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Proclamation! For Sunday, 27 August 2023, Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostToday we are joined by a very special guest speaker, the musician, composer, and activist Ruth Fazal. Ruth works to build connections of friendship and worship between Christians and Jews in Jerusalem. In this sermon Ruth describes the spiritual journey she went on when she took on the task of creating an oratorio based on “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” a book of poems and artwork of Jewish children from the time of the holocaust. Ruth is an accomplished violinist, as you will hear when she takes a moment of musical meditation near the beginning of her sermon.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 20 August 2023, Fourteenth Sunday after PentecostToday our guest preacher, Reverend Sandra Seaborn, leads us through three powerful scriptures: the Old Testament moment when Joseph in Egypt reveals his true identify to his brothers; the New Testament story of the woman who shouts at Jesus, begging him as the Son of David to expel demons from her daughter; and, the epistle of Paul to the Romans, stating that the message of Jesus is for all, Gentiles and Jews.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 13 August 2023, Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostToday our guest preacher, Reverend Paul Walker, addresses the reasons why we are special in the eyes of God. Looking and listening with faith, our faith is expressed in our words and deeds and is mediated by the experience of knowing the presence of God within us.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 6 August 2023, Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Reverend Shelley McVea observes that almost everybody has experienced the feeling of a broken heart. St. Paul recommends that we read Romans 8 in order to find consolation in Christ. In today’s verses from Romans 9, Paul reveals that he lives in “great sorrow and unceasing anguish”.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 16 July 2023, Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Reverend Shelley McVea continues her exploration of Paul’s letters to the Romans and tackles the difficult subjects of sin and condemnation.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 25 June 2023, Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Reverend Shelley McVea considers St. Paul’s phrase, “Death no longer has dominion over us.” The grace of God is necessary and it abounds in the struggle against sin.
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Authority Vs. PowerToday’s podcast features a special guest sermon. Colin McCartney is a pastor with more than 35 years of ministry experience and is a founding member of Urban Promise Toronto and Connect City. Colin is preaching on the significance of ascension as a motif in the lives of the apostles.
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Proclamation! For the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 6 November 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea takes a deeper look at the way that some people asked questions of Jesus. Not everyone was looking for answers, instead they were looking for ways to trip Jesus up. But Jesus doesn’t not get tripped up. He says that God, “not of the dead, but of the living”.
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Proclamation! For the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost: Sunday, 30 October 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea tells the stories of two different biblical figures: the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk and the tax collector Zacchaeus in the New Testament. Habakkuk cries out against the injustice that he sees around him, and after a time of silence, God answers him. Zacchaeus climbs a sycamore tree to get a glimpse of Jesus, but he gets much more than that. Jesus calls him by name.
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Proclamation! For the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 23 October 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea takes a seat on the “hot” seat and welcomes questions from the congregation. “When are we supposed to cross ourselves?” “Why are 20 years of Jesus’ life not accounted for?” “Why are some people bad?” and from our youngest questioner, “How is God with us all the time and in heaven at the same time?”
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Proclamation! For the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 2 October 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea reminds us that a tiny mustard seed of faith is all it takes to do the impossible. And the impossible is found inside the bounds of normal life. Placing our faith in Jesus and doing God’s work through the simple acts of daily life. “All you do is done with my grace.”
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Reverend Shelley McVea tackles a most curious parable, that of the dishonest manager. When his boss found out that he was cheating him, he was fired. But afraid that he would not be able to find work, the manager undercut his boss one more time before leaving. And what is Jesus’ perspective? Does Jesus really have kind words for the dishonest manager’s shrewdness?
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Reverend Shelley McVea tackles a most curious parable, that of the dishonest manager. When his boss found out that he was cheating him, he was fired. But afraid that he would not be able to find work, the manager undercut his boss one more time before leaving. And what is Jesus’ perspective? Does Jesus really have kind words for the dishonest manager’s shrewdness?
St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4
Join us for in person service on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am.
