Dear Friends: I want to thank you all … First and foremost for these past twenty years, and the honour of being your Rector. We have been through so much, and together have accomplished so much. I am proud of all the outreach opportunities we addressed, and my hope is that you will continue on […]
Continue Reading: A Letter from the Rev’d Canon Rob Towler to the ParishCategory Archives: Rob Towler
If I had any say – this wouldn’t be happening today. Don’t get me wrong – we all knew this day was inevitable. That I would leave St. Andrew’s in one manner or another. Moved to another parish (the one I’d hoped for, and which many of us thought) Retired (one which seemed so unlikely […]
Continue Reading: All Saints’ Sunday; Luke 6:20-31All around the world, and in all times and situations, they are despised and ridiculed … but it is impossible to avoid them. As a profession they have been present in every culture from the earliest days of established government. Always present, always despised … openly hated and maligned — they are the “TAX COLLECTORS”. […]
Continue Reading: The 24th Sunday after Pentecost; Luke 19:1-10We used to call it the tombstone game (or the obituary game) and i think I’ve referred to it before. When I was younger I would play it with friends when there wasn’t much else going on. We would sit outside and watch the sunset/ or the stars — and on a couple of occasions […]
Continue Reading: The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost; Luke 18:9-14Joy & Giving Thanks – it is probably a safe bet that those are the themes being preached in every church across the country today. Some may focus on Psalm 100 … giving joyfully, and seeing your giving as an act of worship for God (not simply charity). The brave will preach on the passage […]
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