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Bishop Andrew Asbil
February 29, 2024
This is the College of Bishops’ pastoral letter to vestries, to be read or circulated on the Sunday of the parish’s annual vestry meeting.
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This is the College of Bishops’ pastoral letter to vestries, to be read or circulated on the Sunday of the parish’s annual vestry meeting.
“Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.” As a member of the central committee of the World Council of Churches, and our Canadian
God is good! In the context of being faithful, courageous, wise and generous, how can we be influenced by the holy call for transformation, evolution
The following is the College of Bishops’ pastoral letter to vestries, to be read or circulated on the Sunday of the parish’s annual vestry meeting.
God is good! I went to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan for the first time in October 2021, to witness the ordination of deacons. One of the
God is good. As we lean into Lent, we all have been changed by this desert experience. Two years of pandemic living have alternately trudged
God is good! As we set our faces towards the Star of Bethlehem, let us recall that we are created and infused with love from
God is good! The air is heavy and sweet this morning, with gentle birdsong and cicadas chirping. It is near the end of a long,
God is good! Genesis 1:27: “Humankind was created as God’s reflection: in the divine image God created them…” from the Inclusive Bible. What categories do
God is good and hope is a gift from God. As we enter the one-year mark of this global pandemic, I encourage you to take
God is good! It is a privilege and an honour for me to be serving God, in this time, in this place. Recently having been
God is good! And so is gracious disruption. In turning over the tables in the temple, teaching that the last shall be first and uplifting
God is good. People make mistakes. In Inuvik in 2012, at the Northern National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian Residential Schools,
God is good. Very often we think “stuff” is good, too. Sometimes we like our stuff better than people and relationships. People can be difficult;
God is love. God is good. Not all people behave well all the time, even though we are all formed in the image of God.
God is good. When I was about 15 years old, there was “the incident of the running cows” that is forever seared on my mind,
God is good. I have met the peace and beauty of God in living colour. By early January, we will have made it through the
God is good. I have seen God at work through our vocational deacons in Trent-Durham. We can see them wearing their stoles over their hearts,
God is good. In preparation for our ordination, we had the privilege of spending retreat time at the Community of the Transfiguration – the Episcopal
“Inspiring reconciliation requires going far beyond our reach.” For this teaching, I am grateful to Commissioner Marie Wilson of our national Truth and Reconciliation Commission
In late May, people from all over the land made their way – by foot, rail, car, plane and in spirit – to Ottawa for
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