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, November 10, 2019

Proper 27C We are All in God's Grip

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+In this morning’s Gospel we have a little change of pace as the Pharisees give way to the Sadducees for the latest episode of “trick the So...
Sunday, October 27, 2019

If we aren’t all in this together, we aren’t in it at all. Proper 25C

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+Joann and I had a seminary professor who,after a particularly challenging piece of scripture was read, often said: “This reading convicts m...
Monday, October 21, 2019

Recognizing the God who is Written on our Hearts,—Proper 24 Yr C

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+I’m a big fan of the author JD Salinger—-in his novel Franny and Zooey , college student Franny has decided to follow St Paul’s instruct...
Sunday, October 13, 2019

23C His is a song of the saved, not simply a refrain of the healed.

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+Nine were healed. One was saved. To me, that’s the down ‘n dirty take away from today’s Gospel about the healing of the ten people with l...
Sunday, September 29, 2019

Proper 21c The Rich Man Has No Voice

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+How do you like that Gospel—-Heaven, Hell, awesome comfort, eternal torment. Real uplifting. When I heard this gospel 50 years ago—when I w...
Sunday, September 1, 2019

Until all are at the table none of us can eat. Proper 17c St Mark's Erie

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In the 1960’s and early 1970’s back in my hometown of suburban Chicago, teenagers attended a group called Fortnightly. Oh how I remember wat...
Sunday, August 25, 2019

Straighten Up and Fly Right. Proper16c Aug 25, 2019

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Proper 16c Straighten Up and Fly Right +I don’t know too much about horses. But Pete did. She showed horses throughout her childhood ...
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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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