Proclamation!

Proclamation! For the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Ascension Sunday, 12 May, 2024Reverend Shelley McVea describes how forty days are the ideal number of days for creating change in our lives.  Perhaps we choose to cease doing something negative, or we choose to improve a skill, perhaps practicing piano a few minutes every day.  Today we celebrate Ascension Sunday and mark the transformation of the apostles over the forty days that have passed since the crucifixion of Christ.  In that time they mourned, but they also were able to deepen their faith and adopt a practice of joyfulness.   ***Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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 Tell your friends about Proclamation!  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca    

Proclamation! For the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 5 May 2024104 WordsReverend Shelly McVea leads us through the 104 words of the Creed.  Written over a thousand years ago, these words summarize Christian faith:  We believe there is a God; we can choose to serve God; we can be forgiven by and strengthened through God’s abiding love.  ***Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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 Tell your friends about Proclamation!  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca    We believe in one God,     the Father, the Almighty,     maker of heaven and earth,     of all that is seen and unseen.  We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,     the only Son of God,     eternally begotten of the Father,     God from God, Light from Light,     true God from true God,     begotten, not made,     consub

Proclamation! For the Fifth Sunday of Easter, 28 April 2024Reverend Shelly McVea celebrates spring with a sermon that reminds us that spring is a time of planting, but it is also a time for pruning so that our gardens will prosper.  Spiritually, we are branches growing on a holy vine, and our spiritual practice needs tending, nourishment, and care.  Jesus said to his disciples, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower… Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.” ***Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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  Tell your friends about Proclamation!  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For the Third Sunday of Easter, 14 April 2024Reverend Shelley McVea reminds us that Jesus is stronger than all earthly powers as we consider together the time when Jesus manifested among the disciples after the resurrection and asked them for something to eat.  He was given broiled fish, and he ate the food with them, and gave them the same reassurance that he gives to us, that he lives among us.  ***Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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  Tell your friends about Proclamation!  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For the First Sunday of Easter, 7 April 2024After the crucifixion the apostles gather behind locked doors, fearing for their lives.  The resurrected Jesus appears to them and greets them with “Shalom”, with peace.  Jesus shares the evidence of his wounds, and by his wounds the apostles recognize him.  Thomas, who had doubted, cries out, “My Lord and My God.”  ***Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/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. 416-699-6512Tell your friends about Proclamation!  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Easter Sunday, 31 March 2024 Reverend Shelley McVea celebrates the joy of the risen Christ and recalls how our salvation and the resurrected love of Christ has been handed down to us, from generation to generation, from one believer to the next, starting with Mary Magdalene who encounters the empty tomb on Easter morning and runs to Peter to announce that she had seen the risen Lord. 

