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Setting Sail-- INSIDE THIS ISSUE -- AT ST GEORGE'S Sunday Worship This Week at Saint George's Coming this Fall Celebrating Leslie on the occasion of her ordination! Orange Shirt Day Autumn Evening Prayer + Dinner Social Justice Outreach for September: VICTORIA NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE PWRDF Canada Emergency Response Safe Church Evolving Faith Men's Breakfast Check Out Our Youtube Page! AT OTHER CHURCHES Jazz Vespers at St Philip Oak Bay Taizé Prayer at St Andrew's RC Cathedral St. Luke's Crowd Pleasers Only Concert Vintage Fashion Show and Tea Memorial Hall Centennial Gala St. Dunstan's Fall Fair Men's Breakfast and Fellowship Jazz Evensong @ St Mary's DIOCESE Intersections: a dialogue series Blood in the Rocks Faith Tides: September 2023 Issue Registration for the Fall Women's Retreat Explorer's Weekend The Ven. Craig Hiebert's Collation Invite Welcome Connect Workshops The Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail (This Week's Image: Concept art for Prince of Egypt by Samuel Michlap, 1990s.) |
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This Week at Saint George's |
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Coming this FallSeptember 20th: Holden Prayer + dinner September 23rd: Safe Church Training September 27th: "Intersections" course begins October 5th: Safe Church Training October 13th - 14th: Evolving Faith Conference October 18th: Holden Prayer + dinner October 29th: Shelbourne Community Kitchen Benefit Concert November 15: Holden Prayer November 26th: Shelbourne Community Kitchen Benefit Concert |
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Orange Shirt DayOrange Shirt Day: Orange Shirt Day is Saturday, September 30. We will be celebrating this day on Sunday, September 24th. We suggest you wear your orange shirt. If you do not have an orange shirt, we will be selling them on Sunday, September 10 and September 17. The cost is $25.00 in cash only. Each shirt says “Every Child Matters”. Phyllis Webb proudly wore her new orange shirt to Residential School on her first day as a young child. Her grandmother had purchased it for her. It was taken from her and she never saw it again. It represents the hurt and abuse children experienced at Residential School. Orange Shirts can also be purchased at Gyro Beach Board Shop. |
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Autumn Evening Prayer + DinnerHolden Prayer continues this fall on the 3rd Wednesday's, next on the 20th September, 5PM. Join us for a sung service followed by a community meal. All are welcome to the service, meal, or both. |
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Social Justice Outreach for September: VICTORIA NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE
The VNFC agency and all it offers can be learnt about through their website: Your Social Justice and Outreach Team [SJOT] are highlighting this worthy agency during the month of September, and request your prayers and support, especially on Sept 30th for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. |
PWRDF Canada Emergency Response
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Safe ChurchDo you need to renew your safe church? St. Georges will be offering two in person training sessions, September 23rd 10am-12pm OR October 28th 10am-12pm in the Narthex. If you are unsure if you require Safe Church, please check with our Safe Church Liaison Leslie Flynn. To register for one of the sessions please email lflynn@bc.anglican.ca. |
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Evolving FaithYou’re invited to our beautiful, diverse, and messy table in the wilderness! Save the Date for The Evolving Faith Conference October 13th-14th 2023 at St. Georges. This two-day live conference will be streamed to St. Georges as we gather in person for a weekend of storytelling, songs, poetry, and community. Join us for an incredible lineup of speakers and artists including Barbara Brown Taylor, Krista Tippett, Date Stewart and Nadia Bolz-Webber. https://evolvingfaith.com/conference Watch for more information including how to register soon! |
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Jazz Vespers at St Philip Oak Bay7.30pm Diane Pancel VocalsAttila Fias Pianist ExtraordinaireRyan Tandy Acoustic BassBob Watts DrumsAdmission by donation ($20 suggested) 2928 Eastdowne Rd, Victoria BC V8R 5R8 |
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Taizé Prayer at St Andrew's RC CathedralPrayer in the style of Taizé resumes FALL 2023 at St Andrew’s Cathedral Parish, Blanshard at View 6pm on the 3rd Friday of the month: September 15, October 20, and November 17. Come, you are wanted among us. ‘Feeling we are not alone can strengthen our life.’ www.taize.fr |
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St. Luke's Crowd Pleasers Only ConcertJoin us for our Crowd Pleasers Only Concert on Sunday, September 24 at 2 pm. Audience favourites will be performed by David Palmer and Rosemary Laing (organ), Ben Parker (trumpet), Erika Simpson (voice), Elena Antontceva (cello), Neala St Hilaire and Naomi Barcley (piano), and Susanne Reul-Zastre (organ and piano). Enjoy a great variety of showstoppers by Bach, Mozart, Donizetti, Bernstein, Brahms, Widor and others. Admission by donation ($20 suggested; identifiable donations of $20+ are eligible for a tax receipt). St. Luke’s is wheelchair accessible and has free parking on site. All proceeds will go towards a new roof for the church! |
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Vintage Fashion Show and TeaVintage Fashion Showcase will present Fall Fashions from 1860 to 1980. Afternoon Tea with sandwiches and cakes will be served. There will be door prizes. Tickets are $25 per person, purchased in advance by e-mail from events@stlukecedarhill.ca. |
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Memorial Hall Centennial GalaFor 100 years, Memorial Hall has faithfully served the people of Christ Church and the wider community – first as a Sunday School and parish gathering place and offices, and for over thirty years now as the home of Christ Church Cathedral School. Now, it’s time to celebrate its proud past, and bright future! Plan to join us for a gala dinner, with entertainment and auction, in the gymnasium of the Cathedral School on Saturday, October 21st, from 5:30 to 10:00 pm. Space is limited for this very popular event, so book your places now HERE |
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St. Dunstan's Fall FairSt Dunstan's Fall Fair Oct 14th |
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Men's Breakfast and FellowshipThe Ven. Dr. Lon Towstego will be speaking about his summer trip to a church in Kenya and “What we can Learn from the church in Kenya.” Please RSVP if you intend to come by Thursday Sept. 21 , 2023, as it helps us plan ahead for food. You are more than welcome to invite/bring a friend, but we need to know that as well (again, to buy enough food) but all are welcome! RSVP to: mailto:GMoss@parishcs.ca?subject=Men's Breakfast Signup The Breakfast Team looks forward to seeing you all there! |
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Jazz Evensong @ St Mary'sJoin us at St Mary’s for a unique blend of exceptional jazz rooted in the context of meditation and prayer. Featuring the Diane Pancel Quartet. There will be an opportunity to donate in order to support this ongoing series.
