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.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

The Word is how God touches Us and We touch God

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+The Gospel for today is John’s Christmas story. I know, there’s not a donkey or a manger or a shepherd or a star in sight. There’s no Jose...
Monday, December 24, 2012

I Believe--Christmas 2012

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I believe. Do you? I believe that Jesus is God in the flesh, born of a peasant girl and her betrothed, Joseph. I believe that this was an...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Mary A Lifetime of God-Bearing Advent IV 2012

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Mary is my hero. Year in and year out, I am utterly blown away by the witness of Mary, the mother of Jesus, his first disciple, and the on...
Monday, December 17, 2012

A Litany for Sandytown

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(Adapted from a poem written after the attacks in Oslo and published on July 24, 2011 by http://sarahtellsstories.blogspot.com) God, ther...

Advent 2 Yr C 12/9/12 When a Prophet is Finished with us we are different.

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+What a way to begin Advent---these readings aren’t the stuff of Christmas carols are they? Last week Jesus told us to be prepare—that we ...
Monday, December 3, 2012

Advent is a process for us. And for God.

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Advent is more than a countdown to Christmas. It’s  more than a mini-Lent. It’s more than shopping. It’s about more than Christmas Carols...
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 ...
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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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