 Today we mark the start of a new year in the Christian calendar with the first Sunday of Advent: a season of anticipation and preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ, both in His birth at Christmas, and in His future return to reign forever over a renewed creation. Each week in Advent, we reflect on an important aspect of the Christian life as we wait faithfully for our Saviour, and serve His kingdom even now. The first Sunday of Advent, we reflect on the theme of Hope. In addition to our Service of Morning Prayer and Sermon this week, here is a great video from the Bible Project exploring how the Holy Scriptures help us to have Hope. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here:
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 Today we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, a reminder that Jesus Christ the Risen Lord reigns now and forever. Of course, Christ's unending Kingdom does not look like the other kingdoms of the world, and there are times when we can forget what it means for us to share in His reign today. Here is a great video from the Bible Project, exploring the Gospel (or Good News) of the Kingdom of Christ. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon for this week can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here:  On Saturday November 5, Anglican clergy and lay delegates from across New Brunswick gathered at Christ Church Cathedral for our first Diocesan Synod since the fall of 2019. During this gathering, we had a chance to hear an important word from Archbishop David, expressing his vision for the direction of our Diocese at this time. This Sunday, at St. Luke's we're going to make space to hear and reflect upon his Charge to us. You can find the video and text of the Bishop's Charge below. Our service of Morning Prayer and Bulletin for this week may be found here: And our Songs for this week may be found here:  Today we mark Remembrance Day together as a Parish, honouring those who faced the horrors of war in order to bring life to others, all in the light of Jesus Christ, who in self-giving love gave up His life at the cross to bring God's peace to all. Below you will find the St. Luke's Honour Role and prayers. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon for this week can be found here: And our Songs can be found here:  Today we are marking the Feast of All Saints a few days early, remembering the stories of our Christian sisters and brothers who, along with us, have received God's grace in Jesus Christ, and have been drawn into the story of God's eternal Kingdom. The word "Saint" stirs up all sorts of ideas for us, some of them more helpful than others. But at it's root, "Saint" is deeply connected to another word: "Holy". To dig a bit deeper into how the Bible talks about holiness, and what it means for us today, check out this great video put out by the folks at the Bible Project. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs for this 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:  This week we remembered and celebrated our patron Saint, St. Luke the Evangelist, well known as the author of the Gospel that bears his name, and it's sequel, the Book of Acts. For a visual overview of the story St. Luke offers us, check out this collection of videos exploring the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts put out by the Bible Project. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here:  Happy Thanksgiving from St. Luke's Gondola Point. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here:  This has been a heavy week around the world, and our service today calls us to hear and receive some heavy passages from Scripture today, including a passage from the Book of Lamentations. Lamentations was written in one of the darkest moments in the story of God's people, and it offers us sacred space to grieve honestly in God's presence. And yet this book is often neglected, and its gifts to us left unexplored. Here is a video from the Bible Project looking closer at the Book of Lamentations, explaining its context, and how its message still speaks to us today. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here:  At this time we remember in our prayers all those in Atlantic Canada who have been impacted by hurricane Fiona. The following is a prayer shared online by Bishop Bruce Myers, of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec. Almighty God, by your Word you laid the foundations of the earth, set the bounds of the sea, and still the wind and waves. Surround us with your grace and peace, and preserve us through this storm. By your Spirit, lift up those who may fall, strengthen those who will work to rescue or rebuild, and fill us with the hope of your new creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here:  In our Gospel Reading this week we hear a parable, a short and puzzling story or word picture, that Jesus tells to His disciples. For those of us trying to follow Jesus today, this parable seems pretty strange, and it's not always that easy for us to understand the point our Lord is trying to make. Part of the problem, it seems, is that Jesus uses His parables in a particular way: not simply to offer us wisdom, or spiritual advice, but as a way to reveal God's Kingdom, and what He is really up to. For a bit more on how Jesus uses parables, and their deeper meaning, check out this great video by the folks at The Bible Project. Or to dig even deeper, check out their 7 part Podcast Series on the Parables. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here:  A Statement from the Bishop of Fredericton, |
| "What a life. What an extraordinary life. And yet the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is a shock to our sense of permanence, because of her long and steadfast reign, which helped us make sense of our identity as a nation. It was a reign that was not only for the United Kingdom. It was a reign that was for the whole world. Round the world in the work I do I hear so many people who spoke of her not as anything other than The Queen. She showed us permanence. She gave us a sense that life wouldn’t change, and so with her death, we feel that permanence is rocked. And for many of us it is almost impossible to imagine a world without her. For all those who yesterday found themselves bereaved in their own families or from their own friends, because many other people died yesterday, they will know especially that sense of great loss, the uncertainty, the loss of identity, the fading of what seemed permanent. But that is the lie of death. For Her Late Majesty showed us that when we build our lives on God’s faithfulness, we are on the solid ground of eternity that cannot be shaken..." |  |
Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here:
And our Songs for this week can be found here:
The reading of Holy Scripture together as a community has been a central part of Christian worship throughout the Church’s long history, and it has deep roots within the spiritual and communal practices of Israel.
