Elliott's Blog

Our services this week are scheduled for: 11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish 7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour All are welcome to attend our services of worship.

My good friend Dawn has made a post on her blog that properly sums up this season of Christmas and I thought folk should read it.

To all my Christian brothers and sisters in Christ may the power of the Christmas message reside in you all. And may you be examples of the peace of Christ where ever you go. Happy Christmas to all!

Saturday 24 December - Christmas Eve 6pm Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour 8pm Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish All are welcome to come and begin celebrating the Christmas Season!

We were going to begin a new Ecumenical Alpha Course tonight. But due to the nasty weather and road conditions here in Northern Cape Breton I fear we must cancel this event. We will reschedule this event for early in the new year. See you then!

Our services this Sunday are scheduled for: 11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour 7pm Candlelight Service of Advent Lessons and Carols This Tuesday, 20 December at 7pm there will be a Candlelight Service of Advent Lessons and Carols at St. Andrew's Church, Neil's Harbour All are welcome to our services

Our services this week are scheduled for: 11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish 7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour All are most welcome!

Your Worship: I realize that this letter will reach you far to late to be of any practical use to you or to your Town Council; however, I must write to you to express some thoughts and disappointments. It is most disturbing to read about your Council’s decision to name the month of December as the “Christmas Season.” I fear that you have made a great error in your decision here. December, traditionally for close to 2000 years has been the season of Advent for the Christian faith. Advent is the time when we prepare ourselves for the coming of Jesus. We prepare ourselves not just for the coming of the festival of Christmas but also for the coming again of our Lord to judge us all. The actual “Christmas Season” that the Christian faith observes begins after sunset on the 24 th of December and it ends after sunset on the 6 th of January. Your Council’s proclamation that the whole month of December is to be the “Christmas Season” goes against Christian practice and thought, and in fa