Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Hello my Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
The readings for this Sunday are available at this link. I have to confess that when I saw the first reading – which is the story of Jacob and Esau – I thought about cancelling my holiday planned start and preaching for today. The story is so rich in irony! Here is Esau, described as a “skilful hunter” and a “man of the field” who comes in starving! Some hunter, huh? He goes on to sell his birthright for “some of that ‘red stuff’”, lentil stew. Talk about short sightedness! Anyway, I’ll leave it at that and in three years when it comes up again, I will know to plan accordingly.
In my absence, in the event of a pastoral emergency or need, please call The Rev. Cathy McCaig 613.623.2554.
Thanks to Jim & Gloria Wilson for leading the worship in my absence, and to Carolyn Beeton for being the technical host and for providing the music ministry.
Please don’t forget to help support your church prayerfully and financially.
To contribute to St. Thomas Woodlawn, please go to: https://bit.ly/St_ThomasWL *
To contribute to St. John’s Antrim online, please go to: https://bit.ly/St_JohnsANT
To contribute to St. George’s Fitzroy Harbour, please go to: https://bit.ly/St_GeorgesFH *
*note: for St. Thomas’s and St. George’s CanadaHelps pages, you can make contributions to the church cemetery. St. Paul’s Cemetery is under the St. George’s link above.
I include some information about the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa (ADO)’s new Podcast series which Bishop Parker is doing. Each week has a different theme, and the podcasts are quite interesting to listen to. You will find them on the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa website, simply go to:
https://www.ottawa.anglican.ca/podcasts
and just follow the link for this week, or previous weeks’ podcasts.
If you do listen in, please drop me a quick email and let me know what you think of the podcast.
It was great to see so many of you out for last Sunday’s LIVE Zoom worship. A reminder that our worship services are recorded and published on vimeo.com, and you can access them by going through our Parish website: www.anglicanfitzroyparish.com/videos -- the service is published about 2 hours later. This is useful if you ever wanted to review it again, or if you wanted to refer a friend.
Please join us in a live Zoom service every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. by clicking here (the link will be provided by Saturday). You can find the readings for each Sunday on our Videos page. We will pray the Service of the Word, and even sing hymns! It will be a chance for us all to connect with each other. (For those of you who are new to Zoom: please simply click on the link above. A browser window should open and you will be asked to click a couple more times. Just follow the directions - no need to sign up. We recommend you try getting on 15 minutes before the service starts, just in case you run into difficulties. If you have problems, please call either Carolyn Beeton at 613.832.0464 or Fr John at 613.402.9593)
Unfortunately, church expenses continue, despite the fact that we are not meeting for Sunday worship. If you haven’t already done so, would you please consider donating by dropping off a cheque, by mail, or through CanadaHelps? You can find details by linking through our parish website: http://www.anglicanfitzroyparish.com/donate
Don’t forget that we have Soup for Seniors; if you’re in need of some soup, please call me and I’ll make sure some gets dropped off with you. You can reach me at 613.402.9593. Call me also, anytime, if you’d like to talk or just say “Hello”.
Pax et Bonum! Peace and all Good!
John+
Fr. John Stopa+
Incumbent Priest:
Parish of Fitzroy Harbour
Parish Phone number: 613.623.3882
Mobile Phone Number: 613.402.9593
Twitter: @FrStopa
Email: frjohn@johnstopa.com
