Summer time 2025

 The link to this week's live streamed service is here.

Rev. Irwin is on medical leave this week. In his stead, we welcomed Rev. Wes Denyer to the pulpit. 

The Reverend Wes Denyer grew up in Etobicoke and attended St. Andrew’s Humber Heights Presbyterian Church. He received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Toronto and a Master of Divinity degree from Knox College.  

 
After graduation from Knox College, Wes served at St. Andrew’s (Kirkland Lake), Unionville, St. Andrew’s (Brampton) and Rosedale Presbyterian Church. 

Wes has served at various levels of church government within the Presbyterian Church in Canada, on the Knox College Board of Directors and Development Committee, and the Board of Evangel Hall.  

He retired at the end of 2021 after 38 years in ministry. 
 
Wes is married to the Reverend Canon Dr. Judy Rois. He has two children. His daughter, Laurie, is married and teaching Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. His son, Paul, is a plumber in Calgary. Wes has four grandchildren, Arden, Jude, Emma and Jacob. 

On Sunday, Wes delivered a joyful sermon in time for summer holidays.

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Summertime equals playtime for many, especially children. 

At SPPC Miller and Owen, have started their summer playtime, using the "stove" in the lounge.

Miller has also made a start on his 
summer garden, with a few "tulips." 

I remember my brothers and I begging for an afternoon at "the lake" while my mother was trying to harvest the garden and preserve all the vegetables for the following winter, not to mention a stream of summer visitors and haying season on a dairy farm. Of course, she had time to spend a few hours watching us play in the water.😁

It was summer. No school. No homework. No worries. We had complete faith that our parents would take care of us,  see that dinner was on the table when we came home,  put clean clothes in our cupboards, and make provision for the winter. 

In Mark 10: 13, Jesus tells the disciples to let the children come to him for "to such belongs the Kingdom of God." In Matthew 18:3, Jesus tells the disciples to stop fussing about who is the greatest and to become like a little child if they want to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It's summertime. Let us give our worries to God and find refreshment in His glorious Creation. Let us trust Him.

Oh, and if you're looking for a new craft, I once found this "flowering" tree in the backwoods of Algoma. Miller can tell you how to make the flowers.