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 15, 2015

The Last Sunday in Epiphany: The Transfiguration of the Lord Sermon preached by Deacon Pete Feb 15, 2015

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Jo, are you the same person you were 28 years ago? 14 years ago?  7 Years ago?  How about you Char?  Or you, Charlie? No, you are not.  Non...
Monday, February 9, 2015

Epiphany 5 Feb 8, 2015 yr B We Plan, God Laughs

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We plan, God laughs. Again. And Again. And Again. My week has not gone according to plan. Now I think most of you know that I am VERY dist...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

The Presentation (tr) 1 Feb 2015 Do You See what They See?

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+It’s loud. It’s smelly. It’s crowded. There’s nothing about temple worship in the first century that would draw a small town family to unde...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Epiphany 3 January 18, 2015 Deacon Pete's sermon

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Wouldn’t the story of Jonah make a great Disney movie?  After all, we frequently think of it as a children’s story, every Sunday school prog...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Quiet down, open up , get found and follow Me. Epiphany 2 January 18 2015

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I’m here. Speak, your servant is listening You have searched me out and known me (examined me. And know me) Follow Me…Come and See These ...
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Baptism of Christ: The sky rips open and the spirit changes everything. Jan 11, 2015

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The sky tore open, God’s voice cried out and everything changed. Happy baptism, Jesus! Don’t let that dove gliding down upon Jesus fool you...

Christmas 2 January 4, 2015 Deacon Pete

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We revere Mary for many things.  For her purity, her faith, and her willingness to say yes.  Today I am thinking about how much time she spe...
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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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