416-699-6512
Email: stsaviours@rogers.com
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If you would like to speak with Reverend Shelley to have a conversation about life or faith, personal concerns or in the case of a pastoral emergency, please call the church office and a time can be arranged. 416-699-6512
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Proclamation! For the Eight Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 31 July 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea tells the story of a man who struggles with his family possessions and approaches Jesus for advice on his will. In those days it would not have been unusual for a Rabbi to give advice on family disputes. However, Jesus balks at the question. “Take care,” he advises. Be on your guard against greed. Why? Because the value of one’s life does not consist of having an abundance of possessions.
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Proclamation! For the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 17 July 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea reminds us that life is short, especially when we think that a long life is only 4,000 weeks long, and that is if we live to be 80 years. Paul tells us how serving Christ brings meaning and purpose to the weeks of our lives.
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Proclamation! For the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 10 July 2022Reverend Shelley McVea shares the parable of the man who went from Jerusalem to Jericho only to be robbed and beaten on the road. He is naked and near death. Who will have the compassion to rescue him? Three different men see him lying there. But only one has mercy on him.
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Proclamation! For Third Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 26 June 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea explores the many meanings of freedom found in today’s gospel. Dwelling in Christ we find the freedom to love God and to love each other as God loves us.
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Proclamation! For Second Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 19 June 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea returns to church with a sermon that celebrates the spirit of liberation. Paul’s letter to the Galatians proclaims the role of the spirit, as the energy that dissolves the apparent differences among people. The mission of Christ in the world ushers in a new era of equality for all.
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Proclamation! For Pentecost Sunday, 5 June 2022
Today’s preacher is familiar member of the St. Saviour family: our warden, Gillian Eley. Gillian leads us through the celebration of the feast of Pentecost. Pentecost is the day that the Holy Spirit came to the disciples. When the Holy Spirit came to them, a promise was fulfilled. Jesus, on the night of his last supper, had told his apostles: I am leaving; You will be staying; and I will send the Holy Spirit to you.
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Proclamation! For the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Sunday, 29 May 2022
Reverend David Bryant’s last sermon reflecting on the post-resurrection days of Jesus. Some conversations are meant to be private, but some conversations are overheard. We listen in as Jesus prays to his heavenly father, opening his heart, expressing his concerns, and setting the foundation for the church’s future.
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Proclamation! For the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Sunday, 22 May 2022
Reverend David Bryant explores the passages of John’s 14th chapter, known as the farewell discourse. Jesus gives words of comfort and encouragement to the disciples. Jesus is preparing them to carry on without him: “Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. You heard me say to you, `I am going away, and I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the father because the father is greater than I.”
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Proclamation! For the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Sunday, 15 May 2022
Reverend David Bryant provides us with a challenge that Jesus once gave to his disciples. Jesus taught his disciples to love God. Now, Jesus gives his disciples a new commandment: they are to love each other, even as He has loved them.
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Proclamation! For the Fourth Sunday after Easter, Sunday, 8 May 2022
Reverend David Bryant takes us through two scriptures on the theme of the shepherd. In the Gospel of John, we find Jesus spoken of as our shepherd, and in Psalm 23, the well-known ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’ psalm, Reverend David takes a closer look at the author of that psalm, the shepherd boy who was later chosen to lead all of the tribes of Judea, King David.
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Proclamation! For the Third Sunday after Easter, Sunday, 1 May 2022
Jesus reveals himself again to the disciples after the resurrection. This time, the disciples are fishing by the Sea of Tiberias. Jesus is on shore, near a charcoal fire with bread and fish cooking on it. As they eat together, Jesus talks with them and asks Simon Peter three times, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” “Of course, I do!” Simon Peter replies. Then Jesus explains what Simon Peter must do with that love.
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Proclamation! For the Second Sunday after Easter, Sunday, 24 April 2022
During the seven Sundays of Eastertide, Jesus reveals himself to his disciples, greeting them with “Peace be with you.” Jesus showed his disciples peace and also he showed them his scars, proving to his doubters that the resurrection was real. Today's sermon is provided by Fr. David Bryant.
