This last Sunday in October is often used by churches to celebrate the Feast of Dedication. Typically, this feast would be on the date of dedication or consecration of the church. St Peter’s date of consecration is June 14, but as we didn’t acknowledge our anniversary at that time, I thought that this was a perfect way to end our 160th anniversary celebrations from last night. For those who attended, you heard storytelling from various parishioners who are still with us, talking about the past, the present, and the future of the parish. This morning, acknowledging that our cemetery is older than the parish and is a very important piece our of ministry here at St Peter’s, we will hear stories from those who have died. I have done my best to honour the stories as best as I could with the information that I had.
Read the whole sermon below.
Photo credit: John van den Hengel