Skip to main content
The United Church of Canada logo

Main menu

    • Welcome to The United Church of Canada
      • A Place at the Table
      • What We Believe
      • Faith Statements
      • Stories of Our Faith
      • Our Call and Vision
      • History of The United Church of Canada
      • Partners in Mission
      • Interfaith Relations
      • United Church Crest
    • Get Involved
      • 100 Years of Deep, Bold, Daring
      • Events and Webinars
      • Job and Volunteer Opportunities
      • Community of Faith Stewardship
      • Explore Your Faith at a United Church Theological School
      • Faith and Politics
      • Join in a Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace
      • Mission and Service
      • People in Partnership
      • Share Your Discipleship Story
      • Submit Your Photos
      • Ways to Give
    • Being Community
      • Clusters and Networks
      • Disability and Inclusion
      • Gender, Sexuality, and Orientation
      • Indigenous Ministries
      • Intercultural Ministries
      • Leadership Counts
      • Strengthening Congregations
      • United Church Women (UCW)
      • Youth and Young Adult Ministry Resources
      • Vision Fund
    • Organization and Governance
      • Annual Reports and Financial Statements
      • Church Leadership
      • Congregations and Councils of the United Church
      • Equity, Accessibility and Privacy
      • General Council Office Structure
      • The Moderator
      • Whistleblowing: How to Report Suspected Wrongdoing
    • Act Now
      • Global Emergency Response
      • Call to Act: Love, Faith, and Bold Action during Pride 2025
      • Create a Guaranteed Livable Income Program
      • Honour Children Who Attended Residential Schools
      • Human Rights and Accountability is NON-NEGOTIABLE
      • Join the Thursdays in Black Movement
      • Participate in the Moose Hide Campaign to Combat Violence and Call for Justice
      • Ukraine Crisis
    • Justice Initiatives
      • Anti-racism
      • Apology for Forced Adoptions
      • Climate Change
      • Conversion Therapy
      • End Gender-based Violence
      • Ending Poverty
      • Food Security
      • Mining and Resource Extraction
      • Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice
      • Sponsor a Refugee
      • Support Just Peace in Palestine and Israel
    • Entering Ministry
      • Discerning a Call to Lead
      • Ordered Ministry
      • Processes for Entering Ordered Ministry
      • Lay Ministry and Discipleship
      • Call Stories
    • Supporting Ministry
      • Office of Vocation
      • Ministry Vitality
      • Mandatory Training
      • Ministry and Personnel Committee Resources
      • ChurchHub
      • Pastoral Relations
      • Chaplaincy
      • Interim Ministry
      • United Fresh Start
      • United in Learning
    • Church Administration
      • Duty of Care
      • Forms
      • Handbooks and Guidelines
      • Local Administration
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • United Church Commons
      • United Property Resource Corporation (UPRC)
    • Worship Resources
      • This Week in Worship
      • Upcoming Worship Liturgical Dates
      • Upcoming Special Worship Celebrations
      • Worship Themes
  • Find a Location
  • Donate

Worship Blog

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Worship Blog

Worship Blog

Expanding the Circle of Understanding

Rev. Dr. Alan Lai writes about how Asian Heritage Month challenges us to grow deeper into intercultural awareness and understanding.
A photograph portrait of Rev. Dr. Alan Lai.

Moderator's Online Worship - Sunday, May 3, 2020

In his online worship service, Moderator Richard Bott shares a reflection about the followers of the risen Christ finding power and joy in the breaking of bread together - even when it's shared virtually during hard times.

Testing the Call: Vocation Sunday 2020

For Vocation Sunday, Rev. Bronwyn Corlett writes about how others helped her develop leadership skills after she was first ordained. 

The author’s portrait from her first pastoral charge. She is a young woman with long blonde hair and is wearing a dark green jacket and white stole.

Moderator's Online Worship - Sunday, April 26, 2020

Moderator Richard Bott reflects on the road to Emmaus story, and asks who are you walking with in this time of shock and tragedy?

Moderator's Online Worship - Sunday, April 19, 2020

Moderator Richard Bott shares a worship service for Sunday, April 19, 2020 and reflects on the role of doubt in our faith and how it can lead us to experience the good news for ourselves.

Moderator's Online Worship - April 5, 2020

For Sunday, April 5, 2020, Moderator Richard Bott shares reflection on Matthew 21:1-11, the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and urges us to keep our eyes on hope as we begin Holy Week.

The Great Gathering

At The Great Gathering in November of 2019, 24 people from United Church of Canada camps, joined more than 540 innovative outdoor ministry partners gathered at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The event was hosted… Read more

A group shot of United Church participants at The Great Gathering, showing about two dozen camp leaders, from young to middle age.

Learning to Be Black

Rev. Andrew Kinoti Lairenge writes that growing up in post-colonial Kenya, he did not know what it was to be a person of colour or visible minority. It is in Canada that he is learning to be Black.

A portrait of Rev. Andrew Kinoti Lairenge, a middle-aged Black man with very short hair and kind eyes. Slightly smiling.

Merry Christmas!

We have all the tools we need to mend the world and bring about Christ’s Kingdom.

Unwrap Christmas

The Final Countdown

Alydia Smith writes, "It’s exciting and scary to imagine what change, God’s will, might actually look like."

Candles

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Current page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Page 10
  • …
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

Connect With Us

  • Events and Webinars
  • Staff and Minister Directory
  • E-Newsletters
  • Job and Volunteer Opportunities

Most Visited

  • Forms
  • Handbooks and Guidelines
  • Pastoral Relations
  • Prayers
  • Sponsor a Refugee
  • Stories of Our Faith
  • Worship Resources

More United Church

  • GeneralCouncil.ca (opens in a new tab)
  • ChurchHub (opens in a new tab)
  • Église Unie (français) (opens in a new tab)
  • Gathering Worship
  • Gifts with Vision (opens in a new tab)
  • Then Let Us Sing! (opens in a new tab)
  • United Church Archives (opens in a new tab)

Related Sites

  • United Church Bookstore (opens in a new tab)
  • United Church Commons (opens in a new tab)
  • United Church Foundation (opens in a new tab)
  • United Church Pension and Benefits Centre (opens in a new tab)
  • United in Learning at CHURCHx (opens in a new tab)
  • United Property Resource Corporation (UPRC) (opens in a new tab)

Copyright © 2025 - The United Church of Canada.
Charitable ID 10810-2435-RR0003

  • Some rights reserved
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •