Authors: Susan Lukey

During the summer of 2022, I had the delight of joining the Scouts Canada contingent attending the Finland Scouts national jamboree. The Russian invasion of Ukraine was in its sixth month. A Scout leader from Kyiv, Ukraine, had gathered nine of the ten girls in her Scout troop from their...

We had a delightful time developing the many search possibilities for GatheringWorship.ca. The Gathering team worked hard to imagine what you, as the users of this worship resource, would be looking for, drawing on our own experience as worship leaders. Most of the search filters use drop-down menus. As you...

In 2024, Gathering will celebrate 50 years of sharing worship resources among worship leaders throughout The United Church of Canada and with other denominations in Canada and around the world. For the Pentecost 1 2024 issue, we invite you to tell us what Gathering has meant to you as a...

As an alternative to reading from the Gospel of John, especially on Good Friday, here are the equivalents from The Gospel of Luke – Year C Entry into Jerusalem: Luke 19:28–40 Judas agrees to betray Jesus: Luke 22:1–6 The Last Supper: Luke 22:7–30 Peter’s denial foretold: Luke 22:31–34 Praying in...

As an alternative to reading from the gospel of John, especially on Good Friday, here are the equivalent readings from The Gospel of Mark – Year B Entry into Jerusalem: Mark 11:1–11 Anointing at Bethany: Mark 14:3–9 Judas agrees to betray Jesus: Mark 14:10–11 The Last Supper: Mark 14:12–25 Peter’s...

As an alternative to reading from the gospel of John, especially on Good Friday, here are the equivalent readings from The Gospel of Matthew – Year A Entry into Jerusalem: Matthew 21:1–11 Anointing at Bethany: Matthew 26:6–13 Judas agrees to betray Jesus: Matthew 26:14–16 The Last Supper: Matthew 26:17–30 Peter’s...