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Embracing a faith that is willing to take risks! Pentecost 6 Pastor Mitch Coggin June 30, 2024 Pentecost In the first story we read from the Gospel of Mark passage, Jairus, the leader of the synagogue, is desperate to find Jesus. Jairus’ 12-year-old daughter is at the point of death and he begs Jesus to… Continue reading Embracing a faith that is willing to take risks!  

Finding Peace in the Storms Life Throws Our Way Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin June 23, 2024 Pentecost In his book, Hustling God, Craig Barnes wrote this about life, “your challenge in life is not primarily to accomplish something, but to remember that God will always lead you to places where you are in way over… Continue reading Finding Peace in the Storms Life Throws Our Way

Scattering Life Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin June 16, 2024 Pentecost 4B I’ve talked a lot about the church lately, and today’s scriptures might be an opportunity to talk about our individual faith, our individual spiritual moorings, our individual spiritual struggles, and what impact we make in our own spiritual lives that we don’t notice. In… Continue reading Scattering Life

A House Divided? Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin June 9, 2024 Pentecost 3B In today’s scripture, Jesus returned home, however, he wasn’t able to get away from the crowds. The crowds followed him. The frenzied crowd included his supporters, both Jews and Gentiles, who wanted to get close to the man who possessed power over sickness… Continue reading A House Divided? 

Treasure in Clay Pots Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin June 2, 2024 Pentecost 2B I heard a profound question this week that has captivated me. The question is “What are the losses and longings of the people in relation to the church?” During the last few weeks, a few have shared stories with me of their… Continue reading Treasure in Clay Pots

Creation in Three Parts Trinity Sunday Pastor Mitch Coggin May 26, 2024 Trinity Sunday Today is Trinity Sunday. The Trinity is a radical notion that God is not only Creator and Sovereign, but also Suffering Servant and Empowering Spirit, not only greater than we can imagine but also just like us, not only out there… Continue reading Creation in Three Parts 

Hidden Hope Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin May 19, 2024 Pentecost The story of Pentecost is not really about what happened in the gathering described in the Acts passage we read, but what continued after that miraculous event. Pentecost is about embracing the work of the Spirit within us and being open to the leading of… Continue reading Hidden Hope

Teach Us to Pray Ascension Sunday Pastor Mitch Coggin May 12, 2024 Easter Today is Ascension Sunday. Jesus was preparing his disciples for his ascent back into heaven following his resurrection. Over these weeks following Easter and leading toward Pentecost next Sunday, we’ve been looking at the Gospel of John, the Epistle of first John,… Continue reading Teach Us to Pray

SA Choral Scholar Concert SA Music Outreach Program Join us on Sunday, June 30 at noon, on a magnificent event, featuring St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church’s choral scholars: Eva Smith, Darby Howard, Lauren Steinmann and Noah Mellemstrand. Donations are appreciated! SA Choral Scholar Concert Sunday, June 30, 2024 12:15pm 924 Douglas St, Victoria, BC

The Church: Learning Who Belongs Easter 6B Pastor Mitch Coggin May 5, 2024 Easter “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. I am giving you these commandments so that you love one another. Love one another as I have loved you. I have said these things to you so that my… Continue reading The Church: Learning Who Belongs