Beginning September 1, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and running through October 4, the Feast of St. Francis (patron saint of ecology), Christians across the ecumenical spectrum are encouraged to join together in prayer for creation and environmental stewardship.

We follow this year some themes developed in our own Diocese: All Relations - Soil - Air - Fire - Water 

Season of Creation | Environmental Stewardship | Anglican Diocese of Edmonton

First reading and Psalm
Exodus 16:2-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45
Second reading
Philippians 1:21-30
Gospel Reading
Matthew 20:1-16

Bring a Stuffed Toy to Church Day!

We hope you will join us for Kids Church this week, as we continue with the theme of Creation and talk about fire.

Weather permitting, we'll meet outside again, so bring a sweater too :)

Hope to see you!

Simone

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

A celebration of life service for Betty Sparling will take place at St Augustine's Church on Saturday 30th September at 1pm.  The service will be both in person and livestreamed for those unable to attend.

A reception will follow in the lower hall.  

For family and anyone who wishes to visit a bit longer, a light supper - pizza and beer - will be available from 5-7pm.

Sharing in circle has a long history of transformation and community strength in both indigenous and addictions recovery traditions.

Sharing in circle allows us both opportunity to listen, and when our turn arrives, to speak.

A topic is raised each Wednesday in the realms of Faith, Justice, Spirituality, and Action in the Christian tradition that we are invited to reflect on and share if we wish.

Rev. Jonathan usually facilitates the circle.  Please contact him for the zoom access: rector@staugustinesedmonton.com

We have used books, video, or individual presentations as our 'prompts' for the evening.

"Doors" open at 7:45pm, process begins at 8pm-9pm.  The zoom stays on until 9:30pm latest for those who want to chat more.

Sheila Thompson and Eman from the Fulton neighborhood helped organize and test out an idea of a collective kitchen with residents of the new supportive housing building near Capilano skatepark.

For a small fee, 5 residents came this past Friday afternoon and joined in to help cook 3 meals, and package them up for their freezer.

Rev. Jonathan joined in to to help negotiate the kitchen and visit.

The idea is to organize similar events once a month to share cooking skills, and create some meals to carry through the weeks.

We will need a church host (two at most) to be present each event. If you are interested, let Rev. Jonathan know.

Join us to mark the feast day of St. Francis to honor his care of creation and his understanding of God's work through all living things.

We gather across the street at Fulton park (Rain out we will meet Monday at 4pm).

We share in a simple service reflecting on God's gift of life in the animals most close to us with a simple act of blessing and thanksgiving for their life.

Please bring any furry, scaley, or feathered friend that you give thanks for in your life to pray with and for them!  Please ensure your animal companion is on a leash or in a cage/crate/container/etc.  Alternatively, please feel free to bring a photo!  If you are remembering a beloved animal who has passed, you may also wish to bring a photo, as we will have a moment of silence to remember them too.

We are pleased this year to be sharing this event with our neighbours Grace United Church and Music Together!

The Hanley Home Group welcomes you to join us weekly as we share lives,
fellowship, and discussion on scripture, church topics, and anything
else we find interesting! We are a friendly and relational bunch! If you
have kids, bring them along! Our daughter Isabel will love the
opportunity to play with them!

The group will run Monday evenings (excluding holidays), starting
October 2nd, 6:45-8:15pm at 10735 52 Street.

If you are interested in joining us, please contact John at
john@mjhanley.net or 780-239-1103.

Bring your coffee and gather around our virtual kitchen table.  I will send a handout for the 1st session about a week beforehand.

Please feel free to invite a friend to join us via Zoom.

If you have any questions or want more information, please feel free to e-mail me at wildrosie7@gmail.com 

I'm looking forward to seeing you all!!

Anne

Look forward to some future conversations on building a community hub at the annex. Watch this spot!

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

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