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God’s Ambassadors
Proclamation! For the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Sunday, 27 March 2022
Jesus hears grumblings among his followers, who are complaining about the presence of some others that they don’t like or approve of. Reverend Shelley McVea shows us how the parable of the prodigal son has great meaning for our lives today.
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The Hard Promise that Leads to Second Chances
Proclamation! For the Third Sunday in Lent, Sunday, 20 March 2022
The season of Lent continues as Reverend Shelley McVea shares with us the hard promise of forgiveness, the transforming path that leads to second chances. Like the fig tree that seems barren but which will bear fruit, we are like the fruit of the kingdom, challenged to become the repentant people, the forgiven people.
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Proclamation! For the Second Sunday in Lent, Sunday, 13 March 2022
For the second Sunday in Lent, Reverend Shelley McVea shares with us the story of Jesus, the rejected prophet. When he is told that Herod is looking for Jesus so that he can kill him, Jesus responds, “You tell that fox that nothing is going to keep me from where I want to go.” Jesus has found the full strength of his mission and will follow through with his destiny, even in the face of peril.
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Proclamation! For the First Sunday in Lent, Sunday, 6 March 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea shares a secret: She loves Lent. Lent is the season of deprivation, as many Christians choose to give up something they love in order to be in solidarity with Jesus who went into the desert and fasted for 40 days. At the same time, Lent is a time of great promise, the first promise is that of abundance. As in the Old Testament, the Lord rewarded those who wandered in the desert for 40 years with a land of milk and honey.
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Proclamation! For the Last Sunday after Epiphany, Sunday, 27 February 2022
On this the last Sunday before the beginning of Lent, Reverend Shelley McVea celebrates the end of the season of epiphany by reflecting on divine experiences that happen high up on the mountain. In those high up places, we read in the scriptures the power of the illumination and how is shines in our spiritual lives.
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Proclamation! For the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany, Sunday, 20 February 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea examines Psalm 37 to find insight into what God wants us to do: not to fret, or envy, to trust and do good, to delight in the Lord, to be still and wait patiently, to refrain from anger, and to take refuge while waiting for the Lord.
Psalm 37
Do not fret yourself because of evildoers; *
do not be jealous of those who do wrong.
2 For they shall soon wither like the grass, *
and like the green grass fade away.
3 Put your trust in the Lord and do good; *
dwell in the land and feed on its riches.
4 Take delight in the Lord, *
and he shall give you your heart's desire.
5 Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, *
and he will bring it to pass.
6 He will make your righteousness as clear as the light *
and your just dealing as the noonday.
7 Be still before the Lord *
and wait patiently for him.
8 Do not fret yourself over the one who prospers, *
the one who succeeds in evil schemes.
9 Refrain from anger, leave rage alone; *
do not fret yourself; it leads only to evil.
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Proclamation! For the sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Sunday, 13 February 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea guides us through one of the most favorite and familiar books of the Old Testament: The Psalms.
There we find that everything that has life can praise God, and we hear the lamentations of the people who cry out to God for intervention.
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Proclamation! For the fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Sunday, 6 February 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea continues the “aha” season with the story of Jesus approaching Simon Peter who, after a night of fishing, has caught not a single fish. Astonished by Jesus, Simon Peter cries out, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man.” But Simon Peter’s sins are not a concern for Jesus. Simon Peter, as are we all, is called by God to a new life.
