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 15, 2024

Proper 18 B

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 I read an article in the Washington Post * (The Shelter and the Storm, Washington Post, September 7, 2024) about a rural town in Massachuse...
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

proper 17 B Sept. 1, 2024

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     “Therefore God, your God, has anointed you.” These words from today’s psalm are powerful. Each of us—-you, you, you—-has been chosen, s...
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Proper 16B 2024

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 +Today we come to the end of the Bread of Life Discourse in John’s Gospel. Remember, the stage was set on the last Sunday of July with Jesu...

Proper 15B

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 1 This is the third Sunday in a row with the Bread of Life discourse from John’s Gospel. Today, if I’m being honest, the whole thing gets k...

Proper 14 B 2024

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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, too much...

Proper 13 B

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 In chapter 4 of John’s gospel the woman at the well, after challenging Jesus about why he would dare to converse with her; a woman shunned ...

Proper 12B 2024

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Jesus tells us: It is I, do not be afraid. OK, I’m just going to say it—easier said than done! I mean, is being afraid really that bad? Ther...
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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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