All Saints’, Dorval Remembrance Sunday (Proper 28), Year B November 14, 2021 The CREDO speaker, the Very Rev’d Miguelina Espinal Howell, with her family In September of 2019, I attended a session of CREDO, a conference for Episcopal clergy, in North Carolina. On the first day, one of the presenters told a portion of her own life story in some… View Post
Baptism, the Spirit, and Saints
All Saints’, Dorval All Saints’ Sunday, Year B November 7, 2021 Serena and Coralie holding their baptism candles on Sunday Serena Capplette has already been baptized once, in the summer of 1986, and it was about the most dramatic possible version of that experience: not only was she fully immersed in a dunk tank in the Montreal Forum, but the… View Post
Peter Lekx’s Sermon (Bartimaeus, Pink Floyd, and other things!)
The lectionary texts can be found here. “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! Call him Here. Take heart; get up, he is calling you. What do you want me to do for you? My teacher, let me see again. Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his… View Post
Report to the Parish Meeting, October 2021
Messy Church (the pizza phase of the proceedings), October 8 It’s been another busy month! Messy Church had another successful outdoor in-person gathering on October 8th, while continuing to meet every other Friday evening on Zoom. (Unfortunately, between the cold and the early darkness, it’s likely that will be the last in-person Messy Church until the kiddos can get their… View Post
Jesus, Christ, human, priest, God
All Saints’, Dorval Proper 24, Year B October 17, 2021 Twelve-year-old Jesus with his [human] parents In the set of felt board figures that I use to tell stories at Messy Church, the very first bag is labeled “Trinity”. It contains the two hands and heart representing God the Father; two different sized versions of the Holy Spirit; an adult… View Post
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