Pentecost 8

Here is today’s bulletin: Pr17BJuly302006.pdf

Baptism at Brookwood

With much joy one of the councilors gave his life to Christ last night in St. Andrew’s, Camp Brookwood. A wonderful friend and great big guy who throws just about as wicked a dodge ball shot as his rector. The service was from the BAS service book and conducted inside the church for the Liturgy of the Word and for the examination. We then went outside for the blessing of the water and the baptism itself. All was set up on this consecrated ground complete with font and Pascal Candle, which stayed lit.

Here are some images, without the congregation which was mostly behind the camera. In many of the images you’ll see the fellow councilors at camp along with this week’s chaplain, The Rev’d Peter Gillies.

Twins Bapism

I know how much many of you prayed for Caylen and Charlie over these past few months, here is a picture of great joy when they joined the Body of Christ and our heavenly family. Much love to happy parents, grandparents and th whole family.

Game Night

Many of you will know that the family loves board games, not the standards like Monopoly or Risk, but real hardcore “German” style board games. Tonight’s fare was a relatively lite game more along the line of Monopoly, “Ticket to Ride”. This is an awesome game for anyone 9-10 and older.

The object is to join your trains together to complete a route. It was a close game, the real mark of a quality game, and Cameron came very close but Andrew and I tied for first, because I completed 2 more routes than Andrew I won… YEAH!

check out this great family game: Ticket to Ride.

Read reviews at the best board game site on the net: Board Game Geek

Pentecost 7

Here is the bulletin: Pr16BJuly232006.pdf

Many of you will remember the twins whom we prayed for all those months ago. On this day we will baptize them; keep them, their family and God-parents in your prayers.

Capture the Flag

Well it could have read “Capture your Age”. Wednesday at camp, I joined in the wide games. The first was kamikaze where the youths pelted water balloons at two councilors. I was one of them. Then in the evening they played one of my favourites, Capture the Flag. I remember this game from CAMMAC Choir Camp in the Lauentian Mountains of Quebec. As a very competitive person I thrive on games like this. I love the capture part and after the first round, one that we won, I wished to capture it myself. A young man stood in my way after I ran from a young lady. I kicked into high gear and thought, that this was just like being 16 again. If you didn’t know I was a very successful sprinter at the regional level. As I went up on my toes and began to sprint I heard and felt a POP! Down like the elephant I have become I fell. My leg was immovable and immediately I asked for help. I knew what I had done… I had just torn my hamstring. After a not so comfortable bumpy ambulance ride down the camp road, my thoughts were confirmed as my doctor told me my fears were correct.

See Here for more details.

The upshot is by not warming up… being so very out of shape…. I just booked myself in to months of physio and some awkward days with crutches and then a cane. It should take 2-3 months to heal up.

WOW: Level 40 & A Mount!

Every councilor gets a bit of time off at Camp Brookwood and the Chaplain is no exception. During my rest time today I got my “Mount”.

Brookwood Week3

Well each day I hope to be able to share some sights of this week’s Camp Broowood where I am the Chaplin. Got to run… “lol” (by the way kids have forgotten to laugh, they justsay “LOL” which means “Laughing Out Loud”… that internet!)

The Italian FA Scandal

Italian Match Fixing Scandal

I mentioned last time I spoke about football the wonderful win by the Azzuri (Italian World Cup winners) and the impending doom of the “Match Fixing” scandal. Here is a very well written article that explains the situaltion and what the verdict has been.

There is a brighter side for those in England… BBC Sport report: Italy Swoop

Pentecost 6

The Bulletin: Pr15BJuly162006.pdf

The Sermons:
Christ Church, Glassville; Pr15B2006Gl.MP3
The Church of the Good Shepherd; Pr15B2006F.MP3