The first Sunday of Advent is still more than two weeks away, but the weather seems to be intent on putting us in a holiday mood! And of course, the church bazaar has the whole building decorated in a Christmas theme and ready to help our neighbours begin their gift shopping. Here are some important dates and events to be… View Post
Buildings, marriage, and heaven
All Saints by the Lake Proper 32, Year C November 10, 2019 Treasure found on the Temple Mount, dating from the 7th century CE The book of Haggai is one of those “minor prophets” that most of us only recognize because of one phrase from Händel: “I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land… View Post
Building & finance nuts and bolts
On October 22, the sale of the Valois building that had housed the Church of the Resurrection was finalized. On October 27, at the monthly Parish Meeting, our Strategic Plan for the next five years was presented. The plan covered both aspects of our life and ministry as a community, and more practical concerns about making sure our financial resources… View Post
Celebrating All the Saints
All Saints by the Lake All Saints’ Sunday, Year C November 3, 2019 Well, here we are: our first All Saints Sunday as the Church of All Saints. What a great occasion. We are celebrating our surviving and thriving as a congregation, remembering our beloved dead and our heroes in the faith, and welcoming a new member into the family… View Post
The Autumn Triduum
Fra Angelico, “The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs”. (Compare this image to the one currently being used as our page banner on Facebook …) At dusk on a Saturday just about exactly twenty-eight years ago, I happened to find myself, with my mother and younger sister, outside the main doors of Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green in… View Post
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