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Dear friends in Christ, I hope this letter finds you well and that this season of prayer and preparation has brought you closer to the God of love, grace, and mercy. As we now turn our attention toward Holy Week and Easter, I would like to invite you to join us for the profoundly moving…
We had a very successful annual vestry meeting last Sunday. Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to those who gave presentations, who supported our audiovisual needs, and who hosted coffee for us. In my remarks at the end of the meeting, I noted that our parish has been growing. Our average attendance for 2023…
From the Curate The 122nd Diocesan Synod of 2023 was held last week. One of the most heated discussions was around the resolution on homelessness and housing affordability. The task force team did a thorough study on this issue for the past 14 months to review how we can understand the problem and how we would engage with the issue. The priorities…
From the Rector This Sunday we have much to celebrate! A king has been crowned. It is Mother’s Day. We have parishioners being confirmed and reaffirming their faith. And Bishop John will be with us! I hope you’ll come and join in the festivities! In addition to all this, the sixth Sunday of Easter is…
From the Rector Earlier this week, Joe and I were interviewing a new therapist for our son, James, who is on the autism spectrum. As she was playing with him to get to know his needs, we watched with delight as he showed off the new skills he has acquired in recent months—identifying shapes, colours, numbers, letters, and saying so many words!…
From the Rector The fourth Sunday of Easter is known colloquially as “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Each year, we hear one of the three portions of John’s Gospel in which Jesus refers to himself as the Good Shepherd. He tells us that his sheep know his voice, that he lays down his life for the sheep, and that he has other sheep that…
Our parish council has recently decided to dedicate the beginning of our meetings to fellowship and formation by engaging in a book study. This year, we are reading An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor. Though we have just begun, I wanted to share the title with you in case you’d like to…
“For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” -2 Corinthians 4:6 This season after Epiphany is all about light. From the light of the star that…
We had a beautiful baptism last Sunday at our 10 a.m. service! Baptisms are always joyful occasions, but this one felt especially warm and energetic, with full pews and lots of children running around. It was interesting to me that even with all that activity, the baby being baptized slept through the entire thing! In…
As some of you may know, my son, James, was diagnosed with autism in April. He will be three years old at the end of November, but he is very much on his own developmental timeline. He is particularly behind in communications skills. The last couple of weeks, though, we have seen amazing growth in…