Posted somewhat belatedly … October-November has largely been a holding pattern at All Saints’, but as Advent approaches, some glimmers of hope are appearing on the horizon. The province has continued to be in red-alert level lockdown, and as long as that remains the case we will be worshiping on Zoom only. We still do not know when we will… View Post
Judgment from the margins
All Saints, Dorval Last Sunday after Pentecost (Reign of Christ), Year A November 22, 2020 A week ago, season 4 of “The Crown”, the lavish TV series dramatizing the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, dropped on Netflix. I haven’t watched it yet – I’m busy catching up on “Snowpiercer”, which is a whole other conversation – but this season… View Post
Peter’s sermon from November 15
“The Parable of the Talents,” Rembrandt, 1652 Well, when Grace invited me to speak, I ended up choosing today, without realizing that the words “weeping and gnashing of teeth” launch me into my sermon! However, I cannot complain about a ‘tough text’ this week – after all, this is not the only confrontational parable we’ve heard recently! As we have been… View Post
Stewardship letter for 2021
Evidence of your generosity in the form of food donations! Dear Friends, Who would have believed, when we went into lockdown back in March, that we would still be worshiping on Zoom in November? Your Incumbent and Wardens have been deeply thankful for the faithfulness and perseverance of the people of All Saints’ in this bizarre, unexpected year of 2020…. View Post
What’s the oil?
All Saints’, Dorval Proper 32, Year A November 8, 2020 For many centuries, there was little debate about how to interpret the parables in the Gospel of Matthew. They were about the kingdom of heaven; the king, master, landowner or bridegroom was God, who decided who got in and who was kept out; any symbols used in the story… View Post
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