Holy Cross Anglican Church Vancouver: Recent Episodes
Holy Cross Anglican Vancouver
Guest preacher the Venerable Dr. Rob James, professor of Anglican Formation and Anglican Studies at Vancouver School of Theology preaches on Pentecost Sunday 19 May 2024.
Holy Cross Parishioner Takeshi Nagasawa reports on his visit to historic Christian communities in Japan dating back to the 16th Century. At that time Christians in Japan were brutally persecuted by the Tokugawa shogun. communities went underground and became known as "Hidden Christians". This talk was recorded on April 28th 2024 at Holy Cross Anglican Church.
Fr. Jose Luis Aranda preaches on Deuteronomy 18: 15-20, Corinthians 8:1-13 and Mark 1:21-28
Father Jose Luis Aranda preaches on the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord, January 7th 2024
Rev. Alecia Greenfield preaches on Genesis 371-4,12-28 (Joseph is sold in to slavery by his brother Reuben) and Mathew 14:22-33, Peter tries to walk towards Jesus on the water.)
Rev. Alecia Greenfield Prieces on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26, June 11, 2023, at Holy Cross Anglican Church Vancouver
What is a miracle? What signs do we see that we might believe?
Reverend Alecia Greenfield preaches on John 11:1-45
What is it like to see for the first time? Can we see familiar things with new eyes? Rev. Alecia Greenfield preaches on John 9:1-41
The Gospels present multiple views of the same story of Jesus-- much like two people take different prictures o the same vaction. Reverered Alecia Greenfield preaches on Genisis 12:1-4 and John 3:1-17
Reverend Clare Morgan, Pastor to Saint Brigids Community preaches on Luke 18:1-8 16 October 2022
Be not afraid little flock! Jesus proclaims that the Kingdom of God is a gift freely given, so why can we humans be so stingy and unforgiving? Rev. Alecia Greenfield Preaches on Luke 12:32-40
How do I pray? Why do I pray? These questions remain as important for us today as they did for Jesus' disciples millennia ago.
Rev. Alecia Greenfield preaches on Luke 11 :1-13
Jesus visits sisters Mary, who sits at Jesus' feet and hangs on his every word and Martha; anxious, and frantically busy, presumably trying to host upwards of 12 unexpected guests!
Jesus tells Martha that Mary has "chosen the better part." But should we be so quick to choose contemplation over action? What is this famous vignette from Luke's Gospel really telling us about the value of service?
Reverend Laurel Dykstra Priest of Salal and Cedar (salalandcedar.com) preaches on Luke10:38-42
"Good Samaritan" has become a synonym for a person who helps a stranger in need, but Jesus' parable about a foreigner who helps a beaten and robbed Jew isn't a response to the question, "how should I treat a stranger in need? " but to a much more challenging, even uncomfortable question; "Who is my neighbour?"
Rev. Alecia Greenfield preaches on Luke 10:25-37
Sometimes we just want to BURN IT ALL DOWN!! But what does discipleship mean in a world where all too often our hearts are broken and our hope is disappointed? What does it mean to walk in the way of Jesus?
Rev. Alecia Greenfield Preaches on Luke 10:51-62 and the practice of pilgrimage
It's easy to praise God amidst beauty and joy, but what about those places of ugliness, and suffering?
Rev. Alecia Greenfield preaches on 2 Kings 5:1-14-- the healing of the general Naaman by "man of G-d" Elishia and Luke 10:1-11 the sending of 70 disciples.
In today's gospel reading Jesus heals a man possessed by demons living among the tombs in the Valley of the Gerasenes. (Probably in the Golan Heights near the border between modern-day Syria and Jordan.) Why is Jesus' act of healing met with fear rather than celebration? Are demons real, or are they just a pre-modern society's explanation for mental illness? Why do these particular demons share the name of the occupying Roman army: Legion.
Justin Berger, a lay member of Holy Cross Anglican Church and an Art therapist reflects on Luke 8: 26-39
The mystery of the Trinity: 3 persons in one God, is one of the distinctive precepts of Christianity and has been the subject of intense disputation, debate, and reflection for 2000 years. After all this time how do we understand this central mystery, especially when it is wrapped in language that is as patriarchal as it is paradoxical. What even is a person, and how is it part of the divine being? Rev. Alecia Greenfield preaches on John. 16 12-15