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In this week's Crossroads, you will find information on:
Provincial and Regional restrictions
In-Person Worship, Sunday 10 AM
Recital of Art Song
Vancouver School of Theology
Climate Justice Action Group
Gender-Based Violence in Faith Communities
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Sunday School Update
Blood Donors Urgently Needed
Read Ahead
This Week at Church of the Cross
The deadline for all Crossroads submissions is Wednesday at 12 noon.
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Provincial and Regional restrictions have been updated as of April 8, 2022.
Here is the public health restrictions page.
At Church of the Cross masks are recommended but not required. Choir members have been asked to wear masks and those singing are encouraged to as well.
In-Person Worship, Sunday, August 21, 10 AM PDT
 Church Council continues to work to see that in-person worship is safer for everyone. We will adjust our plans as health orders change.
Being vaccinated against COVID-19 is the best protection for the health of yourself and others. We strongly encourage everyone who is eligible to be fully vaccinated.
We will continue to livestream worship each Sunday.
August 21, 11th Sunday after Pentecost
Everyone planning to come to worship are asked to follow these requirements:
- If you are not feeling well and experiencing any Covid-19 related symptoms or if you are not vaccinated, please stay home and participate in worship online.
- You are encouraged but not required to wear a mask when entering the building and throughout worship.
- Observe social distancing.
- Sanitize or wash hands as needed.
- You are welcome to sing and you are encouraged to wear a mask.
- We will greet one another and share the peace at a distance.
- Holy Communion will be served with bread and individual glasses of wine that are spaced in the trays. You may commune with bread or wine alone if you wish.
- It is not required that people register for worship ahead of time or sign in as you arrive.
We will continue to make adjustments as needed and keep you informed of any changes. Your feedback on your experience with in-person worship is valued. Please let any member of Church Council, Pastors, or the church office know of any questions, concerns or ideas for making in-person worship and Sunday School safer and meaningful for everyone.
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You are invited...
....to an afternoon recital of Art Song here at the church on Saturday, September 3, at 2:30pm. Admission is by donation. Our Kantor, Nathan, will be joined by mezzo-soprano Kiiri Michelsen and pianist Frank Zieginson in a program of music exploring the wonder of Seasons: a fitting way to welcome the beginning of a new school "season" and the beginning of our own Season of Creation in our Worship life together. Come join us!
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Vancouver School of Theology - Cultivating Transformative Reconciliation
The Canadian TRC Experience in Dialogue with the South African and Nordic Cases
ReconTrans Conference
September 21st – 22nd, 2022
Vancouver School of Theology
Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Keynote Speakers – September 21st
- Maria Wilson
- Hereditary Chief Ray Jones
- Dr. Jaqueline Ottmann
Vice Provost of the University of Saskatchewan
- Stoney Nakoda Tony Snow
Click here for more information
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A call from the BC Synod Climate Justice Action Group (CJAG)
CJAG invites all congregations to celebrate the global and ecumenical initiative “Season of Creation” this September. The theme “Listen to the Voice of Creation” is an invitation to remember God’s call and to pay attention to those being silenced in the public discourse on climate change and on the ethics of Earth conservation, such as:
- the voices of those drawing attention to the ethics of earth-keeping;
- the voices of those who suffer the most impacts from climate change;
- the voices of those who possess ancestral wisdom about living with gratitude within the limits of Earth; and
- the voices of those pointing out plants and animals who are drastically declining in numbers and in diversity.
It will run from Sept. 1-Oct. 4. Please look up the upcoming Lutheran 2022 Celebration Guide at seasonofcreation.org and “Where Two or Three are Gathered” ELCIC resources for ideas and resources you can use with your congregation or groups of friends. Let us listen and raise our voices in prayer this Fall and take action on behalf of this world that God loves. Let us listen to the voice of the Earth.
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Thursdays in Black Ambassadors: "We Cannot Be Silent" About Gender-Based Violence in Faith Communities
Image credits: World Council of Churches website
In a joint message on gender-based violence, sexual abuse and faith communities, 26 World Council of Churches (WCC) Thursdays in Black ambassadors including ELCIC National Bishop Susan C. Johnson, lament that the scourge of sexual and gender-based violence continues unabated - and call on faith communities to prevent such violence in their own spaces. To read the full Joint Message of Thursdays in Black Ambassadors on Gender-based Violence, Sexual Abuse and Faith Communities, please click here.
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Sunday School Update
Sunday School resumes September 11, 2022, during 10 AM worship.
We will release a fall schedule when we’ve had a chance to consult with families with young children which Sundays work best for them.
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Blood Donors Urgently Needed
 Canadian Blood Services is facing an extremely low supply of blood for all blood types. If you have donated blood before or new to donating blood, please consider making an appointment to donate at the Victoria blood donation centre, 3449 Saanich Rd. Go to this link to schedule an appointment: www.blood.ca
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Read ahead:
 11th Sunday after Pentecost
August 21, 2022 Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 71:1-6
Hebrews 12:18-29
Luke 13:10-17
Worship Bulletin: CLICK HERE for Worship Bulletin
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