by Carley Friesen | Dec 31, 2017 | News
Revelation 21:1-5 Around the year 1204, Jesus spoke to St. Francis of Assisi. It was this message which formed Francis’ life work. The town of Assisi is located on the slopes of a mountain in central Italy. In the time of Francis, the higher you lived up the slopes,...
by Carley Friesen | Dec 28, 2017 | News
Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 1:26-38 One day, Gabriel came to Mary and greeted her: “Hello, Mary. God is especially fond of you!” In response to the greeting, we are told, Mary was perplexed and pondered what these words might mean. So I thought, maybe I should be perplexed and...
by Carley Friesen | Dec 20, 2017 | News
by Carley Friesen | Dec 10, 2017 | News
Mark 1:1-8; John 1:6-14 I have been introduced to Mary Queen of Scots by a fluff television show. I find that I am drawn to this young queen. While not historical, the show does build on a few characteristics which history confirms. Mary was Queen during the...
by Carley Friesen | Nov 19, 2017 | News
Colossians 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Philippians 4:10-14 Last night at the fundraiser, I told the story of an experience I had last week. On my day off, I began to receive emails from our building volunteers, with photos attached, of water coming into the...
