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, February 17, 2013

Wrestling with God

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Monday, February 4, 2013

February 3, 2013 Epiphany 4 The Greatest Gift of All

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+Couple’s preparing for marriage almost always choose today’s Epistle reading for their wedding. Invariably, they choose it because they th...
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Monday, January 21, 2013

New Wine, New Year, New Future Jan 20, 2013

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I wonder if Jesus’ mother, Mary, is related to my mother, Elaine. When Mary comes to Jesus saying, “they’re running out of wine---you must ...
Monday, January 14, 2013

We are God's Beloved. 1st Sunday after the Epiphany Jan 13, 2013

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There are a lot of controversial issues in the church these days; hymnal and prayer book revisions, the election of a new Presiding Bishop,...
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...
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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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