Posts Tagged "Jubilee 2025"
Debt Justice in 2026
January 8, 2026
Français With the passage of Epiphany on January 6, the Year of Jubilee 2025 has ended. However, the Jubilee vision of justice lives on! The Canadian Coalition for the Turn Debt into Hope campaign continues its work in 2026, focusing on engagement with Parliamentarians and the delivery of the petition signatures to the House of Commons. …
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Jubilee in a Wounded World
December 19, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 28, 2025 Readings for the First Sunday after Christmas Day Isaiah 63:7-9 Psalm 148 Hebrews 2:10-18 Matthew 2:13-23 Christmas, for many of us, arrives wrapped in images of angelic choirs, warm lights, and promises of…
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Light in the darkness
December 8, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 21, 2025 Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18–25 For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we are approaching the Longest Night — that…
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A Blanket of Snow
December 5, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 14, 2025 Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Where do we find joy in the campaign for debt cancelation? By the third Sunday…
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Beth Lorimer: Letter to the Editor
December 4, 2025
KAIROS’ Beth Lorimer pushes back against the claim, raised in a Globe and Mail op-ed, that Canada’s foreign aid is to blame for slow progress on sustainable development. In her letter in today’s Globe and Mail, Beth highlights what really…
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Jubilee momentum builds at Whitehorse United Church
December 2, 2025
Sending two people to the G7 Jubilee People’s Forum was key to a lively year of activism for one church. “It really has been a journey,” says KAIROS volunteer, Diane Emond. “Our Social Justice Committee at Whitehorse United Church has…
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The Hopeful Promise of Judgement
December 2, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 7, 2025 Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 The second Sunday of Advent is about the promise of judgement. Make no mistake; it is not…
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Clarity and Questions
November 25, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 30, 2025 Readings for the First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24: 36-44 These readings for the First Sunday of Advent begin our annual observance with clarity and consistency. They…
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The Sovereign Standard
November 20, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 23, 2025 Readings for the Reign of Christ Jeremiah 23:1-6 Luke 1:68-79 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23: 33-43 In the Roman Catholic tradition this Sunday is called Christ the King. Of course, we see and hear…
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A Panorama of Joy
November 11, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 16, 2025 Readings for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 65:17-25 Isaiah 12 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19 In the reading from Trito-Isaiah, a panorama of joy extends before us. God is acting alone, and it…
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The Glory Yet to Come
November 5, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 9, 2025 Readings for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Haggai 2:1-2:9 Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38 This text from the prophet Haggai is given in the context of Israel’s return from…
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Zacchaeus’ metanoia moment
October 28, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 2, 2025 Readings for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Psalm 119:137-144 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10 Habakkuk is a relatively unknown prophet, and in this reading we hear him complaining to…
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The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
October 22, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for October 26, 2025 Readings for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Joel 2:23-32 Psalm 65 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 “Jesus told this parable to some who were confident of their own righteousness and…
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Jubilee-shaped Thanksgiving
October 3, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for October 12, 2025 Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 17:11-19 Psalm 66:1-12 On Thanksgiving weekend, Canadians gather to share food, to celebrate harvest, and to give thanks for God’s abundance. At its best, Thanksgiving…
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Turn Debt into Hope: Hope for Everyone
York Region KAIROS and Holy Cross Lutheran Church invite you to: Jubilee 2025 Turn Debt into Hope: Hope for Everyone Jubilee is an exciting Christian call to cancel debts, care for people and the land, and end poverty and inequality….
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Jubilee 2025 – Debt Justice Education Series – Time for Global Rules: A case for a UN Framework Convention on Debt
Le français suit Wednesday October 22 – Time for Global Rules: A case for a UN Framework Convention on Debt This webinar will present the urgent need for a fair, transparent, and binding international framework to address sovereign debt crises—one…
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Jubilee 2025 – Debt Justice Education Series – Restoring Justice: Ecological Debt and Canada’s Fair Share
Le français suit Wednesday October 15 – Restoring Justice: Ecological Debt and Canada’s Fair Share This session will examine the concept of ecological debt and how Canada, as a wealthy nation and historical emitter, bears responsibility for a disproportionate share…
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Jubilee 2025 – Debt Justice Education Series
Le français suit This 3-part series will unpack the global debt crisis, ecological debt, and the urgent need for reparations and fair international rules. Join us as we explore how unjust debt systems devastate communities in the Global South, Canada’s…
Don’t back down
September 26, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for October 5, 2025 Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Lamentations 1:1-6 Lamentations 3:19-26 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10 What does faith look like for Jubilee people? In Luke 17:5-10, Jesus offers his disciples some teachings…
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A down payment on the future
September 18, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for September 28, 2025 Readings for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31 This week is all about money. The liberation present in the Year of the Lord’s…
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Shrewd wisdom
September 12, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for September 21, 2025 Readings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Psalm 79:1-9 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 The parable of the dishonest manager has long puzzled readers and preachers. A manager is accused of…
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Formed for Jubilee: God’s Call to Justice and Restoration
August 28, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for September 7, 2025 Readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Philemon 1:1-21 Luke 14:25-33 The prophet Jeremiah is sent to a potter’s house, where he witnesses a powerful, simple…
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“Where is the Lord?”
August 21, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for August 31, 2025 Readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Jeremiah 2:4-13 Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 In 2022, the world’s global public debt reached 92 trillion $USD. 3.3 billion…
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Playing Games
August 20, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for September 14, 2025 Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Psalm 14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 If you’ve ever played games with children (or adults!), you’ll know that different games require different…
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Unshakeable Grace
August 19, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for August 24, 2025 Readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 Reflecting on the Revised Common Lectionary passages for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost in the context…
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Wahkotowin – We Are All Related
August 14, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for August 17, 2025 Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 This week’s Gospel, Luke 12:49-56, is always a challenging one. At first glance, a Jesus…
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The Place of Prayer
July 24, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for July 27, 2025 Readings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) Luke 11:1-13 What is the place of prayer in Jubilee work?As the burgeoning Jesus movement was beginning…
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A Green Olive Tree
July 15, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for July 20, 2025 Readings for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Amos 8:1-12 or Genesis 18:1-10a Psalm 52 or Psalm 15 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 “The idea of Jubilee is the climax of biblical law,”…
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