St. Cuthbert’s Island, with Lindesfarne (the Holy Island) in the background.

Hello dear friends of Sicamous United Church.

After a wonderful combination study leave and holiday on a Spiritual Pilgrimage to Ireland with my husband Jim, my daughter Miriam, mom Mavis and forty other pilgrims, a wee visit with my son in Guelph, and a couple short `helping holidays’ with family, I am back refreshed and ready to work with you all as we discern God’s calling for this next year.

A heart-felt thank you to everyone who helped with worship preparation, leadership, music and pastoral care over these past six Sundays!  You are true leaders and I so appreciate you sharing your gifts.

As I prepare to lead worship this Sunday, I’m looking at the ongoing story of the descendants of Abraham, and thinking – if you ever worried that your family is dysfunctional… you’ll feel right at home!  How can God’s love help us through the hope and heartbreak?  Come and wonder with me.

blessings, Juanita