We read Holy Scripture together not simply to learn new information about God’s dealings with humanity in the past, but also to listen in faith to what the Living God is saying to us His people today. We listen to His Word to draw closer to Him, and to one another.
This week, as we did for much of the Summer, we will be engaging with the Scriptures in a more open-ended way: carving out some time for silent contemplation, as well as sharing some questions for further reflection, rather than having our usual Sermons.
After every Scripture Reading in the At-Home Morning Prayer service, we’re all invited to take a few moments (1-2 minutes) in silence to reflect upon the passage, and how God’s Spirit might be addressing us through it, as individuals or as a community.
In those moments, pay attention to any words, ideas, or images that stand out to you. In the silence afterwards, ask God to help you hear His heart for you today.
After the Gospel is read, and we’ve taken a moment to in silence to reflect upon it, review the Reflection Questions for the week that Pastor Rob has prepared to help us dig in a bit deeper.
We read Holy Scripture together not simply to learn new information about God’s dealings with humanity in the past, but also to listen in faith to what the Living God is saying to us His people today. We listen to His Word to draw closer to Him, and to one another.
This week, as we did for much of the Summer, we will be engaging with the Scriptures in a more open-ended way: carving out some time for silent contemplation, as well as sharing some questions for further reflection, rather than having our usual Sermons.
After every Scripture Reading in the At-Home Morning Prayer service, we’re all invited to take a few moments (1-2 minutes) in silence to reflect upon the passage, and how God’s Spirit might be addressing us through it, as individuals or as a community.
In those moments, pay attention to any words, ideas, or images that stand out to you. In the silence afterwards, ask God to help you hear His heart for you today.
After the Gospel is read, and we’ve taken a moment to in silence to reflect upon it, review the Reflection Questions for the week that Pastor Rob has prepared to help us dig in a bit deeper.
Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Reflection Questions this week can be found here:
And our Songs for this week can be found here:
In this week's Old Testament reading from Jeremiah, God uses a powerful image to describe the unfaithfulness of His people: "they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water." (Jeremiah 2:13).
The idea of life-giving water is used all throughout the Scriptures to speak of God's own power and presence at work within His creation. Here is a great video by the Bible Project that helps us explores this image a bit more:
The idea of life-giving water is used all throughout the Scriptures to speak of God's own power and presence at work within His creation. Here is a great video by the Bible Project that helps us explores this image a bit more:
Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here:
And our Songs for this week can be found here:
 | Our Scripture Readings this week call us to consider the nature and purpose of Sabbath rest, the gracious gift built into the whole rhythm of life for God's people. For a deeper look at how God's Sabbath rest connects to the whole biblical story, check out this short Video from the folks at the Bible Project: Or listen to their more in-depth discussion with their Podcast series 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:
Rev. ROb
Rev. Rob serves as the Priest-in-Charge at St. Luke's Gondola Point, and as the School Chaplain at Rothesay Netherwood School
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