Exodus 24:12-18

Psalm 2

2 Peter 1:16-21

Matthew 17:1-9

The Alter Guild, after a hiatus of a couple of years, is once again hosting a Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday. 

The supper will take place in the church basement between 5 and 7pm. Provided for the evening are pancakes, ham, fruit and beverages, welcome companionship and good conversation.

Families are $20, Adults $10 and children under ten $2 - payable at the door.

The invitation to attend has been extended to the community including schools and surrounding parishes; hopefully we will have new people to meet, chat with and welcome into our church family.

At this time, please bring any previous palms that you have received and are still with you at home. The ash used for Ash Wednesday is made of palm branches used on the previous Palm Sunday, when Christians carry palms in a nod to the Gospels’ reference to Jesus’ path being covered in palm fronds on the day he entered Jerusalem.

Pray for yourself.

Pray for the world.

Make for yourself a holy Lent.

Join us Ash Wednesday, February 22nd, at St. Augustine's 7pm as we enter the season of Lent with the imposition of ashes.

In this service we gather in God's name, we reflect on the call to live autentic lives, we recieve ashes marked in a cross on our forehead with the words, "you are dust, and to dust you shall return," we share in holy communion as we draw near to God.

We are pleased to be joined by Grace United Church for this Ash Wednesday service.

This event is in-person and livestreamed.

Continuing our lead up to Easter.   We have been learning and exploring stories about Jesus from the Gospels! We started with the story of Jesus' Baptism and made picture spinners of Jesus with heaven opening up and the Dove over His head. We then discussed Jesus' miracles and made some Valentine's Day crafts.

This week we will explore further the sermons on the mount that lead to the Transfiguration of the Lord.  We are hoping that one of our dedicated volunteers will be able to join us this week and assist with our activities.

If you are interested in volunteering as an adult helper or would like to learn more please contact Faith at kids@staugustinesedmonton.com

Coffee, tea, juice and goodies are served downstairs after the 10 am service. We look forward to seeing you there .. if you see someone sitting near you during the service, who you have never seen at our coffee hour, please encourage them to attend. 

A big thank you to our volunteers who prepare and serve the coffee each Sunday as well as providing the snacks.

A copy of the roster for those serving coffee each week is posted on the bulletin board by the kitchen. 

Please contact Loretta Howard if you are interesting in being included on the roster.
lmhoward@shaw.ca
780-466-9510

It is a new year.

We have much to celebrate.

We have much to look towards.

This year's AGM was well attended both in person and via zoom and gave much to look forward to.  After an introductory prayer by Rev Jonathan many items were discussed and voted upon.  It was most welcome that many people had given their input on the questionnaire recently provided; this included what was being celebrated at St A's, what has been personally helpful to you at St A's this past year and how God has been at work at St A's. Those present reviewed these comments and added more to expand these catagories. 

A lively discussion and contemplation of our church and community in the year ahead took place.  There was much enthusiasm over fundraising that was proposed by Megan.  This seems to be an area that many people are willing to participate in and any ideas would be welcome.  After so long it will be nice to be able to have community interaction within our parish. There is also a much anticipated re introduction of the simple supper, provided by a younger generation overseen by those of an older generation with a wealth of experience .. how nice to see the coming together of our church community.  

Rewilding will be a constant throughout the coming months.  The congregation voted unanimously on a reworking of the car parking area to provide both parking for those with mobility issues and a start to re work the surrounding area with vegetation and trees!! Keep your eyes out for what will be going on and how you can contribute. 

Jonathan brought up a novel idea of those of an older generation 'adopting' a member of the congregation of the younger generation.  What a lovely way of blending our church community and making people, both old and young, feel like they belong in a more intimate way.

A new vision group was elected to look forward for our community, what we need to focus on and where we are going. 

Minutes of the meeting will be available soon.

Please visit the link in the next post to hear/read Rev Jonathan's report .. it is indeed inspiring.

On a final but very important note, the luncheon provided by the vision group was most appreciated!!!  There were so many compliments on the lovely sandwiches that had been ordered and the homemade baking.  It was nice, also, to have our younger members assisting and providing enthusiasm with regard our drinks and sweets on offer.  

A special thank you, as well, to John, Charlotte, Aaron, Shaun and Christa who helped to set up and provided popcorn and a movie for our younger congregants so that their parents could be part of the meeting 'upstairs' (If anyone's name has been spelt wrong or if anyone has been left out, I do apologise)

In case you missed it, listen to an audio version or read the text of Rev. Jonathan's rector's report.

It is always so nice to see our church decorated for the celebration of Easter.  If anyone is able to donate to help us provide floral arrangements to adorn the church during this time it would be most appreciated. 

An exciting presentation of worship in our church community, we will present several prayer forms interspersed with music.

Hoping that many can join in this lenten journey with our variety of prayer formats combined with our musical accompaniment which makes a unique St A's experience.

So bring your coffee and gather around the (virtual) kitchen table or perhaps just settle into a comfortable chair. If you have any questions or want more information, please e-mail Anne at wildrosie7@gmail.com

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.

 office@staugustinesedmonton.com

The Anglican Diocese of Edmonton, part of the ACC, is the middle of three Anglican regions in Alberta - Calgary Diocese to the South and Athabasca Diocese to the North.  It is a 126,000 KM strip of land spanning the province that includes 52 rural and urban parish churches.

Administration, address updates, etc: Carmen & Cheryl at office@staugustinesedmonton.com, 780-466-5532