The 2023 Parish Mission
A Simple Introduction to the Christian Faith and Life
Speaker: Fr. Arthur Boers
priest and noted author
Musicians: Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley
award-winning Gospel and Blues duo
Saturday, October 28, 7.00 p.m.
A Simple Introduction to the Christian Faith and Life
Speaker: Fr. Arthur Boers
priest and noted author
Musicians: Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley
award-winning Gospel and Blues duo
Saturday, October 28, 7.00 p.m.
Parish Mission Presentation by Fr. Arthur Boers, Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whitely & musicians,
and Andy Phillips and Mark Mosca, steel pan musicians.
and Andy Phillips and Mark Mosca, steel pan musicians.
Fr. Arthur Boers (www.arthurboers.com) has pastored in urban, suburban, rural, and inner city settings in Ontario and the Midwest and has walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain and the Bruce Trail in Ontario. He also taught at several seminaries. A priest in the Anglican Church of Canada, he is a Benedictine oblate. In the last thirty years, he authored or edited a dozen books addressing the intersection of faithfulness and daily life. His award-winning books include The Way is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago, Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior, and Living into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distractions. His most recent book is Shattered: A Son Picks Up the Pieces of his Father's Rage, a sensitive and penetrating reflection on coming of age in a Dutch immigrant family scarred by violence.
Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whitely (www.hotblues.ca) are an exciting, award winning husband and wife musical team who bring vintage, classic sounds to their live shows and recordings. Presenting concerts from the Georgia Sea Islands to Ireland, from Festivals in New York City and Virginia to concert halls in North America, and in Moscow and London, England. Together they have recorded eight albums and garnered numerous awards. They are often heard on CBC and have played with incredible musicians and singers. St. Paul’s is honoured to host these Canadian treasures.
Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whitely (www.hotblues.ca) are an exciting, award winning husband and wife musical team who bring vintage, classic sounds to their live shows and recordings. Presenting concerts from the Georgia Sea Islands to Ireland, from Festivals in New York City and Virginia to concert halls in North America, and in Moscow and London, England. Together they have recorded eight albums and garnered numerous awards. They are often heard on CBC and have played with incredible musicians and singers. St. Paul’s is honoured to host these Canadian treasures.
The annual Parish Mission offers a simple introduction to the Christian faith and life and a welcome to the Christian community of St. Paul, L'Amoreaux.