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September 25, 2022

Orange Shirt Sunday
16th Sunday after Pentecost
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In this week's Crossroads, you will find information on:

Marriage of Maya Bridger and Scott Constantine
Orange Shirt Sunday
Karren Stinson Bursary
National day for Truth and Reconciliation
Weekly Devotions from Diaconal Intern Denise
Anti-Racism Training
Praying Friends
A craft for one and all


Course on the book of Revelation
Sustainable Clothing Show-and-Tell
Sunday Offering Counters
Morning Prayer on pause

Read Ahead
This Week at Church of the Cross

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The Marriage of Maya Bridger and Scott Constantine

The marriage of Scott and Maya will take place on October 8, 2022 at 11 AM at St. Luke Cedar Hill Anglican Church. People of the congregation are invited to share in the marriage celebration with them. We celebrate and give thanks with them and hold them in our prayers.
This Orange Shirt Sunday – September 25 at 10 AM with Carolyn Klaassen and Diane Champagne

We welcome Cari and Diane and this opportunity for them to lead us in a time of lament for the 215 children whose remains were located on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential school and the many more being found at residential schools across Canada, and the continuing journey of Truth and Reconciliation together. You are invited to wear orange for this Sunday.
 
And everyone is encouraged to take part in Orange Shirt Day/National Day of Truth and Reconciliation events taking place on September 30 in our communities and across Canada.
Karren Stinson Bursary
 
On behalf of the Karren Stinson Bursary Fund, we invite you to apply for our bursary. Applicants must be active members of Lutheran or Anglican congregations, have a permanent address in Western Canada (BC, AB, SK, MB, YT, or NWT), and are post-secondary students enrolled in degree programs that lead to a vocation of service (for example, as a teacher, social worker, or nurse, in ordained ministry or in a related church vocation).
 
The amount of the bursary varies each year due to interest rates during the year. The successful candidate can be assured of at least five hundred dollars. 
 
Application forms for the bursary can be downloaded directly from our website (
Click Here), or obtained from the church office.
 
Completed application forms must be received before 11:59 pm, PST, on October 31, 2022, to be considered. Applicants may submit them either as an attachment to an e-mail sent to
lutheranchurchofthecross@shaw.ca or via regular post sent to the church address given above.
 
Blessings,
Karren Stinson Bursary Committee
National day for Truth and Reconciliation

The national day for Truth and Reconciliation will take place on Friday, September 30.  As part of the observance of this important day, the community is invited to a Pow Wow to be held at Royal Athletic Park.  

Schedule of Events:
Doors open | 10:00 am
Opening ceremony | 11:00 am
Grand entry | 12:00 pm
Intertribal dances
Category dancing
 
Grand Entry | 6:00 pm
Intertribal dances
Category dancing
Retirement of colours | 12:00 am
Cost: Free to attend

And the annual Orange Shirt Day Ceremony at Centennial Square will take place at 10 AM on September 30. More information may be
found here:
 
"I encourage members of the ELCIC to observe Friday, September 30 as Orange Shirt Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation," says ELCIC National Bishop Susan C. Johnson. "I invite you to make this a day of quiet reflection, learning and/or participation in a community event. The purpose of the day is to promote reconciliation and help ensure that the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools is never forgotten."
Weekly Devotions from Diaconal Intern Denise

As I dive deeper and deeper into my internship with the Lutheran Theological Seminary, exciting things emerge. One of them is this project:  Stories of Faith - The Devotional Edition. I am releasing a short podcast weekly, based on my reflection on one of the lectionary readings. I hope you enjoy these 10 minute devotionals.
Please find my latest devotion based on the Gospel reading Luke 16:19-31. 
Just click on the link here and you will be taken to the podcast. Please also feel free to share with others.
 
Denise Maier Pawliuk (she/her)
Diaconal Intern & Sacred Storyteller
Anti-Racism Training

A course on Anti-racism provided by the Victoria Multifaith Society will take place beginning this Monday, September 26 at 7 PM at the University of Victoria Multifaith Centre. It is open to students and members of the community at no cost. It will provide the opportunity to learn about our own biases and histories, and provide learning and tools for being anti-racist in our lives and communities. For more information and to participate, please contact Pastor Lyle by email (
pastorlyle@shaw.ca or phone (250-477-6222) at the church office.

Praying Friends

Each year at Church of the Cross we invite families to participate in Praying Friends. It’s an opportunity for children to be paired with an adult praying friend, who pray for their designated child during the school year. Participants are also invited to join a couple social events organized together with families. Praying for others builds one another up in faith, increases social bonds within the body of Christ, and one way we live out Jesus’ call to love our neighbour.

New to Praying Friends program?

