Monthly Archives: October 2011
All Saints sermon
T onight we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, and in the course of this liturgy we are going to mark two little boys—Elliott and Declan—as numbered amongst God’s saints. Now, my saying that might strike you as a bit
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saint ben’s day camp reunion
-pictures of ‘reuniting’ O n a gorgeous day in early October, campers from the 2011 summer day camp gathered for a camp reunion day. Energetic play, much laughter, and the joy of simply being together again filled the day. And
No more walking in the darkness
T his past Sunday, Al Fehr sat at the piano and led a slightly reduced version of his normal ensemble, with Charles Garinger on bass and vocals, Larry Campbell on guitar and vocals, and Bob Hobson on percussion. It turned
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Sermon – Mount Nebo
Sermon on Deuteronomy 34.1-12 A note from Jamie Howison: This sermon includes something of a landmark quote from the final speech delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. Audio of that speech is included in this post, and I’d highly recommend you
Apocalypse When?
A ccording to Harold Camping and his Family Radio ministry, May 21st was to have been the world’s judgment day. Some people hoped it would come true, the media covered it as if it were a circus, and most of
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Purify my soul…
A live recording of Gord Johnson’s Purify my Soul, recorded at Saint Ben’s on October 16
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On the road to the Yukon
O ur ministry coordinator Jaylene Johnson is about to embark on a whirlwind trip to the Yukon, where she will be performing at Breakout West in Whitehorse. Jaylene’s CD Happiness is nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award, and that
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“Summer Job”
A week or so back, saint ben’s member Jon Lawless asked if he could do some recording in the church. We found a day that worked, and he arrived with his guitar, computer, and microphone, all set to spend a
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“To God the things that are God’s”
A Sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 I n our cultural context, conversations about money tend often to be awkward, and even more so when that “conversation” comes in the shape of a sermon. Money is a hot button topic, but this
“Sunday is not a day for school”
T he Winnipeg-based writer Will Braun has recently published a piece in the Canadian Mennonite called “Sunday is not a day for school,” in which he offers some insights (and raises some important questions…) about how we pass on the