Hosea 1:2-10 and Psalm 85  • Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19)

    Luke 11:1-13 

 Father in heaven, in your goodness you pour out on your people all that they need, and satisfy those who persist in prayer. Make us bold in asking, thankful in receiving, tireless in seeking, and joyful in finding, that we may always proclaim your coming kingdom and do your will on earth as in heaven. Amen. 

 NOTE: Power of the Lord's Prayer (2007) ~ Roman Sabatini is a digital artist who utilizes the power of computer programming in his art creation methods 

 This is Rev. Philip last Sunday leading us in worship. His last day is Wednesday, July 27! We give thanks for his gentle caring presence amongst our community during this time and wish him and his family a great rest of the Summer! 

Next Sunday's service, July 31, will be lead by Rev. Ron Horst. 

 "We have received some reports from members of the Saint Augustine's community that they have recently received an e-mail allegedly from  Rev. Jonathan.  Thank you to those who have reported this!

  Please note that there are several ways to verify if a message is officially from Saint Augustines and/or the Rector.   1) Official communications from Saint Augustine's will always come from one of our official email addresses:  rector@staugustinesedmonton.com; office@staugustinesedmonton.com; or, treasurer@staugustinesedmonton.com.

 Note:  You can check the actual sender of any email by clicking the address in the email distribution line.  Scam emails will often use non-specific accounts from services such as gmail or hotmail.

  2) Neither the Rector nor any official of the parish will ever contact you via text or email to request that you purchase gift cards to help someone in need.  Any such request is fraudulent.  These requests will usually include very familiar and urgent language to help it pass through your defenses.  It is best not to reply to such messages at all.  Mark them as spam, delete, and notify the church office at your convenience.

  When Rev. Jonathan (or other church officials) needs to be in communication with you for an urgent matter, he will do so directly by phone or in person, as has been his practice.

 You can help by flagging the problem e-mail for Google.  If you use Gmail, when the message is open, you will see three dots on the right hand side of your screen.  Click on these dots and scroll down until you see "Report Phishing".  Click on this tag, then delete the email."  

Thanks again!   Phil 

   Simone is organizing a meetup this coming Sunday after the service. Join us on Sunday July 24th after the 10:00am service. We'll gather from around 11:00am-1:00pm. Pack a picnic lunch and join us across the street at Fulton Park! Come prepared for some time outdoors together. There is a splash pad and sand pit for those interested. 

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 A small delegation from the Edmonton diocese, led by the Ven. Travis Enright, Archdeacon for Indigenous Ministries, and the Rev. Canon Dr. Scott Sharman, Ecumenical and Interfaith Coordinator, has been invited to witness the Pope’s visit to the former Ermineskin residential school in Maskwacis. In addition, a larger delegation of ecumenical partners will attend the papal mass at Commonwealth Stadium. Edmonton will serve as the home base for Pope Francis during his visit to Western Canada, taking place July 24-27, 2022. According to the organisers of “Walking Together” (papalvisit.ca), it is an opportunity for the Catholic Church to “strengthen its efforts to listen to, talk with and learn from residential school survivors, their families and their communities, and offer an apology for the role it played in the residential school system.” Archdeacon Enright views the papal visit as an historical opportunity for the institutional church to enter further into a season of wisdom by making reparations for its history of spiritual harm. “It will be extremely meaningful for the Pope (who represents the perpetrator of abuse) to offer an apology on the land with the people,” says Enright about the anticipated apology from Pope Francis for the Church’s role in running residential schools. 

 “As a participant in the colonial system of residential schools, it’s important for the Anglican Church to witness this moment. We share in the sorrow of the historical components, and it is our responsibility to help people hear the Gospel truth of Jesus Christ as a loving God who walks with us and, in the most difficult parts of a person’s life, hears our call. We will all benefit from coming to a place of knowing, acknowledging, and reviving the Gospel message. “It’s not only important for our ancestors who died waiting for this apology, but those who are alive today and the generations yet to come,” says Enright whose mother and family went to Gordon’s Residential School in Punnichy, SK. “Indigenous people received and held the Gospel truth profoundly. But when we distorted the message of Jesus it caused fundamental spiritual harm,” he says. “Though historically, we cannot change what has happened, we can ensure we create space for conversations about reconciliation and what it means to be part of the whole body politic.” Enright believes the spiritual harm and impact of Residential Schools are evident on the streets of Edmonton today. Many addictions and poverty issues are a direct result of the decisions made in 1867 by the Canadian government led by Sir John A. MacDonald with the establishment of Residential Schools under the Indian Act. He says the Pope’s apology to Indigenous Inuit and Metis people, first in Rome and possibly next week in Alberta, demonstrates the Church’s vulnerability and provides a pathway for walking in right relations. “We are entering a time of Wisdom (one of the Sacred Teachings), a journey to living in right relation with our neighbour,” he says. “In the Western way of being you can have the knowledge, but not know how to use it. In the Cree tradition, the one who lives closest to the land, the one who is in best relations with their neighbours, is the wisest. Wisdom is gleaned from learning to live generously and compassionately for our neighbour.” For Enright, the papal visit is another step in the direction of enabling “the teaching and wisdom of Jesus to flow into people’s hearts and lives once again.” 

July 23 ~ Meridian Line

An Edmonton-area musical trio with a unique sound and presence. Their primary raison d’être is to ‘twist’ familiar pop, folk, and rock songs from the last few decades into memorable interpretations. The band’s “boomer-folk” style is like no other and includes a few standard folk, country, and bluegrass tunes along with deformed-yet-delicious songs.