Pentecost 18
This Week at St. Andrew’s:
Tues. Sept. 25: Book Study, 1 pm
Thurs. Sept. 27: EfM, 12:30 pm
Sat. Sept. 29: Silver Stars rehearsal, 10am – 12 pm
Announcements
Community Organizing Information Session
Please join us on Tuesday, Oct 2 at 7:00pm to learn about the concepts and methods of community organizing. The Rev Ryan Andersen from Calgary Alliance for the Common Good will describe how this process can be used as part of parish development. If you’re interested but can’t attend that night, please speak to Christine or one of the wardens.
Fall Book Study: Sept 18 – Oct 9
Richard Rohr’s “Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life”
Join us for 4 Tuesday’s at 1:00pm as we engage with Richard Rohr’s spiritual wisdom: “In the first half of life, we are naturally and rightly preoccupied with establishing our identity – climbing, achieving, and performing. But those concerns will not serve us as we grow older and begin to embark on a further journey, one that involves challenges, mistakes, loss of control, broader horizons, and necessary suffering that actually shocks us out of our prior comfort zone. Eventually, we need to see ourselves in a different and more life-giving way.” Book and/or journal orders need to be in by Sept 9.
Ministries at St. Andrew’s
See our new display in the narthex highlighting our weekly worship ministries. Feel free to contact the specific coordinator for more information and to get involved. The sign-up lists for reading & administering have moved below the ministry descriptions, along with a full roster.
Altar Guild
After many years of service as the Head of Altar Guild, Kathryn Tulk has now transitioned to Emeritus Altar Guild Coordinator. We are so grateful for her passionate and dedicated faithfulness to this ministry. Thanks also to Carole Thomson for taking on the role of coordinator.
Attitude of Gratitude
Our great appreciation for those who have worked so diligently to coordinate our 60th Anniversary celebrations. Most especially Dave Thomson who took leadership, his “right hand” Aline Greaves, along with Ruth & John Mauel, Pat & Jeanne Mosca, Gordon & Mary Ellen Wells, Helen Perry, Colin Catley and all who have contributed their ideas, time and expertise.
Out on the Town
We will not be having an Out on the Town dinner in September. Our first dinner for this season will be in October.
Christmas Tea & Bazaar
After our great 60th celebration, our next event is our Annual Tea, Bazaar and bake sale. It is always a happy and social occasion for us, as well as a fundraiser for the church. Are you ready, willing, and able to contribute to it this year? Preparations have to be made, and volunteers needed for various tasks. Saturday 24th November could be the date for it. Please talk to me at church, phone me or email your thoughts and suggestions.
403-286-4084 or hmrg@telus.net
Helen Perry
Church Calendars are here!
Canadian Church Calendars for 2019 have arrived!! Cost remains $5.00. Please see or contact Pat Kover (8am) or Adeline Ridley (10:30 am) to buy yours today!
Jazz Concert
Clicquot Trio have a concert at Engineered Air Theatre, Arts Commons on October 6th 7:30pm. Featuring: Claire Butler – piano, Matt Heller – double bass, Reuben Grendus – drums and special guest Rick Climans on saxophone. Music by Dave Brubeck, Claude Bolling, Gershwin, jazz arrangements of Bach and Beethoven. Tickets available from Arts Commons box office online or calling 403 294 9494
Finance Update
If you are going to be away this spring or summer, please consider signing up for pre-authorized debit using one of the forms in the narthex. If you are already using pre-authorized debit, remember you can top up your donation at any time by using a blank envelope (also available in the narthex) or by using the donation button on our website. Thanks for your contributions!
Did You Know? Our little library is now registered on the world map of Little Free Libraries! Check it out at https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/
Spiritual Eldering – A Retreat
Let’s ensure that the decades following the years of paid work and homemaking are a time of creativity, engagement, mentoring, and compassionate accompaniment. After all, that could be a third of our lives! Let’s build a culture in which aging people learn what it means to grow into eldership, a time of life in which experience and wisdom become a resource and gift for community. As a group of people 55 and older, we will spend time together listening, remembering, exploring, practicing, and creating as we become the kind of community that will make this kind of difference in our kind of world. The retreat will be Sept 9-14 at the Naramata Centre. For more information, visit http://pacificjubilee.ca/spiritual-eldering-pacific-jubilee-event-2/
FCJ Centre—Fall Events
4th Annual Tea Party & Silent Auction –Calgary’s Biggest Tea Party
Sunday, September 23, 2018 2:00pm-5:00pm
219 19 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 0C8, Canada
$25/pp; or $160/table of 8 (before Sept 7)
Limited Space. For inquiries or to purchase tickets please contact the FCJ Centre at (403) 228-4215 or EMAIL. Benefitting the FCJ Christian Life Centre.
