Category Archives: Making a Difference

What is the Church For?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Over at the Lay Anglicana blog, Laura Sykes has been putting together a ‘wish list’ for the sort of person who should be appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. In her view, very early on in the process each … Continue reading →

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Sermon for November 20th: Matthew 25:31-46

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

Be a Neighbour to Those in Need Today at our 10.30 service we are baptising two young children, Sophia and Maria. I must admit that when I was thinking about today’s gospel reading in relation to our baptism service I … Continue reading →

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Some of the things I love about our church…

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

…St. Margaret’s, I mean! In no particular order: Sundays are fun! Contrary to what I hear from some other churches, we don’t seem to need to run alternative ‘user-friendly’ worship services at other times in order to attract newcomers; Sunday … Continue reading →

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Good Works Fair and Trunk or Treat Party

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Sunday October 30th was another red letter day for us at St. Margaret’s! At both our services this morning we had a ‘Good Works Fair’. We had representatives from four mission agencies in Edmonton – Hope Mission, the Mustard Seed, … Continue reading →

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It’s that time of year again

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Get your Mennonite Central Committee peace buttons here.

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Let the ‘Felix Hominum’ scholarship begin!

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

As I remarked not long after Joe Walker died, one of our concerns was to make sure that his excellent blog, ‘Felix Hominum‘, continued to be available for people to enjoy and learn from. We were, however, a little worried … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Faith, Faith stories, Family and Friends, Following Jesus, Friends, God, Gospel, Jesus, Life, Links, Making a Difference, Memories, Ministry, Passages, Pastoral Ministry | 1 Comment

Mark your calendars for a fundraising concert for World Vision’s work with victims of the child sex trade in Cambodia

Posted on August 25, 2011 by
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Happy 90th Birthday, ‘Uncle John’

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

Early in 1991 I received one of those letters that you keep for posterity. At the time I was the third most northerly Anglican minister in the world, located in the community of Holman on Victoria Island in the Arctic … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Done With Christmas Yet (Revised)

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

I posted the first draft of this song last December, just after I wrote it. It’s since been revised. The tune is a driving acoustic rock rhythm, 4/4 time. Well the carols played for weeks on end And the stores … Continue reading →

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Stories from Haiti

Posted on January 17, 2010 by

Here are a couple of stories from people trying to do some good on the ground in Haiti. The first is about Sarah Wallace, a young midwife from Devon, just outside Edmonton: As Canadians are urged to head toward the … Continue reading →

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