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.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

A Different Kind of King

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Some of you know that in a few short weeks I am going to be a great aunt. My nephew David and his girlfriend are expecting a baby—a little ...

The GREAT Thanksgiving

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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. A once a year holiday in the secular world. Too bad for them. Once a year?….pshaw…. We have Thanksgiving ev...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Big Faith Turns the World Upside Down November 18, 2012

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In the days of Jesus the Temple in Jerusalem was the most magnificent structure anyone had ever seen. Some of the stones were 40 ft long…. ...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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From the musical The Lion King we hear:  “From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking, step into the sun There's more to ...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Thank You God, for Cancer

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****The Communications officer for The Episcopal Church, Neva Rae Fox asked me to write a personal remembrance about my experience with can...

Open those hands, unclench those teeth and let Me in. 14 October 2012, Yr B

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“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” This is the punch li...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Sowing the Legacy of Francis, Reaping the Gifts of God October 7, 2012

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Today we go off script for a week as we take a break from our reading of Mark’s gospel and pause to honor the life and legacy of St Francis...
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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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