November 1 is celebrated as All Saints Day. Some distinguish between All Saints\u2019 Day on November 1 and All Souls\u2019 Day on November 2, with the former focusing on those identified as \u201csaints\u201d and the latter focusing on \u201c the faithful departed.\u201d In our Protestant traditions, we understand that the \u201ccommunion of \u201csaints\u201d includes all those who have gone before us in the faith and have now joined that \u201c great cloud of witnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those who first received the visions in the Book of Revelation \u2013 in the face of struggle and oppression, rejection and death \u2013 needed a vision that pointed toward hope. The vision painted by Revelation is at times complicated, confusing, and downright bizarre. The important thing is not all the wild details, but the overall point. In Revelation, the message is simple: God wins.<\/p>\n
In chapter 7, when the tensions in Revelation are heightening and everyone on the earth observes that a great day of wrath is coming, the people cry out: \u201cWho is able to stand?\u201d Who is able to hold fast when the day of the Lord comes?<\/p>\n
\u201cA great multitude<\/em> that no one could count, from every <\/em>nation, from all<\/em> tribes and peoples and languages\u201d \u2013 that is who is able to remain firmly rooted. As we go about life, we don\u2019t always feel like beloved children of God. Many of us are all too aware of our own foibles and failings. We suffer under the brokenness of our world.<\/p>\n But who will be firmly with us through all this?<\/p>\n A great multitude, the communion of saints, the cloud of witnesses that no one can count. Nothing can overcome the truth that God\u2019s ultimate desire is to redeem all Creation.\u00a0\u00a0 Contemplate: What is your understanding of God\u2019s vision for what is yet to come.?<\/p>\n \u00a0Creation Connection:<\/strong><\/p>\n Even in Revelation, when this realm of existence reaches its conclusion, the gifts of Creation do not end. The saints wave palm branches, arrive at springs of water, and rest among fruit-filled trees.<\/p>\n Used with permission the Gathering Pentecost 2, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n Last Sunday the congregation was invited to light a candle in memory of a personal saint.<\/p>\n Announcements:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n We invite anyone who is on a faith journey to join us on Sunday morning and we also continue on our faith journey. This coming Sunday will be our Remembrance day service.<\/p>\n The Members of the Royal\u00a0 Canadian Legion will be attending the service at St Monica\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n Sunday November 8th<\/sup>, Remembrance Sunday<\/p>\n Scriptures:<\/strong><\/p>\n Joshua 24:1-3a,14-25 Joshua challenged the people to choose God<\/p>\n Psalm 78\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We ill teach the next generation<\/p>\n 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18\u00a0 God will raise the dead<\/p>\n Matthew 25: 1-13\u00a0 Parable of the 10 bridesmaids and the lamps<\/p>\n Lay Leader:\u00a0 Maria\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lay Reader:\u00a0 Brenda<\/p>\n The Prayer Shawl group will meet on November 14, in the Family Room, at 2-3:30 pm. All knitters and crocheters are most welcome to join in the fellowship of making prayer shawls. If you are in need of knitting needles or crochet hooks or wool it can be supplied.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Nov. 6-10\u00a0\u00a0 – Diwali<\/p>\n Nov. 11\u00a0 – Remembrance Day\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (service at the Community Centre)<\/p>\n Nov. 13 \u2013 World Kindness Day<\/p>\n Nov. 19 \u2013 World Toilet Day ( a call to action for all those who don\u2019t have places to go to the bathroom or proper sanitation)<\/p>\n Nov. 20 \u2013 World Children\u2019s Day<\/p>\n Nov. 20 \u2013 Transgender Day of Remembrance<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" November 1 is celebrated as All Saints Day. Some distinguish between All Saints\u2019 Day on November 1 and All Souls\u2019 Day on November 2, with the former focusing on those identified as \u201csaints\u201d and the latter focusing on \u201c the faithful departed.\u201d In our Protestant traditions, we understand that the \u201ccommunion of \u201csaints\u201d includes all …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":4914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3377],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faith-community"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87765"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87767,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87765\/revisions\/87767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}