24 October Gilford at 9:30am and Churchill at 11:00am. 31 October Churchill 10am ONLY. November – all Sundays at Churchill 10am ONLY. December – Gilford 9:30am and Churchill 11am. January 2022 – all Sundays Gilford 10am ONLY.

Sermon Fred on Prayer Scripture Mark10: 35-45 Hi for those of you who don’t know me yet – I’m Fred – same as I was before. I have to look at this paper sometimes cuz I don’t always say everything I wanted to . My second cousin on my father’s side twice removed by marriage… Read More ›

Sermon From Fear to Gratitude Joel 2: 21-27 I start today with the land acknowledgement that we have become familiar with. We are on the territory of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Ojibway/Chippewa, Anishinabek. The languages spoken were the Mississauga/Eastern Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) and the treaty is the Upper Canada Treaty. I also start with an older acknowledgement… Read More ›

Service for October 3, 2021 Sermon Seeing the Light John 9: 1-12 George Burns once quipped that the secret of a good sermon was to have a good beginning and a good ending and to have the two as close together as possible. He would have been pleased with the results of the pandemic as… Read More ›

Just Do It Mark 9: 43-50 So I start today by relating a story by a Mr Trudeau. It’s a story about stress. However the man I am quoting is not the prime minister of Canada but rather the man who created the Doonsbury Comic. His great great grandfather was governor of New Orleans but… Read More ›

Sept 19, 2021 Churchill Gilford United Churches Sermon New Exposure I stopped at store to get battery for my guitar tuner. I approached the counter and used a line that a friend of mine had used at one time. Slowly I grabbed the counter, put one hand on my chest and asked the clerk if… Read More ›

Church Service for Churchill and Gilford United Church July 28, 2021 Sermon All Things are possible John 6: 16-21 Mark Twain went on a trip to the Sea of Galilee. He asked the tour guide how much it would be to go for a ride on one of the boats. The guide replied that it… Read More ›

Church Service for Churchill and Gilford United Churches July 18, 2021 The Cost of Compassion Mark 6: 30-34 + 53-56 Comedian Jeanne Robertson tells o story of when she lived in a certain community. The tradition was that if there was a tragedy people would make a pound cake and send it to the individuals… Read More ›

FAITHING A CHALLENGE Mark 5: 25-34 The teenage son walks up to his dad says, “Well I have good news and bad news. What do you want first?” The dad says “Tell me the good news first”. The son replies “Well the air bags in your car work perfectly” The scripture today isn’t about air… Read More ›

Church Service for June 20, 2021 from Churchill and Gilford United Churches Sermon Changing the Whether Mark 4: 35-41 I am sure some people would think it was sacrilegious to make a joke about the chicken crossing the road based on the story of Jesus crossing the lake so I won’t do that; although I… Read More ›