Diocesan Thanksgiving: Ordination service, 25 September 2021 Whenever we gather as a Church, it’s not for the work of man but the work of God.  This is a month to remember as we celebrate our 25th anniversary as a diocese.  This is not about a person, but the gift of apostolic succession to our Church, since which we’ve…

 by Canon Jim House (Introduction and conclusion by Bishop Elmer) Thanksgiving Celebration / Proper 20, 19 September 2021 It’s said that where there’s no testing, there’s no testimony.  Sometimes God allows us to go through difficult times, but He never leaves us.   When we go through the valley of the shadow of death, we rise up and…

by Canon Jim House Proper 19, 12 September 2021 The Old Testament reading says, “The Lord has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary.”[1]  There are people we know who are weary; God wants us to be able to speak a word…

Proper 18, 5 September 2021 The world has experienced many pandemics.  As Christians, we shouldn’t be surprised, but understand that nothing happens arbitrarily: there’s always a spiritual component.  The religious leaders cried out for Jesus’ crucifixion, unaware of the plan of the evil one and that their actions were orchestrated.  God is calling Christians to pray, and not…

Proper 17, 29 August 2021 As we grow in life, we realise that what produces results – good or bad – is what we do constantly and consistently.  Olympic athletes practice not only when they feel like it, but as a way of life; we should pray not only when we need something, but as a…