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At the crossroads... "God calls us to turn our privilege into blessings." Dr. Mitzi J. Smith
Sunday Worship
with Holy Communion at 10:00 am
All are welcome!
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 Reconciling the Earth & the Time of Creation
Reconciliation is an important theme and action for our world, for our earth, our national church body and, for our lives. Introducing the idea of reconciling the earth is something I want to address in this article as preparation for the upcoming Time of Creation. But what does it mean to reconcile the earth? According to Rev. Kenn Ward, editor of the ELCIC Canada Lutheran Magazine, reconciling is about “reconnecting people or things in ways that they were meant to be.”
Much of the August issue of the magazine discussed the theme of reconciliation and actions taken by the Synod in the 2019 ELCIC National Convention, as an invitation to “journey together” toward healing. If you haven’t already read the issue, take another look. Each contributor explores how we as individuals and faith communities can adopt practices to address the issues of the dying, reimaging our church, working with our indigenous neighbors, promoting respect for LGBTQ2SIA+ and, becoming a Greening Faith Community.
As I write this article, August is almost over, and the fall looms, as we return from vacations to our regular schedules. In September, Lutheran Church of the Cross celebrates the Time of Creation to help focus on the Creator and Creation in worship and our actions.
The Social Justice Committee has created a calendar for September with daily suggestions for prayer, being in the Word, praise, and Green activities. It’s our hope this simple tool offers ways to address the problems threatening our earths. You will have the opportunity to learn more with articles by Social Justice committee members during the month, that provide other ideas such as video links, books or on-line resources to spotlight our ailing earth. Check out the website for the Earth Charter, which is an ethical framework for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21 centuries. See: www.earthcharter.org/discover/
On another note, the SJC continues to collect donations for our November Jewelry and Tea fund raiser. There’s a marked file box in the back of the narthex for clothing or other bulky items but jewelry can be left in the mailboxes of Sherry Coughlin, Susanne Standeven, or Susan Beiderwieden.
Blessings, S. Beiderwieden
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 Celebrate Holy Cross Sunday with a Mortgage Reduction Donation
On September 15, 2019 we will celebrate the 12th anniversary of the dedication of our beautiful worship space and a $1.1M mortgage. During these 12 years the mortgage principal has been reduced to $470,000.00. Celebration of this anniversary provides an opportunity for each of us to make a donation to reduce the mortgage principal. The current rate of interest is 3.8%. Reducing the principal with our annual donations can significantly reduce the annual interest paid.
Mark your envelope “Mortgage principal reduction” or “Mortgage Reduction”.
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 Introduction to the New Testament
This year the adult education group will undertake
Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature, a 26-lecture course taught at Yale University by Dr. Dale Martin. As usual, we will view half of the lectures September -November, take December off, and then complete the remaining lectures January-March.
Two identical 90-minute sessions are held in the Rotunda each week:
7:00-8:30 pm Tuesdays and 10:30 am -12:00 pm Wednesdays; you're invited to attend either one. There's no fee and no need to register.
For more information, please contact Bud Henning.
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 Queer Board Games Night! Thursday, September 19th at 7:00 pm
This monthly gathering is for LGBTQ folks and allies. Bring your favourite board game.
All are welcome!
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 You are invited to an Organ Concert – “Crowd Pleasers Only!”
on Saturday, September 7th, 2:30 pm
at St. Luke Cedar Hill Church.
This fabulous concert will feature performers David Berry, Nicholas Fairbank, Sandra Fletcher, Rosemary Laing, Jennifer Mitchell, Christine Purvis, Matthew Robertson, and Susanne Reul-Zastre, and will showcase organ music from Bach to Widor. Admission by donation to the Organ Fund.
