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, September 27, 2015

Pray for others and be healed! Proper 21 year B Baptism at Calvary Episcopal Sept 27, 2015

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+I am happy to be with you this morning and I bring you greetings from my two parishes in the City of Buffalo, Good Shepherd and Ascension. ...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

God Loves Our Vulnerability Proper 20 Yr B Sept 20 2015

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+I’m terrible at asking questions. A few years ago I shared with you the story of a class I had in graduate school—I was studying a form of ...
Monday, September 14, 2015

Dying, Living. Breaking into Wholeness. The Way of the Cross Proper 19 Sept 13, 2015

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+ In so many ways this past week has been one of heartache. • We’ve seen the body of a young Syrian refugee wash up on shore; a vivid exam...
Monday, September 7, 2015

Proper 18 Yr B Sept 6, 2013

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I preached two versions of the sermon yesterday. The one I preached at 8:30 and 10:30 went over like a dud, so I changed some things up for ...
Sunday, August 30, 2015

Jubilee Sunday: Making people Uncomfortable, Infuriated and Annoyed, since 2011! Proper 17, Yr B 4:30 pm August 30 2015

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+This Gospel cracks me up. I mean really, sexual sins, thefts, murders, adultery, greed, evil actions, deceit, unrestrained immorality, envy...
Sunday, August 23, 2015

It's Going to be Ok, Just Keep Going Proper 16 Aug 23, 2015

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+Do you remember John’s sermon from last Sunday? It was fabulous. I heard it three times, and I got a lump in my throat every time John woun...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Sermon Preached by John Harris Proper 15B August 16, 2015

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I’d like to start today with a bit of story. It may seem off base, but bear with me a minute. When I was 21, I was hit by a car. It wasn’t...
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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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