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Remembering Queen Elizabeth

This week at Saint George's

Sunday worship infomation

Office Update

Notice about SGHS annual meeting

-Outreach For This Month-

Men's Breakfast Event

Morning games Event

Wonderful Wednesday- October book study

Bring food donations for the Kitchen!

Upcoming garden walk information

Nondual Christianity of Cosmic Proportions Teaching Event

Housing Affordibility Assembly

St George’s Cadboro Bay respectfully acknowledges the land we stand and pray on. The soil here holds the history and footsteps of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples. On the traditional territory of the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, we uphold the hopeful and healing spirit of reconciliation. We promise to walk with truth and love in those footprints that connect and ground us.

We mourn Her Majesty's death and commend her to eternal life as a faithful servant.

O God, from whom comes everything that is upright and true:
Accept our thanks for the gifts of heart and mind thou didst bestow
on thy servant Elizabeth,
And which she showed forth among us in her words and deeds;
Deal graciously we pray thee, with those who mourn,
especially the members of the Royal Family,
that casting every care on thee, they may know the consolation of thy love,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

On Monday, Sept. 19 at 11:00am, Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria will have the honour of hosting a provincial commemorative service for Queen Elizabeth II. All are invited to watch the service via the livestream (click here).

A national memorial service for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at St. James Cathedral in Toronto, Ontario on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 3pm Eastern Time. The service will be livestreamed here.

To sign Canada's Book of condolences, click here.

Monday- Friday- 7am-5pm Arts Calibre Academy 

Friday, Sept 16-  4:00–7:30pm- Victoria Children's Choir - Church

Saturday, Sept 17- 10:00am – 12:00pm- Men's Breakfast- Narthex 

Saturday, Sept 17- 3:00pm- Saint George's Housing Society Annual Meeting

Monday, Sept 19-  4:00 – 4:45pm- Centering Prayer- Lady Chapel

Tuesday, Sept 20- 10:00am – 12:00pm- Games Morning- Narthex 

Tuesday, Sept 20-  4:00 – 6:15pm-Victoria Children's Choir - Church

Thursday, Sept 22- 5:30 – 7:30pm- Irish Dance- Upper Hall

Thursday, Sept 22- 7:00 – 9:00pm- Choir Rehersals- Church

 8am and 10am services are in person.10am is available by Zoom:

Click here for the 10am Zoom link

Click here to view this week's worship

Hannah Sharlow-Tucker continues as our Administrator on Tues, Sept 13 and Wed, Sept 14, 10am-3pm. We are so grateful for Hannah's work with us through this transitional time.

On Tuesday, Sept 20, we welcome our new Parish Administrator - Marie Figueroa! Marie comes to us with extensive experience in a variety of administrative roles. We are grateful she is joining us and look forward to her contributions to our community.

Beginning September 20, the office will be open 10am-3pm, Tues-Fri.

   St. George’s Housing Society 

 Notice of Annual General Meeting 

 To be held September 17th, 2022 

 3:00 pm in the Church  

 3909 Saint Georges Lane 

The time has come to order next years Canadian Church Calendars! To order your calendar, please contact our admin (Marie) here at St. Georges Church via email or phone.

Email- admin@stgeorgecadborobay.ca

Phone- 250-472-2090

THANK YOU so much to Joy and Terry Carroll for coordinating our "welcome fall" lunch last Sunday!

Thanks also to those who brought salads to share; grilled the dogs; set up and put away tables and chairs; and, washed dishes. Many hands...

It was a great morning of re-connecting in community.

 Together 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.

On 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! 

We mark the Season of Creation with a meditative garden walk, prayer and discussion in St. George's Community Garden.

Dress for the weather!

Wed. Sept 21, 6:30pm

 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!

The 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

For 3 Wednesdays in October, we will discuss Brian McLaren's new book Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned. The book delves into contemporary Christian identity, combining "his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity." He offers 10 reasons to decide "no"; 10 reasons to decide "yes"; and then turns to wonder about "how?" "Whatever we decide... how can we do so in a good, honest, and loving way?" How are we going to live?

Each session will include a video introduction and time for discussion.

Oct 5: Introduction & Part 1 - "No"

Oct 12: Part 2 - "Yes"

Oct 19: Part 3 - "How?"

Please indicate your preference for 10am and/or 7pm time with the parish office (admin@stgeorgecadborobay.ca).

Get your book order in by Sept. 19 ($35), or you are welcome to get the book yourself, in whatever format you prefer.

GVAT 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

There are more events and news than we could include in this newsletter. Please check out our events and news page on our website that lists everything going on in our community and beyond!

Click here to be directed to our EVENTS page.

Click here to be directed to our NEWS page.

Click here for Herb O'Driscoll's reflections on this week's readings.

Click this link to access the Anglican lectionary. It will default to the current day. If you want to look for future readings, select a new date by clicking where it will say the current date i.e. "2021-08-20"  and it will pop up with a calendar to click on a new date! 

Office Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 10 am-3 pm. 
Closure for lunch between 12:30-1 pm.

Incumbent: Rev. Christine Conkin (she/her)
Email: incumbent@stgeorgecadborobay.ca 
Office number: 250-472-2090

Parish Administrator: Hannah Sharlow-Tucker (she/her)
Office number: 250-472-2090
Email: admin@stgeorgecadborobay.ca

Wardens: Barbara Colebrook Peace & Jennifer Handley
Email: wardens@stgeorgecadborobay.ca