Monthly Archives: May 2009
Prayers of the people | May 31
C ome Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful and kindle in us the power of your love. Father, we are at Pentecost and we thank you for the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. As the
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A sermon on a passage from James
This one comes from Andrea Bell, a grade 10 student at St Mary’s Academy and a relative newcomer to saint benedict’s table. Prepared for in May 2008 for her school bible class, it seemed well worth sharing a bit more
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Prayers of the people | May 24
T onight as a community of few, we are small as we bring to you the needs of such a vast world. We bring basic survival needs such as clean water, food, shelter and safety for millions of people. We
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I Have 137 Friends
a sermon preached on John 15:9-17, May 17, 2009 A ccording to Facebook, I have 137 friends. And I’m a very bad Facebook member. I only check in about once a month; I think I have only once invited someone
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Prayers of the people | May 17
L et us call the community into a time of prayer. God we pray for the gift of friendship among us all and especially pray for those who are lonely who may be wounded and fear being hurt by a
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Relevance and Red Herrings
Are we asking the wrong questions? This is the text of a keynote address delivered by Jamie Howison to the 2009 Canadian Church Press Conference, held at the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, May 14-16. Click here to download a
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a journey through Egypt and Israel
D reaming about traveling? Hoping to cross the world into some place you’ve never been to, maybe even into the birthplace of our faith? saint ben’s member Steve Bell is currently on a whirlwind tour through Egypt and Israel, and
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Prayers of the people | May 10
G od our Father, you want us to be as close to you as a branch is to the vine. Father, keep us close to you so that we, like the vine and the branches, become an extension of you
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On Shepherds and Sheep
This is the text of the sermon preached at saint benedict’s table by Helen Manfield on May 3, “Good Shepherd Sunday.” The texts for the day were 1 John 3:16-24 and John 10:11-18. W ithin the lectionary, the fourth Sunday
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Praying the Offices with a dying friend
M y friend died earlier this evening. After nine months of living under the shadow of an inoperable brain tumour, he just breathed his last breath, the life drained out of his tired body, and he was gone. In a