saint benedict's table

Somehow in the midst of uploading the sermon from Sunday, we inadvertently re-posted the audio of the sermon from the previous week, by Paul Peters Derry.  Here is the corrected version! A sermon by Jamie Howison  from  the Second Sunday of Advent, December 5, 2021. The  readings for the day  were  Malachi 3:1-4 and Luke 3:1-18 . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend thi...

A special Ancient/Future podcast of select readings from our November 29, 2021 book event. In this episode we feature some poetry by Angeline Schellenberg , from her 2020 book Fields of Light and Stone, published just as things were shut down due to the pandemic, and a reading by Jan Woltmann from her book A Brain Tumour Changes Everything: Searching for the Shape of Mercy in a Suffering Season ....

A music podcast featuring a setting of the "Benedictus" or "Song of Zechariah" written and performed by Samantha Klassen, with guitar and background vocals by Anass Quinten. This is a particularly appropriate song for the season of Advent, with its themes of promise and hope that are found in the birth of a baby.  If you'd like to see our whole catalogue of music podcasts,...

A sermon by Paul Peters Derry from Sunday November 28, 2021. The Sunday was marked as the first day in the season of Advent, and the readings were Jeremiah 33:14-16 and Luke 21:25-36 .  Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts . Reviews help others join the conver...

A sermon by our guest preacher Helen Kennedy from Sunday November 21, 2021. The Sunday was marked as the feast of Christ the King, and the readings were  Revelation 1:4b-8 and John 18:33-37 . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts . Reviews help others join the...

A music podcast featuring two songs by our music director, Charles Garinger, recently recorded by Rob Kwade in his home studio with the musical assistance of Tatiana Friesen and Rachel Titterton.  First up is "Prayer of Humble Access," based on a text from the communion liturgy in the Book of Common Prayer . That is then followed by "Therefore Keep Hope," which is a song for ea...

A sermon by Jamie Howison from Sunday November 14, 2021, on  Mark 13:1-8 . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts . Reviews help others join the conversation. * * * This podcast is created at saint benedict’s table , a congregation of the Anglican Church of Cana...

A sermon by Jamie Howison from Sunday November 7, 2021. The reading for the sermon was the story of the poor widow giving her last two coins to the temple treasury, found in Mark 12:38-44 . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts . Reviews help others join the co...

One of our solid saint ben’s people has gone off on a three year journey to Ukraine, working as the Peace Engagement Coordinator for Europe with the Mennonite Central Committee. A good many of us had the opportunity to bid Andrea Shalay farewell in the summer, but we thought it would be a good idea to produce an occasional podcast series. In this first podcast we get a basic picture of how life is...

A sermon by Jamie Howison from Sunday October 31, 2021, which we marked as the Feast of All Saints'. The readings for the week were Isaiah 25:6-9 and John 11:32-44 . The sermon also references a book by Richard Coles called Lives of the Improbable Saints,  about which you can read more by clicking here . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your fri...

A sermon by Helen Kennedy  from Sunday October 24, 2021, on  Job 42:1-6, 10-17 and Mark 10:46-52 .  Helen has a long history with saint ben's, having first been raised up to consider ordained ministry back in 2004. Over the years she has come to the church as a guest many times, but this may be one of her last visits for a while. Last Saturday she was elected as the new Bishop in the Diocese...

This is an archival podcast, going back over a decade to a session with Dr. Pierre Plourde, Dr. Donald Dyck and spiritual care provider Helen Holbrook, offering perspectives on the intersection of faith and medicine in health and healing. Originally offered at Aqua Books in our ideaExchange series, this seemed a good time in which to again share this audio. Subscribe to the show wherever you liste...

A sermon by Jamie Howison from Sunday October 17, 2021, on Job 38:1-7, 34-41 and Mark 10:35-45 .  The lectionary has us in the midst of a four week tour through the book of Job, which barely scratches the surface of that complex text. This text takes us into the territory of God's reply to Job from "out of the whirlwind," bringing the story closer to its resolution.  Subscribe to th...

A music podcast featuring a collaborative project between Alana Levandoski and Ignatius Mabasa, originally released on a three song CD we put out in 2011. Alana's song, "Where were you?" picks up on the text of Job 38-41, in which Job hears the voice of God coming to him from "out of the whirlwind," to which Ignatius has added poetry which speaks of the longing for fulfill...

A sermon by Jamie Howison from Sunday October 10, 2021, on Job 23:1-9, 16-17 .  The lectionary has us in the midst of a four week tour through the book of Job, which barely scratches the surface of that complex text. In this sermon on one of Job's laments, we try to unpack more of what is going on in the book.  Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to y...

A special Ruah podcast, featuring a prayer led by Beth Downey Sawatzky on Sunday October 3, 2021, following the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. If you're interested in reading Beth's prayer, please head to the podcast web post , where you'll also find a link to the Canticle of the Sun by St. Francis of Assisi.  An additional word of thanks to Steve Bell and Signpost...

A sermon by Jamie Howison from Sunday October 3, 2021, on Mark 10:2-16 . This is a difficult gospel text for anyone who has experienced the break-down of a marriage, requiring deep and foundational honesty and humility.  Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts ....

A sermon by Jamie Howison from Sunday September 26, 2021, on James 5:13-20 and Mark 9:38-50 . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts . Reviews help others join the conversation. * * * This podcast is created at saint benedict’s table , a congregation of the Angl...

A podcast reflection by Jamie Howison on the occasion of the 75th anniversary vow renewal of Fr. Kilian McDonnell, OSB on the Feast of Saint Benedict, July 11, 2021, at St John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. Fr. Kilian marked his 100th birthday on September 16, 2021. Kilian McDonnell has enjoyed a multi-faceted vocation as a monk, priest, theologian, faculty member of the St. John's...

A sermon by Robin Shugart from Sunday September 19, 2021, on   James 3:13 - 4:3, 7-8 and Mark 9:30-37 . Robin is an active member of saint benedict's table, and the Manitoba Director of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podca...

A podcast of the sermon from Sunday September 12, 2021, on which we celebrated the ordination of Paul Peters Derry, with Bishop Geoff Woodcroft preaching. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts . Reviews help others join the conversation. * * * This podcast is c...

A special election season podcast reflection by Jamie Howison, exploring what it means to vote as a person of faith. Please visit the podcast web post where you will find more information on an archival podcast with former Member of Parliament Bill Blaikie, which is excerpted in this podcast. You might also consider offering a bit of support for our online ministry, which you can do through the Do...

A sermon by Jamie Howison from Sunday September 5, 2021, on  James 2:1-17 and Mark 7:24-37 . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts . Reviews help others join the conversation. * * * This podcast is created at saint benedict’s table , a congregation of the Angli...

A music podcast featuring "Sad Regret," a new song by our resident artist Lois Gillespie recorded in her home. For a little more information on the song and to read the lyrics, please visit the web post featuring Lois's work in her arts residency. You can also access the full catalogue of these music podcasts by clicking here . You might also consider offering a bit of support for o...

A sermon by Jamie Howison from Sunday August 29, 2021, on James 1:17-27 and Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 . The sermon makes mention of supporting our partner church in Haiti - El Shaddai Church - with more information on how to do that available by clicking here . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review o...