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, January 28, 2018

Epiphany 4B, Jan 28, 2018 Grace Lockport. Exercising Authority and Exorcising Demons

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+Do you remember several years ago when there was a cruise ship accident and the captain of the ship was found fleeing the scene in one of t...
Sunday, January 21, 2018

Epiphany 3 January 21, 2018 St Michael and All Angels The Time of Fulfillment is Now

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+“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” With these words, it’s clear that Joh...
Monday, January 15, 2018

1 The sky tore open, God’s voice cried out and everything changed. Grace Lockport January 14, 2018 (the calendar was altered to observe Epiphany on the 7th, Baptism of Christ on the 14th )

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+That was quite a baptism wasn’t it? Don’t let that dove gliding down upon Jesus fool you, His baptism wasn’t a peaceful event. The sky tor...
Sunday, January 7, 2018

God’s Among Us. The rest is up to us. Epiphany, 2018

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+Today we’re observing the Feast of the Epiphany instead of the Baptism of Christ. I asked Fr Sam to do this because the Epiphany is easily ...
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Give Him Your Heart. Christmas 2017

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6 In the bleak midwinter, right here and right now . Christmas 2017 +For years I dismissed the hymn “In the Bleak Midwinter.”  T he t...
Sunday, December 10, 2017

Soothing is temporary. Comfort is forever. St Luke’s Attica Advent 2B 2017

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+”Comfort O Comfort my people, says the prophet Isaiah. I don’t know about you, but I like to be comfortable. After a cold walk out to the ...
Sunday, November 5, 2017

All Saints 2017

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I was supposed to celebrate and preach at Trinity Hamburg and St. Paul's Springville today. However, cancer got in the way and I needed ...
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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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