Parish of St. Andrew's Anglican Church
1028 Elizabeth Street K0H 2P0 Sharbot Lake, ON, Canada

eNews Weekly - Week of November 25, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/bc/enews-weekly-week-of-november-25-2020

Great to be back in the pew!!

St Andrew’s upcoming church service times. All services are Eucharist Services. November 29 - 11am December 6 - 11am December 13 - 9am... December 20 - 11am See more

eNews Weekly - Week of October 28, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/b82/enews-weekly-week-of-october-28-2020

Prayer request for Bishop Michael Hawkins - https://mailchi.mp//prayer-request-for-bishop-michael-hawk

eNews Weekly - Week of November 18, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/8a/enews-weekly-week-of-november-18-2020

Thoughts on today’s readings by Dick Donovan: A lawyer asked Jesus a question to test him. That sounds sinisterand it was! This was a Pharisee, and Matthew has told us that the Pharisees were trying to figure out how to destroy Jesus (12:14). The lawyer began by saying, "Teacher!" Now the lawyer didn't really think of Jesus as his teacher. He thought of Jesus as a charlatanas a young man who had come too far too fastas a brash young man disrespectful of authority...Continue reading

Giving Your All By Lois Parker Edstrom When you get ready to run a race it is not enough to have a strong body; you must also prepare your spirit for the race. In the 1930's there was a famous horse named Seabiscuit who liked to race. He was an unlikely horse - smaller than the horses he raced against and not as beautiful. He had crooked legs and an unusual way of running. The thing that made Seabiscuit a champion is that he had a "big heart." Having a big heart mean...s that he had a great desire to do his best. When he ran he gave all he had with his body and with his spirit. He won many races. His spirit was so big that he gave hope to the people who watched him run - many people had lost their jobs during that time. In the Bible Jesus talks about having this kind of spirit. The Pharisees asked Jesus, "Which commandment in the law is the greatest?" Jesus replied, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment." We may not be running a race, but Jesus teaches us to honor God by having a "big heart"doing our best and loving God with all we have. Every day we have the opportunity to give our all - love God with all of our heart, soul, and mind.

October 25, 2020 Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Colour is Green Collect: Lord God our redeemer, who heard the cry of your people and sent your servant Moses to lead them out of slavery, free us from the tyranny of sin and death, and by the leading of your Spirt bring us to our promised land; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Heavenly Father, we thank ...Continue reading

eNews Weekly - Week of October 21, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/33b/enews-weekly-week-of-october-21-2020

Anglican Worship Services Resume at St Andrew’s Plans are underway for safe worship to resume at St Andrew’s Sharbot Lake, November 15 following guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the Diocese of Ontario. If you plan to attend November 15, please provide the name(s) and phone numbers of those planning to attend, it is important that we receive your feedback, before November 1 via email to Sandy at:... [email protected] OR 613-279-2350 Further information will be provided before November 15 Fr Ron Hunt, Fran Smith, June Crawford and Sandra Hallam

Reflection for October 18 by Dick Donovan Our story today starts out with these words: "Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk" (v. 15) They have been plotting against him for some time (12:14). They tried twice to trip him up, but failed (16:1; 19:3). Now they are trying again. But they didn't send out their first team. It wasn't that they thought Jesus to be an easy touchthey knew better than that. It was that they were lookin...Continue reading

October 18, 2020 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Colour is Green Collect: Almighty and Everliving God, increase in us your gift of faith, that forsaking what lies behind and reaching out to what is before, we may run the way of your commandments and win the crown of everlasting joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Father, your invitation to forge...Continue reading

eNews Weekly - Week of October 14, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/5b9/enews-weekly-week-of-october-14-2020

The fact that it will be a challenge to gather in the traditional way this Thanksgiving did not dampen the joy and enthusiasm at St Mary Magdalene's Church in N...apanee as we gathered for worship and celebrated as Joseph Hauser was confirmed and Julia Clair renewed her baptismal promises. Blessings to the people of the parish and their Incumbent Rev Richard Hetke. One proud dad, Mark Hauser, was one of two soloists who offered their musical gifts today. See more

Bishop Oulton's Thanksgiving message to the Diocese of Ontario - https://mailchi.mp//bishop-oultons-thanksgiving-message-to

In our Gospel lesson for Oct 11, Jesus tells about invited guests who fail to show for the wedding of the king's son. People don't usually fail to show up for a palace wedding. When a king's son or daughter gets married, everyone wants to come. It is almost unthinkable that anyone would fail to show. But stranger things have happened. In one of the first weddings that I conducted, the bride did not show. The groom was an Army officer and the setting was an Army chapel. ...Continue reading