I met with the Finance Council this week to review year-end financials. Here are some takeaways. We will publish a more detailed report sometime in the next month or so. Generosity Before discussing numbers, I have to say – and I really mean this – how impressed I constantly am at the generosity of ourContinue reading “August 25, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”
August 20, 2023 – “Yes”es and “No”s
The text is a sermon focusing on ways to increase spiritual engagement within the church community. The sermon uses Saint Paul’s decision to preach to the Gentiles rather than the Jews as encouragement to change strategies. The speaker further encourages focusing on actively engaging members over merely maintaining the disinterested.
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August 18, 2023 – Pastor’s Note
A bunch of scattered thoughts today: Agape Food Bank I have visited the Agape Food Bank in Lynden twice this season, and it is overwhelming! There are so many families (around 500/week) being served by that food bank, many of whom are seasonal workers, some of whom are even our parishioners. It is impressive toContinue reading “August 18, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”
August 15, 2023 – Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
The sermon highlights Mary’s role in our salvation. As mirrored events in the lives of Mary and Jesus are highlighted, the sermon situates Mary’s life events as passive counterparts to Jesus’ Resurrection and Ascension. The reflections on Mary receiving God’s grace and living a sin-free life aim to encourage worshippers to emulate her and appreciate their own destined salvation.
Fr. Moore 