Tag: Maundy Thursday

On July 28, 1914, the First World War began. On August 4th, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany, bringing the then Dominion of Canada into the war. Speaking with a friend the night before, the British Foreign Secretary—Sir Edward Grey—remarked that “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them…

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Ice Storm Causes Unsafe Roads, Cancelled Services Due to this weekend’s massive winter storm with significant amounts of freezing rain and high winds, all services at the Church of the Nativity are cancelled on April 15, 2018. Stay safe at home! At this link, you can read the scripture passages you would have heard. We…

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The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity may have concluded yesterday, but here in East Hamilton we’re gearing up for the most visible expression of that unity in our community. For thirty-two years now, parishes of multiple denominations have gathered together on the Wednesday nights in Lent for worship and social time. Whether we start…

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We offer our congratulations to Mrs. Elsie Biegler and Ms. Kath Dubecki, whom the bishop made members of the Order of Niagara at services on the 1st and 15th of October of this year. As the bishop shook their hands, and presented them with the medal of the order, the Dean read the citations that can’t…

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Church of the Nativity, Hamilton Favourite Hymns April 30, 2017 The goal of this activity is to help the congregation get a clearer sense of their faith culture; shared beliefs and God-stories, shared practices Share the title, first line, refrain of your favourite hymn, and why it is so powerful for you; going beyond the…

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Our first session of the Holy Conversations process happened on March 26th. Canon Christyn Perkons was with us for both Sunday services, and preached a fine sermon explaining the process and sharing with us some of its fruits in other communities. During coffee hour, we explored two big questions as we began. What follows are…

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While these photos are from last year, as is the text below, you’ll see most of the same faces if you pop in and see the hardworking crew making Palm Crosses and Strips. Here’s a sense of what happens in the Palm Project. Each year as Lent deepens at the Nativity, a crew of parishioners and…

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When I was a small boy, my school choir joined many others and sang a concert Hamilton Place. Everything about it was exciting: the dress rehearsal, and then the performance itself, with lights blinding us but still certain that more people were watching us than ever had before! The part I still remember and still find…

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