Affirming

First Sunday of Lent
Wilderness Time

Guest Preacher – the Rev. Dr. John Young,
Interim Principal of Emmanuel College

At 10:30am join us in-person, on Zoom, or on YouTube for our weekly Sunday morning worship.

Today we welcome guest preacher Rev. Dr. John Young, who was ordained in 1978 and served in several congregational ministries before joining the faculty of Queen’s Theological College at Queen’s University in 1991, where he taught in the areas of History of Christianity and Pastoral Studies until 2016. He was then the Executive Minister, Theological Leadership, in the United Church’s General Council Office, until becoming the Interim Principal of Emmanuel College in the fall of 2021.

As we move into the season of Lent, we will explore the theme “Wilderness Time” through word and music. The sermon will focus on Luke 4:1-13, and our hymns continue the theme of Jesus in the desert. Our anthem will be “Be Still, My Heart” by Matthew Emery.

We also invite you to take a few minutes to learn the Introit we will be singing during Lent, Senzeni Na, along with Matt and our leads:

If you would like to mark the beginning of the season of Lent before Sunday, you might be interested in our 12 minute Ash Wednesday worship:

Looking Ahead
On Sunday, March 13 we mark the second Sunday during the season of Lent. The service will draw on a service created sharing Black Experiences in Canadian Churches, while also acknowledging PIE Sunday, and two years since the beginning of the Pandemic.