The Anglican Parish of Alberton-O'Leary

The people of the Parish of Alberton-O'Leary help one another and the people in our community. Call on us if you need help. We are all neighbours in God's eyes. As a Christian community we strive to live out our baptismal covenant of proclaiming by word and example the good news of God in Christ, seeking and serving Christ in all persons, loving neighbour as self, and working for justice, peace and dignity amoung all people. This we do, with God’s help.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Trinity Sunday - May 25th

Trinity Sunday Prayer

Father,

You sent your Word to bring us truth

and your Spirit to make us holy.

Through them we come to know the mystery of your life.

Help us to worship you, one God in three persons,

You reveal yourself in the depths of our being,

by proclaiming and living our faith in you.

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God for ever and ever. Amen

The Liturgy of the Hours

cf. Parish Bulletin, May 26, 2013

cf. Google Images

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

A Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Collect of the Day: Almighty and everliving God, who fulfilled the promise of Easter by sending us your Holy Spirit and opening to every race and nation the way of life eternal, keep us in the unity of your Spirit, that every tongue may tell of your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Image cf. www.catholic.org

A Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come, O Spirit of God
Holy Spirit, I offer myself
to your work of healing, peace and reconciliation.
In my busy world, bless my silent moments.
In the stillness of my heart, may I find peace within myself,
peace with others, and peace with you Amen.

- Michael Buckley

cf. Parish Bulletin, May 19th, 2013

Friday, May 10, 2013

Journey to Wholeness - OSL Healing Conference

Journey of Wholeness was the name of the OSL ( Order of St. Luke ) Healing Conference Rev. Andrew and Janet attended last weekend.
The scripture used to begin the gathering was the same as today's, John 5: 1-9, where Jesus asks the lame man at the pool of Bethseda, "Do you want to get well?" It seems a strange question to ask a sick person. Don't we all wish to be perfectly healthy of body, mind and spirit?
Perhaps the question is about our own perspective of health of wholeness, of life and our place in it, our relationship to God and to those around us? Or simply a question meant to focus our awareness on our needs and goals.
The journey to wholeness is a life-long process which includes evaluation and effort, and perhaps some change in how we think and in what we do. Are we doing everything we can to achieve and maintain health? Do we eat good foods, eat in moderation, get enough exercise and rest our bodies, fill our spirits with joy by doing things that create joy in us, examine our emotions and act with reason and wisdom, relating in appropriate and helpful ways to situations and people in our daily routines?
What ailments - physical, spiritual or otherwise - do you need Jesus to treat in your life?
cf. Parish Bulletin, May 5, 2013
For more information on the Order of St. Luke see their website -

http://www.orderofstluke.org/ and http://www.oslcanada.org/
Below image cf. http://jesusfootprints.wordpress.com

Below cf. http://www.biblegateway.com/

John 5:1-9

New International Version (NIV)

The Healing at the Pool

5 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. ²Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda^[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. ³Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. ^[4]^[b] ⁵One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. ⁶When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

⁷“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”
⁸Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” ⁹At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.
The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,

Footnotes:

John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethzatha; other manuscripts Bethsaida
John 5:4 Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, paralyzed—and they waited for the moving of the waters. ⁴From time to time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the waters. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease they had.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Love on another. John 13: 34-35

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13: 34-35.
A new command: In a sense it was an old one (see Leviticus 19:18), but, for Christ's disciples it was new because it was the mark of their brotherhood, created by Christ's great love for them ( Matthew 22: 37-39, Mark 12: 30-31, Luke: 10:27).
As I have loved you: Our standard is Christ's love for us.

cf. Parish Bulletin, April 28, 2013

cf. Google Images

http://www.olivearts.com/watercolor_love_one_another.html

Joy of Sring

by David Whalen
A Spring morning, A warm Breeze, doves cooing softly. Pollen dusted trees.
A few brave violets. A red streaked dawn. A very early robin. Earthworms in the lawn.
Spring peeper frogs. Smell of dogwood blossoms,
Nature's petroglyphs in muddy bogs. Footprints left by possums..
Easter eggs and bonnets, Chocolate rabbits. Missing ears
Jelly beans and sonnets, Spilled Easter baskets, children tears
Parades, leafy bowers, Lemonades. Spring showers
Spring mornings. Warm breezes. Deep breaths. Allergic sneezes
Smell of Fresh blossoms. Sound of birds as they sing
Joy of life...Joy of being... Joy of Spring

cf. Parish Bulletin, April 28, 2013

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Welcome to all!

