Monthly Archives: July 2010
Prayers of the People | July 25
F ather, we come to you in prayer this mid-summer Sunday filled with the joy of your presence, the faith as confessed Christians, and the hope of your ongoing intersection of our personal and vocational lives. Just as we witness
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On Prayer
a sermon on the compact version of “the Lord’s Prayer,” Luke 11:1-13 J esus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught
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A Hammond B3 organ and a multitude of sins…
On Mike Koop’s latest adventures in the recording studio E ver heard a Hammond B3 organ? Actually, we can pretty much guarantee that you have. Hammond organs provide that classic sound on so many recordings from the 50s through the
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Prayers of the People | July 18
Icall the community into a time of prayer. Teacher, we are often worried and upset about many things when only one thing is needed. Show us how to choose what is better, even if that means that dinner will be
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How can we keep from singing?
a sermon on Colossians 1:15-20 A mere fifteen verses into his letter to the church in Colossae, Paul suddenly launches into song. At first glance, we might not recognize it as such, as most of our translations don’t show the
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"Life is full of mistakes:" an imagined story
A couple of Sundays back, someone who might be called a bit of a “lost stranger” wandered across the church yard, and ended up coming into the church and connecting with a couple of different people in the few minutes
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"Power" – a Fringe Festival option
S aint ben’s regular Robert Johannson is mounting a one-man play in this year’s Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and we wanted to pass along a bit of information regarding the production. Entitled Power, the production is written and performed by Robert,
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"Come right in and disturb our perfect lives"
a sermon for the Feast of St. Benedict, on Luke 10:25-37 T onight we’re marking not only the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, but also the Feast of St Benedict; our forebear in this faith, whose name this community bears. According to Stanley
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Prayers of the People | July 11
As a community of believers in a living God we gather tonight and pray for the many needs of the world. We pray for the wildlife that is affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, for the
I've never been surprised by beauty…
an artist profile of Jodi McLaren From time to time we try to offer something by way of a profile of one of the artists who calls saint benedict’s table home. Last summer we did feature pieces on two recording