June 3 - Trinity Sunday

In the1983 Monty Python movie The Meaning of Life there is a scene in which a chaplain leads a responsive prayer, “O Lord... Ooh, You are so big... So absolutely huge... Gosh, we're all really impressed down here, I can tell You.” It sounds silly, but to me it makes the point that our language is not really up to the task of talking about God. There are all sorts of ways we have tried over centuries to describe God, some are more helpful than others and all of them are incomplete. This Sunday has been called Trinity Sunday for a few centuries now. It is the Sunday immediately following Pentecost. The concept of God as Trinity (in the traditional language: Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is not directly biblical. The expression Trinity is not in the Bible, but God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are. We say we believe in and worship one God, but it often sounds like we are talking about three. The doctrine of the Trinity is an attempt to explain this. Of course a concept developed in Greek, explained in Latin and now discussed in English has its problems. I will look at some of those issues on Sunday. I will also be touching on how we understand reality and how we explain it to others. In this context we will also be celebrating the Sacrament of Baptism.


From the Scriptures we will sing Psalm 29 and we will hear John 3: 1-17.

I have titled my Sermon, “Trinity: A Mystery”

See you Sunday,

Blessings,

Larry Wright

As well, please note the Important Dates and the Youth Event below. If you have any questions about any of the events, please contact the church.
Important Dates

*SPECIAL INVITATION* Friday, June 8, 2:00-3:20 – Glendale School - Join the staff and students of Glendale School for refreshments and entertainment so that they can show how much the truly appreciate you. RSVP by Friday, June 1 to Glendale@epsb.ca or 780-489-4300

Sunday, June 10 – Communion – 87th Anniversary of the Formation of the United Church of Canada (formed June 10, 1925 by an act of the Parliament of Canada, 14-15 George V, Chap. 100)

Saturday, June 16, 8:00 am – Men’s Breakfast

Sunday, June 17, after church – Family Picnic ($15 family, $5 single)

Monday, June 18, 7:00 pm – Women’s Group Meeting: “Mandalas and their Relationship to Worship.” Create you very own mandala. For more information call Liane at 780-738-8870

Youth

Future Quest Program for Youth 14-17, Aug 4-18, 2012 at Queen's School of Religion, Kingston ON

For more information see the Pamphlet on the Info Table or http://www.queensu.ca/theology/leadership/futurequest/summer.html