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Proclamation! For the fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Sunday, 30 January 2022
It is patient, it is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. It does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
Can you guess what “it” is? Reverend Shelley McVea explores Paul's much-loved message to the Corinthians.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 23 January 2022
Our parish’s annual vestry meeting is scheduled for Sunday, 30 January 2022, on Zoom, immediately after our regular Sunday service. Reverend Shelley McVea uses the scriptures of the third Sunday after Epiphany to provide insights into how we can find inspiration to become the body of Christ.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 16 January 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea continues her look at the “Aha” season of Epiphany, by looking at an unlikely “Aha” moment: When Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding. His mother Mary had gone to Jesus nd told him that the hosts had run out of wine. Although Jesus initially seemed to be reluctant to act, his mother knew better. “Do what he tells you to do,” she said to the servers at the wedding.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 9 January 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea celebrates the Baptism of Christ, and leads us from the season of Advent and Christmas, into the “aha!” season of Epiphany. We’ve prepared our homes and our hearts for the coming of the Christ. As the scripture says, “Now the people are filled with expectation” and with wonder for the ways that God works in our lives.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 2 January 2022
Reverend Shelley McVea leads us through the story of three unusual seekers who arrived in Bethlehem looking for the solution to a mystery that had drawn them on a long journey. Who were they? They came from the east, they rode on camels, and they looked majestic. Perhaps they were astronomers, philosophers, or kings. Their desire to find the truth brought them to the lowly manger where a child was born.
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Proclamation! For Sunday, 26 December 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea celebrates the arrival of Christmas by comparing the kingdom of God is like a puzzle, and each of us are pieces of the puzzle.
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Proclamation! For the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Sunday, 19 December 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea leads us into the holy week before Christmas by looking at a conversation between two special women: Mary and Elisabeth. Elisabeth greets the pregnant young woman by saying, “You are favoured by God.” Their conversation is an exchange of spiritual joy and beauty.
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Proclamation! For the Third Sunday of Advent, Sunday, 12 December 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea tells the story of John the Baptist, as he preaches in the wilderness. Crowds follow and gather around to hear what he has to say. The question is, what can we do when things go wrong? John’s solution is simpler than you think and may surprise you.
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Proclamation! For the Second Sunday of Advent, Sunday, 5 December 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea confronts the clutter of her home as she decorates for Christmas and finds that sometimes we have so much clutter in our homes that we no longer have any room for the manger. Physical clutter, emotional clutter, spiritual clutter; all these things take up space in our hearts. Advent provides us a time to prepare our hearts and make space in our lives for God to enter our hearts anew.
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Proclamation! For the First Sunday of Advent, Sunday, 28 November 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea preaches for the first Sunday of Advent and reflects on the return of Christ. Floods, unrest, disease, many things cause us to fear so deeply that we would faint. But scripture counsels us: when events are frightening, we can stand up, raise up our heads and know that our redemption is drawing near.
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Proclamation! For the Reign of Christ the King, Sunday, 21 November 2021
As we get ready to celebrate the season of Advent, which starts next week, Interim Priest David Bryant explains the significance of the reign of Christ the King. Christ is a special kind of king: his kingdom is not of this world, and he comes not to be served but to serve.
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Proclamation! For the twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 14 November 2021
Interim Priest David Bryant captures a moment in Jesus’ life, as Jesus and his disciples are leaving the temple, they look at the large stones that are the foundation of the temple. Jesus foreshadows the events to come, saying that the stones will be toppled. Reverend David considers the impact of living with uncertainty and the need to prepare ourselves for our own end times, by being prepared for difficult times, enduring hardships, and by not allowing ourselves to be lead astray.
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Proclamation! For the twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 7 November 2021
Interim Priest David Bryant reflects on the significance of remembering those who served in or suffered from wars. Reverend David tells us the story of WWII veteran, the Canadian artist John Bennett (1919-2017). Bennett served as a camouflage officer and used any free time he had to document the realities of war in watercolour paintings. 78 of Bennett’s paintings are in the permanent collection of the National War Museum in Ottawa.
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On the eve of All Saints, Interim Priest David Bryant considers the true nature of saints: what makes a person a saint in the eyes of God?
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Proclamation! For the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 31 October 2021
On the eve of All Saints, Interim Priest David Bryant considers the true nature of saints: what makes a person a saint in the eyes of God?
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Proclamation! For the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 24 October 2021
Interim Priest David Bryant considers the story of Bartimaeus, who calls out for healing: “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me...let me see again.” Seeing his sincerity, Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has made you well.” Immediately Bartimaeus regained his sight. What does this story tell us about our spiritual ability to see? Can we call out to Jesus and pray for the miracle of insight?
