GLOBAL AND ECUMENICAL IN SCOPE
CANADIAN IN PERSPECTIVE
LABOUR DAY WEEKEND EDITION
Wayne A. Holst, Editor
My E-Mail Address: wholst@telus.net
CANADIAN IN PERSPECTIVE
LABOUR DAY WEEKEND EDITION
Wayne A. Holst, Editor
My E-Mail Address: wholst@telus.net
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*****
Dear Friends,
My Special Item this week is my August column
for the Anglican Journal - "The Web of Life" - which
is another reflection on the growing relationship
between humans and nature.
Our programs at the church are about to start,
and I am very happy with the early response to
our studies and spiritual travel plans.
Soon we will be celebrating our support for the
resettlement of 400 Tibetans in Canada - a
wonderful effort on the part of St. David's people.
Have a good Labour Day weekend wherever
you are - even if it is not a holiday in your country.
Wayne
*****
SPECIAL ITEM
My August Anglican Journal Column:
"The Web of Life"
https://tinyurl.com/yb7wsoqbwa
*****
COLLEAGUE CONTRIBUTIONS
Jim Taylor,
Okanagan, BC
Personal Web Log,
August 29th, 2018
"Voice Messaging"
https://tinyurl.com/y7qrmshc
--
Mark Whittall,
Ottawa, ON.
Sermons and Blog,
August 28th, 2018
"Something More"
https://tinyurl.com/y9px6v22
--
Philip Yancey,
Colorado
Philipyancey.com
August 27th, 2018
"Are You Happy?"
https://tinyurl.com/y92tfrdc
--
Ron Rolheiser,
San Antonio, TX
Personal Web Site,
August 27th, 2018
"How to Respond"
https://tinyurl.com/ya4ye7pe
--
Michael Higgins,
Fairfield, CT
The Tablet, UK
August 27th, 2018
"Digging Deep in Sacred Caverns"
https://tinyurl.com/y7wwso5b
*****
NET NOTES
SILENCE IN THE FACE OF MYSTERY
By Rowan Williams
The Christian Century,
August 21st, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/yacdc93g
--
WHAT LEONARD COHEN SAW
IN ADOLPH EICHMANN
An Average Kind of Guy
Religion News Service,
August 31st, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ybat8agn
--
RELIEF EFFORTS CONTINUE IN KERALA
After Massive Flooding in the Country
World Reformed Communion Website
August 20th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ycppjohh
--
A SPIRITUAL AFRICA
CONTENDS WITH ATHEISTS TOO
Challenges to Islam and Christianity Alike
Religion News Service,
August 28th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ycrls45a
--
MILLENNIAL EVANGELICALS
DIVERGE FROM PARENTS' BELIEFS
Young are More Social Justice Attuned
The New Yorker,
August 28th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ycwqucyq
--
"ITS TIME TO CHOOSE
THE PAINFUL PATH OF PURIFICATION"
Editorial Calls on Catholic Church to Face
Truth in Light of Chronic Abuse Exposure
National Catholic Reporter,
August 30th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/yaegeurs
--
COPTIC MONK ARRESTED OVER
MURDER OF BISHOP IN EGYPT
Motive Still Considered Shadowy
The Guardian,
August 12th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/yaey7272
--
CHILD MARRIAGE CONTINUES
TO PLAGUE INDIAN SOCIETY
Poverty, Inequality, Ancient Tradition
Big Factors in this Tragedy
UCA News,
August 30th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ya5lkabu
--
WHITE HOUSE HONORS EVANGELICALS
"FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK THEY DO"
An American Blending of Church and State
Religion News Service,
August 28th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/y76vkegd
--
TRINITY WESTERN'S COMMUNITY COVENANT MOVE
MUST BE FOLLOWED BY MEANINGFUL CHANGE
A Queer Christian Suggests What Should Happen There
The United Church Observer,
August, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ydekxyut
*****
WISDOM OF THE WEEK
From Sojourners and the Bruderhof online:
The measure of a country's greatness is its
ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.
- Thurgood Marshall
--
Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of
God's children. It would be fatal for the nation to
overlook the urgency of the moment.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
--
It is really so simple! The main thing is to love your
neighbor as yourself. Once you do that, you will
discover at once how everything shall fall into place.
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
--
Don't listen to those who say, you are taking too big a
chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine
floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today.
Most important, don't listen when the little voice of
fear inside you rears its ugly head ...
- Neil Simon
--
Bring every bit of yourself into the room.
What you've got from the family you're from, what
you've got from the families you've chosen.
Your willingness to listen, your longing to be heard,
your courage, your vulnerability, the best of you,
all of you. Let's go...
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
--
It’s funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults
had some kind of inner toolbox, full of shiny tools: the saw
of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of
patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed
you these rusty, bent old tools – friendships, prayer,
conscience, honesty – and said, Do the best you can with
these, they will have to do. And mostly, against all odds
they’re enough.
