Advent

Joyful anticipation in a different setting

Anglican Fellowship of Prayer By Rev. Mary Farmer December and the season of Advent mark the beginning of the new church year....

Maybe God wants us to be more like Mary

The seasons of Advent and Christmas remind us that we probably should not try to explain and define exactly what’s going on in the...

Advent, Christmas, Epiphany: Jesus’ call for us to change

By Rev. Steve Greene We have journeyed through the seasons of Advent, which bears a new liturgical year, with new thoughts, new...

Good tidings of great joy

Advent defined: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous). The Messiah, the Saviour, will finally arrive. For...

Advent 2019: Listening… as if for the first time

By Rev. Canon Val Kenyon Have you ever stopped to think just how many times you have recited the Lord’s Prayer during your lifetime?...

Yep, let’s go down this road again!

By Laurel Pattenden We have all heard and used the expression “been down this road before”.  It can be used literally if you have...

Together, we will find a newness in our future

By Bishop Todd Townshend In the first week of November, the clergy of our diocese gathered in Stratford for the first “Bishop’s Clergy...

Advent: the time to begin at the beginning

By Rev. Mary Farmer Once again, we find ourselves at the beginning of the Church year. Advent: the time to begin at the beginning, as...

Days of celebration – Our story of faith

A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt There is a certain expectation that a December article being written...

Teaser - Advent Study with Bishop Terry Dance

Preparing to hold the baby

By Laurel Pattenden As we go through old photos or journals, we can revive moments in our lives that are etched in our hearts. For...

Steadfast in faith, joyful in hope, untiring in love

By Bishop Todd Townshend “Be steadfast in faith, joyful in hope, and untiring in love all the days of your life . . .” These words...

Advent Study with Bishop Terry Dance - 1st Sunday of Advent

ISAIAH 2:1-5 MATTHEW 24:36-44

Embracing change: the story of Mary and Joseph

By Rev. Kimberly  Myer As I ponder the Advent stories, we will hear over the next couple of weeks leading to Christmas, I think about...

What choices will we make this year?

By Rev. Chris Brouillard-Coyle How many take advantage of ‘Black Friday’ shopping? How many shop on ‘Cyber Monday’? How much effort...

Some advice that never grows old

Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your...

Advent Study with Bishop Terry Dance - 2nd Sunday of Advent

ISAIAH 11:1-10 MATTHEW 2:1-12

Advent Study with Bishop Terry Dance - 3rd Sunday of Advent

Advent Study with Bishop Terry Dance - 4th Sunday of Advent

A Journey to Bethlehem… Advent 2023

WATCH OUR NEW ADVENT SERIES WITH BISHOP TERRY DANCE on our MEDIA PAGE and YouTube. Contact your local church to form a study group...