When your mask limits your ability to communicate clearly, perhaps you could let that moment remind you of the countless souls whose voices are never heard. Here, nuns wearing protective face masks, gather in St. Peter’ Square at the Vatican on July 5, 2020 as Pope Francis leads the Sunday Angelus prayer from his window. …
Dear Congregation, This week the leadership team met to discuss the restart of Sunday morning services. Reviewing the criteria that we set for a potential restart (the results of our congregational survey, current provincial guidance, the experiences of other churches, and an internal risk assessment) we have decided to wait a little bit longer before …
Last week the church leadership team met and began to discuss the possibility of a transition from online services to live services in our facility. Like many of you we are eager to reconnect in a safe and responsible way. To that end we have tentatively chosen July 26th as a possible restart date — subject to the following conditions: …
Picture By https://www.vperemen.com/ (Own work) CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Here is a link to Pastor John’s article in the Calgary Herald that came out this weekend. Easter Weekend OPED
Originally Published in the Calgary Herald on March 20, 2020 There once was a world that had lost its way. Everyone was moving so fast that they forgot to look around. People didn’t notice each other. Some were blinded by consumerism. Others distracted by pleasure. Some idolized work and worried about the next thing. Others …
7. An Immune System that Works – Two days ago I was standing in the pain-killer aisle of my local food store staring at an empty shelf where the ibuprofen used to be. Beside me was a woman who appeared quite anxious. After a bit of COVID 19 small talk I told her that her body’s …
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“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” IS 43 One of my favourite texts! I just wrote this yesterday as a concluding thought for the introduction of my faith/science book: A PROPHETIC IMAGINATION …