March turned into April and then we headed into May and our
first Mother’s Day during Covid had to be celebrated from a distance. Now for me it was an easy one! I was in Winnipeg my family was in
Newfoundland so distancing? No problem!
However, while it is easy to joke now, well beyond the fact, at the time
it was also emotionally trying to be so near and yet to have to be so far apart.
Hello everyone
DC, RC and I have once again recorded a service for you. There are
some beautiful additions and it is nice to see a few of the faces from the
congregation. I hope that you enjoy our offering.
Yes, Yes,Yes...to all who requested it the words to the hymns are in the
blog for you. So sing proudly and loudly as you make a joyful noise to the
Lord!!
If you missed or forgot to send along a picture then be sure to snap one and
send it off to Doug and we will add a few more next time around.
A very Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties and women who
have been influential in our lives and who lead by strong example. Our
thanks to all of you for all that you do each and every day.
I discovered that a catchy opening sentences made people
laugh or at least smile and was often told how much they looked forward to the
monkey mail, didn’t take long for the title to stick!
Hello everyone
First let me confess! I cheated!!! I took a sneak peek at the
finished service for this week. Doug has put together a fabulous piece
and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.
The blog with the written service and hopefully a link that connects (blogger
has made changes with its updates and is not inserting links as easily) can be
found at kjlaldin.blogspot.com
I know many people are watching this from former parishes and some of you have
shared the links with friends so as usual feel free to share it so that others
may enjoy the service.
And again the church season changed as we marked Pentecost
and I kept reminding people that Hope is not cancelled! And we entered into the realm of the
controversial with our online communion and asking people to join us at
home. Now you must understand my
honorary assistants and I were more than ready to defend our stance. Our argument was simple
Do you believe that when you offer the blessing it goes beyond
the room that we are recording in? That
the airwaves, via the video, the blessing touches each person who is ready to
receive it? If you said yes then the
question is how is the blessing of the bread and wine not equally powerful when
the words are said and sent in the same manner?
Were we pushing the limits? Without a doubt but we were more concerned
about connecting people in time honoured and meaningful ways.
This week, Pentecost Sunday, one of the honorary assistants gave me a break and took over to do the service. This is an offering of a communion service and if you want to participate encourages you to have bread and a bit of wine on hand to share in the meal at home.
I am also sure that you are wondering about services now that 25 people are allowed to gather inside. Suffice it to say we are at the moment still not having services. The wardens and I will be looking at protocol to see how this might look but for that we still need a bit of time to get it all in place.
In the mean time I am toying with a parish picnic and service that we can hold outside and by next week I hope to have some details available for you.
In the meantime, stay well and stay safe
Good Morning
Imagine, two days in a row hearing from me!
I understand from DC that many are looking for the information about the video that the National Church is airing today and some are not sure where to find it. So here is the information for you
The broadcast will be today 3:00 local time, and will also be available on Youtube if you miss it. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/M2MYyTQEyds
Attachments area
Preview YouTube video One Family in Mission. A Pentecost event
One Family in Mission. A Pentecost event
Now, I'm not sure it the attachment will open from this forum so I apologize if it does not. Funny thing about technology I have to send it to myself to see if it works and as I want to get it out ASAP my test email is going to be when I send it to everyone
Have a blessed Sunday! It is beautiful out there and I have had one walk so far today
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