Elliott's Blog

This week has been a busy one with some physical changes in  parts of our buildings. I chose to talk about these changes in this week's sermon which can be heard by clicking HERE I will be on vacation for the next three weeks enjoying some time puttering around the Maritimes and relaxing with my family and friends.

On Sunday we celebrated the birth of our Lord's cousin, John - the great forerunner. My sermon for that day may be found by clicking HERE Your feedback is important to me.

On Sunday St. Peter's celebrated it Patronal Festival. For those of you who are familiar with the calendar of the church, I know that the Festival of Peter and Paul is not until June 29th but we had to transfer this feast because we did not want to displace the Nativity of John the Baptist. Mea culpa. My sermon for that occasion can be found by clicking HERE Your feedback is important to me. Let me know what you think of this, or any of my sermons.

This Sunday saw the readings from Proper 10b. Jesus is up to something to be sure as he stands up to the authorities of his day. The audio for my sermon this week can be found by clicking HERE At worship today we were blessed to have with us some visitors all the way from Burlington, ON. It was lovely to reconnect with folk from that part of the world. I'd really like to know what you think of this sermon, please feel free to leave me your comments.

This week is the Second Sunday after Pentecost and we enter into what is known as "Ordinary Time". During this time we use the Revised Common Lectionary for our readings and those readings are referred to as the "Propers" of the day. This week is Proper 9 of Year B. Complicated I know but let us rather focus on the stories we hear. Today we hear the Call of Samuel - one of my personal favourite call stories. The sermon I offered for today can be found by clicking HERE We were also very blessed to have a visiting priest, the Reverend Canon Diran Ogundipe from Lagos, Nigeria in our midst. He and his lovely wife were on vacation in the area. One of the customs I observe is to offer the altar to any visiting priest and he accepted my offer. It was wonderful to have him preside at the Holy Mysteries.

This Sunday we celebrate the theology of the Holy Trinity, three Persons and one God. My sermon for this day can be found by clicking HERE May the blessing of the Trinity abide in you all.

Sunday was the culmination of our Easter celebrations with the great event of Pentecost. My sermon for that day can be found by clicking HERE May the Holy Spirit guide you and inspire you all your days. ------------------------------- Last Sunday we celebrated the event of the Ascension of our Lord and you can find my sermon for that day by clicking HERE

I'm sorry that I neglected posting my sermon last week. So to make up for it here are two! My sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter can be found by clicking HERE And my sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter where we commemorated the Battle of the Atlantic can be found by clicking HERE The season of Easter is fast coming to it glorious conclusion, I hope your celebrations have been joyful.

It was a great joy to preside at my first baptism at St. Peter's.  Good Shepherd Sunday is a wonderful day to become part of the great flock of Jesus. My sermon for this day can be found by clicking HERE I hope your Eastertide celebrations have been joyful.

Much on my mind has been the accident in Saskatchewan, the ongoing war in Syria, and the desperate water issues in many of our First Nations. These things figure prominently in this week's sermon which you can hear by clicking HERE The photos below are of our two congregations wearing their jerseys in support of Humboldt.