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.

Friday, March 13, 2020

Lent 3A Willing to be Transformed

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I was supposed to preach this at the Cathedral of St. Paul on March 15, 2020 however the Covid-19 pandemic had other plans. +I was a lu...
Sunday, February 16, 2020

Moving from Simply Outwardly Obedient to Inwardly Transformed. Epiphany 6 Yr A 2020

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 Laws are funny things.  They’re meant to help us live together, meant to help keep the peace, meant to improve society by setting comm...
Saturday, February 8, 2020

For when we live in Love, we live in God. Carolyn Guinn Scheideman Funeral 2.8.20

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We shouldn’t be here. This funeral should not be happening. Carolyn Guinn Scheideman should be here, not there. A young man should not be b...
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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Epiphany 3C Dropping Our Nets 1.26.20

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+ Immediately they left their nets and followed him.   We’ve heard these words before, we know these call stories well, they’re iconi...
Sunday, January 19, 2020

Instead of an Address, An Invitation/ Following Christ in All that We Do Epiphany 2A

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+As so often is the case, the disciples in this initial call story in John’s Gospel have no idea what to do nor do they have any idea how...
Sunday, January 12, 2020

Being Baptized into a Life of Disruption The Baptism of Christ Yr A

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+Welcome to the Baptism of Christ…the day the adult Jesus is baptized and begins his ministry. It’s a bit confusing to celebrate this day so...
Sunday, January 5, 2020

He's Here. Now What? Epiphany 2020

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+Epiphany is the season of manifestation—-of noticing—-of realizing—-of awareness…  As the Magi approached Bethlehem, King Herod noticed....
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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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