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Setting Sail-- INSIDE THIS ISSUE -- AT ST GEORGE'S Sunday Worship This Week at Saint George's Coming this Fall Celebrating Leslie on the occasion of her ordination! Intersections: a dialogue series Orange Shirt Day Safe Church Evolving Faith Social Justice Outreach for September: VICTORIA NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Coffee and Conversation Men's Breakfast Shelbourne Community Kitchen Office Information Looking for the daily/weekly lectionary? More Events and News on Our Website! DIOCESE ORDER OF THE DIOCESE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Congratulations Lynn Mills and Leslie Flynn Blood in the Rocks The Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail Invite Welcome Connect Workshops Registration for the Fall Women's Retreat AT OTHER CHURCHES St. Luke's Crowd Pleasers Only Concert Vintage Fashion Show and Tea Memorial Hall Centennial Gala St. Dunstan's Fall Fair Reel Time – Social Justice Films and Discussion (This Week's Image: Forest Landscape by John William North. 1834. England. ) |
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Coming this FallSeptember 23rd: Safe Church Training September 27th: "Intersections" Anti-Racism program begins October 5th: Safe Church Training October 13th - 14th: Evolving Faith Conference October 18th: Holden Prayer + dinner October 21st: "Order of the Diocese" Investiture October 29th: Shelbourne Community Kitchen Benefit Concert November 15: Holden Prayer + dinner November 26th: Shelbourne Community Kitchen Benefit Concert |
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Celebrating Leslie on the occasion of her ordination!Thanks to all who participated in celebrating our new deacon, Leslie, last week! Contributing to a purse, organizing a reception, making a cake, attending the ordination, offering a hug... it takes a village and it all matters! |
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Intersections: a dialogue seriesIntersections: A Dialogue Series is an opportunity to engage with Challenging Racist ‘British Columbia’: 150 Years and Counting (CRBC). Produced as part of the commemorations of 150 years since BC joined Canada, this open-access, multimedia resource documents how the recent cycle of anti-racist activism in this province is part of a broader history of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities challenging white supremacy for over 150 years. This seven-week series brings people together in intentional conversations to:
...so we can participate with God in restoring creation and affirming the dignity of all people. A team of trained moderators will offer will offer each of the seven sessions which are based on the information covered in the CRBC project, using video, song, prayer, self-refection exercises, readings and group discussions. WhenThis series will take place on Wednesday mornings, 10am-noon, alternating between the churches of St Mary's in Oak Bay (1701 Elgin Rd), and St George's in Cadboro Bay (3909 St George's Lane), starting on September 27, 2023. There is no cost, but registration is required. Register online here, by phoning St Mary's church office at 250-592-2212 (M-Th, 8:30am-1:00pm), or emailing info@stmarysoakbay.ca An ONLINE version of this event will be held on Zoom for those that can't make it in person, register for that version here |
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South Island PowwowWhen: September 30th, 2023 Gates Open at 10 am, Grand Entries at 12 pm & 6 pm. Colours retire at midnight. Where: Royal Athletic Park 1014 Caledonia Ave, Victoria, BC Free admission Everyone Welcome |
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Safe ChurchDo you need to renew your safe church? St. Georges will be offering two in person training sessions, September 23rd 10am-12pm OR October 28th 10am-12pm in the Narthex. If you are unsure if you require Safe Church, please check with our Safe Church Liaison Leslie Flynn. To register for one of the sessions please email lflynn@bc.anglican.ca. |
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Evolving FaithYou’re invited to our beautiful, diverse, and messy table in the wilderness! Save the Date for The Evolving Faith Conference October 13th-14th 2023 at St. Georges. This two-day live conference will be streamed to St. Georges as we gather in person for a weekend of storytelling, songs, poetry, and community. Join us for an incredible lineup of speakers and artists including Barbara Brown Taylor, Krista Tippett, Date Stewart and Nadia Bolz-Webber. https://evolvingfaith.com/conference Watch for more information including how to register soon! |
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Social Justice Outreach for September: VICTORIA NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE
The VNFC agency and all it offers can be learnt about through their website: Your Social Justice and Outreach Team [SJOT] are highlighting this worthy agency during the month of September, and request your prayers and support, especially on Sept 30th for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. |
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Coffee and ConversationThe Women’s group will meet on Saturday morning, October 7 at 10:00 am. In the Narthex. Margaret Smart will summarize the book “The Gates of Europe, A History of Ukraine,” copyright 2015, 2021 by Serhii Plokhy. There will be time for discussion. This is a time to build and strengthen relationships.We have light refreshments, muffins, cheese, crackers and fruit. All women are welcome.
