A music podcast featuring Trish Vrolijk's song, "Evening Prayer." The song is a setting of a prayer from the Evening Prayer service in the Church of England's Common Worship book. Trish's version is one we often use in our Sunday liturgy, with this recording done as part of her series of home-recordings during the time of pandemic. Please visit the web post for this podcast , where you'll find a bit more information. And please do take the time to explore other good music from this ongoing serie...
Jul 20, 2020•8 min
Jamie Howison's sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 19, 2020, on Genesis 28:10-19 . This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just six of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio a...
Jul 20, 2020•17 min
A music podcast featuring two liturgical settings written by our folks: Mike Koop's "Agnus Dei" and Jenny Moore's version of The Lord's Prayer. Both were recorded for our 2006 album We Will Not Be Silent: music from saint benedict's table . That album is currently available for download on Apple Music . Please visit the web post for this podcast , where you'll find a bit more information. And please do take the time to explore other good music from this ongoing series of music podcasts . Stay up...
Jul 16, 2020•13 min
Jamie Howison's sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 12, 2020, on Genesis 25:19-34 . This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just six of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and...
Jul 13, 2020•18 min
A music podcast featuring two songs from Byron O'Donnell: "Beautiful Mercy", recorded from his home in Dryden, and Steve Bell's cover of "He Will Know" from his 2008 Devotion album. For a bit more information and to read the lyrics for these songs please visit the podcast post on our website . Byron is what you might call a "long distance" member of the saint ben's community, having moved away from Winnipeg well over a decade ago but still keeping very much in touch with us via email and our web...
Jul 09, 2020•14 min
Jamie Howison's sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5, 2020, on Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just six of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen t...
Jul 06, 2020•16 min
A music podcast featuring a new song by Gord Johnson, "Eleanor May", based on his experiences working as a Spiritual Health Practitioner at a downtown Winnipeg hospital which also serves as our province’s trauma centre. Gord recorded the song at Signpost Studio, with engineering by Murray Pulver and mixing by Dave Zeglinski. Along with Gord's vocals, guitar and harmonica, Marc Arnould played piano, Murray Pulver provided acoustic and dobro guitars, and both Murray and Steve Bell added background...
Jul 02, 2020•10 min
A rerelease of an ideaExchange episode from 2011 in which Jamie Howison and Rabbi Neal Rose engage the story from Genesis 22:1-14 , called "The testing of Abraham" or "The Binding of Isaac." Because this story was read as our first scripture lesson on Sunday June 28, 2020, we thought it timely to offer it again. To read a bit more about his session, please consult the post on our website . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite yo...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Jamie Howison's sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, June 28, 2020, on Genesis 22:1-14 . This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just six of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and...
Jun 29, 2020•20 min
A music podcast featuring Mike Koop's song "He Walked," from our 2006 CD We Will Not Be Silent: music from saint benedict's table, an album currently available for download on Apple Music . You can access more of Mike's music on Apple Music , while his album with a band called The Leftists is available on Bandcamp . He has also posted an array of his original songs on YouTube , though if you do find something you like we'd encourage you to consider purchasing it on Apple Music. Please visit the ...
Jun 25, 2020•9 min
Rachel Twigg's sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 21, 2020, on Genesis 21:8-21. This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just six of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and re...
Jun 22, 2020•16 min
A music podcast featuring Jenny Moore's song "Be Our Light," from our 2006 album We Will Not Be Silent: music from saint benedict's table . Based on a 19th Century hymn text by Frederick Faber, this song has become a treasured part of our community's musical canon. That album is currently available for download on Apple Music . Please visit the web post for this podcast , where you'll find the lyrics for the song. And please do take the time to explore other good music from this ongoing series o...
Jun 18, 2020•9 min
Jamie Howison's sermon for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, June 14, 2020, on Genesis 18:1-15 & 21:1-7 . This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just seven of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website. Subscribe to the show wherever you list...
Jun 15, 2020•17 min
A music podcast featuring two songs from a collaborative project we produced back in 2010, combining the musical gifts of Alana Levandoski with the Shona language spoken word of the novelist and storyteller, Ignatius Mabasa. For more information on Alana Levandoski, please visit her website , where you can also find information on how you can support her newest project, Hymns from the Icons . Ignatius Mabasa is currently rebuilding his website , though there is a bit more information on his work...
Jun 11, 2020•14 min
Rachel Twigg's Sermon for Trinity Sunday, June 7, 2020. This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just six of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. ...
Jun 08, 2020•16 min
A music podcast featuring Bob Bennett’s song, "Hand of Kindness", from his 1997 album Small Graces . We’re grateful to Bob for giving us permission to share his song in this way. For more information on Bob Bennett, please take a look at his website , or visit him on Facebook . Lyrics for the song are available on the post on the saint benedict's table website , where you also find a video performance Bob created to accompany this podcast. And please do take the time to explore other good music ...
