Reverend Marco Ste-Marie

Luke 19:1–10 There are words we love in church: grace, love, welcome, justice, mercy. We can say them beautifully. We can print them in bulletins. We can sing them in hymns. But Luke, again and again, asks a sharper question: When do those words become visible in our lives? Because too often, we are not… Read more

WORDS FROM REV MARCO 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… Read more

Friends, today in our series, “BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD,” we come to a hard truth: the barriers that keep the world from changing are not only out there. Many of them live within us—hidden in habits, fears, assumptions, and old stories we still obey. Psalm 139 is a prayerful… Read more

Many of us have been shaken by the news from Sydney, Australia. On December 14, 2025, a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach was attacked in a mass shooting that authorities are treating as an antisemitic terror attack. This was meant to be a moment of light—community, rejoicing, family, and prayer. Instead, it became a scene… Read more

Hope is not merely an emotion; it’s a catalyst for action.James 2:17 states, “Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” Our hope should propel us into actions that reflect our faith and impact the world around us. What needs to be done is for us to embody hope in tangible… Read more

Luke 1:26–38 – Advent 1: Hope Friends, Advent begins not with a cozy scene, but with an interruption. The world around Mary is occupied, unjust, anxious. Our world is not so different: climate crisis, war, economic pressure, loneliness, and the ache many carry quietly. Into that kind of world, God speaks a “Yes.” Luke 1:26–38… Read more