Grace Pritchard Burson

Sabbath Leave FAQ’s

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SABBATH LEAVE FAQs Dragonfly, Dave and Heather’s boat, dressed for Canada Day, 2022.   What is a sabbath leave? A sabbath leave is a period of intentional “unplugging” for rest and refreshment, rooted in the Fourth Commandment, in which God instructs God’s people to set aside one day in seven as a day of rest. Grace is receiving a sabbath… View Post

Report to the Parish Meeting, May 2023

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Incumbent’s Report, May 21, 2023 As I write, it’s ten days until I depart for a three-month sabbath leave combined with my regular vacation, which will take me out of the office until September 28. By the time I present this report at the meeting, it will be just a week! I’m working very hard to check off the numerous… View Post

Looking forward, looking back

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All Saints’, Dorval Easter VI, Year A May 14, 2023 My “guerrilla garden,” spring 2020 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. … I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. It’s Easter season; the spring weather has been glorious for the last week or so…. View Post

Blessed are those who have not seen

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All Saints’, Dorval Easter V, Year A May 7, 2023 Putney High School (the right hand picture was probably taken around the time my mother was there). Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any pictures of Aunty Gwen herself. For some reason, I’ve found myself thinking and talking a lot recently about my godmother. Her name was Miss Gwendolyn Date, and she… View Post

God in the mess

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All Saints’, Dorval Easter III, Year A April 23, 2023 Léon Augustin Lhermitte, “Friend of the humble (Supper at Emmaus)”, 1892.  From Art in the Christian Tradition. Three years ago, preaching on Zoom during the first COVID lockdown, I said this: “Cleophas and his companion, after all, did not invite Jesus to a solemn High Mass, or even a dinner… View Post