Grace Pritchard Burson

The mammon of unrighteousness

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All Saints’, Dorval Proper 25, Year C September 21, 2025 This was a tough one. I preached it twice, at 8 and 10 am, and it wasn’t quite the same sermon on each occasion. If you perceive gaps or have questions, leave a comment – it would certainly make a nice change from deleting endless identical spam comments on this… View Post

Holy Cross in the Season of Creation

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Year C, Holy Cross September 14, 2025 And once again, I’m encountering a preaching situation that’s new to me, even almost 20 years into this career. In the US church that I come from, Holy Cross Day does not take precedence of a Sunday; today is simply the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. But the… View Post

Makers in the image of the Maker

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Year C, Proper 23 September 7, 2025 Every year at Messy Church, we begin with the story of Creation and Adam and Eve. God creates the world, earth and sky and sea, sun, moon and stars, birds and fish and animals, and finally humans. The script with which I tell the felt board story… View Post

Welcome at the wedding

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Year C, Proper 22 August 31, 2025 My cousin Katie’s daughter Louise dancing with the bride at Tim and Brenda’s wedding.  When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honour, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place… View Post

Jeremiah’s call, our calls

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Year C, Proper 21 August 24, 2025 Jeremiah, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. An image search for depictions of Jeremiah as the boy or very young man he is in this passage, came up empty … Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I… View Post