Elliott's Blog

Faithful bloggers, I have decided to amend this blog slightly. I have created a space for the Parish by itself for announcements, news and schedules. This blog will be for my own use to post my musings and my sermons. Many people of late have been coming to me looking for copies of what I preach and so, I will be posting my Sunday sermons here. Please feel free to comment upon them and provide me with some valuable feed back. The new site for the parish can be found at: http://standrew-stjohn.blogspot.com/ Check it out each week for our schedule, etc. So until anon, Elliott +

Our services this week are scheduled for: 9am Morning Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour 11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish Come, let us worship together.

Our services this week are scheduled for: 9am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish 11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour Come and join us for worship for all are welcome at the table of the Lord.

I am trying to make the space warm and inviting. Please drop by for a visit sometime.

Our services this week are scheduled for: 9am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour 11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish All are welcome!

9 July 2006 The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost My dear friends in Christ, "Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find." - Matthew 7:7 It is with much happiness that I write to tell you all of an exciting new development in our life as a Parish. This past week I sought out and found a space for our Parish to use as an office. After hearing from some of you a desire to create such a space, both in my visits to your homes and in committee conversations, I decided to do some digging to see what might be available to us in our communities. I approached the Facility Manager, Brenda Fitzgerald, of the Buchanan Memorial Hospital and had a delightful discussion with her. Ms. Fitzgerald did all that she could to find a way to make this possible. With her permission to use a space in the Hospital, I then approached all four of our Parish Wardens to seek their advice and council. All of them, without hesitation, thought that this was a prudent idea and one that we co...

Now that I have been able to sort out things I am ready to publish my hours in our new office at the Buchanan Memorial Hosptial. I will be in the office each: Wednesday 9am-12noon Saturday 9am- 12noon and Other times by appointment We will see how these go and if I need to add more time or another day I will publish it here. If you would like to contact me during these times please feel free to call me at 336-2619. As I am sharing this office the voice mail will only be for the Social Worker if you want to leave me a message when I am not in the office please call the Rectory at 336-2440 or email me at sta.stj@ns.sympatico.ca I am looking forward to meeting with folk in the office and being more of a presence to the Hospital patients and staff. Please feel free to drop by just to say, "Hi!"

Our services this week are scheduled for: 9am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish 11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour All are welcome to our services of worship.

After a lovely visit with the Facility Manager at the Buchanan Memorial Hospital I now have a new home for my office. I will soon be located at the Buchanan Memorial Hospital in Room #1609. I will be sharing the room with the local social worker. When the two of us figure things out a little bit more I will post my new office hours. This is an exciting new development in our parish life and I am looking forward to taking up residence in my new digs.