As our long season of Coronatide rolls on without any sign of abating—and in fact is steadily worsening in most areas—perhaps it is time to reconsider our focus on Sunday worship gatherings. As I noted in the previous post Sunday … Continue reading →
In my previous post I described the current challenge faced by congregational leaders: How to hold our faith communities together when we can no longer get together? The absence of Sunday gatherings has been difficult for leaders who have invested … Continue reading →
A couple of conversations this week got me thinking about the ways congregational leaders are responding to the challenge of keeping church going through the ever-lengthening Covid crisis. We are familiar with the talk of shifting from a sprint to … Continue reading →
A sermon preached by the Rev. Jeff Seaton, August 16, 2020 I speak to you in the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. This week’s gospel story is a story that is often considered to be … Continue reading →
Last Sunday, at the ordination service, Chris began his sermon by saying it was a tradition on Trinity Sunday to have the curate preach, because preaching on Trinity Sunday was such a minefield of potential heresies. At the time I … Continue reading →
Back in the days when I was a United Church of Canada minister, I used to dread having to preach on Transfiguration Sunday. The reason I found it so uncomfortable is because this story is so obvious and clear in … Continue reading →
Welcome to Advent! Advent, this season that steals in upon us in late November or early December, and then carries us along through the December darkness to the eve of Christmas. Advent, this strange and somewhat unwelcome season that descends … Continue reading →
A personal story The issue of same sex marriage and the church is profoundly personal for me. I am a gay man, in a same sex marriage. My husband and I were married in our church, by our minister, in … Continue reading →
Diocese of Kootenay The Anglican Church of Canada God willing and the people consenting The Rt. Rev. Lynne McNaughton Bishop of Kootenay Will ordain Jeffrey Allan Seaton To the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ’s holy catholic Church On Holy … Continue reading →
In response to an invitation to share thoughts on the outcome of the marriage canon vote, I wrote the following note to members of the House of Bishops gathered in Vancouver for General Synod 2019. Dear Bishops, The outcome of … Continue reading →
