Reviews

Our Priest, our friend, our family.

Don, you have always gone above and beyond what was ever expected of you. Whether answering a call in the early morning or driving 100 kilometres late at night to provide support for a family whose loved one was ill. You were there. You were a friend and a source of strength for two young girls that just lost their dad. Our Priest, our friend, our family. We are blessed to have you in our lives. Thank you.
-Michelle Bedard

He had faith in my abilities…

Don helped me to learn to trust the gifts that God had given me and to use those gifts to help others. He had faith in my abilities and he taught me to have faith in myself. Through the pastoral care that Don provided me with I was able to work through some really rough times. I now provide pastoral/ spiritual care to others.
-Marylynn Forrest

…offering same sex blessings as soon as it was legal to do so.

I appreciated the strengths of your ministry, your talent in music and liturgy, your gifts as a teacher which you shared with us in our Agnostic series, and your interest and support of our Syrian families. These are the areas in which you touched my life and I value the black ring awarded to me in recognition of my work with our newcomers. 
I also appreciated the alacrity with which you made St George’s an affirming congregation, offering same sex blessings as soon as it was legal to do so.
I sincerely hope that these talents, gifts and strengths will be used and appreciated in your next ministry.
-Ruth Oliver

You are a man of countless talents…

You are a man of countless talents, and I’ve appreciated many of them.  Your ministry has enriched my life and my understanding of both scripture and liturgy, especially the place of music in Anglican services.  Your special connection with a younger generation than mine has energized our church and given us hope for the future.
Your listeners always go away after your sermons with a new or enriched comprehension of scripture and of its application to daily life.  You are a superb liturgist, comfortable as much with new and innovative liturgies as you are with the traditional Anglican service, and you make church services a joy to attend. 
Your leadership in outreach has also been impressive.  You always welcome the people who might be ignored by others, and you reach out to other churches in the Diocese through your visits and your welcoming of clergy from other churches to your pulpit. 
Perhaps the most impressive thing about you though is your generosity and kindness, especially to the insecure and disadvantaged.   I’ve watched you reach out to the casual and needy “drop-in” to the church, and the affection and support you’ve given to several foster children (teenagers) in the past three years has been inspiring.
I’m happy you’ve been part of my life.
-Eleanor Rogers

Approachable and Easy to talk to…

I thought you were an outstanding Dean, and I really appreciate your preaching as well as teaching.  You were always approachable and easy to talk to.
-Br. Peter Cory