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Posts from October 2025
Christ Church 175th Anniversary Service September 7, 2025 Christ Church in Markdale is celebrating 175 continuous years of being a voice for God’s word. We welcomed the Rt. Rev. Todd Townsend, Bishop of Huron, to lead the celebratory service. Interesting to note is that Todd’s father led Christ Church’s 150th anniversary service while he served as Bishop of Huron and Todd’s grandfather…
Reflection on Peter’s vision and encounter with the Holy Spirit (Acts 11.1-18) In our first lesson from Sunday, we read of Peter’s vision of a massive sheet that is lowered down from heaven (v.5) and he sees creatures on it that are traditionally forbidden for him as a jew to eat. However he hears a voice which tells him three times,…
The Shepherd’s Call on “Good Shepherd Sunday” “My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10.27) In Palestine, it is still possible to witness today a scene that Jesus certainly saw play out some two thousand years ago: where Bedouin shepherds bringing their flocks home from the various pastures they have grazed on during the…
Palm Sunday Reflection “Are you gonna go my way?” Last Sunday, millions of Christians gathered in churches around the world to celebrate the beginnings of Holy Week with Palm Sunday. No most of us are familiar enough with the details of Palm Sunday: how Jesus rode into Jerusalem from the east humbly on a donkey, fulfilling the prophesy of Zechariah 9.9-10,…