Rector's Message
October 12, 2025
To my beloved siblings in Christ,
As I write to you today, I am doing so from the basement of the house where we live. My family and I have been relegated to the basement in kind of ‘situationally-imposed confinement’ while renovations are happening at the upper level. Renovations, by definition, cause both interruption and disruption; that is, they bring about a temporary pause to the usual activity and uses of the space, and they also give rise to a more profound and enduring alteration in how we may use the newly renovated space going forward. Yet, we make space for both interruption and disruption - they are welcomed and endured – in the hope and expectation of what is to come.
The birth of our Saviour, no doubt, caused interruption and disruption for Mary and Joseph as they made space for and welcomed the Christ child into their lives. Their lives were changed in an instant and would thereafter never be the same. Their experience is not different in kind from the believer - now many centuries later - who welcomes the Christ to live from the center of their lives. Paul reminds us that in that very moment we are made a new creation, and as we lean into God's rule in our lives we are forever transformed. Therefore, we make space for God's interruption and disruption – they are welcome and endured – all in the hope and expectation of what is to come; the glory to be revealed.
Over the past year, the non-DNA family of Christ Church Brampton has shared a journey marked in important ways by God's interruption and disruption. We have journeyed alongside those who have lived and served God faithfully among us; and for this we are grateful. We have also had the privilege of journeying with those who have now passed from this life or moved on to serve God in other capacities or communities; these we now commend to God. Interruption and disruption always seem challenging in the moment. Yet, as a faithful community, we have welcomed and endured such challenges by all the means of grace which God has provided. From generation to generation, we have seen how God has continued to beckon us forward toward the future to which we are called in Him.
As we celebrate the events of Christmas and look forward to 2026 and beyond, I want to encourage you welcome the divine interruption and disruption of Christ which characterizes and shapes the life of faith. I encourage you to lean into it and endure always asking, 'How might God be inviting me to give more of myself – time, talents and treasures – in support of the ministry we are privileged to offer here at Christ Church, and ultimately for the furtherance of His kingdom here on earth?'
My prayer for us in this Christmas season is that we may truly open our hearts, minds, lives to the interruption and disruption of God's abiding presence, and that in doing so, we may discover the deep joy which comes from the lasting transformation he will indeed bring in our lives, our community of faith, and beyond.
Merry Christmas to you and yours in this blessed and holy season.
Fr. Theadore, Donethia, Doren and Karis
