And time continues
It has been a busy time for the last few weeks. First, the end of my M.Div has come, there has been the meeting of the UCC transfer committee, graduation and lots of paperwork.
First there was the transfer meeting. The good news is that we were settled into Maritime Conference, which means we get to stay close to family. We will find out on May 13th which area of NS we will be living in. It’s an exciting time for sure as we await that news.
In the meantime, Two Cents played our last official gig in Sheet Harbour, NS. We are already missing one another greatly as we move our own separate ways. Playing with them was the highlight of my MDiv experience.
Graduation also came and went… Oh so slowly. The service was 2.5 hours long!!! I was ready to go after 1 hour. But it’s over, and it’s time to move on.
Stay tuned, next up find out if we are coming to a church near you!
Mighty to save
Happy, glorious, jubiliant Easter to everyone out there. Today is the day we celebrate the love of God, who came to Earth as Jesus and gave His life for us. Our God is an amazing God, to sacrifice His son out of love for all of us. To come, to teach, to show us the way, but also to take all the sin of the world upon himself so that we can see how much he loves us. Easter is the greatest sign of love we could ever imagine. We can never be worthy of God’s love, yet He still loves us unconditionaly. Thank you Lord for your unending love.
The End of an Era
Well, it’s been a very long time since my last post. But it has also been a very busy time. The busy time has just become much less busy. Yesterday was my last day at AST. My work is all done, no more classes. All that is left is graduation on May 2nd.
My ordination to ministry in the United Church of Canada will be June 6th.
It’s been a very long time coming, but it is here. So much growth. So much learning (both good and bad). So much left to learn. But at least the academic part of it is finally over, and now for the learning I love most. On the job training coming soon to a pastoral charge near you!
Just in time for the Holy Weekend! Peace of Christ be with you all.
The Art of Neglect
Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. Almost 2 whole months have gone by! Not bad, eh?
It’s been a busy couple of months, and some things haven’t gone as well as planned in preparing for ordination. But hope is not lost. I get to go back and retry my ordination interviews after a bad first attempt. My recommendation… prepare and get lots of rest! I went to Montreal exhausted and didn’t sleep the night before my interview as a result of being next to the party room of the hotel. Oh well… at least they liked me enough to bring me back.
This month has improved. Things have settled down at the church a bit stress wise. My band had two great gigs this month. One at Fairview United with The Message and this past weekend we were in PEI playing a youth event (Island Youth Extravaganza) for Anglicans, and again at an Anglican service on Sunday morning. It was busy and tiring, but also a great experience as both events were well attended and had lots of energy. We even had an encore… at church in the morning! WOW!
Yes I am a Geek
So, with the coming blizzard last night, and lack of any other pre-planning last night, we stayed home (as usual) for New Year’s Eve. What we did was play Mario Kart Wii online with some friends: one family across town and Phil‘s family in the US.
One thing we did was get Skype running so we could talk with Phil and his family while we played. Turned out to be a great idea as we could hear each others screams of agony and delight on either side.
Two great moments came out of using Skype. The first was a scream followed by “He dropped the controller trying to get away!” after I shot 4 shells at a member of Phil’s family in the final corner of the race! Which worked well, because it gave me the win!
The second moment came a little later as we were trying to figure out why the Skype voice connection kept dropping. Phil explained it this way, or at least we heard it this way. “[They] were playing with their weapons!” Now, I know Phil is American, but I didn’t know he had weapons lying around the house for his family to play with when they were waiting for their turn on the Wii. What he ACTUALLY said was, “…. playing with their webkinz” Big difference!
These of course won’t mean much to many out there, probably “you had to be there” moments. But it was a fun way to ring in the new year in the middle of a storm. We had hoped to have some friends over, but illness and the storm kept that from happening, so instead some fun and games, plus a chance to chat with some friends we don’t speak to directly all that often made for a pretty good night! So connections were still made and a fun was still had.
We all need a good laugh with all the negativity and loss of hope in our world lately. My prayer for you all is that you will laugh, love and live in 2009, rejoicing in the abundant blessings from God we enjoy each and every day.
Peace and love to all this year!