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In this week's Crossroads, you will find information on:
Sunday School Update
Retirement Celebration for Lori McKenzie
Holy Week & Easter Worship
With Many Thanks
Coats & Blankets for Our Place
Thank you José Enrico Tuazon
Murder Mystery Afternoon - postponed
National Indigenous Languages Day
Luther Court Society Community Health Centre Open House
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Human library session
LWF Publishes Thirteenth Assembly Study Guide
Easter Food Drive Campaign
Language Revitalization event
In-Person Worship
Read Ahead
This Week at Church of the Cross
The deadline for all Crossroads submissions is Wednesday at 12 noon.
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Sunday School Update
Sunday school is on pause during Spring Break with many families away.
Sunday School returns on April 2 on Palm/Passion Sunday and April 9, Easter Sunday.
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Retirement Celebration for Lori McKenzie
Friday, March 31, 1:30-3:00 PM
Main Lounge, Luther Court
Friends from Church of the Cross are welcome to join this retirement tea. If you cannot attend in person but want to pass along a message to Lori you can send your greetings by e-mail to fschandl@luthercourt.org
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Holy Week & Easter Worship at Church of the Cross
All times in Pacific Time.
All locations at Church of the Cross except for Easter Sunrise at the top of Mt. Tolmie.
Maundy Thursday April 6, 7 PM
Good Friday April 7, 11 AM
Easter Vigil April 8, 7:30 PM (with St. Luke’s at Church of the Cross)
Easter Sunrise April 9, 7:30 AM (Mt. Tolmie)
Easter Breakfast April 9, 8:30 AM
Easter Sunday April 9, 10 AM
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With Many Thanks
On behalf of Anawim House, the Social Justice Committee thanks you for your generous donations of much needed hygiene items and sweet snacks for the Anawim family. Our gifts go a long way in helping Terry and the Anawim staff in their care and support for those needing aid.
You can learn more about their work and read testimonials to the ways Anawim has reached out to others on their website: www.anawimhouse.com
With apologies to Terry Edison-Brown for misspelling his name in last week’s Crossroads.
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Coats & Blankets for Our Place
As is our custom, we will be collecting coats and blankets for the good folk at Our Place on Palm Sunday – April 2. You are invited to bring new or gently used coats, warm clothing items, blankets and sleeping bags to worship, and lay them at the Table before service, where they will be blessed and taken to Our Place for distribution to those most needing something warm and cozy during these chilly spring nights.
On behalf of the Our Place family and the Social Justice Committee, thank you!
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Giving Thanks for Artist in Residence José Enrico Tuazon, Sunday, April 2, 10 AM PT with a reception following worship
 José Enrico who has served as Artist in Residence – Cellist, at Church of the Cross for the past two years, will be leaving Victoria after Easter. He will be travelling to Japan with his partner to pursue new opportunities. We are sad to say farewell to José Enrico, but so very grateful for the gifts of his music and presence in worship and this community. Because José Enrico’s last Sunday will be Easter Sunday, we are planning a reception this Sunday, April 2, following worship, in the Upper Hall, to express our thanks to him. We will also offer blessings of Farewell and Godspeed at the end of worship on Easter Sunday.
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Murder Mystery Afternoon - postponed
The Murder Mystery Afternoon has been postponed until later in April. More information will be available soon.
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National Indigenous Languages Day - University of Victoria
Friday, March 31 is observed as National Indigenous Languages Day. Go to this website (click here) to learn more about the value of Indigenous languages and what UVIC is doing in support of Indigenous languages.
Truth and Reconciliation Committee
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Luther Court Society Community Health Centre Open House April 12th, 2 pm
You are invited to the Luther Court Society, Community Health Centre’s Open House on Wednesday April 12th 2023 from 2 pm-5 pm. Tour our beautiful new clinic, meet the team, learn about our first year of providing care and about what’s next for the Community Health Centre. This event is by invitation and includes a plus one if there is someone you would like to bring. We hope to see you there.
In community spirit,
Luther Court Community Health Centre
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Human library session to share with congregation
Click the link here of great online resource including Queer affirming presentations by one of the first Human Library sites.
