The bulletin for the 10 am service for June 16th is posted below.
To read or download bulletins from previous weeks, click here to go to the Bulletins page.
THIS WEEK’S PARISH NEWS – June 16 – June 23 (**New Items, *Revised Items)
Please stay for Coffee Time this Sunday after the 10 am service – Park on Synod Road for easy access via the side door of the hall.
**We welcome Emma Robertson to role of videographer. Emma will be looking after the videography at the 10 am service three Sundays per month. Neil will continue to provide videography services one Sunday each month.
**The Church Office will be closed on Thursday, June 20th as Neil will be attending a Parish Administrator’s Day.
*The Deadline was last Friday, June 14th for the Summer issue of St. Luke's Prescription but we always allow a few days grace. If you haven’t already sent in your articles, photos, poems, and other creative endeavours to Sharon McMillan or Barb Prescott, or to communications@stlukecedarhill.ca, please send them in the next few days.
*Looking for a Prescription Editor – In the Easter Prescription, we mentioned that Sharon McMillan would like to step down as The Prescription editor in order to make time to pursue her own creative endeavours. This is a chance for someone else to take on the fun of helping to create The Prescription. This is not an “every week kind of a job” as some volunteer positions are. One just needs some time available four times a year (during about a 2-3 week period leading up to publication) to work on pulling together the articles and pictures sent in for the Prescription. Barb plans to continue as co-editor but we would like someone else to take on Sharon’s part of the process. Please talk to Sharon or Barb Prescott or one of the Wardens if you are interested.
*The Outsider – Presented by St. Luke’s Players. A timely and hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy. Performances in the evenings are at 7:30 pm Wednesday to Saturday, on June 19th – 22nd. Matinees are at 2:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday, June 16th, 21st, and 22nd. Tickets are $18, available through EventBrite or at the door. See more information at the Events page.
**The May and June Faith Tides is now available online at the News page of St. Luke’s website. Print copies are available in the church or from the parish office. Or please call the office (250-477-6741) to ask to have a copy delivered. See more information on the News page.
**Recent Work in the Cemetery and Thank You for Your Donations – Work in the cemetery this spring has included trimming of a Port Laurel bush and tree. See pictures at theNews page. Work earlier this year included repairing the dry stone wall, creating stairs to the area by the shed, and some miscellaneous repairs (totalling just over $5,000). Thank you for the donations we have received to date ($2,289), which we have put towards the repairs and the tree pruning. To make a tax receiptable donation towards the repairs and upkeep such as tree pruning, please visit the Donations for the Upkeep of St. Luke's Cemetery link at the Cemetery page of St. Luke’ website to find out how to make a donation by cheque or cash, using a credit card, or by e-transfer. Or make a donation in your envelope noting that your donation is for the cemetery.
*Still Spaces Available for this year’s Amazing Journey Day Camp, which will be held in the mornings, July 22nd to July 26th. Children born January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2020 are eligible to be campers. The Registration Form is available at the News page. Registration fees are $55 for the first child, $50 for the 2nd child, and $45 for the 3rd child. St. Luke's joins with Church of the Cross each summer for a week-long day camp hosted at one of the churches. This year's camp will be held at Church of the Cross and the theme will be “Mending God’s World.” We are also looking for Middle School students to be Leaders in Training and High School students to be Small Group Leaders. Registration final deadline is July 10th.
**Level Ground Fundraising Will End This Month – On June 30th, Level Ground will wrap up their fundraising program. Please make any orders for coffee, tea, or dried fruit before the end of the month to take advantage of this fundraising opportunity for St. Luke’s. Level Ground will make the final payout to St. Luke’s once Quarter 2 (April 1-June 30) has closed. See more information at the Fundraising page.
**Estate Planning and Legacy Giving Seminar at St. John the Divine – The Church of St John the Divine is presenting an Estate Planning and Legacy Giving seminar on Saturday, June 22nd at 10:00 am at the Bauman Centre, 925 Balmoral Road. In this seminar, they will look at wills, tax saving implications, and the importance of legacy giving. Doors open 9:30 am. Refreshments will be served. The seminar will begin at 10 am; there will be a question-and-answer period before the 12:00 pm end. The event is provided free of charge to the community but registration is requested in advance. Please email givings@stjohnthedivine.bc.ca with your name and contact information to register. Please visit the Events page of St. Luke’s website for more information.
**An Invitation from St. Michael’s Church – On Wednesday, June 26th, at 5 pm, St. Michael's Anglican Church (4733 West Saanich Road) invites you to a 30-minute service of Evening Prayer in its outdoor worship space (rain location: the church). This service will include a couple of brief readings, three varied pieces of music, and time for quiet reflection and prayer. All who wish to bring a picnic supper are invited to remain after the service to enjoy additional time together. For further information, please speak with Sara Baker at 250-479-0540.
**Pride Parade July 7th – Church of the Cross has invited St. Luke’s to take part in the Pride Parade with Church of the Cross and Inclusive Christians. If you are interested in marching in the parade, please contact Pr. Lyndon at pastorlyndon@shaw.ca. Those marching will meet around 10 am. The parade begins at 11 am. If you are arriving late, you’ll have better chance of catching the parade near the end of the route leading into James Bay. There is a Pride Festival immediately after the parade at MacDonald Park in James Bay, where the parade ends.
CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS
A Note from Daniel: Friends, I am calling on your skills and talents in photography. We would love to use your photos for our bulletin covers. Photos will be chosen in relation to the theme of the Sunday readings. (See below.) I invite you to be imaginative with these words and themes.
June 23 Boat and windstorm at sea – stormy sea.
June 30 Jesus healing a woman and a child – what could that look like as a photo – Use your imagination.
July 7 From Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness” or Jesus sends disciples – two by two… Entering a house – welcome…
July 14 King David dancing in celebration. Celebration with a big meal. Sharing food.
July 21 Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while. Crowds of people – Jesus preaching from boat (a man in a boat?)
July 28 Jesus feeds the multitudes – Jesus Walks on water. People in a boat on a stormy sea.
Aug. 4 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." (Image of Bread).
Aug. 11 Therefore be imitators of God, live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us (Eph)/Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. John 6
Aug. 18 More on John 6 (I am the bread of Life – Unless you eat of this bread)
Remember that most of these pictures will appear as greyscale (B/W) on the bulletin cover so please consider how they will appear if they were printed in black-and-white.
Please send your photos to admin@stlukecedarhill.ca and include your name and the Sunday the picture is for in the file name. Pictures should be a small to medium file size (eg 800 or 1200 px on the long side).
Please send your pictures by the Wednesday of the week preceding the particular Sunday. I look forward to receiving your pictures in the weeks ahead.