St. Matthew on-the-Plains Anglican Church
126 Plains Road East L7T 2C3 Burlington, ON, Canada

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Special service of Remembrance and Celebration.

Thank you Deirdre Pike!!

Very helpful info when you click on "see more"

Reflections on the first annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this Thursday, September 30. Here is a link to the Summary of the Final Report o...f the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: http://www.trc.ca/assets//Executive_Summary_English_Web.pdf. Here is a link to the CALLS TO ACTION: http://www.trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf There is also further reading available here: http://www.trc.ca/about-us/trc-findings.html Forever standing in solidarity and remembrance. Let's continue learning and listening to one another with an open heart and an open mind so together, we can build a better future in this country. #EveryChildMatters #NationalDayforTruthAndReconciliation

Survivor Phyllis Webstad founded Orange Shirt Day to honour and remember the children who attended residential schools. This week is an opportunity to listen and to learn from Indigenous Knowledge Keepers and Survivors like her. This vignette was produced by APTN.

Rules for children in the worship service: One. If you find that you're sitting in front of a child and they can't see, lean to the side. Two. If the children s...eated behind you are rustling papers, hand them a crayon. Three. If there is a baby that is crying, offer to take the baby from their parent and walk to the back of the church and rock the child for a while. The parent really needs a break. Four. If the teenagers are whispering give them some Smarties. The rustling and crinkling will replace their whispering. Five. If an adult complains to an usher about the noisy children near them, offer to trade seats with that adult and then apologize to the parents of the children. Six. When a child is running around giving everyone high-fives during the time of passing the peace/greeting your neighbor make sure to give them an extra fun high-five, and then high-five the next five adults that you see. Seven. If a child has worn tap shoes to church and is dancing on the wood portion of the floor, slip the sheet music for "The Entertainer" to the pianist and roll with it. Eight. When the children can't hear because an adult around them won't take off their puffy jacket and it keeps squeaking and distracting the children, offer to help them off with their jacket and go hang it up for them where it goes. Nine. When the three-year-old insists on standing on the front pew turned backwards looking at the rest of the people, give the child a pair of very dark glasses. That will prevent the child from catching any adult's eye, which would lead to distracting them. This will protect the adults who as we know have very short attention spans and are easily distracted. Ten. When a child in front of you is very squirmy, and then they finally turn around and you realize suddenly, "Oh, it's Jesus!" take it in stride and play Got Your Nose till he turns around to the front again. CB Beal Justice and Peace Consulting

I am so pleased to be able to lend my voice in support of this important campaign aimed at getting more people to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated. By g...etting vaccinated, we're proclaiming our love of neighbour and keeping our communities safe. If you haven't already, today is a great day to get vaccinated! #FaithinCOVID-19vaccines

On Sunday afternoon, we hosted the first of two online induction services for this year's Order of Niagara recipients, an honour which celebrates outstanding lay ministry. Blessings abound! Congratulations to all of this year's recipients!

This is brilliant. I'd like to see more about the whole experiment.

Mark your Calendars for FATHER MARK'S YEARLY MUSICAL CHRISTMAS SERMON CONCERT. DEC. 6th Book in on line early as only 100 can be accommodated. Info on Flyer.

Join us for Virtual Sunday Service on November 22nd with this link. https://youtu.be/k0XmXNXWeZ4

Dear friends, On Friday evening the Ontario Government moved to place more restrictions to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and the Prime Minister has encouraged us to remain at home except for essential outings. Many of us might well consider attending worship as essential to our spiritual and mental health. At this time the Bishop of Niagara has not issued a shut-down of our Sunday worship, however, we have been asked to strongly encourage people most at risk of severe outcom...es from Covid-19 to remain at home and refrain from in-person worship and volunteer in-person ministry. Those who are most at risk are older adults (especially those over 60) and anyone of any age who have one or more of the following conditions: -chronic illnesses such as heart or lung disease, high blood pressure, kidney or liver disease, dementia or stroke -compromised immune systems -obesity (BMI of 40 or more) Please see the Government of Canada’s website for more detailed information. The link is below. Also, please remember to self-screen before you leave home (for any reason, not just coming to church). Stay home and contact your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms: -new or worsening cough -fever -chills -fatigue or weakness -loss of smell or taste -abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting Or if you are just feeling unwell. While I know that this will be a great disappointment to many, it is what we need to do to protect one another and to do our part to reduce the spread of Covid-19. At this time, the live-stream from St. Matthew’s will continue at 10:00am, and Prayers with Bishop Susan will also continue on the Diocese YouTube and Facebook pages. After this Sunday, please direct your questions to the Rev. Leonel Abaroa-Bolona via the parish office or one of the wardens. Shalom, Canon Susan+

