October 4, 2007, 11:00 am
Almost three years ago, I arrived to Lundwood to face an uphill challenge. One of those challenges has been finding ourselves at the starting block again and again. In Terry Pratchett's book Thief of Time, every moment is created afresh. What happened last moment no longer exist, nor does what is about to happen, only that which is now. In other words, everything is re-created continually. At St. Mary Magdalene Church, we seem to keep arriving to a new beginning. There was the new beginning as an American priest arrived. There was a new beginning when the cameras began rolling. There was the beginning after our parish was seen on TV. There was a beginning of sorts when the church hall burned down in June 2006. Now, we have a fantastic new beginning as we are about to celebrate the rennovation of our church building. We have a fresh new worship space and new multi-use events room to offer the community. After 16 months of no hall, no venue for events, waiting for insurance, architect and contractors, we are moving into something new and beautiful. In our daily lives Christians seek to live out the new life of the Resurrection of our Lord. In our community life in Lundwood, we are watching the Resurrection unfold as our Church community rises from the ashes.
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