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LWF Publishes Thirteenth Assembly Study Guide
Photo courtesy of the LWF website (Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano)
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has published a Study Guide for its Thirteenth Assembly. This resource equips participants at the organization's highest decision-making body with material to explore the meaning of the assembly theme, "One Body, One Spirit, One Hope," for the member churches and LWF's work around the world. The Study Guide is meant to inspire reflection on how the global communion of churches is called and equipped to be a sign of hope in the midst of God's creation, as it proclaims the gospel and participates in God's holistic mission. It can be download when you click here.
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Easter Food Drive Campaign 2023
Thank you so much for the generous donations you have shared with Shelbourne Community Kitchen in the past. As we all know, food prices continue to rise across the country. As a result, during 2022 The Shelbourne Community Kitchen saw a 30.2% increase in folks accessing our food support services. Our Pantry Program now has over 1000 registered members with more signing up each month. To help keep our Pantry Program shelves stocked for the months to come with healthy food for families, we are inviting our fabulous community members to join us for our annual Easter Food Drive Campaign!
Easter Food Drive Campaign:
When: March 21 - April 10
What: Consider donating healthy non-perishable foods to the Shelbourne Community Kitchen
Where: Drop donations off at the Kitchen (3787 Cedar Hill Rd.) during hours of operation.
Donation suggestions include:
- Canned Beans (Chickpeas, Black Beans, and Kidney Beans are great!),
- Canned Fruit and Vegetables
- Canned Fish, Canned Meat.
- Instant Meals
- Granola Bars + Cereal
- Pasta and Pasta Sauce
- Peanut Butter
- Oil/Vinegar
- Juice, Coffee, Herbal Tea.
- Rice, Oats, and Other Grains.
We are promoting the campaign on Social Media, our Website and through our Community Partners. We hope you will help to promote the campaign by doing the same (see attached Easter Food Drive Digital Poster). Your continued support will help us make this dream a reality and any contributions to The Kitchen will be greatly appreciated by the community we hold so dear to us. Best wishes and a Happy Easter to you and your loved ones.
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Language Revitalization event
The Indigenous Education department at the University of Victoria and Dr. Lorna Wanostsw’a7 Williams are proud to host E₭ÁTEL - We are all connected, Global and Local Glimpses of Language Revitalization (UVic and Beyond). Please join us in celebrating and learning more about the amazing language revitalization work taking place both globally and locally. Thank you to the W̱SÁNEC language champions PENÁC and SX̱EDTELISIYE for the event name!
E₭ÁTEL - We are all connected, Global and Local Glimpses of Language Revitalization (UVic and Beyond)
When: 1:00 - 4:00pm on both April 3rd and April 4th
Where: First Peoples House – Ceremonial Hall, University of Victoria
Register to attend in person or online: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/MXJWBLG
We will have presentations by:
Suzanne Gessner, First People’s Culture Council
Russell Myers Ross, Yunesit'in community partner
Paula Laita Pallares, Soziolinguistika Klusterra Research Centre
President Kevin Hall, University of Victoria
Drs. Onowa McIvor and Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins, NEȾOLṈEW̱
SXEDŦELISIYE & PENAWEN, UVIC graduates and WSANEC community partners
On April 4th, join us for the premier of Illuminating Impacts of Indigenous Language Revitalization. A cinematically rich and visually beautiful short film looking back across 10 years of Indigenous Language Revitalization at UVic within Vancouver Island language communities, seeks to explore hidden impacts from perspectives of participants and former students.
Please see the poster below for further event details. We hope to see you there!
HÍSW̱ḴE,
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In-Person Worship, Sunday, March 26, 10 AM PST
Covid-19 and Worship
- We offer worship in both live (in-person) and livestream (online) formats.
- We rejoice in the gift of vaccination and encourage everyone to be / stay vaccinated & boosted if you are eligible.
- We support those who choose to wear a mask and those who choose not to wear a mask. For our church at this time, wearing a mask is optional and a matter of personal choice in all our activities, including worship, fellowship time, meetings and office hours. This personal choice includes all those involved in leading our services, including presiding ministers, worship assistants, musicians, choir members and ushers. Please see a member of the Council if you have any questions or thoughts on the matter.
- If you test positive, or have symptoms for Covid-19, please stay home (and worship via live-stream)!
- The Church Council reviews our COVID protocols and practices on a regular basis and will amend them when needed.
Church Council
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Read ahead:
 Palm Passion Sunday
April 2, 2023 Matthew 21:1-11
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 26:14-27:66
Worship Bulletin: CLICK HERE for Worship Bulletin
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