Health Warning if you donate food.

Parish Greeting for September 11, 2020. https://youtu.be/yarshzF54mE

We hope youll join us for our diocesan worship service this Sunday at a new time - 2 PM! Bishop Susan will be joined by two special guests, Sarah Bird and Jeff Potter as we lift up our prayers and praises to God. You can download the order of service here: https://tinyurl.com/y3shwtob

Were getting ready to return to in-person worship. Aiming for October 4! Social distancing, hand sanitizing, touchless offering, traffic flow and communion stations.

Very timely and powerful message from our Primate, the Most Reverend Linda Nicolls.https://www.facebook.com/watch/

We invite you to participate in an inspiring summer service of morning prayer for the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, is our special guest preacher! Together, let us lift up our prayers and praises to God!

This is so beautiful. It warms the heart.

Heres my parish greeting for this week including some important information about our re-opening plans. https://youtu.be/jV0GIF-dByo

CAN YOU PLEASE HELP BY DONATING AND BY SHARING THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS?

Here is a very helpful video from the Diocese of Toronto about what it might look like to worship in person in an Anglican Church this fall.https://youtu.be/Yt82HGrc7dI

https://youtu.be/bb12S9IA2Ds

Virtual Coffee Hour Sunday August 23 at 11:00am.Virtual Coffee Hour Sunday August 23 at 11:00am.

Check out the new look for the Diocese of Niagara!

Here is an updated link to Dads obituary and service details. (the funeral home switched service providers and some things shifted around.) https://erbgood.frontrunnerpro.com//Mercer-Dougl/index.php

Parish Greeting - August 12. https://youtu.be/U4MGcSG33dY

Well be holding a special livestreamed service from our Cathedral on Wednesday evening, June 17 at 7:00pm to signal the beginning of the practice of spiritual ...communion in our diocese and share a teaching about it. Look for an order of service on Wednesday here: https://niagaraanglican.ca/news/covid-19-resource-hub

Hear the Good News from colleague Naomi Miller. She is eloquent. She is power-filled. She speaks truth.

For those of you on Zoom prayers this morning, heres a link to the Iona Prayers for Healing I spoke about.

Friends here is a beautiful, helpful, practical centering prayer. Just breath in and out.

hey .... anyone out there have a tripod we can borrow tonight?? 7pm at the church???

My parish greeting for June 9

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Thanks to St. Johns Elora for the idea.

My parish greeting for June 5, 2020

I invite you to watch this video and to read the commentary by the creators. This is REAL for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour), yes, even here in Canada.

To be clear ... Mr. Trump DID NOT inform the minister of this Episcopal Church that he would do this today. I am grateful for Diane Butler Basss response.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Buddes Response to the President The President just used a Bible and one of the churches of my diocese as a backdrop for a message antith...etical to the teachings of Jesus and everything that our church stands for. To do so, he sanctioned the use of tear gas by police officers in riot gear to clear the church yard. I am outraged. The President did not pray when he came to St. Johns; nor did he acknowledge the agony and sacred worth of people of color in our nation who rightfully demand an end to 400 years of systemic racism and white supremacy in our country. We in the Diocese of Washington follow Jesus in His Way of Love. We aspire to be people of peace and advocates of justice. In no way do we support the Presidents incendiary response to a wounded, grieving nation. In faithfulness to our Savior who lived a life of non-violence and sacrificial love, we align ourselves with those seeking justice for the death of George Floyd and countless others through the sacred act of peaceful protest.