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Consolation toward resurrection

in Sermons on 03/29/23

All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Lent V, Year A March 26, 2023 Jonathan Daniels (left) with fellow activists. Today we get a little preview of Easter. We’ll hear the story of the Dry Bones again as we sit with our candles listening to all the old stories during the Great Vigil of Easter; and the story of the… View Post

Report to the March parish meeting

in Blog on 03/29/23

Incumbent’s Report, March 26, 2023 This is the first official incumbent’s report I’ve written since November – apologies for the hiatus! Since then, the installation of the fresh air return has completed our project to improve the ventilation in the building. We nevertheless have continued masking, hoping to go to “masks optional” as of the Sunday after Easter. Thankfully, there… View Post

Seeing as God sees

in Sermons on 03/22/23

All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Lent IV, Year A March 19, 2023 “For the LORD does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” It’s really very considerate of the lectionary to give us such appropriate selections from scripture when I wanted to talk about discernment anyway. When Heather… View Post

On the threshold

in Sermons on 03/08/23

All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Lent II, Year A March 5, 2023 The logo of my doula business, drawn by my mother. In January of 2014, I was at a clergy gathering. Things in my parish were not going well; I was exhausted and burnt out and didn’t want to be there. When the time came, as it… View Post