St. Andrew’s Worship for Sunday January 25, 2026
Message: Sermon On The Mount: Winter Interlude
Rev. John Read

Our planned service for this Sunday is on hold due to a major winter storm rolling through Southern Ontario. Instead of a livestream of our regular in-person service, this is a short on-line only service of prayer, scripture and reflection. While today hasn’t gone to plan, that’s okay. A major theme in the Sermon on the Mount is embracing our weakness as an opportunity for God to do something new in the world.

Scripture — Matthew 5:1-12

You can reflect more on the Beatitudes with these resources from Bible Project

Short Video –    • “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit”: Explore …  
Visual Commentary –    • This Is Who Experiences the Good Life (Acc…  

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The Session has decided to cancel the in-person Worship Service for tomorrow (Sunday January 25, 2026) due to inclement weather.  Snow is expected to start early in the morning and become heavy around service time, with significant accumulation throughout the afternoon.

Rev. John Read is preparing a short online service of prayer, scripture and reflection that will go live on our YouTube Channel at 10:30am. You can access the Livestream by clicking the image below.

You can also make use of the Sermon on the Mount resources from Bible Project as a part of your home worship time:

• Short Summary Video  “Episode 2 – “The Beatitudes”
• Commentary Video  “Matthew 5-7: Beatitudes”
• Study Guide  “The Beatitudes”
• Podcast Episodes – Sermon on the Mount Episodes 4-8 
  • (Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other services)

Please stay safe tomorrow. All being well, we look forward to worshipping together again in-person on Sunday February 1.

Grace and Peace,
The Session of St. Andrew’s Ancaster

St. Andrew’s Worship for Sunday January 18, 2026

Message: Sermon On The Mount Introduction (1 of 10)
Rev. John Read

We’re starting our new series on the Sermon on the Mount. In addition to worship there are a variety of opportunities to go deeper into these powerful words on your own at home.  We are using resources prepared by Bible Project that include short summary videos, detailed commentary videos, study guides and in-depth podcast episodes.

Scripture — Matthew 4:12-25

Resources

Short Video: https://bibleproject.com/videos/scroll down and click on ‘Sermon on the Mount,’ then Episode 1)
Commentary Video: https://bibleproject.com/videos/ scroll down and click on ‘Sermon on the Mount Visual Commentaries,’ then ‘Sermon Overview’)
Study Guide: https://bibleproject.com/guides/ click on ‘Sermon on the Mount’ and then ‘Introduction)
Podcast: Sermon on the Mount Episodes 1-3 – Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or directly from Bible Project: https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/series/sermon-on-the-mount/

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The Mission Team will be holding the Spring Textile Drive on Sat. April 18th, 2026, 9am-12noon, here at St. Andrew’s.  Acceptable donations include clothes, towels, curtains, linens, bedding (NO PILLOWS) socks, underwear, shoes, purses, belts. Please Note: All donations must be placed in garbage bags. Please no cardboard boxes or bins. All donations are picked up by Canadian Recycling Ltd. The clothing that is usable is sent to Clothing for Charity who distributes it to organizations that support families in need.  What is not usable is made into rags. Thank you for your continued support of this worthwhile and environmental initiative.

St. Andrew’s Worship for Sunday January 11, 2026

Message: “Starting Over”
Rev. John Read

Today we will be reflecting on Jesus’ baptism in the river Jordan, and what it means for us to be baptized today.

Scripture — Matthew 3:1-17

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St. Andrew’s Worship for Sunday December 28, 2025
Message: “What’s in a Name?”
Rev. John Read

On this first Sunday of the Christmas Season we start a journey through the Gospel of Matthew that will be our focus in worship through the first half of 2026. We start this week with a reflection on Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth.

Scripture — Matthew 1:18-25

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St. Andrew’s Christmas Eve Service — Wednesday December 24, 2025 Reflection: “Christmas Caroling”
Rev. John Read

Welcome to St. Andrew’s Christmas Eve service for 2025. We pray that you have a wonderful Christmas season, blessed by the peace of Christ.

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St. Andrew’s Worship for Sunday January 4, 2026

Message: “Out of Egypt”

On Epiphany Sunday, we reflect on how God revealed himself to the world in the birth and infancy of Jesus. We will be looking at what the story of the Magi, Herod, and the flight into and out of Egypt says about who Jesus is and what he came to do.

Scripture — Matthew 2:1-15

St. Andrew’s Worship for Sunday December 21, 2025

Message: We Believe… In One Spirit and One Church (Part 4 of 4)
Rev. John Read

We conclude our Advent series exploring the Nicene Creed, an ancient statement of faith shared by Christians around the world. You can find the words of the Creed here: https://presbyterian.ca/about/more/

Scriptures — Galatians 3:26-4:7; John 14:15-31

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St. Andrew’s Worship for Sunday December 14, 2025
Message: We Believe… In One Who Saves (Part 3 of 4)
Rev. John Read

We continue our Advent series exploring the Nicene Creed, an ancient statement of faith shared by Christians around the world. You can find the words of the Creed here: https://presbyterian.ca/about/more/

Our internet in the sanctuary went down today, so we’re posting this recording after the fact.

Scriptures — 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 2:22-35

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