Grace Pritchard Burson

What kind of fire is God?

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Proper 21, Year C August 21, 2022   You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. … But you… View Post

BIBLE STUDY – SHOULD WE DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

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Before COVID-19, All Saints’ had a weekly Bible study (from September to June) on Wednesdays, with prayers at 10:00 and discussion from 10:30-11:30. We had a steady group of 4-6 “regulars” and sometimes as many as a dozen people attending. This was one activity that did not transition to Zoom during the lockdown. We resumed the Wednesday study hour in… View Post

God amid the overwhelm

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Proper 12, Year C June 19, 2022 The chapel foundation after the waterproofing had been completed, post-flood, on Friday! As a preacher going through the lectionary over and over again, one of the ironies you start to notice is that many of the very best stories get told in the summertime, when historically church… View Post

That they may all be one

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Easter VII, Year C May 29, 2022   While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.” She kept doing this for many days. But Paul, very much annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I… View Post

Discretionary Fund policy

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ALL SAINTS BY THE LAKE DISCRETIONARY FUND POLICY MAY 2022 The Incumbent has an annual budget of $200 allocated for discretionary fund expenditures. It has already been spent (and then some) for 2022. Starting in 2023, at the beginning of the year the $200 will be spent on IGA gift cards in denominations of $50. Any requests that cannot be… View Post