St. Bride's Morning Worship - Sunday, June 8, 2025 @ 10am
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About Our Sunday Services
At St. Bride's, you can expect worship that is rooted in the Anglican tradition and enlivened by contemporary and relevant perspectives. We hope you can join us in person for one of our two Sunday services. We live stream our 10am service, and keep an archive of service and sermon recordings on our website.
Our 8:30 a.m. service is a traditional, smaller, quieter service. This service includes the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), and a time for Holy Communion.
Our 10 a.m. service is a larger, more contemporary family service. We use the Book of Alternative Services (BAS), there is more music than the 8:30 a.m. service, and includes The Good News Club (Sunday school) for children.
Meeting new people at church can be hard. And as much as we want you to feel comfortable and welcome, we don’t always know if someone is here for the first time. Please let our greeters know if this is your first time as you enter, or if you’re looking to connect.
After the 10 a.m. service, we gather to catch up with each other over coffee in the Fellowship room at the back of the church. This is a great way to meet others. Please join us! We would love to see you and get to know you.
Recent Sermons
Rev. Mackenzie Wolf, Curate, St. Bride's
Rev. Mackenzie reflected on miraculous healings. Mackenzie pointed out that God is active and healing today, and that we as Christians are invited to respond to these healings with faith and participation.
Canon Stephen Peake, Rector, St. Bride's
Praveen Bhatt, Lay Minister, St. Bride's
The sermon opened with a heartfelt encouragement for all who carry a mother's heart―not just those who are birth mothers. Building on the theme of God as our Shepherd, the message articulated how the foundational truths of (a) our rescue in Christ, (b) our experience of God's presence and (c) the divine gift of eternal life in the here and now, overpower the facts of (a) evil, (b) fallenness and (c) reaping the consequences of poor choices. Praveen ended his sermon with a call to live in the power of the gospel by immersing oneself in the unbelievably-good news of Jesus Christ and taking the gospel to a hurting world.
Rev. Mackenzie Wolf, Curate, St. Bride's
Mackenzie shared with us about Saint Paul and Saint Peter, as we reflected on their contributions to the early Church and how they might inspire us to boldly proclaim and live out the Gospel as they did.
Bill Kingston, Deacon, St. Bride's
The sermon reflected on the brokenness of our world, drawing a parallel to the despair the disciples felt after Jesus' crucifixion. When the risen Christ appeared among them, they recognized Him as the Messiah and Saviour, and their lives were transformed. Jesus restored them, entrusted them with a mission, breathed upon them the Holy Spirit, and sent them into the world to proclaim the good news of salvation. In the same way, Jesus calls and equips us today to continue His work—bringing hope, healing, and salvation to a broken world as we receive and are empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Canon Stephen Peake, Rector, St. Bride's
On Easter Sunday Canon Stephen spoke about the “Revolution” Jesus brought about through his resurrection. He looked at the new way forward through two lenses: the forgiveness & new life we receive, and the Kingdom of God Mission we are engaged in—living out God’s kingdom values in our world.
Rev. Mackenzie Wolf, Curate, St. Bride's
Rev. Mackenzie spoke about Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. She reminded us that Jesus both confronts and comforts the people with his declaration that He is Messiah and King through sight, sound and symbols.
Rev. Mackenzie Wolf, Curate, St. Bride's
Rev. Mackenzie reflected on the parable of the prodigal son. She described the three characters - the son who disappeared and squandered everything, the wronged, but forgiving father and the the resentful older brother questioning if forgiveness is deserved. Mackenzie suggested that each of us are not only one of these characters, but actually all of them at different points in our lives. She encouraged us all to let go of resentment embrace forgiveness and be transformed in the image of God.
Canon Stephen Peake, Rector, St. Bride's
Canon Stephen reflected words from Isaiah "Hear, everyone who thirsts - come to he waters" He noted that our thirst and hunger are not just about food and drink, but our thirst is often emptiness. We try to fill the hunger, but are left wanting.
Lent is a time that we pay attention to our thirst. He discussed four ways to respond to our thirst for God.
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PRAYER
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WORSHIP TOGETHER
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SHARE THE LORD'S SUPPER
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GOD'S GRACE
Rev. Mackenzie Wolf, Curate, St. Bride's
Reverend Mackenzie, in concluding the Preaching Series on BIG TOPICS in 2025, tackled Social Media and its place in our worship lives. Three excellent resources that Mackenzie recommended are listed below:
All these can be found on YouTube.