Baruch 5:1-9 ~  Luke 1:68-79  ~ Philippians 1:3-11 ~  Luke 3:1-6 

You have recently received, in the mail, an envelope of information on Financial Stewardship from St. Augustine’s Church. Please fill this in and return it to the church as soon as you are able.

You may notice that in church circles we refer to Offerings, not Donations. We are all asked to think about all the gifts God gives to us. Then we should consider how we can give back to God to give thanks and show our appreciation. Offerings can be weekly, monthly, semi-annually, or annually.

On one of the forms, you are asked to give an Estimate of your Giving to the church for next year. The Estimates you provide will be totalled, and the total used by our Treasurer and the Rector to develop a budget for next year. In 2019, our last pre-pandemic year, giving’s by the congregation made up 88% of the total income of St. Augustine’s. Your personal Estimate of Giving will not be recorded any where, and the forms you filled in will be shredded.

Thank you for your continued support of our Church Community. 

Please contact Eileen Fairbrother. Calendars are $5 each.

As we considered during worship on Advent I, daily prayer can help us remain alert to God's activity around us.

"Paths to Peace"

Our friends at House of Prayer Edmonton are releasing a daily Advent email meditation.  Please sign up at the link below!

https://jimhall.substack.com/p/waiting

House of Prayer holds edmonton churches in prayer, including St. Augustine's

One of my biggest priorities in the past two months has been getting to know the diocese. I have been visiting as many different parishes and people as I can. There is a central value to face-to-face conversations in seeing where we are as a diocese. There is also value in different metrics, such as the budget and annual statistics, which provide another important dimension. It is in this spirit of getting to know the diocese that Archdeacon Jordan Ware and the Anti-Racism Team she has developed suggested it would be helpful to explore the diversity of our diocese, particularly giving voice to people who might not be easily heard. They put a lot of work into developing this survey. It asks some personal questions, but we hope the survey will be received in the light of that core value of getting to know who we truly are as a diocese - all of us.

Google Forms will automatically generate the numbers and percentages that will provide the information about diversity that will be helpful to us. No potentially identifying information (such as the option to share your parish) will be used for any purpose other than to create a general picture of diversity in the Diocese of Edmonton. Email addresses will not be collected.

Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey. Please share as much as you feel comfortable sharing, and if you would like a member of the Anti-Racism Team to reach out, please include your contact information where that option is presented.

780-466-5532

office@staugustinesedmonton.com

rector@staugustinesedmonton.com

More church info at www.staugustinesedmonton.com