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A decade of auctions
By on September 23rd, 2022
Source: Dominics journey with AML A decade of auctions A lot has changed in the past 10 years. Heck, a lot has changed in the last two. But one thing remains the same in our world – helping raise funds for charity with Dominic as our leading man.When Kristine Russell first set us up to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What can you do?
By on September 1st, 2022
Source: Dominics journey with AML What can you do? This used to be a weekend I looked forward to.The Labour Day long weekend promised campfires, time with friends, relaxing and enjoying the last vestiges of summer.One less day of work, one long day watching football.Some of those things still happen, but since Dominic died on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Short Funeral Sermon with Reference to 2 Corinthians 5.1-9, John 14.1-6 and Muscular Prayers: for Ken and Victoria Gair on Saturday 13 August 2022 at St Barnabas Anglican Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta
By on August 14th, 2022
Source: GENEralities A Short Funeral Sermon with Reference to 2 Corinthians 5.1-9, John 14.1-6 and Muscular Prayers: for Ken and Victoria Gair on Saturday 13 August 2022 at St Barnabas Anglican Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta Jesus is The One through whom are all things—all the lives and deaths and loves and relationships that bring us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Socks rock: Superhero Night 2022
By on August 6th, 2022
Source: Dominics journey with AML Socks rock: Superhero Night 2022 After three long years, it was great to get back to Athletic Park for Superhero Night with the Medicine Hat Mavericks.It was far more important than we realized.Reminders of why we do what we do, and just how much support Dominic still has in our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here's the plan
By on July 26th, 2022
Source: Dominics journey with AML Here's the plan Photos of Dominic which we had on his hospital room window so that everyone knew it was his roomNormally by this time of year we’ve already had the Superhero Night game, already started asking for donations for the online auction, already got plans in the works for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Look and See (Lam 1.12)
By on April 15th, 2022
Source: GENEralities Look and See (Lam 1.12) A few meditations on the cross over the years to look at before another Good Friday passes by: here, here, here, here and here. Love in Jesus, Gene... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More like her brother
By on April 13th, 2022
Source: Dominics journey with AML More like her brother They both love pancakes…”Why couldn’t you be more like your brother?”File that away as something my sisters never had to hear growing up. But we’ve definitely thought them at times about our daughter.It’s not fair, of course, to compare the two. Dominic was so happy-go-lucky, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palm Sunday
By on April 10th, 2022
Source: GENEralities Palm Sunday Lo, your king comes to you…(Zec9.9) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!On One Thing after Another
By on April 4th, 2022
Source: GENEralities On One Thing after Another Something to gnaw on as we put some effort into the Passiontide upward call of God in Christ Jesus. The bones of a Passion Sunday sermon with reference to Php 3.13-14 and the Lenten spiritual disciplines: self-examination, repentance, prayer, fasting, alms-giving and reading and meditating on these few ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here and NOW: a Short Funeral Homily with reference to 1 Corinthians 15:20-58—for Kathleen Carlyle
By on February 13th, 2022
Source: GENEralities Here and NOW: a Short Funeral Homily with reference to 1 Corinthians 15:20-58—for Kathleen Carlyle “NOW is Christ risen from the dead” wrote St Paul in that passage Gillian just read. NOW. It’s built right in to the Order for the Burial of the Dead. Page 595 in the Prayer Book. NOW. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Last Time Boxing Day Was Also the First Sunday After Christmas—a Short Sermon with reference to Real Life, Is 63:7-9; Heb 2:10-18 and Mt 2:13-23
By on December 26th, 2021
Source: GENEralities The Last Time Boxing Day Was Also the First Sunday After Christmas—a Short Sermon with reference to Real Life, Is 63:7-9; Heb 2:10-18 and Mt 2:13-23 The last time the First Sunday after Christmas happened on Boxing Day was 2010. Possibly the lowest of all low Sundays. As I listened to this morning’s ... Read More »
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