We will be celebrating Pentecost on Sunday, May 27; it has a become a tradition at St Augustine’s (and the wider church) to wear something red at the Pentecost service to symbolize the love of the Holy Spirit, or the tongues of fire that appeared over the heads of the apostles.

What does the season of Lent offer us in terms of preparing to celebrate the most holy season of the year, Easter? The themes of the Sunday readings throughout Lent offer an opportunity to examine our faith in the light of Easter.  This year we will be using a study guide called “Call Him Saviour”...

One of the pivotal statements of the Lord’s Prayer is “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us”.  “Journey Toward Forgiveness: From rage to reconciliation: is the title of a television program that aired in the US in 2001 that examines our response to this prayer.  Produced by the Mennoite Church,...

As I write this, I am looking out my office window at the first significant snowfall of the winter. It was a long time coming, and even though it took me 80 minutes to drive to work this morning, it does look pretty as the snow covers the bare branches of the trees and falls...

Congratulations to everyone!  We launched our parish’s campaign on hehalf of the Diocese’s Our Faith – Our Hope fundraising initiative on October 30.  In the weeks since then, the response from St. Augustine’s has been amazing. Under the leadership of Everett Fleming and his Campaign Team (Mary McLean, Carol Burke and Leslie Saffrey) we have...

Our Parish provides a special time for members who briefly wish to share concerns, thanksgivings or other issues. After the 10.30 service (10.00 a.m. in summer) someone is available for quiet conversation, near the altar, with candles lit. These persons are specially trained for this purpose. We remember Our Lord’s promise that where two or...

Some excerpts from The Westminster Dictionary of Worship: “[An aumbry is] a cupboard or recess in the wall of a church or the sacristy in which the sacred vessels and books, and sometimes also reliquaries, were kept…..They were also used usually in a wall near the altar, but sometimes in the sacristy.  This method of...

While the impact of the H1 N1 pandemic event remains mild at this point, the Diocese of Toronto has the following to observe: • The practice of intinction is prohibited • Communion in one kind is an acceptable tradition within the Anglican Church • The exchange of the peace can be accomplished with a simple...