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Proclamation! For the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 17 October 2021
Interim Priest David Bryant investigates the question that James and John ask Jesus. They are walking on the road to Jerusalem and James and John ask if they could sit beside Jesus in the kingdom of heaven. Their lives were very different after choosing to follow Jesus, and their lives weren’t easy. They encountered a love that was not about prestige but about suffering.
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Proclamation! For the twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 10 October 2021 Service for Canadian Thanksgiving Sunday
Interim Priest David Bryant preaches on one of the most beautiful passages in the gospel of Matthew: “Look at the birds of the air, they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns…” The implied love of God’s creation is a fitting theme for Thanksgiving Sunday. Buried inside this lovely poem is another message: Do not worry. How do we accomplish that in our stressful lives?
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Proclamation! For the eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 26 September 2021
Interim priest David Bryant considers the difficult choices we make as followers of Jesus. How hard is it for us to “get out of the way of God’s Kingdom” and be God’s “zest” in the world? Even the smallest gift can bring a parish to life, as we examine our lives in the context of community and listen to the call to discipleship.
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Proclamation! For the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 19 September 2021
Interim priest David Bryant considers the answers that Jesus gives to the angels when they ask, what is your plan? My followers are my plan. And do you have a back up plan? No, there is no other plan than to rely on a rag tag crew of followers with all of their weaknesses to bring light into the world.
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Proclamation! For the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 5 September 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea, who pre-recorded this sermon for us, tells us about the woman who begs Jesus for healing for her daughter, who is possessed by a demon. When Jesus hesitates, the woman convinces Jesus to come to her daughter's aid by asking him, “Do not even the dogs eat crumbs from the master’s table?” Jesus relents and heals the women's daughter.
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Proclamation! For the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 5 September 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea returns with a sermon on the woman with the unclean spirit who begs Jesus for healing. Jesus hesitates but the woman convinces Jesus to come to her aid by asking him, “Do not even the dogs eat crumbs from the master’s table?”
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Proclamation! For the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 29 August 2021
In August, while Reverend Shelley McVea enjoys some well-deserved time off, we are featuring a series of guest sermons.
As the summer nears its ending, Rev. Canon David Harrison considers the ways that our minds may well turn to work. One of our readings for this Sunday comes from the Letter of James, in which James calls us to do good works. Yet Martin Luther dismissed this entire letter as a "letter of straw". As Christians, are we called to faith? Or to good works? Or perhaps both?
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Proclamation! For the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 22 August 2021
In August, while Reverend Shelley McVea enjoys some well-deserved time off, we are featuring a series of guest sermons.
Rev. Canon David Harrison joins us today and provides a sermon in which he asks, Where is God to be found? This is the question King Solomon asks as the Ark of the Covenant, the most holy sign of God's presence, is moved to its new home in the temple. And we ask the same question: Where is God to be found in our lives? Can God be contained in one holy place?
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Proclamation! For the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 15 August 2021
In August, while Reverend Shelley McVea enjoys some well-deserved time off, we are featuring a series of guest sermons.
Parishioner John McLaverty joins us today and looks at the transition of royal power, when King David passes the kingdom to his son, Solomon. In the context of royal luxury, Solomon asks God for the one gift he really treasures: Wisdom. John asks us, what is wisdom and what does it really mean to ask for wisdom as a gift?
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Proclamation! For the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 8 August 2021
Today, church warden Gillian Eley considers Chapter 6 of the Gospel of John and asks what Jesus meant when he declared that he was the bread of life. Although we know what ordinary bread is, Jesus provides a living connection to nourishment that completely changes the spiritual understandings of his day.
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Proclamation! For the tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 1 August 2021
In August, while Reverend Shelley McVea enjoys some well-deserved time off, we will have a series of guest sermons. Today we start with parishioner Ingrid MacDonald who explores the consequences of sin by creative re-telling of the Old Testament story of King David. David has seduced, murdered, and lied in order to gain his seventh wife, Bathsheba. God, via the prophet Nathan, has something to say about that.
