“As the Canaanite Woman approaches Jesus and the disciples with her plea to heal her daughter, the big question this encounter raises is “Does God love everybody?“ Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, Matthew 15:21-28.
“Jesus invites us to step out of the security of the boat take even a few steps outside our spiritual comfort zone and act with even greater compassion and love in our relationships with God and with others.“ Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, Matthew 14:22-33
“Everyday, we have a choice between Good and Evil. Everyday we have a choice to follow Jesus or not.“ Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, Matthew 14:13-21
“This parable of the sower reminds us that the reward of a successful planting or harvest runs parallel to living a fruitful life in Christ.“ Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23.
“We have all seen enough or read enough history to know the repeating pattern of a younger generation crying for justice and fighting for a say in the burdens they are expected to bear.” Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection and reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30.
“Jesus demonstrates the most simple ways that our motivation of compassion and care for the wellbeing others are to be part of living our Christian lives.” Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, Matthew 10:40-42.
I believe it is very important for us as Christians to ensure that we are living in a manner that helps grow God’s economy and does not sacrifice God’s goals for the sake of our world’s system of constant consumption and profit seeking.
“The Gospel presses us to find alternative ways that offer compassionate and loving responses.” Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and offers reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, Matthew 10:24-39.
“In our gospel, Jesus’ call to be a labourer is as one who works towards the goal of caring for others and pointing them towards a loving relationship with God.” Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and asks some reflective questions based on the Gospel reading, Matthew 9:53 – 10:23.
“In God’s eyes, we are not defined by earthly categories.” Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection and asks some reflective questions based on the Gospel reading, Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26.
“The Holy Spirit is part the force that has drawn us back into community together since the pandemic. Just as it has been the force that has been drawing Christians together through out our history.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and some reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, John 20:19-23.
“The Holy Spirit is part the force that has drawn us back into community together since the pandemic. Just as it has been the force that has been drawing Christians together through out our history.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and some reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, John 20:19-23.
St. Mark’s helped support a music ministry in the diocese of Amazonia (Belem).
“I believe that these two steps, repentance and forgiveness, remain a most important need for all of humanity.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and some reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, Luke24:44-53.
“When we dwell with God, God dwell’s with us.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers, a short reflection, and some reflection questions based on the Gospel reading, John 14:15-21.
“As much as our reading is a promise of a place in the next life, it is also an important invitation to belonging in a earthly family and community of faith.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message based on the Gospel reading, John 14:1-14, and offers some short reflection questions.
“A good shepherd who acts as both the gate and gatekeeper who guards and cares for each and every sheep in his fold. ” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message based on the Gospel reading John 10-11.
“The earthly powers, and even the heavens and earth themselves, are all no match for God’s Will to proclaim a new beginning for creation in Christ.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a short reflection based on the Easter story (Matthew 28:1-10).
“Our yearly reading of the story of Jesus crucifixion and death are an important reminder of the strength and destructive capacity of human brokenness..” For Palm/Passion Sunday, The Rev’d Canon Rob Park reads the story of Jesus Crucifixion (Matthew 27:11-54), offers a short reflection, and prayers.
Canon Rob’s Easter letter invites us to draw from the living water of life that God has provided for all in Jesus Christ.
“In all the relationships portrayed in our reading today, in the face of life and death, Jesus grows his relationship with them and in turn grows their relationship of faith with God.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 11:1-45.
“We too can be confident in our place and we can be strengthened by our baptismal promise to speak truth and seek restoration for all.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 9:1-41.
“So powerful is Jesus’ encounter with he Samaritan Women that it causes his own disciples and her own community to take notice and be transformed.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 4:5-42.
“To grow in our faith and our faithful relationships, we will have questions to ask.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 3:1-17.
“Each of Jesus’ choices in our reading reminds us that our place in the kingdom cannot be bought by any material wealth.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 4:1-11.
“God successfully reveals the path of the Good News, just as God intended, and opens up for all the path that leads us out from our earthly bondage.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for Transfiguration Sunday from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 17:1-9.
Our new director of Music, Ryan Van Dijk, reflects on his experience of helping lead us musically in 2022 and his hopes for 2023.
“The intentions and motivations of our actions are as important to our relationships as the the situations covered by the Old Testament laws.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 5:21-37.
“Both images are transformative in their power to reveal what is hidden and to open Christ’s path to true joy that is found in the Gospel’s truth.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 5:13-20.
The Rev’d Rob Park reflects on the past year of ministry and parish life at St. Mark’s while also looking ahead to 2023.
