Proverbs 1:20-33
Psalm 19
James 3:1-12
Mark 8:27-38

How do we live well on the land?

This is a significant question for the church as we wrestle with both our indigenous and ecological history.  The Anglican Diocese of Edmonton spans a wide swath of land in North-Central Alberta - how is the land inviting us to live well in this place?  The title is drawn from a story shared by a Dene elder of his ancestors moving into a different landscape.  Their old ways and traditions were no longer applicable, they had to practice a new way of gathering food and keeping communication.  The Anglican church came from a very different place, land, and tradition.  What new ways of incarnation do we need to learn and hone in this place?

In this 5-part podcast series Rev. Jonathan Crane interviews individuals who spend their lives caring for a peice of land be it rural or urban.  These podcasts will be released once a week through the 2021 Season of Creation that begins on September 1st.  They are intended to be enjoyed by individuals in addition to any local church programs you might be running and will be available both on the Diocesan website as well as other podcast services.  These podcasts are an act of the Diocese of Edmonton Social Justice Commitee.

New episodes are being added weekly through the Season of Creation!

Listen here or on your favourite podcast app:

Please join us in remembering and giving thanks for the life of John Tyler - long time member of St. Augustine's Church.

We gather at St. Augustine's
Monday September 13th at 1pm for the service upstairs in the sanctuary and a reception to follow in the lower hall.  An elevator is available.

COVID-19 note: Please social distance and ensure that a mask is covering your mouth and nose while inside the church.  During the reception please only remove your mask to eat or drink while seated.

We gather to honour Doreen's life in community this Friday, September 17th at 12 noon.

Please join us in person or online via the standard livestream link.

Standard COVID protocols apply for in person.

We have found Rev. Dowd's presentation to be inspiring, grounding, clarifying, and encouraging.  He is working to re-connect our religious perspective to the reality of life in this universe - a disconnect that is relatively new in religion.

We will use Rev. Dowd's videos for the Wednesday Night Sharing Circle beginning after labor day.

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From the author: "Having “squandered our inheritance on profligate living,” we are a prodigal species. Industrial civilization and our insatiable appetites have us hurtling toward irreversible consequences – not in some distant future, but right now. The good news is it’s not too late. At the intersection of science, spirituality, and sustainability is a deep love of life and a passion for our posterity – a ProFuture Faith. Join eco-theologian, author, and TEDx speaker, Rev. Michael Dowd in a dynamic DVD and internet-based discussion course that bridges the gap between head and heart, science and faith. Participants will be guided on a journey that accepts what is inevitable, avoids what is futile, and be inspired to attend to what is urgent. Come home to reality. Embrace a ProFuture Faith!"

Come and enjoy a relaxing time of  conversation on Thursdays as we  reflect together on excerpts from Barbara Brown Taylor‘s best selling  book,  An Altar in the World - a Geography of Faith. Taylor begins by reminding us of the words of the 12th century mystic, Mechtild of Magdeburg: “the day of my spiritual awakening was the day I saw–and knew I saw–all thing in God and God in all things`.  It is in this spirit Taylor invites us to discover altars everywhere we go and in nearly everything we do. So bring your coffee and gather around the (virtual) kitchen table or perhaps just settle into a comfortable chair as we enjoy each other's company and delight in recognizing  the Holy in the Ordinary.

rsvp to Anne Wightman: wildrosie7@gmail.com

Do you want to deepen your relationship with the Holy Mystery by practicing meditation. Those who are new to meditation, and those who would simply like to sharpen their skills in community, are welcome. If you are interested in praying using your imagination and senses join me for three Mondays in the fall.  (Excluding holidays).

Monday evening from 8:00-9:00 or 9:30. September 13, 20 October 4, 18,  25 November 1 all on St. Augustines’s zoom

Contact Pat Jameson for more information

Aaron Parker and Rev. Jonathan have begun a short 10 minuteish weekly podcast to help open the scripture of the week.

Expect the collect prayer of the week, and invitation to be attentive to the Spirit, the reading, a few simple reflections, and a song performed by Aaron.

It will tend to come out early in the week so that the scripture can rumble around in your world and heart, and when you hear it on Sunday, it won't be your first encounter.

You can easily subscribe on your favourite podcast service so that you can be notified when it is available each week.  Have a listen on a break from work, while you're washing dishes, or sitting on your balcony enjoying the morning glory of the sun.

Link in or listen here: https://anchor.fm/for-the-coming-day/

Original Event link: https://edmonton.anglican.ca/events/prayer-initiative-for-bishop-elect/2021-09-17

Edmonton Anglican Cursillo invites members of the Edmonton diocese to take part in a 24-hour prayer vigil for the Rev. Stephen London who will be consecrated as 11^th Bishop of Edmonton on September 18. Clergy, parish prayer teams and individuals can sign up online for one-hour timeslots which will begin at 11 am on September 17. Please sign up here as an individual, or as a group, to pray God guides and strengthens Steve and his whole family in this new ministry.

The diocese will celebrate the consecration of the Rev. Stephen London as the 11th Bishop of Edmonton on the morning of September 18, 2021. Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson will officiate the service, beginning at 11:00 am, at All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral in Edmonton. Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada Archbishop Linda Nicholls and National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Mark MacDonald will also take part. The service will begin with a smudge led by Indigenous elders Russell Auger and Bernadette Iahtail. Indigenous Ministries Archdeacon Travis Enright will give the homily address.

Truth and Reconciliation Week (Sept. 27-Oct. 1) virtual event, with programming for students, teachers, and general public attendees, through the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. The programming will feature short videos created by Indigenous storytellers, followed by conversations with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Survivors, and the children of Survivors of residential schools. Click here for daily schedule

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