Sermons

Sermon for First Sunday in Lent

The Rev’d David Curry, Rector of Christ Church, preached this sermon at Holy Communion for the First Sunday in Lent, based on Hebrews 5:8.

“Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.”

Learning through suffering was an ancient maxim of the Greeks most wonderfully illustrated in the story of Odysseus. Many in modern times have been graduates, too, of that proverbial school of hard knocks. Necessity can be one heck of a teacher.

But what is it that is learned through ancient suffering and the contemporary school of hard knocks? What are the lessons? (more…)

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Anglican issues, Statements and other writings

Statement on Anglican Communion

Theological Position of
the Parish of Christ Church, Windsor, Nova Scotia,
in the light of the current jurisdictional concerns and controversies
about the Anglican Communion

The Parish of Christ Church affirms its commitment to the wider Anglican Communion in accord with the words of the Solemn Declaration of 1893 that declares “this Church to be and desire that it shall continue, in full communion with the Church of England throughout the world.”

Passed unanimously by the Parish Council of the Corporation of the Parish of Christ Church on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008.

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Anglican issues, Statements and other writings, Theology

Statement on sexuality

Theological Position of
the Parish of Christ Church, Windsor, Nova Scotia,
in the light of the current controversies about sexuality

In the light of the present controversy within the Anglican Communion, particularly about the blessing of same-sex couples, The Parish of Christ Church states the following theological position:

that, The Parish of Christ Church upholds the classical understanding of Christian marriage as articulated in The Book of Common Prayer (Cdn., 1962); in particular, that marriage is the sanctified union of a man and a woman;

that, The Parish of Christ Church recognises that friendships are a blessing but finds no warrant in Scripture or Tradition for any equivalence between the blessing of friends and Christian marriage;

that, The Parish of Christ Church welcomes all people to the Church as the refuge of sinners regardless of any particular form of self-definition but without requiring the acceptance of any other category of definition about our humanity than what clearly belongs to the doctrines of creation, redemption or sanctification, namely, as male and female, as sinners seeking redeeming grace, and the sanctified states of life as single or married, lay or ordained.

Passed unanimously by the Parish Council of the Corporation of the Parish of Christ Church on Tuesday, October 14, 2003.

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