The Advent calendar of Wonders!

During Pastor Rick’s parental leave from Dec 26 through Jan 23, Grace joins in the online worship services offered by St Philip’s Lutheran Church in Etobicoke.

The call to rejoice is about a kind of joy that lasts beyond the unwrapping of the presents of December 25.

Repentance is about movement, letting yourself be grasped by God, getting new bearings, and relying on God for directions.

Actually, the liturgical New Year does begin with a tide of hope. But it is hope for which we have to dig.

Pastor Marni Nancekivell led us in worship. In her sermon, which you can read inside, , she said: “Then, at the end of the whole Gospel he says: ‘Lo, I am with you to the end of the age’”.

Pastor Nancekivell said” The Gospel passage today is also a wake-up call. It comes from the chapter of Mark that has come to be known as “the little apocalypse.”

Pastor Marni Nancekivell led us in worship as we remembered those members who have died in the past year. Members also lighted candles in memory of loved ones who have died.