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 29, 2013

Deacon Pete's Sermon Christmas day 2013

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You know that we have a barn full of animals at our home in Lockport. That means that most days I have two hours in the car to think, talk t...

Christmas Eve 2013 "Do You?"

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Christmas is full of great songs, with wonderful imagery of sleighs and reindeer, trees and gifts, donkeys, cows and sheep surrounding a mak...

Advent 4 Yr A 2013 "What about Joseph?"

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+What about Joseph? A former intern of this parish, and my friend, Fr. Paul Lillie, used to pose this lament at every turn during the Adve...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

Advent 3 Yr A 2013 He is the One. And so are We.

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Have you ever wondered if it’s all true? Wondered if Jesus was really God in the flesh? Wondered if Mary birthed the Son of God, the Messia...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Advent 2 Yr A 2013

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+There are so many images that come to mind while hearing today’s readings: Wolves and lambs lounging in a peaceful co-existence, leopards ...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Proper 28 Yr C Consider this: This is How we are to Live

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Happy Advent~ what? You mena Advent doesn’t begin for two more weeks? Funny, you’d think Christmas was already upon us, judging by all the C...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

All Saints' 2013 Saints and Miracles: The Rule not the Exception

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+Back in the 1990’s there was this great off Broadway play called "Late Night Catechism." Set as an adult catechism class “Sister...
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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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