All Saints by the Lake Harvest Thanksgiving, Year A October 8, 2023 It’s been a hot (and then rainy) week, and a bizarre summer, locally and globally. It’s getting harder and harder for anyone to argue that climate change isn’t here right now. It occurred to me recently that I don’t actually talk about environmental issues much from the… View Post
Food and drink for pilgrims
All Saints’, Dorval Proper 21, Year A October 1, 2023 One of my favourite ways to pray is to sing. It took me a long time to identify some forms of singing as prayer: for a long time I just thought I was a weird person who would have walked down the street chanting Bach chorales if I could… View Post
Sabbath Leave FAQ’s
SABBATH LEAVE FAQs Dragonfly, Dave and Heather’s boat, dressed for Canada Day, 2022. What is a sabbath leave? A sabbath leave is a period of intentional “unplugging” for rest and refreshment, rooted in the Fourth Commandment, in which God instructs God’s people to set aside one day in seven as a day of rest. Grace is receiving a sabbath… View Post
Report to the Parish Meeting, May 2023
Incumbent’s Report, May 21, 2023 As I write, it’s ten days until I depart for a three-month sabbath leave combined with my regular vacation, which will take me out of the office until September 28. By the time I present this report at the meeting, it will be just a week! I’m working very hard to check off the numerous… View Post
Looking forward, looking back
All Saints’, Dorval Easter VI, Year A May 14, 2023 My “guerrilla garden,” spring 2020 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. … I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. It’s Easter season; the spring weather has been glorious for the last week or so…. View Post
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