- Anne Lamott
--
Yes, in Christ is revealed the mystery of love, how God has
loved us, as the apostle writes: “God so loved the world that
he gave his only Son” (John 3:16). What father hands over
his son so that a prisoner or slave might be saved? That is
what the eternal Father has done; he gave us his Son, his
Word, his life, and in Christ we can recover God’s life. Sins
are forgiven because Christ became the price for our debt,
and now we can all die with the hope of heaven because
Christ has offered to open for us the gates of heaven even
though we are sinners. We need only repent and be
converted and return to him who says, “I am the way
and the truth and the life” (John 14:6)
- Oscar Romero
*****
CLOSING THOUGHT - Maya Angelou
It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than
myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
*****
(end)
For those interested:
ST. DAVIDS ADULT SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT/ACTS MINISTRY
FALL PROGRAM BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE
ST. DAVID'S MONDAY NIGHT STUDY 'BOOKENDS' EVENT
Monday, September 10th, 2018
TM Room 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Come for a free evening to view our official South African
Spiritual Travelers pictures (October-November 2017)
created by many tour-members and assembled by
Jock McTavish.
Learn about our up-coming tour, April-May 2018
"From Vienna to Moscow" (see more details, below)
*****
ST. DAVID'S ACTS MONDAY NIGHT FALL BOOK STUDY
A Ten Week Series September 17th - November 26th, 2018
Monday Evenings, TM Room 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(No class on Thanksgiving Monday)
"THE BOOK OF JOY"
ST. DAVID'S SPIRITUAL TRAVELERS TOUR, 2019
East Europe and Russia have been chosen as our destinations!
We plan a twenty-day tour that combines a focus
on spirituality, culture and the relationship between
Follow these notices for weekly updates.
***
ST. DAVID'S ACTS THURSDAY MORNING STUDY
Ten Sessions September 13th-November 22nd, 2018
Biblical book(s) to be studied this autumn will be
determined by the class at their first meeting on
Thursday, Sept. 13th with ten sessions following.
Gathering at 9:30 AM in the St. David's TM Room
and meeting 10:00 - 11:00 AM.
No charge
Study resource -
"The DK Complete Bible Handbook"
Edited by John Bowker
http://tinyurl.com/odxlv7q
*****
*****
Dear Friends,
My Special Item this week is my August column
for the Anglican Journal - "The Web of Life" - which
is another reflection on the growing relationship
between humans and nature.
Our programs at the church are about to start,
and I am very happy with the early response to
our studies and spiritual travel plans.
Soon we will be celebrating our support for the
resettlement of 400 Tibetans in Canada - a
wonderful effort on the part of St. David's people.
Have a good Labour Day weekend wherever
you are - even if it is not a holiday in your country.
Wayne
*****
SPECIAL ITEM
My August Anglican Journal Column:
"The Web of Life"
https://tinyurl.com/yb7wsoqbwa
*****
COLLEAGUE CONTRIBUTIONS
Jim Taylor,
Okanagan, BC
Personal Web Log,
August 29th, 2018
"Voice Messaging"
https://tinyurl.com/y7qrmshc
--
Mark Whittall,
Ottawa, ON.
Sermons and Blog,
August 28th, 2018
"Something More"
https://tinyurl.com/y9px6v22
--
Philip Yancey,
Colorado
Philipyancey.com
August 27th, 2018
"Are You Happy?"
https://tinyurl.com/y92tfrdc
--
Ron Rolheiser,
San Antonio, TX
Personal Web Site,
August 27th, 2018
"How to Respond"
https://tinyurl.com/ya4ye7pe
--
Michael Higgins,
Fairfield, CT
The Tablet, UK
August 27th, 2018
"Digging Deep in Sacred Caverns"
https://tinyurl.com/y7wwso5b
*****
NET NOTES
SILENCE IN THE FACE OF MYSTERY
By Rowan Williams
The Christian Century,
August 21st, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/yacdc93g
--
WHAT LEONARD COHEN SAW
IN ADOLPH EICHMANN
An Average Kind of Guy
Religion News Service,
August 31st, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ybat8agn
--
RELIEF EFFORTS CONTINUE IN KERALA
After Massive Flooding in the Country
World Reformed Communion Website
August 20th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ycppjohh
--
A SPIRITUAL AFRICA
CONTENDS WITH ATHEISTS TOO
Challenges to Islam and Christianity Alike
Religion News Service,
August 28th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ycrls45a
--
MILLENNIAL EVANGELICALS
DIVERGE FROM PARENTS' BELIEFS
Young are More Social Justice Attuned
The New Yorker,
August 28th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ycwqucyq
--
"ITS TIME TO CHOOSE
THE PAINFUL PATH OF PURIFICATION"
Editorial Calls on Catholic Church to Face
Truth in Light of Chronic Abuse Exposure
National Catholic Reporter,
August 30th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/yaegeurs
--
COPTIC MONK ARRESTED OVER
MURDER OF BISHOP IN EGYPT
Motive Still Considered Shadowy
The Guardian,
August 12th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/yaey7272
--
CHILD MARRIAGE CONTINUES
TO PLAGUE INDIAN SOCIETY
Poverty, Inequality, Ancient Tradition
Big Factors in this Tragedy
UCA News,
August 30th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ya5lkabu
--
WHITE HOUSE HONORS EVANGELICALS
"FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK THEY DO"
An American Blending of Church and State
Religion News Service,
August 28th, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/y76vkegd
--
TRINITY WESTERN'S COMMUNITY COVENANT MOVE
MUST BE FOLLOWED BY MEANINGFUL CHANGE
A Queer Christian Suggests What Should Happen There
The United Church Observer,
August, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ydekxyut
*****
WISDOM OF THE WEEK
From Sojourners and the Bruderhof online:
The measure of a country's greatness is its
ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.
