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I pray you are all doing well in your continued efforts at social distancing. This year marks a sad time for the church, as for the first time in recent memory, the church will not be gathering together to walk with Jesus from his Triumphal entry into Jerusalem, to the celebration of the last supper, […]
This week I was reminded in an article by Biblical preaching professor Joy Moore that this is not the first time in church history where the people of God have not been able to gather publicly. She writes: “We are the church who gather for corporate worship and scatter for service in the spheres of influence […]
Dear friends in Christ, I missed you all last week. It is a strange time indeed when we cannot gather together to praise God and break bread together as the body of Christ. That said, we did post a message on our Youtube channel and Facebook account and we plan to do so […]
These are unprecedented times, with new directives for public health and safety changing almost hourly in regards to COVID-19. As the Church we are called upon to respond with wisdom, grace, and faith. Following the recommendation of the Ministry of Health of the Province of Ontario that their be an immediate suspension of all large events […]
What a week! As you are all aware, The World Health Organisation has now named the Covid-19 outbreak as a global pandemic. I pray everyone is well and is managing in the face the of many new directives given for public safety. I know that this will cause many challenges in the weeks ahead and pray that we are able […]
This coming Sunday we will be delving into the Gospel of John for our Lenten sermon study entitled “Holy Conversations”. Each week in Lent we will be eavesdropping into important conversations Jesus had with people he met – a religious leader, a Samaritan, a blind man and Mary and Martha. Come hear what Jesus had to say […]
Lots of exciting things are happening at St. Bede’s coming up. This Sunday is vestry Sunday with a combined 10:30 service. After the service lunch will be provided and we will meet for our annual meeting to review the past year in the church and look forward together by selecting new leaders and passing our budget […]
Join us this Sunday as we climb up the mountain with Jesus to hear his sermon on the mount, written in the 5th chapter or Matthew. We’ll be looking at this sermon for the next three weeks, but we start this week off with the blessings. This is how Jesus begins his public ministry and preaching […]
It was with a sad heart that the community of St. Bede’s learnt in December that their former priest and pastor, Pastor David was ill and then was told only a month later that he had been taken from this world to join the saints in heaven. Pastor David led the Parish of St. Bede from […]
This Sunday we gather for another great feast day – The baptism of our Lord. This feast recalls the second epiphany of our Lord – as through this event we hear the revelation spoken from the heavens that Jesus is Son of the Most High. As we celebrate this feast this week and the gift […]