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Shelbourne Community KitchenThe Community Kitchen continues to be very grateful to St Georges for the weekly food donations. Thank you for continuing to support this worthy agency. Keep alert for two forth coming Shelbourne Community Kitchen fund raising concerts, to be held at St George’s! |
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ORDER OF THE DIOCESE OF BRITISH COLUMBIASaturday, October 21, 2023 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria All are welcome to attend the investiture service of the Order of the Diocese of British Columbia, which celebrates and recognizes lay people who have given extraordinary service to their parishes and the diocese. The service will be live streamed on the diocesan and cathedral websites. A list of 2023 recipients will be published in early October. Look for more in the Faith Tides and on the diocesan and parish websites then. Our own Lawrence Saracuse and Peter Parker are being honoured. |
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Congratulations Lynn Mills and Leslie FlynnCongratulations to Lynn Mills and Leslie Flynn, who were ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacon at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria on September 14, 2023.
Photocredit: J.Abram Photography (www.jabramphotography.com) |
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Blood in the RocksThis event is sponsored and provided as part of this year's John Albert Hall Lecture Series. On Saturday September 30 from 7-9 p.m., attendees will gather to view There’s Blood in the Rocks, a moving short video about the 1862-63 Victoria smallpox epidemic by Marianne Nicolson, Kwakwaka’wakw artist-activist, and to hear from Dr Nicolson and from Snxakila Clyde Michael Tallio, a ceremonial speaker of the Nuxalk First Nation, about the epidemic and the resurgence of BC’s First Peoples. This event is free to attend and online registration is recommended. Voluntary donations will go to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. Registration information to come. |
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The Gates of Hell Will Not PrevailVancouver School of Theology & Christ Church Cathedral present a free workshop with The Rev. Scott Gunn This event is offered both In-Person at the Vancouver School of Theology and Online. Sometimes you hear people say the church is dying and that our task is to save it. Scott Gunn will lead us through conversation about how Jesus promised that the gates of hell would not prevail against the church, and he’s the saviour, not us! But as we look toward the future in a post-Christendom world, the church needs to focus on discipleship and evangelism in a way it has not done for centuries. To register, please click on the registration button and complete the Evenbrite Registration for this event. |
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Invite Welcome Connect WorkshopsStrategy Creation & Implementation Book Study Want to learn:
You are invited to attend the Invite Welcome Connect workshops on October 12th (part one) & 13th (part two) at Church of the Advent, Colwood. (Also streamed via Zoom) This is an invitation for parish leadership teams to learn some of the best ways to foster church vitality and growth, to re-examine their own parish systems of invitation, welcoming and connection, to create strategies and implement those strategies. |
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Registration for the Fall Women's RetreatThe Fall Women's Retreat will run October 13-15, 2023 at Camp Imadene. The facilitators will be the Right Rev. Logan McMenamie and Kirsten Horncastle-McMenamie. To register, please download the attached form and mail it along with your registration fee to Brenda Dhaene. Further information is provided on the registration form with regards to payment and registration. If you have any questions, please contact Brenda directly at birish@shaw.ca.
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St. Luke's Crowd Pleasers Only ConcertJoin us for our Crowd Pleasers Only Concert on Sunday, September 24 at 2 pm. Audience favourites will be performed by David Palmer and Rosemary Laing (organ), Ben Parker (trumpet), Erika Simpson (voice), Elena Antontceva (cello), Neala St Hilaire and Naomi Barcley (piano), and Susanne Reul-Zastre (organ and piano). Enjoy a great variety of showstoppers by Bach, Mozart, Donizetti, Bernstein, Brahms, Widor and others. Admission by donation ($20 suggested; identifiable donations of $20+ are eligible for a tax receipt). St. Luke’s is wheelchair accessible and has free parking on site. All proceeds will go towards a new roof for the church! |
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Vintage Fashion Show and TeaVintage Fashion Showcase will present Fall Fashions from 1860 to 1980. Afternoon Tea with sandwiches and cakes will be served. There will be door prizes. Tickets are $25 per person, purchased in advance by e-mail from events@stlukecedarhill.ca. |
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Memorial Hall Centennial GalaFor 100 years, Memorial Hall has faithfully served the people of Christ Church and the wider community – first as a Sunday School and parish gathering place and offices, and for over thirty years now as the home of Christ Church Cathedral School. Now, it’s time to celebrate its proud past, and bright future! Plan to join us for a gala dinner, with entertainment and auction, in the gymnasium of the Cathedral School on Saturday, October 21st, from 5:30 to 10:00 pm. Space is limited for this very popular event, so book your places now HERE |
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St. Dunstan's Fall FairSt Dunstan's Fall Fair Oct 14th |
