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 25, 2018

Lent 2 Fredonia Our Name Changing God Feb 25 2018

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+Abraham laughs. God gets a little needy. Paul hits the nail on the head. And Jesus loses it a bit. Yes, we're in Lent, where all pr...

Sunday, February 18, 2018

A Well-Done Lent Lent 1B Trinity, Fredonia

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Rend Your Heart: [A Lent] Blessing To receive this blessing, all you have to do is let your heart break. Let it crack open. Let it fall...

Sunday, February 11, 2018

Life doesn't happen on the mountaintop it happens in the valleys. St Peter's Niagara Falls Last Epiphany Year B, Feb. 11, 2018

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+On this Transfiguration Sunday, this first Sunday before Lent, we look ahead, we glance behind and we take stock of our own faith journey...

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Epiphany 5B Calvary, Williamsville “Finding God in the Distraction”

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Today I want to speak with you about distraction. My late wife , after we had been dating for a few months, said, somewhat incredulously, “y...

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...

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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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