Sunday services will alternate between St. Peter's and St. Luke's - please check our schedule to confirm location each Sunday.
*St. Peter's Alberton - 10:30am, alternating Sundays. Following the service join us for coffee fellowship in Church - all welcome! ( located at corner of Church & Main Streets )
*St. Luke's O'Leary - 10:30am, alternating Sundays.
( located at O'Leary Corner - Rte. 2 and Rte. 142 )
*Christ Church Kildare Capes - Summer Services during July and August. (confirm weekly with Blog for any change in schedule). Located at 17668 Rte. 12 in Kildare Capes.
*Holy Trinity Alma - Summer Special Service. Located in Alma at 40986 Rte. 2 Hwy (Western Rd.)

Parish Contact Information

Mailing Address: Box 152, Alberton, PE C0B 1B0

902-831-2873 - Rev. Ann Bush, Priest-in-charge

email: blogs62@hotmail.com

902-497-0102 - Debbie Travers, C0-Parish Warden

902-853-3744 - Dennis Rix, Co-Parish Warden

902-853-3971 - Tracey Wood,Parish Secretary

email: jim.traceywood@gmail.com

902-853-3782 - Cyndi Rix, St. Lukes Hall

902-436-0366 - Jan Cox, Lay Reader
902-853-3535 - Kathryn Curtis, Bulletins

email: katied935@gmail.com
902-628-3180 - Carter Jeffery, Parish Blog
email: carterjeffery61@gmail.com /

Remember the Important Things in Life

Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions--and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else--the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first--the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

cf. http://www.pagetutor.com/jokebreak/263.html

( Thanks to LayReader David Crocker for relating this story in his sermon on Nov. 4, 2012 )

What is life suppose to be like?

Colossians 3:12-17

This scripture reading gives a beautiful description.

King James Version (KJV)

¹²Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

¹³Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

¹⁴And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

¹⁵And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

¹⁷And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Our Parish Rectors -

1859-1886 The Rev. R.W. Dyer

1886-1889 The Rev. C.E. McKenzie

1889-1899 The Rev. J.W. Forbes

1900-1903 The Rev. D. Davies

1905-1909 The Rev. R.M. Fenton

1910-1911 The Rev. C.H. Tolmay

1911-1913 The Rev. J.A. Winfield

1914-1916 The Rev. F.G. Gosden

1917-1921 The Rev. E.P. Wood

1921-1923 The Rev. G.T. Spriggs

1923-1925 The Rev. G.F. Seymour

1926-1927 The Rev. R.H. Holmes

1928-1939 The Rev. W.J. Phillips

1939-1943 The Rev. S.J. Davies

1943-1949 The Rev. J.W. Nowe

1949-1956 The Rev. J.R. McMahon

1957-1958 The Rev. C.J. Riley

1959-1965 The Rev. M.R. Ness

1965-1967 The Rev. E.L. Linton

1968-1969 The Rev. W.J. Phillips

1969-1972 The Rev. J. Yetman, D.S.L.

1972-1973 The Rev. W.J. Phillips

1973-1981 The Rev. T.G. Mitchell

1982-1992 The Rev. J.M. Ferguson

1993-1996 The Rev. M. Oulton

1997-2002 The Rev. Fran Boutilier

2003-2005 The Rev. Simon Davis

2007-2008 The Rev. Cathy Pharo

2009-2016 The Rev. Andrew Mortimer

2016-2018 Priest-in-charge Rev. D. Fagan

2018-Present Priest-in-charge Rev. Ann Bush

**Note – some of these ministers came from, or went on to serve, in other Island Parishes.

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