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A poem from New Zealand's Prime Minister

Rest now, e Papatūānuku ( Mother Earth )Breathe easy and settleRight here where you areWe’ll not move upon youFor...
Joyce Mancinelli
July 29, 2020
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Do you want to fast?

I was sent this quote from Pope Francis. It really does add up to a "holy Lent"!   Do You Want To Fast This Lent?...
Joyce Mancinelli
February 26, 2020
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Socks

Once again we will mark our journey through Lent with the collection of socks to be donated to a local shelter. I...
Joyce Mancinelli
February 23, 2020
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Advent?

Today we celebrated the third Sunday in Advent by lighting the candle of joy, the pink one. The one that is...
Joyce Mancinelli
December 15, 2019
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Travelling

Last week we came home from a trip back east. This isn't going to be a travelogue per se, but rather a reflection...
Joyce Mancinelli
October 1, 2019
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Palm Sunday

But not everyone who lined the streets of Jerusalem that long ago day was there for the same reason. They watched...
Rev. Gordon Shields
April 9, 2019
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Looking back at Advent

  We are well into the church year now. Past Epiphany and the Baptism of Christ and anticipating the beginning of...
Joyce Mancinelli
January 14, 2019
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Blessed

This was sent to me recently by a dear friend. I don't know where it came from, so I haven't been able to ask...
Joyce Mancinelli
August 13, 2018
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The Last Generation?

Maybe the doubts have been brought on by the interment of several parishioners recently. Not a couple of months...
Joyce Mancinelli
July 12, 2018
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Disciples All

Sending out Disciples by Fr. Gordon.     Mark 6 1-13 is about Jesus sending his followers out on a mission. He...
Joyce Mancinelli
July 12, 2018

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