ADVENT TAIZE PRAYERS

This Sunday evening - December 13 8pm

St. Matthew's Anglican Church - Abbotsford

sometimes i think about that day

when i'll have wings and fly away

and fly to a place i've never been

never known, never seen

it is a mystery, this life

one day i'm here and then i'm gone

and when that day, it comes for me

i ask that you would sing a song

sing a song from your heart

through the veil from which i've part

sing a song that is true

and i'll sing back to you

sing of life, sing of love

sing of hope from above

sing through sorrow, sing through tears,

sing throughout all of your years

and we'll sing to each other

for this life and beyond

and the music will enfold us

for the music goes on

written November 1st 2009 copyright Cathy Hardy

Everyone welcome.......

Evening of Remembrance & Thanksgiving

- remembering those we love who have passed on with

2 hours of music

featuring - Cathy Hardy, Karin Dart, Calvin Dyck, Kevin Boese, Mark Walters, Jon & Joleen VanDyke

St. Matthew's Anglican Church

Sunday November 1st - All Saint's Day

7:30pm - $15 suggested donation at door

YOUTUBE video ........Cathy sharing on being inspired about music.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI5vt3dAFHA

Video made in response to being nominated for 'inspirational album of the year' at the Gospel Music Awards of Canada.

to order the 'trust' cd - go to:http://www.communitascare.com/store.html

Summer.........taking time

to slow down

forget schedules

make phone calls

read

enjoy

laugh

eat

play

sing

summer has been a gift of spaciousness and joy

Taize Prayers -

for upcoming contempletive services - check out

http://cathyhardy.blogspot.com/

I love walking the labyrinth on Bowen Island.

Close to Rivendell Retreat Centre - it is open to the public all year round. Made of beautiful stones and infused with small herb plants - it offers a prayerful experience for all the senses.

There is something about having the body participate in prayer - perhaps I have no words.....but I can be present.........I can offer myself......I can open myself up to listen

tomorrow,

February 24

marks the passing of my nephew - 1 year ago

Trevor Paul Dueck.

Loving you Trevor - you are in our hearts and minds

Taize Evening Prayers - Spring 2009 - Abbotsford B.C.

Services 8-9pm

Sunday, February 22, Highland Community Church(3130 McMillan Road, Abbotsford)

Sunday, March 22, St. Matthew’s Anglican Church,Sunday,

April 26, Highland Community ChurchSaturday,

May 30th, Westminster Abbey,34224 Dewdney Trunk Rd Mission

Other Taize Evening Prayer Service opportunities in Vancouver:
Good Friday: 7:30 pm
Lynn Valley Full Gospel Church1160 East 29th StreetNorth Vancouver, B.C. Canada

trust......inspirations from Taize

http://www.communitascare.com/joomla/store.html

A New CD release for gemma

Sponsored by communitas supportive care (profits of CD help those with disabilities)

Produced by Philip Janz

The Woods..........
every day I'm drawn to go to the woods to allow my
puppy - Indie - out for her daily run and romp! But this time
has turned into much more than a daily chore of exercising my dog. It has become a rich gift of entering into the beauty of nature every day for an hour. To be saturated with the silence of the woods....the only sounds being the sound of birds or wind whispering through the trees, or a small mouse shuffling through the leaves beside me, or the brook sailing happily along as a result of fresh rain.........to be saturated with these sounds and sights has become like an anchor through the anguish of Trevor's death, through the business of family schedules, through the ups and downs of many relationships, through the ebb & flow of life - the forest gives me a glimpse of deep rest in the midst of chaos, beauty in the midst of seeming disorder, sanctuary in the midst of life, stillness in the heart of God.

Remembering Trevor.......

Well, I haven't written here for a long time.......the past 2 months have been filled with the business of life - but the other reality is this - it has also been hard to really write things down since February 24 when my nephew, Trevor Dueck died suddenly in a motorcycle accident - killed by a drunk driver. He was 18. Words seem frail and inept for a very long time after a death of a loved one. Words do not seem to contain the human experience of suffering or express the depth of human emotion during grief. We are in the midst of that grief for Trevor and will be for a long time.

Thinking of you today Trevor.

Your aunty Cathy

Spring Taize Services 2008



Sunday, March 20 Highland Community Church 8pm

Sunday, April 27 St. Matthew's Anglican Church 8pm


Saturday, May 24, Westminster Abbey, Mission 8pm
(no shorts allowed at the Abbey!)