Take a Break Retreat Weekends
Dates of Retreats: September 28-30; October 27-29; November 16-18
With: Sr. Madeleine Gregg, fcJ
Time: Friday 5 pm -Sunday 1 pm
Cost: Live in: $285.00; Commuter: $185.00
Theological Shifts, Rumblings, and Shake-Ups in the 21st Century
Rev. Christine Conkin & Rev. Anna Greenwood-Lee
5-part series, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, Thursdays 7:00pm
The Church and society today are undergoing a shift of the size and significance which we have not seen since the Reformation (as outlined by PHYLLIS TICKLE in her book The Great Emergence). We will then talk about some of the changes already happening and some that might be coming. We’ll look at writings and videos from some of the biggest voices on the religious landscape today.
Register: FCJ Retreat and Conference Centre 403-228-4215
See www.fcjcentre.ca for more information.
The Bible and Action for Justice with The Rev. Laurel Dykstra
St. Laurence Anglican Church
5940 Lakeview Drive SW, Calgary
Friday, October 19 to Sunday, October 21
Please plan on joining us for this three day event. Laurel serves as the Priest of Salal and Cedar, a ministry of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, which meets regularly for worship outdoors and for education and action. She is also a respected Biblical scholar and is the author of five books. More information on Rev. Laurel can be found at http://wisdomcentre.ca/events/. More details on registration for this event will be coming in the late summer or early fall.
Ambrose University: Downey Lectureship 2018
Ambrose University is proud to host two evening lectures with Dr. Sarah Coakley.
Oct. 17 & 18 at 7:30 pm
150 Ambrose Circle SW
Calgary, AB
Prof. Coakley teaches modern and contemporary Philosophy of Religion in the faculty, and has an interest in combining both analytic and continental traditions in her own research, whilst also charting the connections with feminist philosophy.
The Downey Lectureship is a free and public event. No registration is required.
Communion Bread
Would you like to make bread to use for communion? Just let Christine know. You can use any recipe you like, though please try to avoid anything too ‘crumbly.’ See the adult education section of the website for one simple recipe!
Wisdom Centre Information click here.
Diocese of Calgary News Service click here.
Diocese of Calgary Information Newsletter click here.
Anglican Church of Canada – News from General Synod September 2018
This Sunday at St. Andrew’s
Altar Flowers – today are offered to the Glory of God by Aline Greaves & Family in memory of a beloved husband, father, grandfather & great-grandfather, Freddie
Shared prayers today:
~ The Most Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson, Archbishop, Diocese of Calgary & Metropolitan of Rupert’s Land
~ The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
~ The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
~ The Right Rev. Leopold Friday, Bishop of our Companion Diocese
~ In Our Diocese: All Saints, Medicine Hat – The Rev. Guy Snell, The Rev. Deacon Gloria Schirok; St. Theodore, Taber – The Rev. Canon Erin Phillips
~ The Companion Diocese the Windward Islands: St. John with St. Mark and St. Matthew on Grenada – The Rev. Coleridge Brooker, Priest-in-Charge
~In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Tanzania, Mpwapwa (Tanzania) – The Rt Revd Jacob Erasto Chimeledya
~ In our parish: Colin & Lorraine Cook; Trevor Cook, Kyria Pires & Kalinda; Doug & Ishbel Cormack; Alan & Hilda Cox
~ Prayers for the Greeters and their coordinator, Helen Perry
Worship Leaders
8:00 a.m.
Celebrant/Preacher – The Rev. Christine Conkin
Liturgical Assistant – Ruth Mauel
Prayer Leader/Administrant – Jeanne Mosca
10:30 a.m
Celebrant/Preacher – The Rev. Christine Conkin
Liturgical Assistant – Philip Zachariah
Server – Phyllis Schmidt
Prayer Leader – Kara Hallett
Administrant – Rosemary Christmas
Reader – Tom Greaves
Greeter – Helen Perry
Altar Guild – Carole Thomson
Children’s Ministry – Kara Hallett
Sidesperson – John MacKinnon
Music Director – Claire Butler
A big thanks to Will Murphy & Lindsay Driediger-Murphy, our hosts this morning for coffee time. A new list is on the counter in the kitchen for upcoming weeks, please do consider being a host.
Upcoming Services
Sunday, September 30th– Pentecost 19
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, BCP
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, BAS
Sunday, October 7th– Pentecost 20
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, BCP
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, BAS
Sunday, October 14th– Pentecost 21
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, BCP
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, BAS