Suggested donation is $20. Free parking. Wheelchair accessible. |
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 On Sunday, September 8th at 10 am at the Interfaith Chapel on UVic’s campus (next to Finnerty Gardens and off of parking lot #6), there will be a Communion service where some of the students who participated in the Camino pilgrimage will speak about their experiences during the sermon time. St. George's Cadboro Bay will be coming up to campus for their regular Sunday worship and all others who are interested are encouraged to attend. After the worship service there will be a question-and-answer period for the students during the coffee-hour following. Please join us!
If you have any questions, please email Ruth Dantzer, anglican@uvic.ca. |
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Th e Women in Faith Book Group
will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 25th to discuss
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See. All are welcome.
For more information please contact Janice Nelson at jbnel13@gmail.com
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STEAM is a new program offered this fall.
STEAM =
Science Technology Engineering Arts Math.
STEAM After School program will meet weekly on Tuesdays, beginning Tues., Sept. 17, 2019, 3:30 to 5:00 PM, at Lutheran Church of the Cross. We will meet for eight weeks, until Nov. 5, and will gauge interest whether to continue into November.
There will be another STEAM after school program beginning mid-January 2020.
This will be for kids age: 10 to 17 primarily but we can make exceptions.
We will begin in September with an introduction to HTML programming. In this course kids will learn the basics about creating their own simple web-site using code. The first three sessions will focus on lessons on coding and subsequent sessions will focus on making web-sites with the assistance of the teacher and helpers. If possible kids should bring a laptop of any kind or Windows based tablet with them. If there is either a USB port or dongle with USB port on the computer this would be helpful. TJ Silver, with Church of the Cross, will be leading this course. He has an IT background including game development. He has personally designed a curriculum for this purpose, including a teacher’s manual for adults who would like to help or if one of us needs to fill in for a given day.
TJ has been talking with families interested in the STEAM program. Some have asked about the possibility of an evening time as well. As a result TJ is offering the same STEAM program at an evening time on a trial basis this fall to gauge interest. It could be that the evening time works better for some families, including older teens. Here are the details for that:
STEAM Evening program will be on Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:00 PM beginning
Thursday, September 26, at Lutheran Church of the Cross. This will also run for eight weeks. This will include the same introduction to HTML programming as the after school class. Part of the idea of multiple offerings is reaching out to families including beyond our churches. Evening times may work better for some families, including older teens. After the end of this trial run we can see whether this is something we will continue in the winter or whether the two groups merge to a shared time for example.
We thank TJ for generously designing and teaching this course.
If you have any questions please speak to TJ Silver, Pastor Lyndon or Pastor Lyle.
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 Please join us on Saturday September 7th at 10am at St. George’s Cadboro Bay for a very special Coffee and Conversation session where we will have the public launch of the video "A Typical Heart".
It is a short but unforgettably powerful documentary about women's #1 killer, heart disease, which kills more women than all cancers and respiratory diseases combined! A panel discussion will follow with renowned women's heart advocate and speaker Carolyn Thomas, as well as other Vancouver Island heart patients seen in the video, Laurie Blakely and Zamira Vicenzino. The event is free and all are welcome, but registration is required as seating is limited. Refreshments will be served. As Carolyn is a very sought-after speaker, please register early to ensure your seat.
Register at: www.stgeorgecadborobay.ca/events |
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 You are invited to the Our Place Annual Meeting
When: Tuesday, September 10
Where: Our Place Drop-in Centre, 919 Pandora Avenue
Registration: 6:30 pm; Meeting starts promptly at 7:00 pm
We are excited to have Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Carole James as our guest speaker. |
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Flower Chart for 2019
If you would like to bring flowers for worship for a special occasion or remembrance,
please sign up on the Flower Chart, posted on the bulletin board.
A reminder will be emailed to you as your date approaches.
If you have any questions, please call the church office.
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 The Shelbourne Community Kitchen
As we go about our weekly shopping, let us consider our blessings. Add an extra item or two to our shopping carts, and donate them to the Shelbourne Community Kitchen.
Items will be picked up from the Church of the Cross regularly.
Thank you for your generousity but please know that we cannot accept items passed the date of expiration.
Thank you for helping our neighbours as you are able.
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