Today is October 31 – also known has Halloween. Today children all across North America will go door to door and collect candy treats. This takes on a whole new dynamic when you are a type one or juvenile diabeticToday close to 50 children from across Canada will be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes... Continue Reading →
Days of endless activity
What a great few days indeed. Since I last had opportunity to sit and write a blog, OI have had a great movie night with parish friends, officiated at a wedding, had great fellowship with a family planning a wedding here in April, enjoyed a dynamic and spirit filled intergenerational Mass on Sunday morning, at... Continue Reading →
One Day at a Time
Tonight I happened on an article online from the Toronto Sun about a transplanted Newfoundland family living in Brantford, ON who have two children afflicted with Batten’s disease. I happened on it quite by accident. I was reading some headlines on the CANOE webpage when I saw this – Can they be saved? Pity... Continue Reading →
Great Acts of Love
Last night I was privileged, along with Catherinanne to take our God-daughter Alanah to Page Perreault’s house for a very special birthday party. You see Page has a foster child in Haiti whose name is Stevens. Yesterday was his birthday and page thought it important to have a celebration of his birthday. So we went.... Continue Reading →
Being in the church and not of it!
“Often we hear the remark that we have live in the world without being of the world. But it may be more difficult to be in the Church without being of the Church. Being of the Church means being so preoccupied by and involved in the many ecclesial affairs and clerical "ins and outs" that... Continue Reading →
A New Reformation – Very Interesting Book
I am reading Matthew Fox’s book “A New Reformation.” It is a fascinating read. In it he postulates that the church is desperately in need of reforming all over again – the likes of which we have not seen since Martin Luther posted his now infamous 95 Theses to the church doors in Wittenberg. Fox,... Continue Reading →
A Great night with Bishop Bob Bennett
Tonight Bishop Bob Bennett visited our Markus Committee to hear us talk about ministry at St. Mark’s by-the-Lake. It was a positive and productive meeting. Over 40 people who have been meeting now since June were there to update each other and the bishop on our progress. There was a great optimism in our dialogue.... Continue Reading →
Desmond Tutu – 22 years since Nobel
On this day, October 16, 1984 Bishop Desmond Tutu, General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “his role as a unifying leader figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa.” I just love Desmond Tutu. I think there are few who... Continue Reading →
Lots to Talk About
The last few days have been very eventful. I have not blogged for a couple of days so brace yourself this is a long one! On Thursday Mom and Dad made the trek back to Newfoundland after a great visit of nearly three weeks. It was a crazy day. Their flight was from Toronto... Continue Reading →
The Gales which disturb us
Today was a day of meetings. I had clerius in the AM followed this evening by a warden’s meeting and a parish council meeting. Lots of meeting. It was a good day in that there was lots of interaction with those who minister. This morning it was the ordained – tonight it was the baptised.... Continue Reading →
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