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Setting Sail-- INSIDE THIS ISSUE -- Remember to Spring Forward this weekend! Sunday Worship This week at Saint George's Holden Evening Prayer Wonderful Wednesday - Lent edition Sunday ministries Community Events Campaign Lent Devotions Men's Breakfast Hanging Baskets Sale March 2023 Outreach Ride Needed A Ukrainian family is currently looking for at least one-year accommodation Bring food donations this Sunday! Sage Yoga Reflections by Herbert O'Driscoll Summer @ Sorrento - A Christianity to Call Home |
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Remember to Spring Forward this weekend!Daylight Savings will begin at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Make sure to change your clocks before you go to bed on Saturday. See you on Sunday! |
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This Week at Saint George'sTuesday, March 14, 4PM-6.15PM - Victoria Children's Choir - Church Wednesday, March 15, 9.45AM - Wonderful Wednesdays - Church Thursday, March 16, 12PM - 2.30PM - Sage Yoga - Narthex Friday, March 17, 8AM - 10.30AM - Sage Yoga - Narthex Saturday, March 18, 8AM - Men's Breakfast - Narthex |
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Holden Evening PrayerJoin us for Holden Evening Prayer at 5pm on March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 and a special Holy Week service, Wed. April 5, as our final preparation for the Triduum. ***Join us after the service on March 22 for a simple community dinner of ham on a bun, with coleslaw. Dinner should begin around 5:30pm. As you are *not* required to "sing for your supper," you are welcome whether or not you attend evening prayer.
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Wonderful Wednesdays: Lent editionJoin us for 3 Wednesday mornings in Lent (March 8, 15 and 22) to explore various critical ways of reading the bible while we explore the transformative time of the Restoration following the Babylonian exile. What principles can we learn from our biblical forebears about transforming the traditions we've received for a new time? We gather with coffee, tea and snacks around 9:45am before beginning the program at 10am. No experience necessary! Bring a bible if you have one! |
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Sunday ministriesEver wondered what it would be like to administer a chalice for communion? Read a passage of scripture? Count the offering? Greet people as they arrive for church? Offer prayers on behalf of the community? Now's the time to give it a try - again, or for the first time! Training available for all roles! The spring roster (April-June) for many of our Sunday ministries is currently in development. For more information, please contact one of the Fisher's (Gary or Darlene) at darbyfish50@gmail.com or gcfisher1962@gmail.com |
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Community Events CampaignOur desire and our need for community connection is as great now as it's ever been. We continue to adjust to changes in our parish as we journey out of covid-era isolation and restrictions. In former days, many people found meaning and connection through large fundraising events. The dissipation of energy for those has left a gap in our ministry.
This year we're initiating a different approach to social, community events within and beyond the parish. It involved 2 aspects: events themselves and funding.
We have already gathered this year to celebrate Shrove Tuesday by visiting over pancakes and sausage. A small group is scheduled to meet soon to imagine, discuss and plan opportunities to gather, beyond worship and our existing groups. Please let Christine know if you're interested in this.
For funding, we are asking you to donate specifically to "Community Events Campaign."This can be done by indicating so on your regular envelope or cheque, by using the "Community Events" envelopes (please include your regular envelope number) or online through the "donate" button on the website (please choose "Community Events" tab).
Along with considering how much you value opportunities for connection, you might consider how much you would spend in a year for Sunday coffee-time, events like Shrove Tuesday pancakes and the large fundraisers like Spring Fling and Christmas Fair. We will be retiring the cash "basket" at such gatherings, so we can focus on practicing hospitality in inclusive and compassionate community.
We are grateful for your presence and participation in St. George's, and your willingness to give in this different way.
