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 30, 2018

Running Toward God in Genesee County LEROY Running Toward God In Genesee County STAFFORD Proper 21B

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STAFFORD +There’s an image from today’s readings that I just couldn’t shake all week.  It’s from the Collect of the Day—reading, in part: ...
Sunday, September 9, 2018

Ephphatha and the Syro-Phonecian Woman: A Lesson in Guts and Openness Proper 18B Sept. 9, 2018 Final Sermon Trinity Hamburg

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+The Syro-Phonecian woman had guts. Some might even say gall. She bested Jesus in a debate about who deserves God’s mercy. At the time of th...
Sunday, September 2, 2018

Allow the Cart of Rules to Help, Rather than Hinder, the Horse of Faithful Living.

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+As a child I was terribly shy, had school phobia, and was basically afraid of my own shadow. It was a tough way to grow up and anxiety rema...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

The Bread of Life and the Armor of our Faith Strengthens Us to Do What is Right While Changing What is Wrong Proper 16B Grace Lockport Aug 26 2018

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+Today we come to the end of what is commonly referred to as the Bread of Life Discourse in John’s Gospel. The stage was set on the last...
Sunday, August 19, 2018

Take and Eat: For Alone We are Nothing, But Together We Are Everything Proper 15 St Martin-in-the-Field Grand Island Aug 19, 2018

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+Bishop Bill shared this story with me: he was officiating at a funeral for people who were not familiar with the church. But the family, fo...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Get Up! God has Plans. Proper 14B St Matthias

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+Jane was finished. The pain too much, the efforts to relieve it too much, the hate she had for her very being, toooo much. So, she drove pa...
Sunday, August 5, 2018

Just Walk. Just Reach. Just Touch. Proper 13B Trinity Hamburg Aug 5, 2018

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+People do amazing things when hungry. This morning, the people Jesus fed last week are hungry again, so they’ve piled into boats, crossed ...
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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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