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At the crossroads... Jesus meets us where we are. Disabilities become opportunities for receiving God’s unconditional love and grace. Welcome everyone!
Sunday Worship
with Holy Communion at 10:00 am
All are welcome!
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Summer hours for the Church Office during the months of July and August:
Tuesday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Closed Mondays & Fridays.
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  Shared Worship with St. Luke Cedar Hill with
Offering for Shelbourne Community KitchenOn August 18th, the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Lutheran Church of the Cross shared a common worship service at St. Luke’s Cedar Hill. As is our practice at joint services, the loose offering collected was donated to Shelbourne Community Kitchen. The $252.45 will be put to good use. Thank you. Stewardship Committee
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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.
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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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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News from the Social Justice Committee
VINTAGE JEWELRY & CLOTHING REQUEST - SAVE the DATE
The Social Justice Committee is hosting a fundraising event to help with refugee sponsorships. An upcoming Vintage Jewelry & Clothing Sale with English Tea is scheduled for Saturday November 2nd, from 10 am - 2 pm.
We are collecting vintage jewelry and good quality clothing from now until October. Please bring your items to the church, a secure collection box will be available. If you have any questions , please call me at 250.999.2547 or the church office.
With thanks and appreciation for your ongoing support,
Susan Beiderwieden, The Social Justice Committee
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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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