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In this week's Crossroads, you will find information on:
Development Signs on Site
Continuing Ways to join worship on-line
Read ahead & Worship Bulletin
Resuming In-Person Worship Survey
SAVE THAT DATE!
Journey Interrupted - An Online EnRoute Event
Bells for Peace 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
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Job Posting for Grace Lutheran Church
Annual Spring Cleanup 2020 Continues
Roundtable Conversations: Anti-Black Racism Canadian Context
This Week at Church of the Cross
The deadline for all Crossroads submissions is Wednesday at noon. Thank you.
Please visit our website for more information about us and our events.
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Development Signs on Site
Part of the requirements for the rezon ing and development permit applications with the District of Saanich for the potential development of the Affordable Intergenerational Housing Project with Luther Court are signs on site informing the community of the application. The signs were scheduled to go up this past week on Cedar Hill Road and on Cedar Hill Crossroad. The application is awaiting review by the Advisory Design Panel of the District. We hope and pray that there will be sufficient progress with the district to allow for our submitting an application for the next funding call with BC Housing in early September. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the church office or a member of the Development Committee.
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Continuing Ways to join worship on-line:
Sunday Worship Livestream, 10 AM PDT:
Go to website: www.lutheranvictoria.ca and click on the livestream link.
We always publish the most up to date links to access the worship live stream on the website. Copies of the bulletin/worship order for each Sunday are available for download, and printing if you wish, on the website.
View past worship videos by visiting “About/Videos” tab of the website:
https://www.lutheranvictoria.ca/about
View Sunday School videos and activities here:
https://www.lutheranvictoria.ca/kids-youth-students/childrens-ministry-sunday-school
Tuesday Morning Prayer, 8:30 AM PDT:
On Facebook Live and you can view past videos here:
https://m.facebook.com/lutheranvictoria/
You do not need a Facebook account to view the church page.
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Read ahead: 8 Pentecost
- Sunday, July 26, 2020 Genesis 29:15-28
Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
Romans 8:26-39
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Worship Bulletin: CLICK HERE for Worship Bulletin
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Lutheran Church of the Cross
Resuming In-Person Worship Survey
Church Council has established a Covid-19 Leadership Team to develop a plan to resume in-person worship. We aim to test this plan on Sunday August 16, with an eye to beginning regular worship on Sunday, August 30. Livestream worship will continue to be provided on an ongoing basis.
We are considering the resumption of in-person worship in large measure, due to the fact that Vancouver Island is experiencing a low incidence of new Covid-19 cases. As of July 21, there were only 6 new cases in the past three weeks. No island residents are in hospital or intensive care.
In preparing to resume in-person worship at Church of the Cross, the Leadership Team will be following the guidelines issued by Dr. Bonnie Henry, Chief Medical Officer of BC. This includes limiting the number of people attending worship to a maximum of 50. From a practical perspective, this means that, once we take into account our pastors, musicians, ushers and livestream technicians, about 40 people may be present for in-person worship. We are considering options for how we give equal opportunity for everyone who wishes to participate, including alternating attendance from week to week, and registering to attend.
To ensure, to the greatest extent possible, the safety of all, physical distancing will be maintained, and hand sanitation and the wearing of masks will be required. Congregants are expected to bring their own masks and wear them when they are at the church. A limited number of disposable masks will be available should someone forget to bring their own.
The practice worship planned for August 16, will be limited in scope. Members of the Covid-19 Leadership Team, the Board of Worship, Council and other representatives will be present to participate and then evaluate the procedures and protocols including signing in, entering and seating by ushers, music, sharing the peace, Holy Communion, and departing the church.
It is expected that our practices will need to be adjusted as we gain experience with in-person worship.
To assist the Leadership Team with plans for resuming in-person worship, please complete the following survey by clicking the link below.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WY8JYY7
Paper copies of the survey will be mailed to people without internet access.
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SAVE THAT DATE!
WHAT: SAVE THAT DATE!
