Supposing Him to be the Gardener

Sermons, from the Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania and the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York. Why call it Supposing Him to be the Gardener? Because Mary Magdalene, on the first Easter, was so distracted by her pain that she failed to notice the Divine in her midst. So do I. All the time. This title helps me remember that the Divine is everywhere--in the midst of deep pain as well as in profound joy. And everywhere in between.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Crying Our Way to Easter

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Yesterday's sermon: + Cry. You have to cry. Crying is a necessary part of life--- for crying—I mean a real good ol’ stomach wrenching so...

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Talking to tweens and teens about sex

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From this week's Newsweek: "What kids think about sex might surprise you, but what they're doing sexually—and when they're ...

Friday, March 20, 2009

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This is from the online site: sojo.net An interesting perspective on the Liberian issue from halfway across the country. Liberian Deportatio...

Monday, March 2, 2009

Sermons, Youth and Lent etc.

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Hi all, Below is my sermon from yesterday, the text was The Noahic Covenant in Genesis. At Youth Group we discussed Lent and what Lent means...

Thursday, February 26, 2009

J2A

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Some of you have it scheduled for this Sunday evening. That is a mistake....our next evening meeting is March 22, sorry for the confusion. B...

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Ash Wednesday

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From today's posting by Jim Wallis at Sojourners: Blessèd sister, holy mother, spirit of the fountain, spirit of the garden, Suffer us n...

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

update for February 22

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Hi everyone, We have acolyte trainings scheduled after the 9 AM and 11:15 AM Eucharists. Allie will be out of town, so no meeting in the you...

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About Me

The Rev'd Canon Cathy Dempesy-Sims: I am an Episcopal Priest who serves the Diocese of Western New York as the Canon for Connections (Canon to the Ordinary). I was widowed in November 2017. My wife and I had been married two months shy of 5 years. For years "Pete" had horses and then she added donkeys and then she added goats. And always, always there were dogs. IN the late summer of 2018 I am working toward inventing a new life for myself. One thing will not change: my love for preaching, my love for helping people makes sense of what is by hearing what was in a new way. Especially at this time in my life, I welcome your prayers for me, for my son Patrick and for my dogs (who are my faithful companions) Louie and Purnie (short for Calpurnia) . Supposing Him to be the Gardener is a shout out to Mary Magdalene, my hero.

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