Greetings!
With Ash Wednesday we begin our Lenten journey to Easter. I invite you to listen to the Gospel and Homily of Ash Wednesday - February 25th, 2009.
Peace,
Deacon Randy
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
www.deaconrandy.blogspot.com
Welcome to Rev's Place.
Welcome to 'Rev's Place'. It is here where I provide testimony of God's work in ministry, share homily material, offer commentary ... and other random items. My postings are below. Also included are photos, links, bio, and schedule of events - which are located on the left side of the page.
Thanks for visiting.
God bless
Thanks for visiting.
God bless
Dog Sledding
Deacon Randy and Joanne
Winter Get Away - January 2009
Dog Sledding!
Joanne and I took off for a winter get away. We decided to try Dog Sledding - What a wonderful experience. Thank you Winter Dance and our guide Fraser.
A very enjoyable adventure. Here are a few photos.
Joanne and I took off for a winter get away. We decided to try Dog Sledding - What a wonderful experience. Thank you Winter Dance and our guide Fraser.
A very enjoyable adventure. Here are a few photos.
Dog Sledding
Hike!
Dog Sledding
What a beautiful pair
Schedule
St Paul the Apostle - Burlington
Preaching Schedule:
March 22nd
April 12th - Easter Sunday
June 14th
Ash Wednesday
Creek Way Nursing Home - AM
Tansley Wood Village - PM
Good Friday
Tansley Woods - AM
Creek Way - 2 pm
St Paul the Apostle - Passion Play Service - 7pm
Retreats / Missions:
March 28th - To be confirmed.
Links to view
Madonna of the Street
Shifra Home Prayer
A Prayer of Love,
Protects and Nurtures LIFE!
Almighty God our Father, Creator of all Life
We give you all praise, glory and thanks.
For you have created us in your image.
May we always give you thanks
In good and hard times
May we always remember your Love for us
As revealed by your Son - Jesus Christ!
May our hearts be open to the promptings of
Your Holy Spirit
So that we may act in LOVE for life
Granted only by YOU!
May the life you entrust to us
Always grow in LOVE for you
and all people.
Our Father ....
We ask your Blessing, in your Most Holy Name
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Protects and Nurtures LIFE!
Almighty God our Father, Creator of all Life
We give you all praise, glory and thanks.
For you have created us in your image.
May we always give you thanks
In good and hard times
May we always remember your Love for us
As revealed by your Son - Jesus Christ!
May our hearts be open to the promptings of
Your Holy Spirit
So that we may act in LOVE for life
Granted only by YOU!
May the life you entrust to us
Always grow in LOVE for you
and all people.
Our Father ....
We ask your Blessing, in your Most Holy Name
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Christ's Example
Holy Thursday. John 13
Blog Archive
About Me
- Deacon Randy Matters
- Married to Joanne of 25 years. We have 3 grown children - Chris, Theresa, and Jordan. The Matters family are very active in Pro Life ministrys. We are a hockey family and the sport has and is very much part of our lives. Deacon Randy is a founder of Shifra Homes,a Christ Centered Maternity residence for young women and teens. Deacon Randy was ordained Deacon (Permenant) for the Diocese of Hamilton by Bishop Tonnos on June 10, 2006. The Diocese's first class. Randy works full time for a global company as a sales professional. He is deacon at St Paul the Apostle Parish, Burlington. He is a member of the Bishop Paul F. Reding Assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. Deacon Randy is also on the Board of Priest for Life of Canada.
Blessing of Burdens
I recently came across this story. I decided to use it as part of my homily on the Good Samaritan - Luke 10:25-37. The main theme was 'Who is my neighbour?'
It was a privilege to be at St Andrew's in Oakville this Sunday and at the request of many parishioners I share the story:
Sadhu Sundar Singh, a Hindu convert to Christianity, became a missionary to his people in India. Late one afternoon Sadhu was traveling on foot through the Himalayas with a Buddhist monk. It was bitterly cold and the wind felt like sharp blades slicing into their skins. Night was fast approaching when the monk warned Sadhu that they were in danger of freezing to death if they did not reach the monastery before darkness fell.
Suddenly, on a narrow path above a steep precipice, they heard a cry for help. At the foot of the cliff lay a man, fallen and badly hurt. The monk looked at Sadhu and said, "Do not stop. God has brought this man to his fate. He must work it out for himself. Let us hurry on before we, too, perish."
But Sadhu replied, "God has sent me here to help my brother. I cannot abandon him."
The monk continued trudging off through the whirling snow, while the missionary clambered down the steep embankment. The injured man's leg was broken and he could not walk, so Sadhu made a sling of his blanket and tied the man on his back. With great difficulty he climbed back up the cliff, drenched by now in perspiration.
Doggedly, Sadhu made his way through the deepening snow and darkness. It was all he could do to follow the path. But he persevered, though faint with fatigue and overheated from exertion. Finally, he saw ahead the lights of the monastery.
Then, for the first time, Sadhu stumbled and nearly fell. But not from weakness. He had stumbled over an object lying in the snow-covered road. Slowly he bent down on one knee and brushed the snow off the object. It was the body of the monk, frozen to death.
Years later a disciple of Sadhu's asked him, "What is life's most difficult task?"
Without hesitation Sadhu replied: "To have no burden to carry."
Let us reflect on who is our nieghbour, ask God to reveal this to us .... be ready for a Blessing!
Deacon Randy
July 15, 2007
It was a privilege to be at St Andrew's in Oakville this Sunday and at the request of many parishioners I share the story:
Sadhu Sundar Singh, a Hindu convert to Christianity, became a missionary to his people in India. Late one afternoon Sadhu was traveling on foot through the Himalayas with a Buddhist monk. It was bitterly cold and the wind felt like sharp blades slicing into their skins. Night was fast approaching when the monk warned Sadhu that they were in danger of freezing to death if they did not reach the monastery before darkness fell.
Suddenly, on a narrow path above a steep precipice, they heard a cry for help. At the foot of the cliff lay a man, fallen and badly hurt. The monk looked at Sadhu and said, "Do not stop. God has brought this man to his fate. He must work it out for himself. Let us hurry on before we, too, perish."
But Sadhu replied, "God has sent me here to help my brother. I cannot abandon him."
The monk continued trudging off through the whirling snow, while the missionary clambered down the steep embankment. The injured man's leg was broken and he could not walk, so Sadhu made a sling of his blanket and tied the man on his back. With great difficulty he climbed back up the cliff, drenched by now in perspiration.
Doggedly, Sadhu made his way through the deepening snow and darkness. It was all he could do to follow the path. But he persevered, though faint with fatigue and overheated from exertion. Finally, he saw ahead the lights of the monastery.
Then, for the first time, Sadhu stumbled and nearly fell. But not from weakness. He had stumbled over an object lying in the snow-covered road. Slowly he bent down on one knee and brushed the snow off the object. It was the body of the monk, frozen to death.
Years later a disciple of Sadhu's asked him, "What is life's most difficult task?"
Without hesitation Sadhu replied: "To have no burden to carry."
Let us reflect on who is our nieghbour, ask God to reveal this to us .... be ready for a Blessing!
Deacon Randy
July 15, 2007