We are pleased to be celebrating the baptism of two children with their family on November 6, 2022.

The Madill family has a history at St. Augustine's and has reconnected recently.

Baptism is our entry into a conscious life with Christ, either for ourselves or as a whole family.  If you would like to know more, or would like to be baptised on the 6th, please speak with Rev. Jonathan.

Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18

Psalm 149

Ephesians 1:11-23

Luke 6:20-31

Dear friends, 

We begun our annual Financial Stewardship program.  Information envelopes were mailed out on Monday.  Please expect them, have a read and return them by Nov 6.

Jonathan+

Welcome to children to come and join Faith, leader of our new kids program on Sunday mornings

St A's is excited to provide Kids Church for ages 4-12 through a one-roon Sunday School. Kids Church is commited to engaging in a meanigful way with each child that attends. The Kids Church program consists of 40 minutes of fun-filled God centred activites. At Kids Church you can expect to see a range of activities rotating each Sunday, including stories, crafts, prayer, games, and songs. 

Faith requires an adult helper each Sunday to assist her.
Please contact Faith to volunteer.
Her email address 

Thank you to everyone for your support of candy donations and time.

We had a great turnout and estimate between 150 - 200 people coming by.

 All Souls COVID Memorial  

On the first snowy day of the year, a few of us gathered to pray and remember those lost during the pandemic.  Paul Fuellbrandt carried us with music. We followed a vigil format for our prayers with scripture readings and a few selections from John O'Donoghue's work "To Bless the Space Between Us." We consciously held space for those who were not able to attend for the snow, for distance, or schedule.  We wondered if an All-Souls Memorial vigil might become a yearly passage.  We need spaces to bring our grief and be held in community. We finished of the evening with some amazing beef and noodle soup from the Ernst household and buns.   

Thanks to Lauretta H., Eileen P., Eileen F., and John H. For helping get things already to go. 

A coffee roster is needed for this years Sunday church gathering.
A team of two is required - either form your own team or we will just put two names together - this is a great way to get to know us all.  
We serve coffee/tea/juice and a snack each Sunday after church. (The snack is provided by the weekly volunteers.)

Please contact Loretta Howard 
lmhoward@shaw.ca
780-466-9510

Thank you to Bob Peel for arranging to have this beautiful sign made to commemorate our Memorial Garden.  

From earliest times, Christians have utilized their churchyards for burial. The cyclic nature of the seasons and gardens symbolize life, death and resurrection so essential to our faith. In the Garden of Eden, in the gardens where Jesus went to pray, and in the garden where Mary Magdalene encountered her Risen Lord, all have found God’s presence in these places of beauty.

Today, the concept of churchyard burial is no longer practical. Land is limited and resources are demanded for other areas of ministry. Yet there is a spiritual need for a permanent tie to a church one cares about. Our Memorial Garden will be a place of beauty and tranquility for interment of the cremated remains of the St. Augustine’s family. It will offer the contemporary equivalent of Churchyard burial and serve as a means to proclaim our faith. It will also provide a reasonably priced alternative to burial. Although everyone may not wish to place their ashes in the garden,
we all can enjoy it as a place for rest, remembrance, meditation and prayer. Our Garden at St. Augustine’s is being built with the help of parishioners, some members of the Sunshine Garden and a professional landscape contractor (for the low stone wall that borders and defines the garden).

A significant portion of the development expenses have been supplied by the Barnet Fund, and our Visioning Committee has endorsed this as a particularly appropriate use of this fund. The balance required is approximately $5,000.00, to be raised by donations.
 

If you wish to donate: Access the St. Augustine’s web page. Click “Give Online” in the upper right. Then click “Give Online” in bright green. Memorial Garden Fund should appear as the designation. If not, select it. Be sure to leave the “Recurring Gift” box unchecked for a one-time garden donation. Or use the traditional method of cheque and written designation. 

We are grateful for all of your support, whether financial or simply your
appreciation and encouragement.

Medical events come unexpectedly

Having an AED available within a minute can increase recovery from a heart event by a huge amount.

We are happy to welcome to St. A's this new AED in the narthex by the elevator.  If it is needed, the only instruction for use is: PUSH THE ON BUTTON AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

There is a small screen that will show you what to do and how to do it.  This version of the AED actually measures heart function and adjusts the needed program as required.  The process always begins with CPR to get the heart moving until the heart is ready to be shocked.

A 5 minute instruction video is here: https://youtu.be/Mrhb52fR3p8

Watching it could help save the life of a fellow parishioner.

 Come and enjoy a relaxing time of conversation as we reflect together on excerpts from Alice Fryling’s wise and readable book "Aging Faithfully". We will also consider passages from other sources which, I trust, will add to the richness our conversation.

Thursday 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.  

Watch for the monthly calendar

Reconciliation and Reparation Workshop - The Give Away:  Where Repair, Reciprocity, amd Reconciliation Meet - Saturday, November 5, 2022

God's Grace Abounds Diocesan Prayer Day - Saturday, November 12, 2022

Accessible and Inclusive Church - a Conversation - Saturday, November 19, 1 - 3 p.m., Good Shepherd Anglican Church

Outcasts Who Belong: Jesus & the Unnamed Women in the Gospels - Star of the North Retreat Centre, in person or online

Examen: Daily Prayer to Change Your Life - Register by Oct 24, Providence Renewal Centre

South East Edmonton Seniors Association
9350 - 82 St. NW
Tuesdays Nov 1 - 22, 2022
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Office: 780-466-5532