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Wedding Announcement

Sunday Worship Zoom links

Reading Reflections by Herb O'Driscoll

IMPORTANT: Partnership Opportunity

Anonymous Feedback for ArtsCalibre Opportunity

St. George's in person worship update

Friday Social Hour - Today

A Conversation of Peace Against Islamophobia 

Online Compline

Men's Breakfast

Primate Linda is visiting St. George's!

Free piano to a good home!

PWRDF info

Amazing Journey Day Camp

June Outreach: Tenant Starter Kits

Seeking Housing

FREE - Indigenous Canada Course

June is 2SLGBTQ+ Pride Month and Indigenous History Month!

Please join Terry and Joy Carroll in congratulating and blessing Hayley Gilmore and Alex Carroll on their upcoming wedding, Saturday, June 19!!

Click here for the 8am Zoom link

Please note, Herb has provided reflections for the propers of 4th Sunday of Pentecost. Our service on Sunday will include the readings for National Indigenous Day of Prayer. 

Readings for National Indigenous Day of Prayer:

Isaiah 40:25-31, Psalm 19, Philippians 4:4-9, John 1:1-18

St. Georges has an opportunity to partner with a K-12 performing arts school, Arts Calibre Academy school. Thank you for your feedback so far. We have created a summary document of this feedback (click here). 

Upcoming Information Sessions

Monday June 21 evening feedback session at 7PM 

This Monday session will begin with a brief (10-15 minute) summary of the Arts Calibre proposal and feedback received from parishioners along with how the feedback will influence the way forward.  This will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions and/or provide additional feedback.

Thursday 24 June evening feedback session at 7PM 

This Thursday session will provide an opportunity to ask Arts Calibre's head of school and financial officer questions. Sandra and Charles will be in attendance.

ZOOM LINK IS THE SAME FOR BOTH FEEDBACK SESSIONS - CLICK HERE FOR ZOOM LINK.

A Special General Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, July 11 - to allow a full Parish vote on whether to proceed with the proposed partnership. 

Click here for the original info package with updated FAQs

The ArtsCalibre Committee includes: Gary Fisher, Bruce Winter, Ian Grant, Gillian Hanlon, and Vicky Hayward-Wrench.

Do you wish to provide anonymous feedback on the Arts Calibre proposal?  There are two ways this could be done. 

One way is to send in comments using an online form (CLICK HERE). 

Another way is to contact Gillian Hanlon (250-477-3635).  Gillian will receive any comments you wish to send and pass them anonymously to Leadership and the Arts Calibre Committee.

The Diocese has provided instructions to parishes on steps that need to be completed before in-person worship services can be held.  Based on these directions and on our upcoming service schedule, St. Georges will be aiming to have its first in-person services at 8 and 10am on Sunday July 4th.  It is our intent to have these services outdoors, in much the same manner as we did last year.  We also plan to alternate between offering in-person outdoor services at both 8 and 10 one week, with Zoom services at both 8 and 10am the following week. 

Therefore, services on July 4th will be in-person, July 11th will be via Zoom, July 18th in-person and so on.  As there is significant background work required to hold an in-person service, this alternating schedule helps keep this effort on staff and volunteers at a manageable level.  

More information on how to register for in-person services and what to expect once you arrive will be available over the coming weeks.  We anticipate that all in-person services at St. Georges will be held outdoors throughout the summer.  As autumn approaches, we will evaluate Diocesan direction and conditions to determine when we can safely move services indoors. 

Join us for a social hour on Fridays at 4pm (every other week). Pour yourself a drink, warm or cold, and join us on Zoom! Click the red button for the Zoom link:

This is an opportunity for the Victoria Christian and Muslim communities to come together for a conversation about peace, racism and reconciliation.

This event is in response to the killing of the Afzaal family in London Ontario. It has been been organized by two Vancouver School of Theology students and friends, one Muslim and One Christian with the help of our faith communities.

As neither of our faith communities are currently meeting in person this event will happen on Zoom. 

Click here for the Zoom link.

Speakers from both the Christian and Muslim communities will present, followed by a time of conversation and prayer.

We ask that you bring a candle to light.

All are welcome! Please invite friends. 

Join us for Evening Compline on Wednesdays at 8pm via Zoom. This week will be led by Leslie Flynn.

The last Compline will be on June 30 and will break for the summer.

Zoom link below:

The next Men's Breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, 19 June at 10:00 am.

Join us for a combined service at 9am on June 27th! Our guest of honour will be our Primate, The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls. There will be an opportunity for Q&A after the service. Please submit questions ahead of time to the church office by Wednesday, June 23 (click here to email). 

The Zoom link for this service will be sent out the week beforehand via our online newsletter, Setting Sail. You can also email us for the Zoom link, too. There will no be no 8am or 10am service on June 27.

Do you want to keep up to date on the happenings with PWRDF? We have a webpage for that!

Click here to be taken to the webpage on our website dedicated to PWRDF.

PWRDF Parish Rep Info Session

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 12pm on Zoom

The Amazing Journey Daycamp is happening this summer, in person and at St. George's! We will be exploring the outdoors through a variety of fun games, crafts, songs and bible teachings.  All kids in grades 1-5 are welcome to register. We recommend that you register ASAP as spots do will fill up fast, early bird registration ends June 30th. Check out the St. George's website to learn how to register.  

· We have been asked by Our Place to raise funds to purchase a Tenant Starter Kit.

· This Kit will make a difference in helping those who are transitioning from a shelter into a small home.

· Bare necessities which are items we ourselves might take for granted on a daily basis.

· The Social Justice and Outreach Team will purchase the needed items with the funds we raise.

· Thank you for considering this Outreach project in June.

St Barnabas Church, at Begbie and Belmont, is preparing to welcome two interim priests-in-charge while their rector and his wife are on sabbatical. Father James Robinson and his wife will be with us for the month of September, and are looking for a rental or housesitting arrangement for that month. Bishop James Cowan, formerly of this diocese, his wife Annette, and Rory (a small, clean 13-year-old dog) are looking for a furnished, preferably two-bedroom apartment to rent either from September or October to June. They would also be happy with a long-term house-sitting option. Please contact Kieran Wilson (admin@stbarnabaschurch.ca) or Heidi Teel (heidi.w.teel@gmail.com) with any information or ideas.

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