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Lent DevotionsFind the right Lenten devotional resource for you! Sign-up for this year's Lent Madness - a light-hearted competition to determine the most saintly of saints! Lent with Leonard Cohen includes 5 sessions of guided reflection, each based on a song by Leonard Cohen. Bless the Lent We Actually Have includes 40 daily prompts to reflect, pray and bless our imperfect days. The Lord's Prayer: An Exploration, from the Brothers of SSJE is a deep dive into our most beloved prayer. Here's a round-up of more Lenten resources, including guides based on art and poetry, and selected books. |
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Men's BreakfastSaturday, March 18, 2023, 8 am in the Narthex Speaker: Paul Seguna, Lieutenant Commander RCN (Ret’d) Paul served continuously in the Canadian Forces from 1974 until his retirement in 2017. In the 1990’s he was deployed overseas with UN and NATO missions. From 2013 to 2017 he served with NATO’s Allied Maritime Command Headquarters in the UK. Paul will talk about the history and uniqueness of NATO and the geopolitical changes in Europe in the last 10 years. |
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Hanging Baskets SaleHanging baskets will be available for sale again this year. Please sign up as soon as possible to ensure a basket will be available. The last date to order is March 20th, please email me, Susan Grant, at isrebelx@hotmail.com with the heading “Hanging baskets 2023”. Susan will be there at the 10 am service for early orders. We sold 80 baskets last year. Please tell all your friends. Prices remain the same: 12" hanging basket (Sun) - $40 **Prices do not include Tax(12%)** |
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March 2023 Outreach
St George’s Social Justice and Outreach Team ask for support, prayers and donations for this sustainable Anglican development agency, which enables their program partners to serve vulnerable people around the world. |
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A Ukrainian family is currently looking for at least one year accommodationour Ukrainian family (scheduled to arrive in Victoria next week) who are presently very keen to find some modest accommodation for their family of three: husband, wife and teenage girl. The husband is now a post-doctoral student starting in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria. Their needs are very modest, as you might assume. They would love to find accommodation in another family’s home (such as a basement or garden suite) or an apartment or another type of housing that you might have in mind. If anyone has such accommodation, knows of someone that does, or you have any related ideas, please kindly contact Ted and Carol Sheldon: tedwsheldon@gmail.com or cell phone at 778-677-7045. Much appreciation for your consideration. |
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Bring food donations this Sunday! |
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Sage YogaStarting January 19th, Sage Dunn-Krahn be teaching four yoga classes at St. George’s Anglican Church in Cadboro Bay, Narthex. Cost: Sliding scale according to financial means - $10, $15 or $20. Time: Monday 8 AM-9AM, Thursday 12-1 PM. Thursday Seniors Yoga (free) 1:30 - 2:30.Friday 8 AM-9AM & 9.30 AM -10.30AM Contact: Please email sage.dunn.krahn@gmail.com with your name and the times you want to come to register (preferred). Drop-ins also welcome. Bring a mat and wear stretchy clothing. Sage Dunn-Krahn (he/they) is a yoga teacher, artist, and student of medieval history. |
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Reflections by Herbert O'DriscollReflections on the readings for Sunday, March 12, 2023 Greetings all, Words poured from Thomas Merton, deep and mystical, prose and poetry, yet fascinating and comprehensible to millions of Christians. He lived as a hermit on the vast acres of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His Abbot once remarked that he had to be the only abbot in the world who was the superior of a hermit monk who came down each morning to the abbey office with two large suitcases to pick up his worldwide mail! The following passage is from one of his books: Blessings |
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A Christianity to Call HomeAugust 6-12 (Week 5) Recent census data reveals that over half of the population in BC identify as ‘no religion.’ People who have spent some or all of their life in Christianity feel less and less at home there. For 60 years, many have imagined that Christianity isn’t so much dying as going through a once in an epoch shift. Join Bp Anna and Rev Christine for a week of theological exploration towards A Christianity to Call Home. We’ll revisit some of the progressive theological texts of the 20th century (Religionless Christianity, Secular City, Honest to God, Comfortable Pew) to see what they have to say to us 60 years later. We’ll also tune into some of the theological voices of our own age (Richard Rohr, Ilia Delio, James Smith, Christina Cleveland, Kate Bowler and others) to see what new life-giving theology is emerging in these turbulent 2020s. CLICK HERE for registration information for this and all of Sorrento programs. |