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Proclamation! For the ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 25 July 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea takes us through the Gospel of John, Chapter 6, where we encounter two of significant events in the mission of Jesus: The manifestation of the fishes and loaves to feed the 5,000 followers gathered to hear Jesus, and the fear and trembling of the disciples, in a boat and tossed about on the turbulent sea of Galilee. The disciples are astonished when Jesus approaches them in darkness, walking on the water.
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Postulant Jillian Ruch provides our sermon for today, reflecting on a passage from Mark Chapter 6 verses 30-34, and 53-56.
The apostles had gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. Jesus said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.”
In today's reading we learn about Compassion, Wisdom and Resilience. In managing himself, the Apostles and the crowds that gather, Jesus models for us what it feels like to push through even when we are very tired for the good of His Kingdom.
Proclamation! For the seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 11 July 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea looks at the Gospel of Mark and the remarkable death of John the Baptist, at the hands of King Herod, and how John’s journey mirrors that of Jesus.
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Proclamation! For the sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 4 July 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea compares two quite different kinds of king: King David, the warrior, poet king who unified the twelve tribes of Israel, and David’s descendant, “king” Jesus, who comes as a prophet to his nation, but who was so different from what was expected of a king, that he was not recognized. One king was celebrated and honored, and the other was rejected.
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Proclamation! For the fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 27 June 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea has a new omelet maker, and that inspires an insight in to her understanding of today’s Gospel from Mark: two stories wrapped in one story: A man begs Jesus to come to heal his daughter who is on the verge of death. A woman knows that if she but touches the hem of Jesus’ clothes, she will be made well.
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Proclamation! For the fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, 20 June 2021
Postulant Jillian Ruch provides us with today’s sermon and extends a warm Happy Father’s Day greeting to our fathers and the fathers among us.
In this sermon, Jillian preaches about faith based on today’s Gospel reading, Mark 4:35-41. Jillian asks us to contemplate: 1) Why is it hard to have faith sometimes? 2) What does the way Jesus ask his disciples about their faith have to do with us? and 3) Why is it important for us to have faith as our foundation moving through the world?
St. Augustine tells us: “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe”.
Let's learn more about that together!
Proclamation! For the first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 6 June 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea brings us into “ordinary time” by sharing ‘the most dangerous scripture’, the passage in Mark’s gospel (Chapter 3: 20-35) when Jesus is perceived by some to be mad because he casts out demons. When his mother, brothers and sisters arrive to find him, he challenges the whole notion of what it means to be a family.
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Proclamation! For Trinity Sunday: Sunday, 30 May 2021
Postulant Jillian Ruch reflects on the mysterious nature of the triune God, by observing the power of the trinity in our everyday lives. Love changes lives, and Jillian points out the ways that we can see the trinity by searching for love in the world.
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Proclamation! For Proclamation Sunday: Sunday, 23 May 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea wishes the church a happy birthday and takes us back to where it all began, in Jerusalem, in an upstairs room where the apostles had gathered. Soon they were to feel the presence of an advocate, the holy spirit that transformed their lives.
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Proclamation! For Ascension Sunday: Sunday, 16 May 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea explores the meaning of Christ’s ascension into heaven, looking at what it means for Jesus to leave the earth forty days after Easter. In a world that is weary with sin, Christ opens the door for the Holy Spirit to come upon the Apostles on Pentecost, and through them, to come upon all.
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Proclamation! For the sixth Sunday of Easter: Sunday, 9 May 2021
Continuing with her study of the Book of Acts, Reverend Shelley McVea explores more post-crucifixion events, this time focusing on Peter, a man of flaws and impulse. Peter encounters the ways that the Holy Spirit is a great disruptor. Peter struggles with the question, if a person has already received the Holy Spirit, should baptism be withheld from gentiles?
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Proclamation! For the fifth Sunday after Easter: Sunday, 2 May 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea delves into the books of Acts. An angel tells Philip to go out to the road that goes from Jerusalem to Gaza. Philip approaches a chariot and meets the royal treasurer of Ethiopia, whom he baptizes. Reverend Shelley explores the history and significant of this encounter.
