All Saints, Dorval Epiphany V, Year A February 9, 2020 (Annual Vestry) First-century Roman oil lamp On Annual Vestry Sunday 2019, I concluded my sermon with these words: We may be a forlorn stump left in the midst of a howling wilderness. But there is life in us yet. Christ walks by the lakeshore, meeting us in the middle of… View Post
Strategy becomes Action
Talking Circles underway on January 25. Annual Vestry is THIS SUNDAY!! We have much to celebrate and much to look forward to! Please plan to come and bring some sandwiches, squares, or other finger foods to share. (And if you know someone who might provide childcare, we’re still looking!) In addition to the usual reports, elections, and so on, the… View Post
Looking Deeper at Purity
All Saints, Dorval The Feast of the Presentation February 2, 2020 This past week, the House of Bishops of the Church of England put out a pastoral letter about human relationships, in which they reiterated their opinion that the only appropriate context for sexual intimacy was heterosexual marriage. It was a shockingly tone-deaf statement and was rapidly repudiated by some… View Post
Annual Vestry Approaches!
A week from Sunday, we will gather for our first Annual Vestry as the Parish of All Saints by the Lake. There is much to reflect on, to celebrate, and to plan. Here are a few notes so you know what to expect: We have been getting an excellent response to our requests for people to be nominated to leadership. … View Post
What is Candlemas?
On February 2, the church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, colloquially known as Candlemas. This is a major feast that “takes precedence” of a Sunday, so when February 2 is a Sunday, as it is this year, we use the readings for the Feast of the Presentation, rather than the regular readings in the… View Post
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