First Blog

How does one begin a blog page?  I guess from the beginning! By way of introduction, I'd like to say how grateful I am to be part of the Anglican Parish of Holy Trinity St. Stephen's Memorial.  My road to the priesthood was a long one and at every turn I'm amazed at how the Spirit has guided me to places I never thought possible.  Years ago I was a student at Fanshawe College in the Radio Broadcasting Course.  As a part time job I worked at CJBK radio on Wellington Ave (graveyard shift from midnight to 5am) watching the big reel to reel tapes go round and round!   I would always drive by this particular church on my way to the radio station.  I was raised in the Anglican tradition and at that point in my life was not active in the church at all.  I remember wondering what this particular Anglican Church was like.  I wondered what would happen if I went in one Sunday.  Like many folks who drift from Christian community I figured that ship had sailed and that I'd never go back again.  So  to be serving here as rector and priest is a humbling experience. Now I drive by the radio station on my way to work and wonder if God was smiling at me those many years ago as if to say, "Don't give up on me kid, cause I'm not giving up on you."  I'm currently reading "Grateful" by Diana Butler Bass in which she writes. "Grace begets gratitude, which, in turn, widens our hearts toward greater goodness and love."  I guess I will begin my time here acknowledging God's grace which carried me here and creates my feeling of gratitude for this new ministry.  I invite you to join me here every once in a while as we discover together the many ways God's grace enters into our lives.  I hope my reflections will be a chance for us consider God's presence within our journeys. I believe that if we spend time doing that every so often that we will discover the voice of the Spirit guiding us along our paths.  God hasn't given up on us...God hasn't given up on you.
Peace
​Rob+