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Monday, December 16, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #45: I Heard the Bells (Johnny Reid)

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Last week I had the privilege of working both evenings at the Winspear Centre for Music for Christmas with Johnny Reid . The man is definite...
Monday, December 9, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #44: An old hymn in honour of Jim

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Yesterday was the last Community of Emmanuel service led by our dear Associate Pastor, Jim Gurnett, who has decided to retire after seven pl...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Relentless

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Tuesday is "table time." Pastor Quinn and I set up our table on the corner near the Bissell Centre to hand out clothing and winter...
Monday, November 25, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #43: William Prince and Serena Ryder "Sing me a song"

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This song just played through my radio on good old CKUA (if you haven't listened to CKUA yet, it's available through the link on the...
Saturday, November 23, 2024

Rallying for housing

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Back in early fall (or was it even as far back as June?) the Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness (ECOHH) planned its HOUSING HEAL...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Meet Remi

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On November 2, my husband's birthday, we picked up our furry little bundle of joy. On the three-hour drive home, we debated names as the...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Elli's documentary

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I first met Elli fourteen months ago today and was immediately struck by her warmth and kindness. In the space of a very short period of tim...
Friday, November 15, 2024

Important event November 23rd

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The week ahead is National Housing Week, a time for people to become more aware of the lack of supportive, non-market housing available to t...
Monday, November 11, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #42 for Remembrance Day -- In Paradisum from Fauré's Requiem

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I'd never heard Fauré's Requiem until Friday night, and with 200 voices from four choirs -- the Richard Eaton Singers, Chorale Saint...
Monday, November 4, 2024

Music and meditation

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I've been meaning to leave this here in my moodlings since before Canadian Thanksgiving! Sharing this information isn't just about a...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

50 years of gratitude

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This week marks 50 years since my family of origin moved  from small town Saskatchewan to the big city of Edmonton, Alberta.  The picture be...
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Wednesday music appreciation?

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Doesn't quite have the same ring to it as Monday Music Appreciation, does it? But Monday was my dear friend Farley's memorial servic...
Monday, October 21, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #41: Everything reminds me of my dog

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What would you call him? Since Friday, my favourite radio station, CKUA, has been running its annual fall fundraising drive, and I've be...
Sunday, October 20, 2024

Sunday Reflection: Top or bottom of the heap?

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Mark 10:35-45. It was a gorgeous morning as I drove to ICPM this morning -- a stunning, fiery su...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

About all that gobbledygook

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(If you're not receiving these moodlings by e-mail, feel free to ignore all but the last paragraph of  this moodling!) Those of you who ...
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Monday, October 14, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #40: Love Waits by Farley Magee

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My heart broke on Friday afternoon when I received word that my musical and faith-filled friend, Farley, had died. He hadn't been feelin...
Monday, October 7, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #39: Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3

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I'm so delighted that the symphony season has started once again (I'm back to my dream job!), and I must say that the Edmonton Symph...
Sunday, October 6, 2024

Sunday Reflection: You're adorable

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Mark 10:13-16,  and partly inspired by Pastor Quinn's sermon for the Community of Emmanuel  ...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

2024's last garden moodling

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It was another good garden year in most respects. A heatwave in July meant I had hardly any broad beans because the blossoms dried out on th...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Further thoughts on National Truth and Reconciliation Day

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After feeling so frustrated with my church on Sunday because there was no mention of National Truth and Reconciliation Day, I attended a spe...
Sunday, September 29, 2024

Guest Moodler: Be Real

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Today's reflection was given by my friend, Cathy, for her United Church Community. The United Church and many other churches mark today ...