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Blog: The Second Coming?

Together on the Journey:A Weekly Blog  Happy New Year, everyone! This Sunday marks Advent 1, the first day of the church year. And nothing says happy new year like a story about the second coming of Jesus, am I right? As we prepare for the first coming of Jesus at...

Blog: A Year in Review

Together on the Journey:A Weekly Blog  Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! Yes, you read that correctly. This coming Sunday, the last Sunday after Pentecost or the Reign of Christ, is the last Sunday of the church year. The following Sunday we enter into the new church...

Blog: Mentors

Together on the Journey:A Weekly Blog  This week, on November 12, we marked the commemoration of Charles Simeon, a priest who lived about 200 years ago. Never heard of him? I hadn’t either. Here is a description of him from the Anglican book For All the Saints:...

Blog: Saints

Together on the Journey:A Weekly Blog  This past Sunday was All Saints day, a day when we remember all of the saints who have come before us. Saints are regular people who often did extraordinary things to show their love for God. In their own ways, they loved God by...

Blog: Breathe

Together on the Journey:A Weekly Blog  This time of year, I start to feel the pull of the busy season. Today, I met with church staff to review our plans for the Advent and Christmas seasons, and just like that, I feel like I will blink and it will be December. And if...

Autumn and Restoration

In 1980, for the parish’s 135th anniversary, a major programme was begun under the guidance of Peter Stokes, a noted restoration architect. The restorations included roof re-shingling, insulation of the exterior walls of the original building, replastering of the...

Blog: Meandering

Together on the Journey:A Weekly Blog  I’ve always been someone who meanders. It’s one of my favourite ways to relax and spend time on my own. The technical definition of meandering is ‘following a winding course’, but in reality, the course does not need to be...

Blog: Serving and Observing

Together on the Journey:A Weekly Blog  This past Sunday at St. George’s, we observed Harvest Thanksgiving, a feast day where we celebrate and give thanks for the good gifts that God has given us. The church was beautifully decorated with produce representing the...

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