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Sherwood Park United Church

20 Fir Street Sherwood Park, Alberta T8A 1Z6

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04may10:00 am11:30 amFeaturedSunday Service, May 4th at 10 am - Communion, Red Dress and Moose Hide Sunday10:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Details

All are welcome to join us on Sunday, May 4th at 10 am. This Sunday, there will be Communion, as well as information about the Red Dress and the Moose Hide movements. Sunday school will run during the church service and coffee is served afterwards.

Here are Rev. Marlene’s thoughts on this week’s passage.

“Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep.'” John 21:17

This week’s lectionary passage in John’s Gospel is a Resurrection encounter between Jesus and his Apostles. Here, the group of fishermen, who had followed Jesus, set out for a night on the water, but they come up empty. Catching nothing by dawn reveals their limitations. They can no longer achieve their basic goals without the Lord. At dawn, Jesus appears and offers a tip about where to find fish. The disciples follow the advice, and their resulting abundant catch makes it plain who the mystery man is: “It is the Lord!” Peter then feels compelled to leap into the sea (there we see allusions to Baptism). Together with the risen Lord on shore, the disciples present their fish, which Jesus mixes with his own meal. The mingling of heavenly and earthly food is clearly Eucharistic imagery and an echo of other Resurrection accounts in which the risen Lord shares a post-Resurrection meal with his disciples.

After the Baptismal and Eucharistic imagery, the scene shifts focus to an exchange between Jesus and Peter, where Peter faces a three-fold interrogation, followed by a commissioning. Three times the risen Jesus questions Peter’s love for him. Each time, Peter affirms his love for the Lord as Jesus calls Peter to care for (feed, tend) the flock that Jesus draws to himself. Ultimately, Jesus confirms that Peter’s love will match his own; Peter will face a death like that of Jesus and it, too, will glorify God. Peter needs only to follow him.

Life question: Where is Jesus saying, “Follow me” again in your life?

Time

(Sunday) 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Location

Sherwood Park United Church

20 Fir Street Sherwood Park, Alberta T8A 1Z6

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07may10:30 am11:30 amFeaturedChair Yoga Wednesdays at 10:30 am (Copy)10:30 am - 11:30 am

11may10:00 am11:30 amFeaturedSpring Music Service, Sunday May 11 at 10 am10:00 am - 11:30 am

11may10:00 am12:00 pmFeaturedSpring Music Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10 am10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Details

All are welcome to join us for our Spring Music Sunday. Choirs will sing, hand bells will ring and the organ will resonate through the space. Stay for a reception after the service.

Here are notes from the Music Director.

A Note from Heather:

“We sing of the Creator. We sing of grace. We sing of God the Spirit. We sing with trust. Scripture is our song for the journey. We sing of Jesus. We sing Hallelujah! We sing of God’s mission. We sing of a life beyond life…We cannot keep from singing!”

– from “A Song of Faith”

Here at Sherwood Park United we are blessed to have a singing congregation. It is evident each week when our whole church family comes together in worship, music and song.

This Sunday, the choirs and musicians of Sherwood Park United are looking forward to sharing favourite anthems, hymns, handbell, organ and piano selections as we worship together at our Spring Music Service.

We are grateful to Rev. Marlene Salmonson and Claire Spiess for leading us in this celebrative service, where we will also be acknowledging Mother’s Day and Christian Family Sunday.

So, we invite you to join us at 10:00 am on Sunday morning, sing with gusto and abandon, and stay for coffee and conversation downstairs in the Fellowship Hall after the service.

Blessings,

Heather R.