December 21, 2018 Advent Act of Kindness Truth and Reconciliation. “Canada’s residential school system for Aboriginal children was an education system in name only for much of its existence. These residential schools were created for the purpose of separating Aboriginal children from their families, in order to minimize and weaken family ties and... Continue Reading →
Advent Kindness Calendar – Day 19
December 20, 2018 Today at St Aidan’s 830 am - Morning Prayer 3 pm - Podcast Recording at Crossings 700 pm - Choir Practice Advent Act of Kindness Welcome the Stranger. Chances are, if you are living in Canada, you encounter people regularly who have immigrated to our country. Many of those who have... Continue Reading →
Advent Kindness Calendar – Day 18
December 19, 2018 Today at St Aidan’s 1030 am - Holy Communion 646 pm - Advent Vespers 730 - Advent Book Study Advent Act of Kindness Stop by to a Neighbour to say hello. This Do you know your neighbours? When’s the last time you stopped by just to say hi or to see how... Continue Reading →
Advent Kindness Calendar – Day 17
December 17, 2018 Today at St Aidan’s 830 am - Morning Prayer 700 pm - EfM Advent Act of Kindness Help a fiend by giving child care while they shop Or sleep, or walk, wrap gifts or .... This Advent Act of Kindness comes from a woman I met today. I asked her, “What would... Continue Reading →
Advent Kindness Calendar – Day 13
December 14, 2018 Advent Act of Kindness Cook a little extra today. Consider someone who could use a meal. Invite them over, or surprise them and deliver a plate to their home. Let someone know that you care by offering a meal. Some Advent Acts of Kindness involve food. I personally like to cook so these are... Continue Reading →
Advent Kindness Calendar – Day 12
December 13, 2018 Today at St Aidan’s 830 am - Morning Prayer 700 pm - Choir Practice Advent Act of Kindness Refrain from Gossiping This Advent Act of Kindness is more difficult than it sounds. Most of us don’t consider ourselves gossips. With that said, we all too often find ourselves talking about others. Let us... Continue Reading →
Advent Kindness Calendar – Day 12
December 13, 2018 Today at St Aidan’s 830 am - Morning Prayer 700 pm - Choir Practice Advent Act of Kindness Refrain from Gossiping This Advent Act of Kindness is more difficult than it sounds. Most of us don’t consider ourselves gossips. With that said, we all too often find ourselves talking about others. Let us... Continue Reading →
Advent Kindness Calendar – Day 10
December 11, 2018 Today at St Aidan’s 830 am - Morning Prayer 600 pm - Wardens Meeting 730 pm - Parish Council Advent Act of Kindness Encourage One Another This Advent Act of Kindness seems simple enough. Of course we are going to encourage one another. Don’t we do that all the time? I... Continue Reading →
Advent Kindness Calendar – Day 9
December 10, 2018 Advent Act of Kindness Give Blood/Donate funds to Canadian Blood Services . Now I know you are thinking, “you can carry these acts of kindness too far Kevin!” This Advent Act of Kindness really is an opportunity to give life itself. Half of all Canadians will either need blood or... Continue Reading →
Advent Kindness Calendar – Day 7
Today at St Aidan’s 430 pm - Evening Prayer December 8, 2018 Advent Act of Kindness Forgive Someone Who has Wronged you. This Advent Act of Kindness puts our faith to the test. As people who follow in The Way of Jesus, we have ‘heard, read, learned, marked and inwardly digested many words of Scripture... Continue Reading →