Alleluia! Jesus is risen!Today people all over our country are celebrating Mother's Day: remembering and honouring the mothers who have loved, cared for, guided, and raised them up. For many of us, this is a day of thankfulness and joy, and we do well to give thanks along with them for those who truly embodied the gift of motherhood. For some of us, today is much more complicated, and indeed painful... perhaps due to difficulties or losses in our parental relationships. We remember too, and grieve with those who's experience of the pursuit of motherhood has been one of sorrow, pain, and disappointment. Along with them, we acknowledge that family life is often a challenging road, and open our hearts and ears to listen to and honour their stories and their sufferings, which are also known and shared by our loving God, as well as many others. Whether today is a day of joy for you, or a day of pain, or some mixture of both: may you receive God's blessing today exactly as it is needed. May God surround you and those you love, as well as all those who have loved and nurtured you, with peace, hope, fellowship, kindness, and understanding. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon for Ascension Sunday can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here:
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Alleluia! Jesus Christ is Risen from the Dead!Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here: Alleluia! Jesus Christ is Risen from the Dead!Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:
And our Songs for this week can be found here: Alleluia! Jesus Christ is Risen from the Dead!Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:
And our Songs for this week can be found here: Alleluia! Jesus Christ is Risen from the Dead!Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here: Alleluia! Jesus Christ is Risen from the Dead!Lord of life and power, through the mighty resurrection of your Son, you have overcome the old order of sin and death and have made all things new in him. May we, being dead to sin and alive to you in Jesus Christ, reign with him in glory, who with you and the Holy Spirit is alive, one God, now and for ever. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs for this week can be found here: Today marks the beginning of Holy Week: the start of Christ's journey from the expectant praise of the crowds on Palm Sunday, through the humble, self-giving love shared on Maundy Thursday, to the horrible suffering and shame endured on the cross on Good Friday, and finally to the world-changing hope of His resurrection at Easter. Instead of a Sermon this Sunday, we are invited to spend some more time reflecting on the Gospel readings, both of the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, but also of His faithful sacrifice on the cross. In our Morning Prayer service today the second Gospel reading from Mark has several invitations to pause and prayerfully reflect on the unfolding story. Please do not rush through this time, but invite the Holy Spirit of God to make known the significance of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done. It may be beneficial to slowly read the Gospel aloud, and to make a note of any parts of the reading that especially stand out. Throughout the coming week, bring all these things to God of prayer. The Crucifixion accounts are central to each of the four Gospels, as the Apostles see the cross as key to understanding the Good News of what Jesus Christ has done for us all. Here is an excellent video from the Bible Project exploring the Gospel of Mark as a whole, which will help us understand the context for our Gospel readings this week: Our service of Morning Prayer, and Bulletin this week can be found here: And our Songs this week can be found here: Today marks the Fifth Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, for the events of Holy Week, and the commemoration of the betrayal, death, and resurrection of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. To help us grow in our faith and engage the Holy Scriptures with greater understanding, each week in Lent we will be sharing a link to a video from the Bible Project, from their series exploring the books of the Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. Here is a link to the seventh video, unpacking the Book of Deuteronomy: For those who want to explore this theme a bit more in depth, check out their 7 Episode Podcast series discussing questions raised by these videos on the books of the Torah, found here: Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs this week can be found here: Today marks the Fourth Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, for the events of Holy Week, and the commemoration of the betrayal, death, and resurrection of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. To help us grow in our faith and engage the Holy Scriptures with greater understanding, each week in Lent we will be sharing a link to a video from the Bible Project, from their series exploring the books of the Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. Here is a link to the fifth and sixth videos, unpacking the Books of Leviticus and Numbers: For those who want to explore this theme a bit more in depth, check out their 7 Episode Podcast series discussing questions raised by these videos on the books of the Torah, found here: Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Reflection Questions this week can be found here: And our Songs this week can be found here:
Today marks the Third Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, for the events of Holy Week, and the commemoration of the betrayal, death, and resurrection of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. To help us grow in our faith and engage the Holy Scriptures with greater understanding, each week in Lent we will be sharing a link to a video from the Bible Project, from their series exploring the books of the Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. Here is a link to the third and fourth videos, unpacking the Book of Exodus: For those who want to explore this theme a bit more in depth, check out their 7 Episode Podcast series discussing questions raised by these videos on the books of the Torah, found here: Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs this week can be found here: Today marks the Second Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, for the events of Holy Week, and the commemoration of the betrayal, death, and resurrection of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. To help us grow in our faith and engage the Holy Scriptures with greater understanding, each week in Lent we will be sharing a link to a video from the Bible Project, from their series exploring the books of the Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. Here is a link to the second video, unpacking Genesis Chapters 12-50. For those who want to explore this theme a bit more in depth, check out their 7 Episode Podcast series discussing questions raised by these videos on the books of the Torah, found here: Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs this week can be found here: Today marks the first Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, for the events of Holy Week, and the commemoration of the betrayal, death, and resurrection of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. To help us grow in our faith and engage the Holy Scriptures with greater understanding, each week in Lent we will be sharing a link to a video from the Bible Project, from their series exploring the books of the Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. Here is a link to the first video, unpacking Genesis Chapters 1-11. For those who want to explore this theme a bit more in depth, check out their 7 Episode Podcast series discussing questions raised by these videos on the books of the Torah, found here: Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs this week can be found here: Today we celebrate the Transfiguration of our Lord, when Jesus Christ was revealed to be God's beloved Son, to whom we are all called to listen. 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 this week can be found here: And our Songs this week can be found here: Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here: And our Songs this week can be found here: |
Rev. RObRev. Rob serves as the Priest-in-Charge at St. Luke's Gondola Point, and as the School Chaplain at Rothesay Netherwood School Archives
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