Are You Ready?

Acts 2: 1-21 May 24, 2015 St. Paul’s Spryfield Will you join me in a moment of prayer? May these words, humbly offered, be filled with your spirit and through them, may be drawn closer to you and one another. Amen. Are you the kind of person who likes to plan and prepare for an…

Friday Five – Hospitals

Over at RevGals the Friday Five is all about hospitals. Five ways I have experienced hospitals, actually six: My earliest memory of a hospital is getting my tonsils out on my BIRTHDAY when i was 5. We lived in Quebec, in a French community and the nurses were nuns. And I was in a crib!…

These Are A Few of Our Ministry Things

Preaching and teaching and mopping up puddles Children’s time, travelling, all in a muddle Funerals, visiting, prayers on a wing These are a few of our ministry things. Websites and Twitter and all social media Staffing and praying and projects so needy Reading and writing and budgeting too Things are some things that all ministers…

Friday Five – Whatcha Hauling?

Physical: What do you ALWAYS carry in your purse/wallet/coat pocket/backpack? Painkillers & dental floss.  Whimsical: Is there a surprise inside? What’s among the unusual items? Nothing unusual in my purse, now my computer case is another story… it has multiple pockets to stash things in and I often forget I have put something in there to take…

Friday Five – Taxes!

Taxes: What events do you find “taxing” – taking energy, time, or otherwise being a bit of a drain? Maybe Christmas or Easter takes a lot out of you. Maybe it’s the annual meeting. Maybe it’s gearing up for confirmation. Or maybe it’s something that’s not church-related at all – maybe it’s doing laundry, or…