WHEN: Tuesday August 18, 6:30 PM
WHO: The Social Justice Committee invites ALL friends and members of the LCC Community committed to, and interested in Refugee Sponsorships
WHERE: YOUR HOME for a Virtual Fundraiser
HOW: ZOOM, with details provided closer to the date
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Journey Interrupted - An Online EnRoute Event
 Join hundreds of youth from across Canada on August 22, 2020 for an online #EnRoute event that we are calling
Journey Interrupted
We are all on a journey. But, sometimes things don’t go according to plan… Jesus was on a journey too: a journey that led him up mountain passes and down wilderness trails; with plenty of interruptions along the way. What do the interruptions we face teach us about ourselves, where we’ve come from, where we are going, and where we belong?
The event will livestream on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube at:4:00pm (PDT),
Youth Groups are encouraged to host watch parties during the video and continue the conversation after the video event ends on Zoom, Facetime, Meet, or the platform of their choice.
Youth are invited to submit a video (due by August 1, 2020) to be included in #JourneyInterrupted. Learn more.
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Bells for Peace 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Please join the Bells for Peace Campaign, coming up in one month! August 6 & 9, 2020, are the 75th anniversaries of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Communities are invited to join in Bell ringing and “making a righteous noise” at the time of dropping of the bombs. Individuals are invited to set a reminder and take a moment to reflect…
Ring the bells or “Set a chime for these times”...
• On Thursday, August 6th and Sunday, August 9th church bells, hand bells and other appropriate devices are to be rung across Vancouver Island at the time of the bombs: 8:15 a.m. on August 6th and 11:50 a.m. on August 9th .
All are invited to take part in the online educational event: On Thursday, August 6th at noon, a live Zoom presentation with a question and answer period on the current nuclear weapons threat, nuclear weapons and religious faith, and the environmental consequences of nuclear weapons.
Register here to receive the Zoom link: [ https://actionnetwork.org/events/hibakusha-remembrance-webinar]( https://actionnetwork.org/events/hibakusha-remembrance-webinar)
The distinguished presenters for this event are two physicians and a brilliant young student activist.
Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford is past President of International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War, winner of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. She has twice been awarded the Governor General of Canada Award and has participated in humanitarian missions to North Korea.
Magritte Gordaneer from Victoria is a student at McGill University. She founded McGill Students for Peace and Disarmament, the university’s only student peace group. Magritte travelled to Hiroshima to participate in the Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security presented by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.
Dr. Jonathan Down is President of Physicians for Global Survival. He is a pediatrician at the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health in Victoria and an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria. Moderator for the program is Bill Geimer, US army veteran and Professor of Law Emeritus, Washington and Lee University.
Send any questions to Bill Geimer at peacevetcanada@gmail.com
The week of 2-9 August, 2020 is to be designated as Hibakusha Remembrance Week honouring the survivors of the bombings. Churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and peace groups are invited to arrange related education events.
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Job Posting for Grace Lutheran Church
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Lutheran Church of the Cross - Annual Spring Cleanup 2020 Continues
To those who have been able to help to date, Thank you! for your work around and in the church building. The building and grounds are much improved! Some have worked in small groups, physically distancing, while others worked alone. Your contributions are all making a big difference to keeping our building and spaces clean and in good shape. Every little bit helps. If you are still able to help, you may contact the church office at lutheranchurchofthecross@shaw.ca or call 250-477-6222 for the sign up.
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This Week at Church of the Cross
This Sunday - July 26, 2020 - 8th Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Sunday Worship Live Stream
Monday - July 27, 2020 12:30 pm Research Paper Module (Zoom)
Tuesday - July 28, 2020 8:30 am Morning Prayer Live Stream (Facebook)
10:30 am Perk Me UP (Zoom)
Wednesday - July 29, 2020 12:30 pm Research Paper Module (Zoom)
1:00 pm Covid-19 Leadership Team (Zoom)
Thursday - July 30, 2020 10:00 am iPad Group (Zoom)
7:00 pm Theology Discussion (Zoom)
Friday - July 31, 2020 Office closed
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