If you are new to the Praying Friends program and would like to participate either as a praying adult friend or as parents/grandparents of children, please email Susanne standeven3525@gmail.com or pick up a survey from the church office or from Susanne on Sundays. 

Subject line: “Praying Friends”

If you'd like to become an adult praying friend
First and Last name, Pronouns

If you’d like someone to pray for your child/grandchild this year:
Your First and Last name, Pronouns
Relationship to child
Child's First and Last name, pronouns, and birthday

Please include full info for each child.

Information for current participants in the Praying Friends program:

Susanne will be sending out an email this week to praying adults and parents of children to ask if they wish to continue in this ministry.

Please return completed surveys and emails to by Thursday, September 22 to give time to complete the pairings before the program begins in October. Paper copies can be dropped off at the church office.

Contact Susanne at standeven3525@gmail.com to participate or for more information.

A craft for one and all

As part of the Sustainable Clothing Show & Tell event, the Board of Education is hosting a craft afternoon on Saturday, October  1, 2022 from 1 – 3 PM. We will be making a woven cloth basket using material edges from a local clothier. The basket can be used for treasures or be given as a gift. Any questions please call Rose at 250-727-0633. A sign up sheet will be outside the church offices. All materials will be supplied.
Course on the book of Revelation

Does the book of Revelation scare you?  Are crises in the modern world forecast in Revelation?  Have you actually read the entire book?  You are invited to join the adult education group for The Apocalypse: Controversies and Meaning in Western History, a course taught by Professor Craig Koester of Luther Seminary in St. Paul who will guide us as we explore this extraordinary work and its impact on our civilization. The lecture series is divided into three parts:  the historical and intellectual background of the Apocalypse; a close reading of Revelation, focusing on the meaning of its captivating and haunting images; and the wide-ranging legacy of its content on both Christian and Western history.  Along the way we’ll look at our own thoughts and fears about “the end of the world”.  When we’re done, you’ll come to see Revelation as it was intended:  a book of encouragement and hope.  Course participants meet weekly in the Rotunda 7:00-8:30 Tuesday evenings beginning September 20th (or join via Zoom).  There is no charge.  Reading assignments will be from the Bible.  Bud Henning will lead the sessions.  To register and receive the course guidebook, contact Bud via email: 
henning@islandnet.com or the church office. There’s nothing to fear about Revelation!  Come and see!
Sustainable Clothing Show-and-Tell
October 2, Upper Hall, 12 noon to 2 PM
Light lunch will be served
 
The modern clothing industry offers us an amazing array of choices but has negative ecological impacts.  Fortunately, there are many things we can do to minimize the ecological impact of our need to be clothed. 
 
Some ideas (which also save money!):
  • Avoid buying on impulse or because it’s cheap
  • Buy what you love and will wear for a long time
  • Look for eco-friendly labels
  • Choose used (or hand-me-down)
  • Learn how to sew or knit
  • Mend minor defects
  • Make something new out of something old
  • Declutter / sell / donate (and shop where you donate!)
If you do any of these things, come to our Show-and-Tell dressed in your finest threads that have a story around one of these ideas, whether it be:
                            hand-me-down,
                                       thrift-store find,
                                                   hand-sewn or knit,
                                       mended, or
                             just worn since forever.
Or come to share and listen to the stories of others.
 
We will also have a chance to learn more about the impact of the clothing industry on the planet that explains why making these choices is more important than ever.  Speakers from Beacon Community Services, Vintage Fashion Showcase and UVic will join us to share the inside story about the global clothing industry and the value of recycling.
 
Let’s learn and share ideas that will help each other make our clothing choices shine!


Please RSVP using the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the hallway.
 
Sponsored by Care for the Earth, Education, and Women in Faith
Sunday Offering Counters
 
With the return to normal Sunday service we will resume the practice of having congregation members count the Sunday offering directly after service, starting on Sunday October 16th.

This valuable service is done in teams of two and usually takes between a half hour to an hour.  Prior to the pandemic we had 6 teams of 2 with a rotation of every month and a half. If you have counted in the past or would like start to volunteer please contact the Financial Secretary, Barry Walker at: 
bhwalker@shaw.ca or by phone at 250-381-1698, 250-818-7931.
In-Person Worship, Sunday, September 25, 10 AM PDT
 
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.
- To protect vulnerable persons, we currently encourage the wearing of masks during worship, especially while singing.
- If you test positive, or have symptoms for Covid-19, please stay home (and worship via live-stream)!


Church Council
Tuesday Morning Prayer on pause until October 4, 8 AM PDT
Read ahead: 
16th Sunday after Pentecost

September 25, 2022        Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
                                         Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
                                        1 Timothy 6:6-19
                                        Luke 16:19-31
 

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