Grace Pritchard Burson

Funeral sermon for Sylvia Forbes Tomsons

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Sylvia Edna Forbes Biley Tomsons December 10, 2022 Search me out, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my restless thoughts; look well whether there be any wickedness in me, and lead me in the way that is everlasting. Nobody is perfect, but I have to say that I have rarely… View Post

What does baptism do?

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Baptism of Christ, Year A January 8, 2023 The font prepared for the baptism of Amelia Cyr, Easter Sunday, 2022 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us… View Post

The cry of transformation

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Christmas Day, Year A December 25, 2022 A hand-illuminated text of the Prologue to John. 19th century, Dominican sisters at Stone in Staffordshire. You know, in fourteen years of ordained ministry, and preaching off and on for a few years before that, I’m not sure I’ve ever actually preached on the Prologue to John… View Post

God’s will is abundant life

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Advent III, Year A December 11, 2022 Amir Farsoud, who considered MAiD when he faced homelessness as well as chronic pain, in his apartment. Please note, more than usually heavy topics will be broached in this sermon, including mental illness and suicide. During my first year of seminary, I gradually slid into a deep… View Post

God’s story, our story

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Advent II, Year A December 4, 2022 At Messy Church on Friday, I told the story titled “Jerusalem” – the story of God’s people roughly from the time of King David to the return from exile in Babylon. It’s a story that is usually given very short shrift by our children’s curricula, but which… View Post