For a quick overview, please check out our calendar page. On the calendar page, click on an event to see the details and if you can register to attend in person. Saint-Esprit’s Summer Schedule Service in red are online only, services in green are in-person and online or in-person only The week of July 4th:…
Pentecost VI July 4, 2021 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 Pledges and donations to the church have become more and more important over the last year or so. Because of the pandemic, we haven’t been able to ‘pass the plate’. We rely on the generous donations that many of you have…
[If you are on the front page, please, click continue reading below to see the link] In July, the church is open to the public on: Monday mornings for Morning Prayers at 9:15am Tuesday evenings for Holy Communion at 6pm (no music, [not broadcasted]) Wednesdays for Midweek Communion 12:15pm (no music) Thursday at 6:30pm for…
Pentecost V June 27, 2021 II Samuel 1:1, 17-27 II Corinthians 8:7-15 Mark 5:21-43 Do we always get what we deserve? I suspect that most of us would answer this little question with a resounding “NO!” We would love to live in a world where the equation would go something like this: “If I do…
Pentecôte IV 1 Samuel 17:32-49 ; 2 Corinthiens 6:1-13 ; Marc 4:35-41 Mes premiers mois de Master of Divinity, avant que je n’arrive à St. Esprit, ont été mes mois les plus difficiles aux États-Unis. J’étais monté à bord de ce programme sans prendre la mesure des challenges culturels et spirituels qu’il allait susciter pour moi.…
Pentecost III June 13, 2021 I Samuel 15:34-16:13 II Corinthians 5:6-17 Mark 4:26-34 Have you ever had to do one of those ‘ice-breaker’ exercises where you’re supposed to ask each other questions to get to know each other better in a short period of time? They go by the name of ‘accelerated team development exercises’.…
Pentecost II June 6, 2021 I Samuel 8 :4-15, II Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35 If I asked you to recall stories of Jesus’ family in the Gospels, I imagine that your minds would first conjure up the nativity stories in Matthew and Luke. You might then remember the incident when Mary and Joseph realized that they…
[If you are on the front page, please, click continue reading below to see the link] The church is open to the public on: Tuesday evenings for Holy Communion at 6pm (no music) Wednesdays for Midweek Communion 12:15pm (no music) Thursday at 6:30pm for Taizé prayers Because we can only accommodate a certain number of…
Le dimanche de la Trinité Le 30 mai 2021 On ne sait pas grand-chose du personnage dans l’Évangile de Jean qui a provoqué Jésus et lui a fait prononcer non pas un, mais deux des versets les plus cités de la Bible : « Il vous faut tous naître de nouveau » (Jean 3:8) et « Car Dieu a…
Dimanche de la Pentecôte Ez 37:1-14 ; Actes 2:1-21 ; Jn 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Quand je prépare un sermon pour St. Esprit, je lis nos lectures du jour en anglais et en français. Si j’en ressens le besoin, je regarde ensuite l’hébreu ou le grec pour explorer dans les langues originelles du texte une expression ou un jeu…