Summertime service times continue - there will be one service taking place at St A's; this service will be at 10am (the 8am service will have a hiatus until the autumn).

First reading and Psalm
2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
Psalm 24

Second reading
Ephesians 1:3-14

Gospel Reading
Mark 6:14-29

Hi Everyone!

It was a great year in Kids Church. Thanks to all the wonderful young people at St.A's and a big thank you as well to our dedicated adult helpers and visitors!

Stay tuned for a summer meet-up some time in August...

Wishing you all a fantastic summer!

Simone

During the Rector's July 2024 holiday please remember

...Sunday 10am services are led by other clergy and folks each week and still online.  Please plan to help read and help with communion as needed.

...Mikaela Hanley and Steve McAuley are our Stewards (wardens) who remain as church leadership during this time.  They are able to make any needed decisions.

...Cheryl remains in the office on Thursday mornings and will also be producing worship materials.

...If you see Jonathan+ on the street, please still say hello, but avoid bringing up church business!

Thank you!

Further to the $5000 we received work has been going on this past week and phase one of the Lower Hall bathroom renovation is now complete.

A lot of work has gone into uninstalling and reinstalling toilets and partitions, together with a new urinal partition.

New bathroom flooring has been laid and looks fresh and clean.

Second phase - painting

Thursday 25th and Friday 26th July

** We are also looking at what money is left to install new countertops and fixtures **

The calendar has been consulted and it has been confirmed that these dates will cause the least disruption to the daily life of the church.

A big thank you to Rita & Randy for spearheading the project, researching into material and companies to complete the work and prioritising what has to be done.

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We have discovered that we have two vulnerabilities in our annex building: the danger of leaving doors open and the lower basement windows. Last Saturday evening, St. Olga's folk noticed that someone had been in the building, but there was no forced entry.  We figure the lower fire-exit must have been closed, but not completely locked.
Sunday evening, Jodi Howard, on a premonition that the burglars might return, stopped by to ensure everything was locked up.  Unfortunately, her premonition was correct and a lower window was broken.  While on the phone to the rector about the window, she saw an individual's head looking back from inside!  A call to the police brought 5 cruisers, the K9 unit, and Air 1 overhead.  The burglar had exited the building before they arrived, but the K9 unit caught up with him in the local field.

We are grateful no one was injured in this occasion.  Jodi - we are so grateful to you for your forward and quick thinking that allowed this event to come to a quick conclusion.  It also allowed all of St. Olga's stolen goods to be returned.  We invite your prayers for Kent who broke into the building - apparently mostly to have a dry place in the rain to cook drugs and find some food.  We pray that his custody will provide space for the rehabilitation and healing he needs.  Church damages are minimal so we will not be seeking an insurance claim.  Corporation is looking into a bar system for those lower windows.  A reminder to make sure all doors are shut and locked after use in either building.

St A's is once again participating in the lunch programme run by the Inner City Pastoral Mission who provide an interdenominatonal Christian Ministry of Presence whoare guided by the Spirit of God and walk in partnership with Edmonton's Inner City Community.

This year we have been asked to provide 100 lunch bags and deliver them to the Bissell Centre on Sunday August 18th (we are partnered with St Luke's who will also supply 100 lunch bags) - it is indeed a testament of the plight of the inner city that we are being asked to provide double what was needed last year. 

Greater Edmonton Alliance for the Common Good
https://www.greateredmontonalliance.org/

We look forward to meeting again in the fall .. watch this space for the start up date.

In the meantime, hope everyone has a great summer!!

Our last meeting took place on Thursday May 2nd; we will plan to meet up again in the autumn.

Keep your eye on this space, later this year, for details ...

Wishing you all a lovely summer!! 

Anne

As we change gears for Summer schedule, the Wednesday night sharing circle will pause for the summer.

We suggest you might like to take the summer to

1) read some resource or book that is edifying for you in your spiritual life.

2) Choose one day a week, whether at home or on vacation, to jot down in a journal where you have seen God in the last week.  

Wednesday nights will be back up after Labor Day.

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