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, November 14, 2011

Sometimes Everything Has to Fall Apart Nov 13 2011

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+Sometimes there’s pain and suffering before we get to joy. And sometimes, everything has to fall apart to open up space for the new. Cha...

All Saints Sunday Nov. 6 2011

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In our church calendar, this past week could easily be labeled: the week of death. Besides Holy Week, no week in the church year is more de...

Love isn't just a noun. It's a verb October 22 2011

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+Growing up, my family didn’t say “I love you.” It wasn’t that my family was cold... I knew I was loved…but we were the poster-child for W...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Sometimes You Have Squeeze the Word 10.2.11

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[1] This sermon has been significantly influenced by two contributors to the Text This Week (textweek.org) commentary we...
Monday, September 19, 2011

Joy Brightens Despair, Gratitude Defeats Resentment and Faith Elbows out Fear. 18 Sept 2011 Yr A

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Jonah was a bit of a whiner, wasn’t he? He was sent to Ninevah to turn them away from their “evil” ways. Then, when the people do change th...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Sermon from 9.11.2011

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Our lectionary, the readings assigned for each Sunday are on a three year cycle. What this means is that there’s no way the Lectionary desi...
Monday, August 22, 2011

The Rockiness of our Faith doesn't Phase God

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+The Rev’d Dr. Delmer Chilton, a Lutheran pastor and author refers to the Peter of today’s Gospel as Rocky, stating: Why [did] Jesus decide ...
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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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