January 2023 Archives - The HighWay

What Does It Mean To Love?

Yme Woensdregt — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:09:48 +0000

February is the month for the feast day of St Valentine. It has become a time when people celebrate love. Hearts abound in cards and decorations and news stories. But who was St. Valentine? What does he have to do with love? And what does it mean to love? We know very little about Valentine, […]

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On Us the Light Has Shone

Lynne McNaughton — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:20:16 +0000

“The People who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy.” On Christmas Eve we hear this comforting familiar text from Isaiah 9, and this year we hear it again […]

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Taking a Risk

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:19:59 +0000

When the Magi set out, did they know what they were getting themselves into? Did they know how long the journey would take, or where it would take them? Did they know what winding, circuitous route they would be forced to take on the way there? Did they know whether they would ever make it […]

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In Your Light We See Light

David Tiessen — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:18:24 +0000

“I can see clearly now the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way…” So goes the 1972 hit song by Johnny Nash. I’m sure you are now singing the chorus to yourself, either silently or aloud! “It’s gonna be a bright, bright, sun-shiny day.” Perhaps it’s that uplifting chorus that most […]

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Doing the Work of Deacon

Patricia Simons — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:17:28 +0000

Matthew 25:40 “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my Brothers, you did it for me’” Pastoral care: Since the pandemic, pastoral care has become critical. Many of our older church members have found that the YouTube services fit their lifestyle now. Some have ongoing health […]

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Take Time

Martha Fish — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:16:29 +0000

Time. The wellness gurus tell us to take time to be mindful, to stop our busyness and really pay attention to what is around us. We should not get caught up in the events and mistakes of the past, or worry about the potential problems of the future, but focus on what is happening right […]

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Now the Work of Christmas Begins

Yme Woensdregt — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:15:40 +0000

One of my favourite poems comes from American theologian Howard Thurman: “When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal the broken, […]

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Small Group Organist

John Lavender — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:14:22 +0000

Did you ever have the desire to be a church organist? It may have crossed your mind at one time or another, or gotten added to your bucket list, but put off because the prospect seemed daunting. There is another quite valid reason to learn how to play the keyboard, due to the number of […]

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