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Setting Sail-- INSIDE THIS ISSUE -- Sunday Worship New Summer Office Hours Bring food donations for the Kitchen! -Outreach For This Month-
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Change to Office HoursFor the first 2 weeks of September, Hannah Sharlow-Tucker continues to work as our Administrator on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (Sept 6, 7, 13, 14), 10am-3pm. Please note, if she is by herself at the office she will keep the doors locked, so please call ahead or knock on the back outside door of the new office on the west end of the building. |
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Welcome fall!Plan to stay for a simple lunch after our 10am service on Sunday, Sept 11. Hot dogs and ice cream will be provided. Bring a salad to share, as you are able (not required!) We will eat and visit on the front patio and in our front yard. Please contact Joy Carroll (joyandterrycarroll@gmail.com) for more information. |
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Wonderful Wednesdays: Fall 2022A variety of offerings are in the works for the fall season. Join one or all of them! create:church - Wed. Sept 7 & 21, 6:30pm - We mark the Season of Creation with guided personal spiritual practice, communal prayer and discussion in St. George's Community Garden. We will explore the intersection of environmental concerns and Christian faith, with inspiration and ideas drawn from Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba's book Making Peace With the Land. Dress for the weather, and bring a chair and source of light. Book Study - "Do I Stay Christian?" For 3 Wednesdays in October, we will discuss Brian McLaren's new book exploring the challenges and gifts of contemporary Christianity. Each time we will watch a video introduction, followed by time for discussion. "No" Oct 5; "Yes" Oct 12; "How?" Oct 19. Please contact the office to register for 10am and/or 7pm, and to place an order for a book ($35). Book orders due by Sept 18. Faith Seeking Understanding: Political theology and community organizing - Wed, November 2, 7pm. Together we'll explore how Christ's command to love God and love neighbour connects with the practice of community organizing and seeking "the common good." |
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Fall events @ Sorrento CentreDid you know that Sorrento Centre offers programming year-round? There's lots to choose from, including upcoming 60th Anniversary plans! |
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September Outreach- Together Against Poverty Society- T.A.P.STogether Against Poverty Society: T.A.P.S. St George’s Social Justice and Outreach Team has chosen to support this worthy agency during the month of September. Your donations via Tithe.ly or the regular blue envelopes will help local people during these stressful and difficult times.Together Against Poverty Society (TAPS) is the largest anti-poverty organization on Vancouver Island. Established in 1989, TAPS is a recognized leader and resource for citizens, community groups, and social agencies attempting to reduce poverty, serving over 7,000 residents of Greater Victoria, adjacent municipalities, and the Southern Gulf Islands each year... and we still cannot meet the needs of all who approach us. ·At TAPS, we believe that the causes of poverty are in the social, economic and political institutions of our society – not the failings of the individual. Through legal advocacy and public education, we have a positive impact on people’s lives in ways that honour and promote human rights, justice, and a healthy, sustainable community. TAPS is a non-profit society whose membership is open to individuals or groups concerned with the preservation of civil society, social justice, the eradication of poverty, as well as the continuing moral progress of those ideals.TAPS advocates help people in the Victoria area with matters that involve any of the following: -Provincial disability (PWD) applications & appeals -Income assistance (welfare) -Employment standards disputes -Residential tenancy disputes -Income tax for low-income earners Click Here to find out more about this month’s agency through the website from which this information has been taken. |
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Bring food donations this Sunday!Your Social Justice and Outreach Team would like to thank you for your regular food donations to the Shelbourne Community Kitchen. They have been placed at the Altar every Sunday through the Summer and these donations were received weekly with grace and gratitude at the Kitchen. As September is upon us, the Kitchen is now asking the Churches that have regularly donated to take on one food item this month and the attached picture is their request for St Georges Anglican Church. Below are a few words from our contact, Tyler; “Instead of the normal Top 5 most needed items this month I would like to encourage each Church to focus on one particular item in an effort to stock up our pantry with our most requested non-perishable items before we head into the winter months. Donations throughout the summer have helped keep non perishable items on our shelves during a time where the rest our donations stop almost entirely and for that I can't thank you all enough!” So let us consider September, Baked Bean month and see how many cans SJOT members can carry weekly to the Kitchen! In gratitude for your donations that are given to those in need. With thanks from your SJOT members! |
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Coffee and ConversationCoffee and Conversation: This event is open to everyone in the congregation, both and men and women. Dr. Martin Bunton will speak about The Effect of the War in Ukraine on the Middle East. The time is 10:00 am on Saturday, September 10 with refreshments at 9:45 am. We hope you can join us for this opportunity. |
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Games In The NarthexOn Tuesday, September 20, spend the morning playing board games with your friends and neighbours in the Narthex, St George’s beautiful “living room”. A wide variety of games will be available, thanks to Kathleen & Daniel von Känel. Drop in anytime between 10am - 12Noon, play a favourite game or learn how to play a new-to-you game, then enjoy a cuppa before going on your way. All welcome! |
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Exploring a Nondual Christianity of Cosmic ProportionsThe Contemplative Society is delighted to welcome Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault back to Victoria to lead a day of teaching, practice, and fellowship. For people familiar with Cynthia’s work, this event will offer an engaging retrospective to the foundational insights that were developed when Cynthia lived here on the Salish Sea 25 years ago. People new to Cynthia’s teaching will find an inspiring and spiritually relevant introduction to the Christian wisdom path, with practical suggestions on how to integrate these spiritual practices into their own lives. For more information and to register, click HERE |
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Victoria Grandmothers for AfricaOur own Debbie Gill is part of a team of women aged 55+ who are riding from Campbell River to Victoria Sept 9-11 in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. They hope to raise $100,000 for their efforts. For more information, contact Deb at deb.gill@telus.net. |
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Housing Affordability Assembly - Sun. Oct 2, 7pmGVAT members and their allies will ask mayoral candidates to make important commitments around politices that will shape housing decisions to ensure housing is treated as a human right. Come be part of the action as people impacted by the housing crisis invite constructive engagement with decision makers. GVAT is a coalition of member organisations from across Greater Victoria that work together to advocate for issues of common concern together. We currently have over 25 member organisations with over 100,000 members across Greater Victoria, including faith groups, front-line service organisations, unions, student societies and more. For more information, click HERE |