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Proclamation! For the fourth Sunday after Easter: Sunday, 25 April 2021
“All We, Like Sheep"
Today is "Good Shepherd Sunday" and in this sermon Postulant Jillian Ruch explores the messages found in John, chapter 10, verses 11-18, by asking three questions: 1) Why are we humans always being likened to sheep in the Bible, in the Old and New Testaments? 2) What can we learn about Jesus when He tells us that He is the Good Shepherd and will be the Shepherd of one flock? and 3) How does this help us to understand our relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit as we move through our days here on earth?
Our Good Shepherd will never leave our side, and we, like sheep, need our Good Shepherd to live.
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Proclamation! For the third Sunday after Easter: Sunday, 18 April 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea looks at post resurrection events, and poses a very interesting question: “Why isn’t Jesus a ghost?”
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Proclamation! For the second Sunday after Easter: Sunday, 11 April 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea’s sermon for examines the dynamics of doubt and faith by looking at the story of the apostle Thomas who declared: "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe."
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Proclamation! For Easter Sunday, 4 April 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea leads us in an Easter Sunday cheer of “Hallelujah! Christ is risen, He is risen indeed, Hallelujah!”
Shelley’s sermon for today celebrates the glory of the resurrection by looking closely at the story of Mary Magdalene, who is reluctant to leave the tomb of Jesus. She isn’t ready to let go of her healer and her teacher. She sees a man whom she thinks must be the gardener. This man asks her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
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St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4
416-699-6512
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Proclamation! For Good Friday, 2 April 2021
Postulant Jillian Ruch provides us with a sermon today that reflects on three characteristics of God - Selflessness, Obedience and Pure Love. These are found in the Gospel reading for Good Friday: John 18:1-19:42. Today we are present to the grief of Jesus' crucifixion and witness, in the telling of this event, God's selflessness. We see how Jesus modelled true obedience to God's plan, even with his own sacrifice and how God's pure love is shown to us through Jesus' death on the cross. Please listen, but I ask that you try to put yourself in the grief of Good Friday and not skip to the Joy of Easter Sunday.
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St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4
416-699-6512
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Proclamation! For Holy Thursday, 1 April 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea prepares us for the passion of Christ by considering the events of Holy Thursday, the evening of Jesus’ last meal, at which he washed the feet of his disciples, and then the vigil in the garden: the scene of a great betrayal.
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St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4
416-699-6512
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Proclamation! For Palm Sunday, the sixth Sunday in Lent, Sunday 28 March 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea celebrates the story of Palm Sunday by reading the Gospel of Mark 11:1-11 when Jesus rides on the back of a borrowed donkey, to cheers of “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.” What does it mean for a king to make an entrance like this, knowing that he was prepared for the passion that waits for him in the days to come?
St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4
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Proclamation! For the fifth Sunday in Lent, Sunday 21 March 2021
Have you ever spotted a celebrity? A sports star or a famous actor? In this morning’s gospel some Greeks wish to see Jesus, who has become a celebrity in Jerusalem. But instead of agreeing to see them, Jesus points to the Cross. It is by dying to ourselves that we will find eternal life. We are now entering the deepest part of Lent, pointing ourselves toward Holy Week. And Jesus offers us a profound paradox: the way to true life is by dying to our old ways and living to the new way of God’s upside-down kingdom.
Guest preacher Reverend Canon David Harrison considers the message found in John 12:20-33 when “the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified."
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416-699-6512
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Proclamation! For the fourth Sunday in Lent, Sunday 14 March 2021
Reverend Shelley McVea continues the Lenten journey and our understanding of the gospel of John, by a consideration of one of the most renown phrases in John’s gospel: John 3:14
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life."
- St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4
416-699-6512
Email: stsaviours@rogers.com
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If you would like to speak with Reverend Shelley to have a conversation about life or faith, personal concerns or in the case of a pastoral emergency, please call the church office and a time can be arranged. 416-699-6512
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