Jun 04, 2020•10 min
Jamie Howison's sermon for the Feast of Pentecost, May 24, 2020, on Acts 2:1-21 and John 20:19-23 . This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just five of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio ...
Jun 01, 2020•17 min
A music podcast featuring Rob Kwade's song, "A Mighty Hand," with additional vocals courtesy of Rachel Sutton. This song is offered as a gift to listeners at a time like this. Lyrics for the song are available on the post on the saint benedict's table website , where you can also explore other good music from this ongoing series of music podcasts . Stay up to date on how the church is dealing with these unprecedented events on our For A Time Like This web page. There you will find resources, wor...
May 28, 2020•10 min
Rachel Twigg's Sermon for the 7th Sunday in Eastertide, May 24, 2020, on John 17:1-11 This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just five of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend...
May 25, 2020•13 min
A music podcast featuring two songs by Lois Gillespie, offered as a gift to listeners at a time like this. The first song, "Hard Times", comes from her 2005 album Sensible Shoes, while the second one, "Camelia Rose," is from her 2017 project Entanglements , which was produced by Murray Pulver and recorded with a host of very fine musicians. For more information on Lois's music and voice coaching, please head to her website . Lyrics for the two songs are available on the post on the saint benedic...
May 21, 2020•12 min
Jamie Howison's sermon for the 6th Sunday in Eastertide, May 17, 2020, on Psalm 142:1-6a and John 14:15-21 . This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just five of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen...
May 18, 2020•14 min
A music podcast featuring a new song by Steve Bell, "Because We Hunkered Down." It was recorded for his upcoming album, Wouldn't You Like to Know , which will be released in September 2020. This is not the final mix of the song, but it certainly gives a very fine taste of what is in store for us with that album. We're most grateful to Steve for allowing us to share this recording with you in this way. For more information on this new album, please head to Steve's website . The lyrics of the song...
May 14, 2020•6 min
Rachel Twigg's sermon for the 5th Sunday in Eastertide, May 10, 2020, on Psalm 139:1-12 and John 14:1-14. This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just five of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to...
May 11, 2020•16 min
A music podcast featuring Gord Johnson's song "Can't Take My Soul", from his 1996 album Stubble and Hay. For more information on the song and the album from which it is drawn, please visit the webpost . Stay up to date on how the church is dealing with these unprecedented events on our For A Time Like This web page. There you will find resources, words of encouragement, and more of these music podcasts. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends...
May 07, 2020•11 min
Jamie Howison's sermon for the 4th Sunday in Eastertide, on Psalm 23 and John 10:10. This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just five of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website . The painting which is referenced in the sermon can be viewed here...
May 04, 2020•16 min
A podcast produced by saint benedict's table on behalf of the Anglican Diocese of Rupert's Land, in which Bishop Geoff Woodcroft speaks on a letter sent to the Canadian Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance, regarding the timeliness of a Guaranteed Basic Income. This letter comes with the endorsement of bishops from coast to coast to coast, from both the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. In his opening reflections, Bishop Geoff refe...
May 03, 2020•13 min
With this coming Sunday, May 3/2020, marked as "Good Shepherd Sunday" we thought it a good time to share two songs based on Psalm 23, written and performed by people from the saint ben's circle. First up is "Shepherd of Life" by Steve Bell. Originally released on his 1989 album "Comfort My People," this is a new acoustic version just recently recorded as a gift to his listeners during these hard days of the global pandemic. The second song is "Bound Up" by Jenny Moore. This song was recorded for...
Apr 30, 2020•11 min
Rachel Twigg's sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Eastertide, on Luke 24:13-35. This sermon was offered on yet another Sunday on which our community was unable to gather in the church building, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just five of us present to lead the liturgy and provide the music, with a much larger congregation being gathered through Facebook Live. The full service is available as a video on our website . Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episod...
Apr 27, 2020•14 min
A music podcast featuring Trish Vrolijk's setting of Matthew 11:28-30, "Come to Me." Accompanied by her husband Brad on guitar, Trish originally recorded the song in her living room to be shared on Facebook. For the lyrics of the song and to comment on this podcast, please visit the webpost . Stay up to date on how the church is dealing with these unprecedented events on our For A Time Like This web page. There you will find resources, words of encouragement and more podcasts. Subscribe to the s...
Apr 24, 2020•9 min
A lecture dealing with climate change and theology, delivered by Dr. David Widdicombe at St Margaret’s Anglican Church in Winnipeg on June 6, 2019. We are grateful to Dr. Widdicombe and to the parish for permission to share the lecture in this podcast format, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Please visit our website to offer your comments or to access other resources related to Earth Day and the challenge of climate change. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to au...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 15 min
