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Click HERE to go to the sermon I have prepared for this week. As always your comments are valuable to me.

Please click HERE to read the sermon I have prepared for this week. Your comments, questions and criticisms are welcome.

This Sunday we are marking the occasion of St. Andrew's 130th Anniversary. The service this week will celebrate the place of St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour as a part of God's Church Universal. HERE are my comments on this great occasion. Your comments would be appreciated.

My friends we have a new family member! Dinah came to her new home late last night through a pounding rain storm. She is a gentle and loving retired racing greyhound whom we adopted through Greyhound Pets of Atlantic Canada or GPAC . She is 3 years old and has many years ahead of her to be pampered and loved. She will have some adjusting to do now that she is a pet and not just a racer. And we have some adjusting to do with the demands of a new dog. But the whole family is enjoying her. Magdalene and she are great friends already and I can tell that they are going to get into no end of trouble together. I'll keep you posted with better pictures as she gets settled in.

I have returned from my vacation and have had a really hard week. Two deaths and one funeral have left me very drained emotionally. But I have dug down deep to offer these words for Sunday and if you would like to you can read them by clicking HERE . Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.

I know that you will be very disappointed to hear that I will not be preaching this week. Ha ha. But this week we are blessed with a special guest preacher. Ms. Shona Boardman is a theological student studying at Trinity College in Toronto and she has a summer home in this part of the world and I have coerced her into offering us her words. It's good practise for her... I will also be away for the next couple of Sundays as I am going on vacation for two weeks. See you all when I get back. If, in the meantime, you would like somethings to chew on you can check out the sermons found at Sermons That Work . A site filled with great things to occupy your mind and soul.

Yesterday our beloved dog, Dax, died. She was suffering from a severe paralysis that was beginning to take away her dignity and as this photo shows Dax was a very dignified dog. Dax was a very kind and patient dog who loved her walks, her treats, her cheese, the socks that David would send home, and all the other things that most dogs love. She had a particular affection for the "William Tell Overture" and enjoyed sleeping in any sunbeam she could find. For the first seven years of her life she lived with the Burgomaster family in Halifax. David, Patrick, Jennifer and Glen loved her and took care of her. Dax really loved her tuna tins from Jennifer and enjoyed chasing after David and Pat. Then in 2004 she came to live with us when we moved to the rectory in Neil's Harbour. Dax enjoyed the open air and open spaces of this place. Particularly she enjoyed a good romp on the point next to the lighthouse. She adapted very well when Magdalene arrived home and was extremel...

This week I will only be preaching at St. Andrew's because St. John's is hosting our United Church brothers and sisters and we will be graced with the words and wisdom of their pastor. Thus HERE is this week's sermon. Got comments? I'd love to read them...

This week I have finished my sermon very early because I will be travelling for the rest of the week and will not have time to finish when I return home. Thus... HERE is Sunday's sermon.

Click HERE to view my sermon for this week.