Words from the Minister

This space is a place for reflection, challenge, and hope.

Here you’ll find longer pastoral reflections from Rev. Marco, shared with our community when the words offered in the newsletter need more room to breathe. These writings engage faith, Scripture, and the realities of our world with honesty and care, inviting us to reflect more deeply on how we live, love, and follow Jesus—both personally and together as a community of faith.

New reflections will always appear at the top of the page, with past messages archived below in chronological order. We invite you to read at your own pace, return often, and let these words accompany you in prayer, conversation, and daily life.

January 30th, 2026

I’ve been thinking a lot about power lately—not only the kind we see in governments and institutions, but the quieter kind that lives in ordinary life. Power is not always loud. Sometimes it is simply the ability to shape a room, steer a decision, set the tone, or define what is “normal.” And here is the hard truth: even when we don’t mean to, each of us carries some measure of power over others. The danger is that power can make us sleepy inside. When we are used to being li

Rev. Marco Ste-Marie