Our Service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

And our Songs this week can be found here:

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon for this week can be found here:

​And our Songs for the week can be found here:

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here:

And our Songs for this week can be found here:

Today (June 14) marks the beginning of the longest season of the Church Calendar: Ordinary Time. It also marks the second Sunday since we have resumed services of Holy Communion at St. Luke's GP.

It was wonderful last week to gather again and worship God as a Parish family, taking another step forward in our journey together on the road ahead of us. Thanks be to God, and to all of you who have helped to make this forward movement possible, and thank you all for your grace, patience, perseverance, and support.

Many blessings, and have a great week.

​Rob+ 

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​Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

And our Songs for this week can be found here:

This Sunday (June 7) we begin holding worship services again at St. Luke's Church.
Although it is great for many of us to be with each other again, and to worship God together in community, we also know not everyone feels ready or able to join us in person just yet.  

The Good News reminds us that, wherever we may be, the Risen Son will be with us always through the Holy Spirit, drawing us into the goodness and holy love of our Heavenly Father.

Rather than offer a sermon this week, I would like to invite us to try something perhaps a little new, but which hopefully can help us grow together in the knowledge and love of God. Below you will find some questions for us all to consider this week, inspired by our Scripture readings as well as today’s feast (Trinity Sunday).

Please set aside some time (or maybe a few shorter periods of time) this week to prayerfully reflect on and try to answer these questions as best you can. After this time of prayerful reflection, I encourage you to discuss your ‘answers’ with others, in the Parish or beyond. I for one would love to hear from you and listen to your responses. I know this might be a stretch for some of us, but I want to challenge you to give it a try. 

Many blessings as we seek to worship, love, and serve our holy, Triune God.

​-Rev. Rob

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Reflection Questions for this week can be found here. ​

And our Songs for this week can be found here.

(Lyrics & Music by Rob Montgomery)

God has got a garden
Growing up inside us
From the Holy Spirit comes
Fruit to bless everyone

Love and Peace
Generosity
Self-Control and Kindness
Faithfulness and Patience
Gentleness and Joy

It has been two months since we have been able to physically gather together for worship here in New Brunswick. This has been a challenging season, of course, and there is a deep longing to leave these days of separation behind us and return to our old ways of life.

There are indeed some signs of hope here: the Provincial government has begun to allow some small gatherings for worship (10 people or less), provided they have an Operational Plan in place to insure proper safety precautions are consistently being followed. Also, Bishop David and the Synod Staff have been supporting local clergy and parishes as we all try to prepare to safely open our doors again. 

Here at Gondola Point, the Wardens, Vestry, and I are currently working on our parish's Operational Plan, and we hope to have this all in place in the coming days, though there is much to be done. While the easing of restrictions means the possibility of gathering together in person again, it also means we will have to make some big adjustments in how we do so. 

Please keep us in your prayers, keep looking for ways to encourage and support each other as well as our neighbours, and stay tuned for more information coming soon. 

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon for this week can be found here:

And our Songs for this week can be found here:

And our songs this week can be found here:

Blessings on this the third Sunday of the Easter Season. 

​This week has been an eventful one, with some ups and some deeply tragic downs. 

One the upside, here in New Brunswick we are no doubt excited and relieved to hear that some early steps are now being taken to ease our Provinces restrictions due to the pandemic. While we know it will still be some time before things like public gatherings for worship will be able to resume, and that we all still need to be cautious in order to care for the vulnerable in our communities, it is still a welcome sign that we can certainly rejoice in. Here at St. Luke's Gondola Point, and all across the Diocese of Fredericton, we will be closely following the guidance of the Government regarding all our activities, and we encourage everyone to stay safe and look for ways to safely bless and care for our neighbours.

Of course on the downside, our hearts ache at the tragic loss of life and senseless evil that took place in Nova Scotia last weekend. Our prayers are with all those who are grieving and suffering, and along with the rest of our Country we also "mourn with those who mourn" (Romans 12:15). 

We know that no matter what may come our way in the days and weeks ahead, the Risen Lord Jesus remains with us whether we can feel His presence or not. May our hearts be kindled today by this hope, and help us to share His peace.

​Our service of Morning Prayer and Bulletin for this week can be found here:

God bless, and have a good week.

-Rev. Rob

This video walks us through the 14 Stations of the Cross paintings by Fr. Sieger Köder, which depict various scenes from the story of Christ's Crucifixion. It is meant to help us prepare for a prayerful experience of Christ's Passion, with periods of both music and silence along the way. The video is about 25 minutes in length.

Good Friday Gospel Passage: John 18:1-19:42.