Summer gardens remind us that the greatest changes often begin with the smallest seeds. This week, as Christ Church welcomes a guest preacher from the school we support in Haiti, we reflect on how God transforms lives through everyday acts of generosity—whether across the street or across the world. In Ordinary Time, we’re invited to discover that every prayer, every kindness, and every act of love can become part of God’s extraordinary harvest.
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The Spirit… and the Ministry of Remembering Names
Because the Church is not a collection of anonymous participants in a shared activity.
It is a community of persons — each one known to God, each one called, each one part of the living body of Christ.
The Spirit… and the Person You Didn’t Expect
Pentecost reminds us that the Holy Spirit rarely stays within our comfortable expectations. Sometimes God speaks through the person we least expected, inviting us to listen more carefully, love more generously, and discover Christ already at work beyond our assumptions.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Bearing Witness, Walking Together
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation calls us to more than remembrance—it invites us into the ongoing work of listening, learning, lamenting, and walking together toward healing. With humility and hope, this reflection explores the Christian call to bear witness to the truth of the past while committing ourselves to relationships marked by justice, compassion, and reconciliation. It reminds us that genuine healing begins when we have the courage to listen deeply and faithfully accompany one another on the long journey toward a more just future.
Orange Shirt Sunday: Every Child Matters
Orange Shirt Sunday invites the Church to remember the children who suffered in the residential school system, to honour Survivors and their families, and to recommit ourselves to the ongoing work of truth, justice, healing, and reconciliation. Rooted in the Gospel’s call to love our neighbours and seek the dignity of every human being, this reflection encourages us to listen deeply, learn humbly, and walk alongside Indigenous Peoples with compassion, honesty, and hope. It reminds us that every child matters, and that faithful discipleship calls us to bear witness through both remembrance and action.