Easter 2006 Georgian is Online

Easter 2006 Edition
Table of Contents

• Editorial
• Easter 2006 Message from the Rector
• St. George's Evangelism
• Reflections on a Visit to the Solel Congregation
• Music & Worship
• A Visit to Trinity Church Streetsville
• The Story of a Life-Long Knitter: Ethel Harvey
• What Our Kid's Think About Lent
• Water: A Precious Resource
• Easter 2006 Youth News

Waiting for the CBC podcasts

I know that this might seem like a funny off-topic distraction during Holy week, but I am waiting for the CBC to offer up a greater selection of their radio programs in Podcast format (Find out what a podcast is here at Wikipedia). It seems like they have had this posted on their podcast site for a long time...

It won't be long! CBC Radio is expanding its podcast offerings. If you'd like to be the first to hear about these changes, please sign up below.

Why is this such a big deal? Because I have been having a great time listening to podcasts from all over the place already and I would like to be able to listen to some of my favorite CBC radio shows in the same way. Podcasting can turn your mp3 player (or computer) into a radio VCR or PVR, with what ever show you want to listen to ready when ever you want to listen to it.

Now most of the podcasts that I am listening to currently are discussion based and interview or feature based programs, like Ockham's razor or The Spirit of Things on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), or In Our Time from the BBC, but I also listen to more music centered programs like the CBC Radio 3 podcast and a program called Soundcheck on WNYC (New York Public Radio).

Of course the best part is being able to choose when and where I listen to the programs, because when I put them on a mp3 player they can go where I go and I can pause them and pick up where I left off when I am ready to listen again. Plus, I have picked the kind of programs that I am interested in listening to. Personally, I am looking forward to hopefully adding "Ideas", "Tapestry", and "The Vinyl Cafe" from the CBC soon. I've been told, according to that dusty announcement on the website that "it wont be long.."

Peace,
The Rev'd Robert W.A. Park

Water. Enough to wet your whistle.

On Sunday April 23rd, St. George's will be thinking about and talking about water. You know, that cool, wet, refreshing stuff. The stuff that comes out of the tap, with just the most simple twist of the wrist.

Well, an important part of what we will be reflecting on is the fact that getting fresh and clean water it is not so simple for far too many other's in the world.

We will also be reflected on how important water is to our faith and a powerful symbol in our faith stories. From the waters of creation to the waters of baptism. The waters of the flood and the water from the well.

Read more about the work of the PWRDF here: World Water Day