Sermon preached by the Right Reverend John Stephens at the Service of Confirmation on The Feast of St. John the Evangelist, March 6, 2023 at the diocesan cathedral, Christ Church, located in downtown Vancouver.
Putting forward, "race pacer" Erik Sowinski as an example, Bishop John explores the meaning of the commitments made by the 30 confirmands who were confirmed by him that day. Their decisions to "stretch their experience" and "expand their goals", "to live out their lives as true believers" and "to live in God's grace." He continued his homily, examining the Gospel story of Mary Magdalene and the discovery of the empty tomb and brought these two main points of focus together in the sermon's conclusion.
