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People look east!
People, look east. The time is near Of the crowning of the year. Make your house fair as you are able, Trim the hearth and set the table. People, look […]
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Why the Rose-coloured vestments?
Why rose-coloured vestments on the third Sunday of Advent? Why do some places have a rose-coloured candle in the wreath for that day? It’s a tradition that emerged hundreds of years ago: […]
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Preparing in Advent
Happy new year! The first Sunday of Advent (30 November, this year) marks the beginning of the Church’s new year. With that new beginning comes some changes–we’ll hear the gospel […]
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Order of Niagara
How delighted we were to join with the diocese in celebrating as Bishop Michael conferred the Order of Niagara on our own Patty on Sunday, October 19th! In the middle of a […]
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Harvest and Thanksgiving
For many years, Nativity has kept Harvest Thanksgiving on the weekend before National Thanksgiving. The church looks stunning, thanks to the hard work of the Decorating committee; after the ten […]
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Happy feast of St. Michael and All Angels!
Today–September 29th–is the feast of St. Michael and All Angels, sometimes called Michaelmas. On most of the days of our calendar, we remember either God or a significant person whose […]
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Why Bless Backpacks?
The day after Labour Day feels more like the beginning of a new year to me than January 1st or the first Sunday of Advent. Years of starting a new […]
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A prayer for the people of Iraq
The Reverend Michael Deed, the rector of the Church of the Resurrection in Hamilton, shared the following prayer for the people of Iraq. For an overview about the horrific persecution […]