We are here!  The four Sundays of Advent are complete!  Our preparations are nearing their end.  We begin our 12 days of celebration together:

1. Christmas Eve Service I - 4pm, a simple, kid-approachable candlelight Communion service.  Want to help out?  Let Rev. Jonathan know as he will need 5-6 helpers for the sermon activity.
2. Christmas Eve Service II, 9pm Carols Sing, 9:30pm Candlelight Holy Communion.  Lauretta H. is organizing some goodies for after the service contact her to help out.
3. Christmas Day Service 9am simple communion service.
4. 12 Days of Christmas.  Jesus is born - let us celebrate and make these days special in our homes and families.
5. Twelfth Night Celebration. We close off our Christmas celebration with this ancient tradition.  Thursday January 5th, 5:30pm community potluck and Evening Prayer.  Yes, we will sing the song :)  Bring a main course or dessert or your leftover xmas treats.  Anyone want to make us a big pot of Wassail?
6. We celebrate the Epiphany in church that Sunday January 8th.

NOTE: The Wednesday sharing circle will pause during Advent and begin again the Wednesday after Epiphany

If you want a tax receipt for 2022 all donations must be in to Rita Yeo or Tithley  no later than noon on December 30. 

Isaiah 62:6-12

Psalm 97

Titus 3:4-7

Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20

You may have noticed that flowers are very expensive in the stores lately. We are hoping that you may consider a donation to help us decorate the church for Christmas.  This Flower donation can also be in memory, an anniversary, or a birthday wish! If you would like to donate you can make the donation payable to St. Augustines’ Church on-line with Tithe.ly with a note “Christmas flowers” or put a cheque in post mail or church mailbox with the same designation.

Everyone Invited

We pick up again in the new year, please feel welcome to come to our Dec. 29 event no matter what age you are!

*No coffee time Christmas morning*

Coffee is served downstairs after the service. We look forward to seeing you. 

Thank you to our volunteers who serve the coffee each Sunday. A copy is posted on the bulletin board by the kitchen. 

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

Join Pat Jameson in a simple time of retreat to pray, rest, and recollect.  Lunch provided.

For the first time since the pandemic, we are pleased to return to All Saints Cathedral for this concert, with a program featuring sacred works from English and French composers of the early 20th Century, in partnership with our friend and longtime collaborator, Cathedral Organist and Choirmaster Jeremy Spurgeon.

Featuring music of Parry, Dyson, Stanford, and Faure; along with Jonathan Dove, James MacMillan, Stephanie Martin and more.

Tickets purchased by noon MST on Dec 12 will be mailed out Monday!

If you prefer to pick up your tickets, please choose ‘local pickup’ when you check out.

Tickets are $25.00 each.  

Please join us for free Music & Reflection

Saturday, January 28th @ 7:30PM

Join Paul, Mark, Tim, Aaron, & Jordan in an event that will mix instrumental music, hymns, and reflection on a scripture passage.

 

Further information will follow in the coming weeks. 
Please mark your calendars. 

 We will resume in mid January 

 We would like to share some information with you to hopefully clarify and assist you with contacts and some general information to improve communication.

Please email the office with any changes or corrections with your address, phone numbers, or email addresses.  We do are best to keep this information updated but realize that sometimes we are missing updated information.v

 office@staugustinesedmonton.com

Office: 780-466-5532