Monthly Archives: May 2010
Prayers of the people | May 30
Father, our liturgical calendar continues this Trinity Sunday and we are blessed by the guidance the spirit gives our community and challenged where our connections are beyond these walls. We thank you for our commitment to Agape Table and for
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Prayers of the People | May 23
Let us call the community into a time of prayer. Our Glorious God we ask in remembrance of the day of Pentecost when all were gathered in one place. They were Christ’s Holy Catholic Church and may we as your
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Paul in Philippi
a reflection on one of the readings from this past Sunday, Acts 16:16-34 “Wherever Paul went, there were earthquakes: the Roman world, and communities and individuals within it, were turned upside down by the power of Jesus’ name.” (N.T. Wright)
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Letter to a new priest
On May 13, Christopher Holmes was ordained a priest of the Anglican Church of Canada. Over the past eight months, Chris served a ministry placement at saint benedict’s table, and just a couple of weeks from now he and his
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Reflecting on the baptismal liturgy
This past Sunday, May 9, we celebrated baptisms at saint benedict’s table. What follows is a reflection written for those exploring baptism, unpacking some of the key pieces of the liturgy. Because everyone present at a baptism is invited to
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Bugs Bunny and high art
An invitation to teens (and others) to go a bit Looney… On Saturday May 8, we’re planning to head over the the Winnipeg Art Gallery to take in an exhibit entitled The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons, and then to
A new commandment…
a sermon for the 5th Sunday in Eastertide I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my
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Prayers of the People | May 2
Icall the community to a time of prayer. We pray with confidence, responding to the invitation “Let us pray to our God” by saying, “Hear us, God of glory.” Living God, in this time of quiet, we ask you to
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Jeremiah the drummer presents…
T he other night, Jeremiah our dreadlocked drummer assembled an evening of music, drawing on some musicians from around saint ben’s whose music needs to be heard. You can get samples from a couple of these artists a bit further
News from Haiti
Pierre and Daniel Plourde have now wrapped up their medical mission trip to Haiti – though Pierre is staying on for an additional week to extend the team’s work – and by the time you read this Daniel and the