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The Great Litany
By Rev. Canon Stewart Murray, Incumbent at St. Barnabas, Ottawa
One of the great treasures of our Anglican tradition that I have rediscovered in the last few years is the Great Litany in the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and the Book of Alternative Services (BAS). At one time it was common to find a copy of the Litany in a separate book on a prayer desk, called a litany desk, in the sanctuary or nave of most churches.
Summer -- a time for relaxation and spiritual exploration
by Rev. Canon Stewart Murray, Incumbent at St Barnabas, Ottawa
The Wearing of the Green
by Rev. Canon Stewart Murray, Incumbent at St Barnabas, Ottawa
in May 2018 issue of ‘Crosstalk,' the newspaper of the Angican Diocese of Ottawa
The season after Pentecost or Trinity is called by some the long season of the green. They are referring, of course, to the colour of the church year that we will use until Advent. During the Easter season, we have had almost a riot of colours – white, gold, and red – but for the next six months, it will be the Wearing of the Green!
The Holy Trinity
By Rev. Canon Stewart Murray, Incumbent at St. Barnabas, Ottawa
(published in the April issue of ‘Crosstalk’, the newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa)
The celebration of the Easter season concludes with the Ascension of Christ and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Many parish communities celebrate Pentecost with great fanfare and energy: birthday cakes, balloons and variations on the theme of ‘tongues of fire’.
In The Image
By L.K. O’Connor (published in the March 2018 issue of ‘Crosstalk’)
One Saturday in the fall of 2017 and one Saturday in January 2018, the doors of St. Barnabas, Ottawa opened to welcome artists to an art day called In the Image.
Called to Holiness
By Rev. Canon Stewart Murray
published in the March 2018 issue of ‘Crosstalk’
Dust Thou Art and to Dust...
by Rev. Canon Stewart Murray, Incumbent at St. Barnabas, Ottawa
published in the February 2018 issue of ‘Crosstalk’
Lady Day
by Rev. Canon Stewart Murray, Incumbent at St. Barnabas, Ottawa
published in ‘Crosstalk’, January, 2018
Reimagining the Nativity
by Rev. Canon Stewart Murray, Incumbent at St. Barnabas, Ottawa
published in ‘Crosstalk’, December, 2017
A Fresh Look at Advent
by Rev. Canon Stewart Murray, Incumbent at St. Barnabas, Ottawa
published in ‘Crosstalk’, November 2017
The season of Advent, the first four weeks at the beginning of the Church’s liturgical year, often get lost in the rush to Christmas. However, unlike Lent – which still holds a unique place in our spiritual lives – Advent is like an eccentric relative who comes to family dinners but we are not sure what to do with them.