Winter of Toronto town has come settling in my very marrow
I shiver on Queen and Jarvis corner I make my bed on warm air-vents
Difficult to give thanks for charity bread of poverty is hard and bitter
A band plays carols in the mall but I am not allowed to loiter
I’m aching in your chilly absence, God please shine your countenance upon me
Sound your horn of plenty in my ear
In Waking in Harbour One Day: Collected Poems of Ian Sowton, 2020
warm me with hope enough to praise you
This week we read from Isaiah and the Gospel According to John with a homily offered by Jean-Martin Mabozi with reflections from the community as
Please join us Saturday, April 5th at 10:30AM in-person or online HERE on Zoom to Celebrate the Life of Nancy Whitla. Link to Obituary Full
This Sunday we read from Second Letter to the Corinthians and the Gospel According to Luke. Leonard Desroches offers the homily and Presider is Bill
This week we read from “Beloved is Where We Begin” by Jan Richardson from the Painted Prayerbook as well as the Gospel According to Luke.
This week for the 8th Sunday after Epiphany and the Last Sunday before Lent, we read from The Building by David Ignatow and The Gospel