Indie - a gift of love

Indie came into our lives just before Christmas - an offer of a pure bred lab for free was an offer we just couldn't refuse. I've never had a dog before, so it was a huge leap of faith to know that we'd figure this dog thing out!

She is now 5 months and I'm realizing what a gift she is to me. One of my greatest joys is being in the woods but often I am too lazy, busy, (or nervous about bears & cougars!) to go into the woods alone. Having Indie as my new companion brings me out into nature every day. How I love the silence of the woods with the eagles flying over me and Indie by my side.

Here we are taking a walk by the river and you can see the orange Abbotsford/Mission bridge in the background.

Lent 2008

TAIZE SERVICES FOR LENT 2008

All services are from 8-9pmSunday,

February 10- St. Matthew’s Sunday,

February 17 – Highland

Sunday, February 24 – St. Mtts

Sunday, March 2 – Highland

Sunday, March 9 – St. Mtts

Sunday, March 16 – Highland

Good Friday – to be announced

Spring Taize Services 2008

Sunday, March 30 – Highland

Sunday, April 27 – St. Mtts

End of May – at Westminster Abbey – details to be announced

My Prayer for Advent 2007

It has been hard to say,
‘I did what I could’ – when that means
That I have to admit
That I can’t hold everything
Together all the time.

To allow things to fall and crash and break
To allow things to get lost and not found
To allow misperceptions and judgements to be – without freaking
To allow my carefully laid plans to
Fall apart
To allow the feeling of emptiness
To come close to me
When I feel that things are slipping through my fingers

To allow my heart to say
YES
To YOU
In the midst of these moments
And not lose heart
To be willing to be turned upside down
And shaken
Loose of my firm grip on things
So I can rest
In my poverty and humanity
And celebrate the mystery,
The paradox,
The miracle of
Emmanuel – God with us.
©2007 Cathy Hardy

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

Sunday, January 20th 7pm St. Matthew's Anglican Church

An Ecumenical Service for week of Christian Unity

A service of 'sung prayer' centering on the theme 'pray without ceasing'

(led by Kevin Boese, Jonathan VanDyke, Karin Dart & Cathy Hardy)

Monday, Jan 21 - 12:15pm Peace Lutheran

Tuesday, Jan 22 - 12:15pm Calvin Presbyterian

Wednesday, Jan 23 - 12:15pm Trinity Memorial United

Thursday, Jan 24 - 12:15pm St. Ann's Catholic Church

Friday, Jan 25 - 12:15pm Trinity Christian Reformed

Jan 27 - 8pm Highland Community Church (Taize Evening Prayers)

This Taize service will close the WEEK OF PRAYER


TAIZE SERVICES FOR LENT 2008
All services are from 8-9pm

Sunday, February 10- St. Matthew’s
Sunday, February 17 – Highland
Sunday, February 24 – St. Mtts
Sunday, March 2 – Highland
Sunday, March 9 – St. Mtts
Sunday, March 16 – Highland
Good Friday – to be announced

Spring Taize Services
Sunday, March 30 – Highland
Sunday, April 27 – St. Mtts
End of May – at Westminster Abbey – details to be announced

TAIZE SERVICES

FALL 2007

ABBOTSFORD BC

ST. MATHEW'S ANGLICAN &

HIGHLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday nights at 8-9pm

Sept 30 - St. Matthew's

Oct. 28 - Highland Community

Nov. 25 - St. Matthew's

Advent Services:

Dec 2 - Highland

Dec. 9 - St. Matthew's

Dec. 16 - unconfirmed

this photo is taken at Bowen Island at the outdoor labyrinth this August

August 16, 2007

May all that is You flow into me

May Your essence be my food & drink

May the shelter I seek be Your encircling arms

May I know Your gaze upon me today....

that my worth, my value, my beauty, my destiny

is a reflection of the truth I see in Your love for me

May Your captivating Love transform my life

into a reflection of your radiant glory

Family Adventure in Thailand and Cambodia -
Our family just returned from a 3 week adventure.....
rides with elephants in the jungle, visiting HIV orphanages, shopping in open air markets with crowds of people, visiting Angkor Wat - where this photo was taken, seeing the Killing Fields of Cambodia and resting on the beach!
This is my family and we had a great time together.
July 2007