Proclamation! For Palm Sunday, 24 March 2024: Sixth Sunday in Lent From Palms to PassionReverend Shelley leads us from the glory of Palm Sunday, celebrating the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem, and then into the suffering of the passion during holy week, with a sermon that looks at the difficulties of holding true to what we believe when it seems that all is lost.  *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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  Tell your friends about Proclamation!  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 10 March 2024: Fourth Sunday in Lent Our journey through Lent continues with contemplation of the wilderness.  Reverend Shelley McVea compares the Israelites’ wandering for 40 years in the desert with our own struggles against fear and sinfulness.  Reverend Shelley considers the importance of lifting the Saviour up: when we allow him to take away our sins, we are preserved from our fears and given eternal life.   *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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  Tell your friends about Proclamation!  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 03 March 2024: Second Sunday in Lent Promises and Covenants Today, Reverend Shelley McVie explores the way that we enter the promised land from the perspective of the covenants between ourselves and God:  The rainbow covenant that God gave to Noah, the ten commandments that God gave to Moses, and the message given by Jesus to love God with all your heart and to love your neighbour as yourself.   *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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  Tell your friends about Proclamation!  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 25 January 2024: Second Sunday in Lent Today’s special guest is Bishop Kevin who offers a Lenten message for us, by reflecting on the question that Jesus asks his disciples: “Who do people say that I am?”  The replied that people said that Jesus was the Messiah.  Jesus was to them a kind of hero, and although Jesus is a heroic figure, the symbol of his power is the crucifix, and his heroic journey is the way of the cross.  *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/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. 416-699-6512Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 18 January 2024: First Sunday in Lent Reverend Shelley McVea begins the season of Lent with a reminder that Lent is a time for self-examination and reflection, as we try to find out who we really are.  Shelley ties this to the biblical story of Noah, and the covenant that God made with Noah, never to destroy the world again. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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 Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and other podcast suppliers.  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 31 December 2023:  Low SundayWith baby Jesus in their arms, Mary and Joseph make the long, long journey to Jerusalem.  Reverend Shelley McVea testifies to the power of showing up in our lives.   *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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 Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and other podcast suppliers.  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 07 January 2024: EpiphanyThe Gifts of the MagiHeavenly light is given to Israel in the form of a new born child, and on the Epiphany the seekers of Christ come from afar, following a star and bearing gifts fit for a king, for a priest and for a saviour.  *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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  Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and other podcast suppliers.  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 03 December 2023, Advent 1Even though we enjoy the pleasure of preparing for a cozy Christmas, with decorations and gift giving traditions, there is a deeper message that comes from the spirit of Advent.  Reverend Shelley McVea reveals how Advent is a time of crying out to God to hasten his coming: “Oh that you would open the heavens” and ransom us.  *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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 Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and other podcast suppliers.  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 26 November 2023, Christ the KingReverend Shelley McVea celebrates the feast of Christ the King by showing us what an unusual king Christ is.  He is the monarch who serves the weakest of his people and offers his inheritance to them.  He reveals that when you gave food to the hungry and water to the thirsty, you also gave food and drink to Christ the king.  *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/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  Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and other podcast suppliers.  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 12 November 2023, 24th Sunday after PentecostReverend Shelley McVea takes on the difficult challenge of following the commandments of God while fulfilling the spirit of the Lord, all the while acting with free will.  *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/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  Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and other podcast suppliers.  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 8 October 2023, 18th Sunday After PentecostGuest preacher Gillian Eley explores the parable of the landowner who leases his vineyard to tenants. At harvest time, the landowner sends his messengers to collect their portion.  The tenants kill all the messengers, even the son of the landlord.   What is the landlord’s response to these unrepentant tenants?  And what does this parable reveal about our relationship to God?  *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca  Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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  Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and other podcast suppliers.  

Proclamation! For Sunday, 5 November 2023, All Saints DayReverend Shelley McVea celebrates All Saints Day by reminding us that as followers of Jesus, we too are considered saints.  Not that we are always saintly in our actions, but we have the pathway ready before us, through the examples of saints before us.  The people we loved on earth will become our saints in the kingdom. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ 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  Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and other podcast suppliers.  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 17 September 2023, Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostReverend Shelley McVea finishes her summer long examination of Paul’s letter to the Romans.   St Paul says, whether we live or whether we die, we belong the Lord.  And how are we to do this?   By welcoming those who are weak in faith and those who disagree with us.  But we have to find a way to do this without quarrelling over opinions or judging others.   *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor 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  Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and other podcast suppliers.  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca   

Proclamation! For Sunday, 10 September 2023, Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostReverend Shelley McVea explains today that we are called by Jesus to celebrate, to sing with and to love each other.  But what happens when we disagree? Jesus has advice for that too.  Jesus recommends that we quietly take each other aside, and have a private discussion with the person we are in conflict with and resolve the disagreement in that manner, discretely.   *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512  Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook:   www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/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 Tell your friends - Proclamation! Podcast is now available for free through iTunes and all the podcast platforms. Email: stsaviours@rogers.com www.stsaviours.ca