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, July 21, 2019

Hospitality isn’t the issue. Discipleship isn’t the issue. Attentiveness is.

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+My parents were great entertainers. Together they had terrific parties, elegant dinners always opening our house to any number of social ga...
Sunday, July 7, 2019

Proper 9C God’s Truth Fuels God’s Dream. Through Us.

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+This morning’s collect reads, in part: “O God you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and your neighbor.” Sounds ...
Sunday, June 30, 2019

No time to waste... we have 525,600 moments....

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Probably the best-known song from the Broadway musical Rent is Seasons of Love. The lyrics include: five hundred twenty -five thousand six ...
Sunday, June 23, 2019

Get up!! Pentecost 2C Proper 7 Calvary Williamsville

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+Laura was finished. She had no more fight in her. The man who was determined to kill her, a deranged man who happened to be her husband, a...
Sunday, June 9, 2019

Putting Skin on God St Patrick's Cheektowaga Pentecost 2019

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During a search for a quite from a previous sermon I came across this sermon that Pete wrote in 2013. I offered it today with a few edits f...
Sunday, June 2, 2019

Praying Us into God's Dream Easter 7C Trinity, Fredonia

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Today’s reading, just like last week’s, is from Jesus’ Farewell Discourse. It’s Maundy Thursday. Jesus is giving his last sermon. The end is...
Sunday, May 26, 2019

The Peace that Never Dries Up Easter 6C Trinity, Fredonia

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+ “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not ...
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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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