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Intersections: a dialogue seriesIntersections: A Dialogue Series is an opportunity to engage with Challenging Racist ‘British Columbia’: 150 Years and Counting (CRBC). Produced as part of the commemorations of 150 years since BC joined Canada, this open-access, multimedia resources documents how the recent cycle of anti-racist activism in this province is part of a broader history of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities challenging white supremacy for over 150 years. This seven-week online series brings people together in intentional conversations to:
...so we can participate with God in restoring creation and affirming the dignity of all people. A team of trained moderators will offer will offer each of the seven sessions which are based on the information covered in the CRBC project, using video, song, prayer, self-refection exercises, readings and group discussions. WhenThis series will take place on Wednesday mornings, 10am-noon, alternating between the churches of St Mary's in Oak Bay (1701 Elgin Rd), and St George's in Cadboro Bay (3909 St George's Lane), starting on September 27, 2023. There is no cost, but registration is required. Register online here, by phoning St Mary's church office at 250-592-2212 (M-Th, 8:30am-1:00pm), or emailing info@stmarysoakbay.ca An ONLINE version of this event will be held on Zoom for those that can't make it in person, register for that version here |
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Blood in the RocksThis event is sponsored and provided as part of this year's John Albert Hall Lecture Series. On Saturday September 30 from 7-9 p.m., attendees will gather to view There’s Blood in the Rocks, a moving short video about the 1862-63 Victoria smallpox epidemic by Marianne Nicolson, Kwakwaka’wakw artist-activist, and to hear from Dr Nicolson and from Snxakila Clyde Michael Tallio, a ceremonial speaker of the Nuxalk First Nation, about the epidemic and the resurgence of BC’s First Peoples. This event is free to attend and online registration is recommended. Voluntary donations will go to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. Registration information to come. |
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Registration for the Fall Women's RetreatThe Fall Women's Retreat will run October 13-15, 2023 at Camp Imadene. The facilitators will be the Right Rev. Logan McMenamie and Kirsten Horncastle-McMenamie. To register, please download the attached form and mail it along with your registration fee to Brenda Dhaene. Further information is provided on the registration form with regards to payment and registration. If you have any questions, please contact Brenda directly at birish@shaw.ca.
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Explorer's Weekend
Every year, VST gives an opportunity for people who are seriously considering degree-level (Diploma/Master) coursework in ministry and theology to experience a little bit of the school through the annual VST Explorer’s Weekend event. Over the weekend, they will attend class and worship, interact with current students, staff, and faculty, and have some personal-communal discernment time on the beautiful UBC campus. During the event, VST will provide hotel accommodations and meals to those who are traveling from a distance. If needed, some travel reimbursements can be provided as well. This year, the #EW2023 event will be held on October 5-7, 2023. To register, CLICK HERE. For more information, please visit the website by CLICKING HERE. Question can be directed to Sam Andri at sandri@vst.edu. |
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The Ven. Craig Hiebert's CollationPlease join us for the collation and installation of The Ven. Craig Hiebert as Regional Archdeacon of Greater Victoria. The service will take place at Wednesday, September 27th at the 5pm Evensong at Christ Church Cathedral. We invite you to join the celebration. There will be a reception after the service. If you are Clergy, an Officer or a Canon, and would like to process for this event, please RSVP by clicking on the button below. The deadline to RSVP is September 15th. |
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Invite Welcome Connect WorkshopsStrategy Creation & Implementation Book Study Want to learn:
You are invited to attend the Invite Welcome Connect workshops on October 12th (part one) & 13th (part two) at Church of the Advent, Colwood. (Also streamed via Zoom) This is an invitation for parish leadership teams to learn some of the best ways to foster church vitality and growth, to re-examine their own parish systems of invitation, welcoming and connection, to create strategies and implement those strategies. |
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The Gates of Hell Will Not PrevailVancouver School of Theology & Christ Church Cathedral present a free workshop with The Rev. Scott Gunn This event is offered both In-Person at the Vancouver School of Theology and Online. Sometimes you hear people say the church is dying and that our task is to save it. Scott Gunn will lead us through conversation about how Jesus promised that the gates of hell would not prevail against the church, and he’s the saviour, not us! But as we look toward the future in a post-Christendom world, the church needs to focus on discipleship and evangelism in a way it has not done for centuries. To register, please click on the registration button and complete the Evenbrite Registration for this event. |
