Minister's Message
Faith on the Field: Coming Home
This Sunday, we round third and head for home as we close out our summer series, Faith on the Field.
Baseball is a strange game, if you think about it. There's no clock counting down, no rush to the finish — just innings that unfold at their own pace until the final out. Maybe that's part of why it lends itself so well to reflection. It reminds us that life isn't always a race. Sometimes the journey home matters as much as getting there.
This week we'll sit with the story of the prodigal son, another tale of leaving and returning home, and ask what it means to spend our lives searching for what we already have. We'll also revisit a moment from Blue Jays history: Game 4 of the 1992 ALCS, extra innings, and Pat Borders — not a slugger, not a headline name — lifting a sacrifice fly just deep enough to bring a runner home. Nobody remembers the out. Everybody remembers that Toronto went home a winner.
That's the heart of this final sermon: faith isn't only about finding our own way home. It's about helping each other get there through encouragement, quiet service, showing up, and all the small sacrifices that don't make headlines but win the game.
Whether you've followed the whole series or are just joining us for the finale, come explore what a glove and a Bible have in common — and ask yourself: who's helping you get home?
Peace of Christ,
Rev. Barb
Trillium United Church is located conveniently in the north-end of St. Catharines. Originally Grantham United Church, then First United Church, the church amalgamated with Mountainview United and created what is now trillium United Church.
Trillium strives to be a spirituality centre in St. Catharines with open doors for those seeking family, compassion, joyful fellowship and acceptance, and offering outreach, service and a safe space to those in need.
We are a community that lives God's love as a diverse spiritual family, open and welcoming to all.
Come and meet us, we would like to meet you.
I have never attended Trillium United Church
What can I expect to see?
While we offer a traditional order of service, our worship is warm, eclectic, inclusive, and relatable. The message is relevant, contemporary, and scripture-based.
Is there anything I should know?
The only thing you need to know is you are welcome to join us for any service. If you are still questioning, join us for coffee after service at 11:30. People will recognize you are new and will be more than happy to make you feel at home!
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