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, June 21, 2015

Proper 7 B It’s Up to Us and It’s Time. Aftermath of Mother Emanuel AME Shooting

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Folks I had a sermon written for today. It was pretty good, actually. In it I spoke about scrappy young David and how he used the skills God...

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Sermon preached by John Harris June 14, 2015 Proper 6 Year B

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Our gospel today is remarkably annoying. As Pete just read to us, Jesus explained #everything# in private to his disciples. But that jerk wh...

Crazy Jesus. Sermon by Deacon Pete preached on June 7, 2015 Proper 5

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Just how crazy was Jesus? Using the book of Mark as a resource, let’s do a little forensic psychology. Mark begins with the baptism of Jes...

Monday, June 1, 2015

Sermon preached at Trinity Warsaw, May 31, 2015 (a re-work of a sermon from Trinity Sunday, 2012)

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+In many Episcopal churches, including the two we serve in Buffalo, Good Shepherd and Ascension, we use the “lavabo,” the silver bowl over ...

Sunday, May 24, 2015

She intercedes, she whispers, she shouts, she pokes, she prods. The Holy Spirit is here. Pentecost 2015

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+Imagine if someone’s first time in a church was either last week or this? Bodies visibly rising to heaven, tongues of fire, creation having...

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Ascension is Weird---Ascension, Observed May 17, 2015 (preached at Church of the Ascension. GS was a Bishop Visit)

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+Ok let’s face it, the Ascension is weird. Why did Jesus rise from the dead, hang out for awhile and then leave in a Technicolor, MGM drama-...

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Convicted, Indeed. May 10, 2015, Easter 6, Yr B

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+I had a seminary professor who, when reading certain passages of scripture would stop us midsentence and say, “That, that right there? Thos...

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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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