiphany 3
Join us in celebrating the Third Week of Epiphany. Service coordinated by Vivian Harrower and Homily from Bill Whitla. Live…
Random sermons
Which self will win?
7th Sunday after Epiphany – Sunday Gathering Sermon from Len Desroches https://youtu.be/WEL6cHLZEV4 Hello everyone, this week we read from the…
Occupy Justice (Homily for the Last Sunday after Pentecost)
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Psalm 100 Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 by Sherman Hesselgrave Holy One, you have called us to be…
Refugee Service Homily
Homily given by Sherman Hesselgrave at a service held at St James Cathedral, Toronto, on February 1st, 2015, The Eve…
Prisons we choose to live in – Homily May 8, 2016
To see music and readings that surrounded this homily: HT bulletin Sun May 8, 2016 Easter 7 C God knows…
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…
Emancipation Sunday
Please join us in celebrating this Emancipation Sunday. We read A Litany for Survival by Audre Lorde, ‘About the Woman…
Believing Is Seeing
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter (11 April 2010) by Sherman Hesselgrave Readings: Acts 5:27-32 Psalm 150 Revelation 1:4-8 …
Resisting Apocalypse
As I approached this service and read the appointed readings I was struck by the sense of end times captured…
Sour Grapes
By James Harbeck Sermon, Holy Trinity, October 1, 2017 Readings: Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32; Psalm 25:1–10; Philippians 2:1–13; Matthew 21: 23–32…