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Prayer Life

For Mother’s Day

Lord, we give you thanks for our mothers and maternal caregivers,
for all they mean or meant to us,
for the intensity of the love they have shown us,
for the ways they have encouraged and challenged us,
and for their willingness, like your Son, to forgive us and sacrifice for us.

We also pray for those whose mothers have died
and who feel their absence from their lives
this day and every day.

We uphold those for whom Mother’s Day
is a time of heartache or awkwardness,
especially those who have never known their mothers
or have difficult relationships with them,
those who long to be mothers and are not,
and those for whom parenting is a source of pain and self-doubt.

Let us not forget the example of Mary,
who as a young woman raised your Son as her own
and who later in her life became the mother to the disciple, John.

Help us recognize that loving, sheltering relationships take many forms.
God of Love, hear our prayer.
Amen.

(Arleane Ralph, 2018)

 

A Prayer for Ukraine

Lord God,
We ask you to hold the people of Ukraine deep in your heart.
Protect them, we pray;
from violence,
from political gamesmanship,
from being used and abused.

Give, we pray,
the nations of the world the courage
and the wisdom
to stand up for justice
and the courage too,
to dare to care―generously.

Lord, in your mercy,
take from us all
the tendencies in us
that seek to lord it over others:
take from us those traits
that see us pursuing our own needs and wants
before those of others.

Teach us how to live in love
and dignity
and respect―following your example.
In your name and for your sake,
Amen

―Issued by Lord Wallace, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the Very Rev. Dr. Susan Brown, convener of the Faith Impact Forum, Church of Scotland


Pandemic Prayer Ideas

1/ Think of those who are struggling or working hard during the pandemic. These might be individuals known to you or groups of people (for example, frontline workers, ICU workers, those who have lost income, the sick, the lonely, vaccine clinic staff). Write each name  or group on a sticky note, and post them up some place you will see them everyday. Each day touch the notes, one at a time,  and pray for the people named there. Pray for God’s protection of them. Give thanks for them. Pray that they will have strength to be able to persevere. You may wish to send a message of thanks and encouragement to anyone you may know personally, and let them know that you have prayed for them and their work.

2/ Find a large piece of paper and, at the end of each day, write down something (or some things) for which you are thankful on that day. Use coloured markers, simple sketches, or fancy lettering. Be creative. Eventually you will have a personalized piece of artwork and a reminder of the way God continues to bless you.

3/ Make use of these prayers for specific pandemic situations or add some relevant poetry to your daily prayer practice.

 

 

Featured Events and Services

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The Kingdom Come

The Kingdom Come

Saturday May 28th - 8:00am - Saturday May 28th - 9:00pm+8Sunday May 29th - 8:00am - Sunday May 29th - 9:00pmMonday May 30th - 8:00am - Monday May 30th - 9:00pmTuesday May 31st - 8:00am - Tuesday May 31st - 9:00pmWednesday June 1st - 8:00am - Wednesday June 1st - 9:00pmThursday June 2nd - 8:00am - Thursday June 2nd - 9:00pmFriday June 3rd - 8:00am - Friday June 3rd - 9:00pmSaturday June 4th - 8:00am - Saturday June 4th - 9:00pmSunday June 5th - 8:00am - Sunday June 5th - 9:00pm

“Thy Kingdom Come” is a 10-day commitment to pray for others to come to know or be reacquainted with Jesus. For these 10 days, we will be offering four online prayer rooms a day – at 8am, 12pm, 5pm and 9pm where you can join with others in a short communal prayer to pray for those who you know. A prayer journal and Novena on 1 Peter is also available to pick up to help you prayer through these days.

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Church Open Program

Church Open Program

Tuesday May 31st - 12:00am - Tuesday May 31st - 1:00pm+4Tuesday June 7th - 12:00am - Tuesday June 7th - 1:00pmTuesday June 14th - 12:00am - Tuesday June 14th - 1:00pmTuesday June 21st - 12:00am - Tuesday June 21st - 1:00pmTuesday June 28th - 12:00am - Tuesday June 28th - 1:00pm

All Saints', Whitby300 Dundas St. WestWhitby, ONL1N 2M5 Map

All Saints’ will open its worship space on Tuesdays from 12 – 1 PM to members of the congregation and the wider community who seek a time of peace, quiet and contemplation. Those entering the building will be required to wear a mask and provide one of the volunteers on duty with contact tracing information as called for by local public health authorities.

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Mapping The Ground we Stand On

Mapping The Ground we Stand On

Sunday June 12th - 1:00pm - Sunday June 12th - 4:00pm

All Saints', Whitby300 Dundas St. WestWhitby, ONL1N 2M5 Map

In 2015, as part of its commitment to support the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, PWRDF developed the interactive “education for reconciliation” resource Mapping the Ground We Stand On. Using animation, videos, full and small group talking opportunities and more, this workshop, also known as the Mapping Exercise, invites participants to explore Indigenous presence on the map of Turtle Island/Canada, the history of Settler arrival, and their relationship to one another. It also offers an opportunity for learning and reflection on the concepts of Terra Nullius (empty land), the Doctrine of Discovery and Indigenous knowledge, enabling individuals and groups to imagine how both personal and collective journeys toward a just, respectful and healing relationship might look.

Find out more here: pwrdf.org/mapping-exercise/

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All Saints' Anglican Church
300 Dundas Street West
Whitby, Ontario
L1N 2M5
Canada

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Regular Sunday Services

8:00 a.m.
Quiet and Contemplative
Communion Service

9:30 a.m.
Shorter Contemporary Seeker-Oriented
Communion Service

11:00 a.m.
Classic Anglican Communion Service
with Choral Music (also joinable by Zoom)

See Upcoming Services for more information

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Office Hours:

Wednesdays & Thursdays:
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Tel: (905) 668-5101
allsaintswhitby@nullbellnet.ca

All Saints’ is an LGBTQ2S+ affirming parish.

 

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