Bloor Street United Church

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This is the blog for Bloor Street United Church, a progressive Christian community located in downtown Toronto, Canada. We are an intellectually vibrant congregation, with a strong focus on social justice issues. Our podcasts can be found here. To learn more about us, please visit our website, http://www.bloorstreetunited.org

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Wishing and Hoping

Welcome to the Bloor Street United Podcast for Sunday, November 27th, 2011. This podcast comes to you from Bloor Street United Church in downtown Toronto. Today Reverend Martha ter Kuile reads a lament from Isaiah, followed by a reflection on how the Occupy Movement was a modern lament against social and economic injustice in our world. The podcast can be found at http://www.bloorstreetunited.org/audio/podcasts/sermonnov272011.mp3...

Dec 02, 2011

Sermon:"Down to Basics"

Welcome to the Bloor Street United podcast for October 30th, 2011. This is a special day at the church as two couples have brought their children to be baptized. This event is considered during this sermon about Christ's last visit to the temple, a few days before his death. Reverend Martha Ter Kile reflects on what Jesus wanted his critics to understand about his mission, and how these small children today will think about our world 100 years from now. Click here to listen to the podcast....

Oct 31, 2011

"Face of Mystery"

Welcome to the October 23rd edition of the Bloor Street United Podcast. Today Reverend Martha ter Kuile talks about whether we can ever really understand God, or whether the divine is more than the human mind can comprehend. To hear the podcast, click here:

Oct 24, 2011

Margaret Atwood: "Religion:Recovering our Roots" 2011 Craddock Lecture

Welcome to a special edition of the Bloor Street United Podcast. It is October 16th, 2011, and this podcast features our annual Craddock lecture, given by Canada's most famous novelist, Margaret Atwood. Ms Atwood is the author of many classics of Canadian literature, including The Handmaid's Tale, Surfacing, and The Blind Assassin. This morning she is delivering a sermon entitled "Religion: Recovering our Roots". Her talk draws on themes she has explored in her most recent novel, The Year of the...

Oct 17, 2011

Sermon: Absence and Abundance

Welcome to the Bloor Street United podcast for May 28th, 2011. This week, our sermon is delivered by guest preacher, Jeffrey Hocking. He reflects on Jesus' curious declaration that after his death, his disciples will accomplish much more than he did while alive. After the sermon, we will hear the choir perform "If Ye love me" by British composer Thomas Tallis. This will be followed by a rousing organ performance of the Fuga by Samuel Wesley, for four hands, performed by our own David Passmore an...

May 30, 2011

Sermon:"Befuddled by Faith"

Welcome to the Bloor Street United podcast for May15th, 2011. This week, Reverend Martha ter Kuile reflects on the Bible's use of sheep and shepherds as metaphors for Christ and his followers. Following the sermon, the choir will sing George Frideric Handel's "All We Like Sheep". Click here to listen: http://www.bloorstreetunited.org/audio/podcasts/sermonMay152011.mp3...

May 16, 2011

Sermon: "Springtime Grace"

Welcome to the Bloor Street United podcast for May 1st, 2011. Today our sermon is being delivered by the Very Reverend Bruce McCleod, former Moderator of the United Church of Canada, and a longtime member of the Bloor Street Congregation. Today he reflects on the story of Noah's Ark. After his sermon we will hear a performance from Debussy's Petite Suite, for piano ( played with four hands). To hear the podcast, click here: http://www.bloorstreetunited.org/audio/podcasts/sermonMay12011.mp3...

May 03, 2011

Easter Sunday sermon

Welcome to the Bloor Street United podcast for Easter Sunday, April 24th, 2011. On this joyous day we will hear Reverend Martha ter Kuile preach on the mystery of Christ's resurrection, an act which many of us today find perplexing, and impossible. Martha reflects on what the resurrection means, and what it meant for Christ's apostles. Following the sermon we will hear a performance of the rousing Allegro from the Concerto for Two Trumpets by composer Francesco Manfredini. To hear the podcast cl...

Apr 25, 2011

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