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A Fall View To Warm The Spirit

The large window in the office’s southern wall frames seasonal pictures of the immediate neighbourhood. Today is a beautiful fall day. As I write, the sun’s bright light bathes the landscape. There is a row of tress with flaming red leaves in one of the neighbour’s yards. Towering above them and forming an arch are…

Give Thanks In All Circumstances

This Thanksgiving holiday will find us grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout, just as we were last year. Most, if not all of us, were hoping that things would have returned to normal by now. From all indications it seems that it will be a while before we are anywhere close to the…

Bethesda September Social

Bethesda will hold an outdoor social event this Saturday afternoon, September 11 from 3:00 to 5:00 at the Smith Farm on McCowan Road. Activities planned include a nature walk, scavenger hunt and wagon ride. This will be an opportunity for members to catch up with each other in a safe environment. Please bring lawn chairs…

August Worship at Bethesda

Please note, during the month of August there will be no in-person worship at Bethesda. Each Sunday members will receive an email containing a link to a sermon prepared by one of the Bishops of the ELCIC. Regular worship at Bethesda will resume Sunday, September 12. We wish you a blessed and safe remainder of…

Pentecost 2021 Reflections

This week the Church celebrates the Festival of Pentecost. On the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit descended on the gathered, praying disciples, in fulfillment of God’s promise. The coming of the Holy Spirit occurred ten days after Jesus ascended to the Father. The Day of Pentecost is regarded as the birthday of the Church….

Easter Message

I greet you in the name of our risen Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. The angel greeted the women who went to anoint the body of Jesus with the message, “He has risen; he is not here.” The message of Easter is particularly pertinent and meaningful for us in these difficult and challenging times of…