At long last I have completed a video of the golf outing on Sunday. You can get a look at it by clicking below or follow this link to view it directly in youtube (often better quality.) Congratulations to our winners Les Burgon and John Rekker with a score of 68. A good time was... Continue Reading →
Golf Balls and Butterflies
Just in from our wonderful Golf outing. A great day at Hydeaway! Thanks so much John and Jean Anderson, Al and Dee Oakley and John and Miki Blair, Bud and Suzanne Piercell for planning a great day. Many Thanks as well to all who donated prizes and all who came out to play. Elaine Janosik... Continue Reading →
Golf is a Funny Game
“If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death.” Those words of Sam Snead are hilarious. Thank God that I know how to properly grip a knife and a fork as evidenced by my fine physique. But Snead is right – perhaps the... Continue Reading →
I Hear a Drill!!!
Johnny Carson once famously said, “Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill. That is a great line. I have had almost every dental procedure known to humanity, at least it seems that way. While most are a little scared going to the dentist,... Continue Reading →
A Groundbreaking Sunday!
Sunday was one really big and really great day. It was a moment that will be remembered by many for a lot of years to come. I was so pleased to be a part of it. Our focus yesterday was ‘bridge building.’ I proposed in my homily that what we are building is a... Continue Reading →
Looking for the Soap?
I read somewhere on the internet this week that “Evangelism is someone out of the shower telling someone else where the soap is.” I have no idea who said that or where it comes from but I think it is accurate. I like the word evangelism; I’d like to think that I am evangelical and... Continue Reading →
Seven habits of effective churches
I just finished an interview with Bill England from The Shoreline about our upcoming expansion and in particular about our groundbreaking on Sunday Morning. Among other things, he asked me about why people are coming to St. Mark’s by-the-Lake. Why are we growing when there are churches closing? After he left I picked up my... Continue Reading →
St. Mark’s and his Lion named Markus
I was looking at images today of St. Mark, many of which include the winged lion which we have affectionately named Markus in our church. Many of you may be curious about the winged lion as a symbol of St. Mark. Perhaps you may have never noticed before. But in just about any St. Mark’s... Continue Reading →
Help us Break Ground
This official invitation has been sent out to our community. Please invite your friends and family along! St. Mark’s by-the-Lake is RAISING THE ROOF and we want you to be a part of the celebration. In 2006 our parish began to look at ways to more effectively minister to community around us. The... Continue Reading →
McLaren at Lambeth
I was reading today on the Anglican Communion Official Website that one of the guest speakers at this Lambeth Conference is Brian McLaren. The page says, “Brian McLaren is an American evangelical, the founding pastor of Cedar Ridge Community Church, a prolific author, and an internationally recognised contributor to post-modern thought and culture. Dr McLaren... Continue Reading →
It's Just Kevin's Corner 