- Thurgood Marshall
--
Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of
God's children. It would be fatal for the nation to
overlook the urgency of the moment.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
--
It is really so simple! The main thing is to love your
neighbor as yourself. Once you do that, you will
discover at once how everything shall fall into place.
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
--
Don't listen to those who say, you are taking too big a
chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine
floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today.
Most important, don't listen when the little voice of
fear inside you rears its ugly head ...
- Neil Simon
--
Bring every bit of yourself into the room.
What you've got from the family you're from, what
you've got from the families you've chosen.
Your willingness to listen, your longing to be heard,
your courage, your vulnerability, the best of you,
all of you. Let's go...
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
--
It’s funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults
had some kind of inner toolbox, full of shiny tools: the saw
of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of
patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed
you these rusty, bent old tools – friendships, prayer,
conscience, honesty – and said, Do the best you can with
these, they will have to do. And mostly, against all odds
they’re enough.
- Anne Lamott
--
Yes, in Christ is revealed the mystery of love, how God has
loved us, as the apostle writes: “God so loved the world that
he gave his only Son” (John 3:16). What father hands over
his son so that a prisoner or slave might be saved? That is
what the eternal Father has done; he gave us his Son, his
Word, his life, and in Christ we can recover God’s life. Sins
are forgiven because Christ became the price for our debt,
and now we can all die with the hope of heaven because
Christ has offered to open for us the gates of heaven even
though we are sinners. We need only repent and be
converted and return to him who says, “I am the way
and the truth and the life” (John 14:6)
- Oscar Romero
*****
CLOSING THOUGHT - Maya Angelou
It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than
myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
*****
(end)
For those interested:
ST. DAVIDS ADULT SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT/ACTS MINISTRY
FALL PROGRAM BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE
ST. DAVID'S MONDAY NIGHT STUDY 'BOOKENDS' EVENT
Monday, September 10th, 2018
TM Room 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Come for a free evening to view our official South African
Spiritual Travelers pictures (October-November 2017)
created by many tour-members and assembled by
Jock McTavish.
Learn about our up-coming tour, April-May 2018
"From Vienna to Moscow" (see more details, below)
*****
ST. DAVID'S ACTS MONDAY NIGHT FALL BOOK STUDY
A Ten Week Series September 17th - November 26th, 2018
Monday Evenings, TM Room 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(No class on Thanksgiving Monday)
"THE BOOK OF JOY"
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
Authors: Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Registration/Hospitality and Book: $60.00.
Book only: $25.00
Authors: Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Registration/Hospitality and Book: $60.00.
Book only: $25.00
Registration and Book Sale began Sunday, August 26th
43 copies of the book are available for sale.
Background information on the study book will be
provided here during the last weeks of summer:
--
Other background:
Other background:
During the 2017-2018 fall/winter two term series -
Total class registrations: 70
Total books sold: 84
Our best year ever, since we started in 1998!
***
***
ST. DAVID'S SPIRITUAL TRAVELERS TOUR, 2019
East Europe and Russia have been chosen as our destinations!
This will be our fifth Spiritual Travelers Tour, with a
group emerging from St. David's but very open to others.
The Tour is entitled: "From Vienna to Moscow"
We plan a twenty-day tour that combines a focus
on spirituality, culture and the relationship between
religion and politics. The tour will run from April 26th
through May 16th, 2019.
https://tinyurl.com/y834742f
A beautiful brochure with trip cost, itinerary, and
many helpful travel hints has been published.
https://tinyurl.com/y7j55gym
Our trip sale begins now (with early bird registration
https://tinyurl.com/y834742f
A beautiful brochure with trip cost, itinerary, and
many helpful travel hints has been published.
https://tinyurl.com/y7j55gym
Our trip sale begins now (with early bird registration
benefits) and special savings continue to November 15th.
Our Canadian tour company is Rostad Tours, Calgary.
Contact Rostad Tours: http://www.rostad.com/
Phone 1-800-361-8687 or 403-238-4090.
Contact Rostad Tours: http://www.rostad.com/
Phone 1-800-361-8687 or 403-238-4090.
Follow these notices for weekly updates.
***
ST. DAVID'S ACTS THURSDAY MORNING STUDY
Ten Sessions September 13th-November 22nd, 2018
Biblical book(s) to be studied this autumn will be
determined by the class at their first meeting on
Thursday, Sept. 13th with ten sessions following.
Gathering at 9:30 AM in the St. David's TM Room
and meeting 10:00 - 11:00 AM.
No charge
Study resource -
"The DK Complete Bible Handbook"
Edited by John Bowker
http://tinyurl.com/odxlv7q
*****
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