Nova Scotia Church to Bless Smartphones and Laptops this Sunday

10:34 pm on September 1, 2010 | Category: Cell Phones, Mobile Devices, PDAs, Wireless Technology

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An Anglican Church in Nova Scotia has announced plans for a uniquely technological ceremony — the spiritual blessing of smartphones, laptops, and other electronic communication devices.

Rev. Lisa Vaughan, rector of St. Timothy’s parish in Hatchet Lake (15 km southwest of Halifax) plans to perform the ceremony this coming Sunday. Despite the ultra-modern focus, she says, the ceremony is firmly rooted in tradition.

“I think they traditionally used to call it Plough Monday, where people used to bring their farming equipment and tools to the church to be blessed,” said Rev. Vaughan explained. “Most of us live with our cellphones and laptops and BlackBerrys and all that kind of stuff. I mean, those are just daily tools for us.”

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    1. Have even the church’s gone nuts blessing phones and laptops? No wonder we will destroy our selves if its gone this far, people no longer have any brains to use just dope.

      Comment by michael clarke — September 2, 2010 #

    2. This is actually a pretty cool idea. Some might think it’s odd and that’s fine, but for those who are interested in using their devices to do more good than harm, I think this is one neat thing that can be done.

      I have more info about it at my blog, and I’d love to get more feedback on the idea.
      Ken Symes’ blog post on Blessing Blackberrys

      Comment by Ken Symes — September 4, 2010 #

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