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 Starting Friday July 10 Rev. Rob has been on vacation, and will be returning to St. Luke's on Friday August 7. While he's away our excellent team of Lay Readers will be leading our In-Person services of Morning Prayer. For the Sundays when he is away, Rev. Rob has prepared Reflection Questions to help us engage with the Scripture Readings for the week. The reading of Holy Scripture together as a community has been a central part of Christian worship throughout the Church’s long history. It has deep roots within the spiritual practices of Israel, and sustains God’s people today. We read Scripture together not simply to learn new information about God’s dealings with humanity in the past, but to listen in faith to what the Living God is saying to us His people today. It is a profound act of worship, a way of turning of our full attention to our Lord. We listen to His Word to draw closer to Him, and to one another in love. After every Scripture Reading in our At-Home Morning Prayer service, you're invited to take a few moments in silence to reflect upon the passage, and how God’s Spirit might be addressing us through it, as individuals and as a community. In those moments, pay attention to any words, ideas, or images from the reading that stand out to you. In the silence afterwards, ask God to help you hear His word for you today. After the Gospel Reading, take 1-2 minutes to reflect, and then read over this week's Reflection Questions. Take whatever time you need to prayerfully sit with these questions, taking notes if you find it helpful, or perhaps even returning to the questions throughout the week. Our service of Morning Prayer, & Reflection Questions this week can be found here:
 This week we are holding our Fifth Annual Churchyard Cemetery Service of Morning Prayer, gathering outdoors to worship the Living God while surrounded by the graves of the saints from our Parish Family who have gone on before us. As such, our Morning Prayer service order might seem a little different today.
This service has become a welcome tradition, and an ongoing opportunity for those in our wider community who have loved ones buried at St. Luke's to gather in prayer, bring flowers to lay at graves, and remember their lives with gratitude. Whether or not you are able to join us in person, please take some time today to remember the lives and legacies of our Christian sisters and brothers who have died and are now at peace in the presence of Jesus our Risen Lord. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon this week can be found here:  Today is Father's Day in Canada, and so many will mark this day by remembering and honouring their fathers who have loved, cared for, guided, and raised them up. For many of us, this is a day of deep gratitude, and it is right that we give thanks along with them for those who truly embodied the gift of fatherhood. For some of us today is less straightforward, and may actually be more of a struggle... perhaps due to difficulties or losses in one's parental relationships, or for those whom the experience of pursuing fatherhood has been one of sorrow and disappointment. Along with them, we do well to acknowledge that family life is often a challenging road, and to listen to and honour their sufferings, which are also known and shared by our loving God. Whether today is a day of celebration for you, or a day of difficulty, 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 supported you, with peace, hope, fellowship, kindness, and understanding. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:
 Today is Trinity Sunday, the day Christians reflect on the Living God's self-revelation as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and what this means for us and our world.
Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:  Come Holy Spirit, come! Comfort and restore your people.Today we celebrate the coming of the Spirit of God to dwell with us in holy power, filling us with His holy presence, and preparing us to live as His holy people in the world, faithfully following Jesus Christ, our Risen Saviour King. Here is a great video from the Bible Project exploring the implications of Pentecost as it relates to the empowering of the whole Christian Church as God's royal priesthood at work in His world today: For even more on this important topic, check out the other 5 videos in this series, and the podcast episodes that go into even more depth: Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:
 Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead, and reigns on high!Today we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus Christ the Risen Lord to the right hand of God the Father, where He reigns as Lord of Lords. Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:
 Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!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 this week can be found here:
 Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here: And here is a link to an article by Gisele McKnight, our Diocesan Communications Officer, writing about our recent Diocesan Synod discussing our Cathedral.  Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:
 Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:
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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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