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Welcome
to
St. Cyprian's
Anglican Church
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All public
events
are on
hold until
further
notice.
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Fr. Victor Li
Pastoral Message
Welcome to
Home Worship
for Sunday,
May 31, 2020.
Again, we
invite you to
follow the
order of
service to
worship God
separately but
united in
prayers.
This Sunday we
celebrate the
Day of
Pentecost, the
coming of the
Holy Spirit.
Normally, we
wear red to
come to
church.
It is the
colour of the
Holy Spirit.
You can still
wear red,
wherever you
are, as an act
of unity and
solidarity.
It's great to
hear from many
of you.
Yes, Julia and
I are
fine. So
are the cats!
Let us stay in
touch and
continue to
pray for one
another, and
for the world
ravaged by
Covid-19, but
still very
much loved by
our gracious
God.
We pray for
everyone's
safety as
different
places
planning to
re-open...
May God's
peace &
blessings be
with you!
Fr. Victor
Order
of Worship at
Home
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Worship Services
at other Locations
To follow
worship
services at
other
locations,
please follow
the links on
the Diocesan
website:
https://www.toronto.anglican.ca
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Margaret Black
Tri-Churches
Parish Nurse
As
our Parish
Nursing office
is closed at
this time,
please reach
out to us by
phone at (416)
494-5364
or
reach out for
support to the
agencies
below:
Toronto Mental
Health Support
- 211
Seniors Help
Line - (416)
217-2077
Seniors Safety
Line - (416)
899-1011
Crisis Help -
crisisservicescanada.ca
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Health Tip #9
week of May 31,
2020
Appreciating
Unsung Heroes
The
Spectrum of
His Love
by
Lydia Williams
Farrell
"We laugh and
we cry
We feel and we
go numb
We succeed and
we fail
We stand
strong and we
crumble
And God loves
us
We help others
and we hurt
them
We protect and
we cause harm
We promote
goodness and
we’re
selfishly
ambitious
We love deeply
and we hate
fiercely
And God loves
us
We give
generously and
we become
greedy
We nurture and
we abuse
We trust and
we manipulate
We cherish and
we waste
And God loves
us
We open our
hearts and we
harden it in
fear
We dream and
we become
bitter
We heal and we
break into
pieces
We find peace
and our
thoughts
spiral with
anxiety
And God loves
us
We are honest
and we are
deceptive
We are
authentic and
we betray
ourselves
We are
courageous and
we are cowards
We give life
and we end
lives
And God loves
us"
My theme
this week is Unsung
Heroes.
I love this
poem because
it so
beautifully
captures the
heights and
depths of
human
experience
while
reminding us
of God’s
steadfast,
unfathomable
love for us.
Also because
the author,
Lydia Williams
Farrell, is
like one of my
own children.
I first
met Lydia when
she & her
family moved
to Canada from
South Africa
and came to
Iona.
The Williams
family became
like an
extension of
my own family
as I learned
from them how
challenging it
is to leave
everything you
know behind
and start over
again in a new
country. They
are one of the
hardest
working
(William,
Emsie, Will
Jr., Lydia
& Michelle
Williams) and
highest
achieving
families I
have ever
known.
They all had
their
specialties
and Lydia’s
was
gymnastics.
According to
her mother,
she was
climbing
everything in
the house by
the time she
was a year
old. Lydia was
still in
elementary
school when
they came here
and she soon
was accepted
into the
Seneca College
Elite
Gymnastics
Program for
talented
preteen
athletes.
There she
spent hours a
day on
gymnastic
routines in
addition to
the regular
school
curriculum.
Lydia excelled
in this sport
and in 2003,
as part of the
Canadian
Women’s
Gymnastics
Team, they won
a silver medal
at the
PanAmerican
Games in the
Dominican
Republic for
Canada.
Elite athletes
are at high
risk for
injuries and
Lydia was no
exception, but
she soldiered
on when things
healed and
continued to
work towards
her goal - to
compete at the
Olympic
Games.
The big year
was 2004, when
the Olympics
were held in
Athens,
Greece. In
April, Lydia
and her
teammates
competed in
Athens at a
test event to
see the venue
that they
would be
competing in.
All was going
well until
early June
when a
previous back
injury
suddenly
reasserted
itself,
sending her
into terrible
muscle spasms.
And so, less
than two
months before
they were to
leave for the
Olympics,
Lydia was
taken off the
team.
Her lifelong
dream was
gone. Talk
about
experiencing
the highs and
lows of life!
No matter how
hard it was
for her, she
still cheered
her teammates
on as they
performed.
Lydia did her
best to find
new ways to
move forward.
Not giving up,
she got the
opportunity to
go to the
University of
California at
Berkeley on an
athletic
scholarship.
After
graduating,
she began
working in
various jobs.
One
opportunity
that really
used her
talents well
was helping
people with
mobility
challenges
learn to cope
with everyday
tasks, such as
using the
public transit
system
independently
- an everyday
task that we
take for
granted, not
realizing how
challenging it
can be for
many people.
Through this
experience,
she gradually
started to aim
at her
ultimate goal
- to qualify
as an
Occupational
Therapist.
In the
meantime,
Lydia married
a wonderful
man, a U.S.
citizen, and
she will
complete her
degree within
the coming
year.
However, she
is hoping that
pending hip
surgery (a
legacy from
gymnastic
days) will not
interfere too
much with her
remaining
practicum
placements,
which all are
postponed due
to the
Covid-19
pandemic
restrictions.
With her
experience of
dealing with
the challenge
of injuries
and
disappointments,
combined with
her caring
nature, I am
sure she will
be an awesome
OT. And
throughout
this
challenging
journey, Lydia
has ever more
come to
appreciate
God’s love,
support, and
ongoing
presence in
her life. I am
so proud of
Lydia!
Why do
I tell you
this
story?
It is because
I believe we
have many Unsung
Heroes
among us that
we fail to
notice and
appreciate. We
so easily take
our friends,
family
members, and
neighbours for
granted, not
really looking
closely.
God has many
surprises for
us, if we just
open our eyes,
and they can
be such
powerful
examples.
So, my
challenge to
you this week
is to think
about all the
people you
know, and see
how many Unsung
Heroes you
can find.
And, at the
same time,
remember that
you might also
be an Unsung
Hero to
someone
else.
We are all
here on this
earth to help
each other
through our
lifetime
experiences
and each new
day brings us
more
opportunities.
Blessings to
all of you,
Margaret Black
Tri-Churches
Parish Nurse
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Diocesan
Updates on
COVID-19
See
the latest
diocesan
COVID-19
updates here:
https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/2020/03/13/covid-19-updates
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1080
Finch Avenue
East, North
York, Toronto
(just east of Leslie and Finch, north of the
401)
Map
Sunday
Services
Holy Communion at 9:30 am
every Sunday
Sung
Eucharist at
11:00 am
1st,
3rd & 5th
Sunday of the
month
Morning Prayer
at 11:00 am
2nd and 4th
Sunday of the
month
(except Holy
Days)
Occasionally,
there will be
a combined
Communion
service at
10:30 am
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We
also have
Sunday School
& Nursery.
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