Elliott's Blog

The season of Lent has arrived and with it comes many opportunities to preach and teach. I have been busy banging out sermons to begin the season. You can find my sermons for both Ash Wednesday and the Frist Sunday in Lent by clicking HERE I have recently aquired a new audio recorder and I am still working out the kinks of it so the quality may not be the best at present but I'll be adjusting things over the next little while, please bear with me.

The last Sunday after Epiphany is sometimes known as Transfiguration Sunday because in the Revised Common Lectionary we read the Gospel story of that event. We celebrated this day with two baptisms! If you want to hear or read my sermon for that day then you can do so by clicking HERE Your feedback is always welcome.

This Sunday sees us hear the wonderful story of Jesus' first miracle at a wedding in Cana. The sermon I offered can be found in both audio and text formats by clicking HERE Blessings to you all, and special blessings if you offer me some feedback.

January 6th is the Festival of the Epiphany and it is such an important festival that it is often observed on the Sunday before. The sermon I offered can be found, in both audio and text formats, by clicking HERE I hope your Christmastide has been blessed and peaceful.

Today is the First Sunday of Christmastide. We hold our annual Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols tonight and early this morning we held a quiet celebration of Holy Communion. I offered a brief homily at the Eucharist which you can find, in audio format, by clicking HERE Hope your Christmastide is peaceful and blessed.

Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus into the world as a child! At St. George's we are marking this day by feeding the lonely, the hungry, the poor and those who may not get a festive meal because of work or other circumstances. We are planning on feeding about 15o people. The day began with a celebration of Holy Eucharist and I offered a brief homily which you can find, in audio format only, by clicking HERE May the Christmas season be one of joy for you all.

Tonight is the night that many Christians thoughout the world will celebrate the birth of the timeless Son of God into this world of time. To all of my Christian friends I wish a blessed and happy Christmastide. You can find the sermon I offer on this night by clicking HERE It is in both text and audio formats. Blessings to you all.

Every year the Pictou County Council of Churches holds a service of worship to recognize that for many people Christmas is not a joyful time. Many people have had losses of one kind or another and those losses become quite poignant at this time of year. This year St. George's was the host and I offered a brief meditation for this occasion. You can find that offering (in both text and audio formats) by clicking HERE Blessings to all who grieve losses at this time of year.

The days are getting short before the celebration of Christmas. Advent draws to its close. My sermon for today can be found by clicking HERE it is in both audio and text formats. Advent blessings to you.

Today is the end of the liturgical year and we end with the Festival of Christ the King also known as the Reign of Christ. You can find links to the text, audio and accompanying powerpoint presentation for my sermon by clicking HERE Your feedback is valuable to me