All Saints, Dorval Lent I, Year A March 1, 2020 Lucas Cranach the Elder, “Adam and Eve”, 1526. The story of Adam and Eve eating the apple is simultaneously one of the best known, and most often misused, misunderstood, and hated, parts of the Bible. One could easily fill an entire semester course at the university level with different takes… View Post
Three crosses
All Saints, Dorval Ash Wednesday, Year A February 26, 2020 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. When I visit people who are sick in the… View Post
Ministry at Ullivik
In the Action Plan presented at the Annual Vestry, we identified strengthening ties with local organizations and particularly with indigenous communities, as one of our priorities for the coming year(s). Just a week later, I was at Stephen Maki’s induction in St.-Anne-de-Bellevue and happened to learn from Jim Pratt that he does a monthly service at Ullivik, the facility where… View Post
Sometimes a visit is just a visit
I’ve had a couple of conversations recently in which I learned that someone was ill, contacted their loved ones, offered to visit, and was told, “Oh, if you came to visit, s/he would think s/he was dying!” This is a common misconception, going back to the days when it was considered essential to fetch a priest to a dying person’s… View Post
Lent 2020!
In Lent 2019 we gathered to discuss and discern the mission and vision of the parish. We had good fellowship and lots of laughter, but the essential goal was quite serious. This year our goal is also serious – to create a set of Stations of the Cross for the parish – but it will be a much more creative… View Post
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