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Wherever you are on the journey, you are welcome here! The Bridge Church is a varied group of people drawn together from many walks of life in Abbotsford and its surrounding areas. The church is all of us together! Here you will find our weekly meditations and sermons that we share in our weekly church services. As a group, our aim is to "Love God by loving what God loves". We are glad you have joined us. For more information, find us at www.thebridgeonline.ca
Episodes

Monday Oct 27, 2025
Episode 236. The Cross and the Olive Tree
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Eden Jersak was our host and our guest speaker for the morning was Shadia Qubti, a Palestinian Christian, living in Canada considering a land-based world view, the intersection of Indigenous and Palestinian understandings of land and relationships. Shadia introduces us to a book she is a co-author of called, The Cross and the Olive Tree.

Monday Oct 20, 2025
Episode 235. Jesus - Real Food & Drink
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Lando Klassen was our host. Eden Jersak led the Visio Divina - you can find the image on the blog on our website. Lea & Mark Greenshields led communion and then Sarah Pickering spoke from John 6 about Jesus - who is real food and drink and the practice of communion.

Monday Oct 13, 2025
Episode 234. Thanksgiving
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Karen Mitchinson was our host today in the room, and Ruth Chesterman our host in the zoom space. Greg Kingcott was our speaker with all things fact and fiction about Thanksgiving. There is a special message from Ed Wilms the pastor of Emmanuel Mennonite Church at the end of our gathering.

Monday Oct 06, 2025
Episode 233. Truth & Reconciliation
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Our guest speaker this week is Judith Moses, joining us from New Bruswick. She shared her own story and the work she has been doing with the Anglican Church towards reconciliation.
Eden Jersak was our host and led communion.
Kathy Klassen led our Visio Divina - images on our website.

Monday Sep 29, 2025
Episode 232 Finding God in Authenticity
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Sarah Pickering was our host in the in person space today and Ruth Chesterman the host in the online space. Stacey Chomiak was our guest speaker for Pride Sunday and spoke on being authentic and living from that place.

Monday Sep 22, 2025
Episode 231. A Jesus-y Kind Of Justice
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Monday Sep 22, 2025
At a special trial run in a new to us space at Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Eden Jersak was our host and Ken & Cheryl Creech led us in communion.
Sarah Pickering was our speaker, talking about A Jesus-y Kind Of Justice

Monday Sep 15, 2025
Episode 230. Tough Love
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Eden Jersak was our host today (although the beginning of our gathering didn't make it onto the recording - sorry)
Amy Harless hosted in our zoom space and led communion.
Pam Van Dop was our speaker telling the story of Jesus' meeting with Zaccheaus from various view points.

Monday Sep 08, 2025
Episode 229. Comfort, comfort...
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Sarah Pickering was our host.
Ruth Chesterman led Visio Divina (find her image on our website blog.
Ken Creech led communion.
Eden Jersak was our speaker, using Isaiah 40 as her launching off point. Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.

Monday Aug 25, 2025
Episode 228. How do you see Godde? A colour exploration
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Karen Mitchinson was our host in the room. Amy Harless was the host on zoom and led communion there. Sarah Pickering was our speaker taking us on a practical exploration of the meaning of colour and how that might help us explore the ways that we see Godde.
If you are listening you might want to grab some colours and explore the ideas for yourself. You can pause the recording to do the explorations we did in person.

Monday Aug 18, 2025
Episode 227. What's the deal about judgement?
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Eden Jersak was our host, Herta Klassen led a visio divina (image on the blog on our website), Sarah Pickering led communion and Jeff Kornelsen spoke
