Welcome to the Parish of the Ascension!
We are a diverse worshipping community, rooted in the
Anglican tradition, in a covenant with God, called to address the
needs of persons living in the Mount Pearl area. If you do not yet have a faith
community, or if you are visiting the Mount Pearl area of Newfoundland and Labrador, we
invite you to come and meet God in Jesus through the ministry of
this faith community.
Message from the Rector for the Week of March 7 - 13
Cut it down - It's wasting the soil.
Throw it out - it's useless.
Don't listen to him - he always says that.
I can't do that - I just don't have: The time; The strength; The ability.
I'm unsure of myself.
I'm afraid.
There are lots of reasons to dismiss things, persons, abilities, and thought patterns.
In this passage God says no. There is opportunity for new life if we get the right nurture present in our lives and in our community. We can grow if we get the fertilizer that will enable us to grow and develop.
The owner of the vineyard says clear the area; plant afresh. Give up on the stunted growth already present in the garden.
The gardener says wait. There is hope; there is possibility. There is strength.
We are people who need to be reminded of hope.
We need to be reminded of forgiveness.
Of second chances
Only then, will our garden, of ourselves, and our faith community, grow and blossom as God meant it to be.
God Bless,
David
This week's Scripture Passage:
Repent, says the Lord, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matthew 4.17
Word from the Mission in Hopedale
Each week my father, The Rev.'d Brian Burrows, has been sending me his homilies for his ministry in Hopedale. If you are interested in reading them, simply click here.
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