The bulletin for the 10 am service for October 6th is posted below.
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THIS WEEK’S PARISH NEWS – October 6 – October 13 (**New Items, *Revised Items)
*New sung Communion liturgy at the 10:00 am service. Today marks our third Sunday using a new sung setting of the Communion liturgy based on a familiar tune that we traditionally sing during Communion, called “Land of Rest”. The music for the Holy-Holy-Holy, Amen and Lamb of God is in the pews, or you can follow along in the CP (719, 721).
**Special Meeting during Coffee Time Today after the 10 am service – Daniel is inviting you to a Parish Meeting today during the Coffee Time after the 10 am service. He and the Executive Team have some ideas about how we could make Coffee Time more accessible for our parishioners and we also look forward to hearing your suggestions and ideas.
*Blessing of the Animals Service Today, October 6th at 2:30 pm – This will be a short service (about 30 minutes long) in the church with a blessing of the animals at the end. You may also bring a picture of a pet (living or deceased) so that the pet can be blessed or remembered. Please invite your friends and their pets to come to this service with you.
**The Men's Social Group will meet on Wednesday, October 11th at 6 pm at the White Spot on Quadra. Please advise Harry Felsing if you plan to attend.
St. Luke’s Players Present “Jury Room”, a drama by C.B. Gilford, directed by Jacqollyne Keith. Twelve jurors gather to decide the fate of a lovely, young girl. Did she stab her uncle in cold blood? Eleven jurors say yes. Evenings at 7:30 pm, Wednesday-Saturday, October 9-12, 16-19. Matinees at 2:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday, October 12, 13, 19, 20. Tickets can be purchased from: Eventbrite; The Papery at 734 Fort St.; or at the door. They are $18 each (plus their service fee if purchased through Eventbrite). See more information at the Events page.
**Complimentary Tickets for St. Luke’s Players upcoming play, Jury Duty, for Friday, October 11th at 7:30 pm – Please enter your name (with your phone number) in the basket at the back of the church for a draw for tickets for the Friday, October 11th performance of Jury Duty.
**Thanksgiving is NEXT SUNDAY, October 13th. We are inviting parishioners to bring food items to decorate the church with vegetables, produce, fruit, and canned goods to spread God’s generosity. The food will be donated to Shelbourne Community Kitchen afterwards. The Altar Guild will be decorating the church for Thanksgiving on Friday, October 11th from 10 am to noon. The Altar Guild will be happy to accept produce and other food items on Friday morning or on Sunday before the 10 am service. Some suggestions for food donations include: 5 or 10 lb bags of potatoes or carrots, onions, yams, squash, apples, tins of peas, corn, beans, and pumpkin.
**Special Music for Thanksgiving Sunday, October 13th – The 10 am service will feature special music including a trumpeter and St. Luke's Hand Bell Choir as well as choral music by St. Luke’s choir.
**The Compassionate Resource Warehouse Needs: Sewing notions (buttons, measuring tape, pins, needles, thread, trims, elastic, sewing scissors, Velcro, needle threaders, thimbles, small tins), crochet cotton, knitting wool, and embroidery supplies (embroidery kits, cloth, floss, hoops, large embroidery needles). If you have extras of these items, please bring them to the church or the church office. A basket for these items is at the back of the church. Their bins are empty of these items and they have requests for these supplies for their next couple of loads. Thank you for helping!
**The October Faith Tides is now available online at the News page. Print copies are available in the church or from the parish office. Or please call the office (250-477-6741) to ask to have a copy delivered. See more information on the News page.
Help Wanted” for Sunday Morning Coffee Times including baking, set up, and clean up. Volunteers have a choice to just set up or clean up or both. Baking is always welcome and thoroughly enjoyed at Coffee Time. Our Coffee Times after the 10 am services have become very popular and we can only continue if we have enough volunteers. If you can help, please email Heather Simpson, Rector’s Warden (hsimpson@stlukecedarhill.ca) or chat with her on Sunday. Dates are from the beginning of October to the end of December.
Thank You from Pastor Lyle to Daniel and the People of St. Luke – Thank you for your presence and gracious words at my retirement celebration this week and for the big beautiful card! It was amazing to see so many of you from the St. Luke community at this gathering. Thank you! And thank you for ministry together over all these years. All God’s blessings in continuing ministry together wherever God’s Spirit leads us. In grace and peace, Lyle (Rev. Lyle McKenzie, Retired)
October Reflections Service – Sunday, October 20th at 4:30 pm. The October Reflections will feature organist, Nicholas Kilhoffer. Born in 2002 in Eastern France, Nicolas Kilhoffer (www.nicolaskilhoffer.com) first studied piano at the age of 7. He started playing the pipe organ at age 10 and graduated with highest honours from the Strasbourg Conservatory in 2024. He has performed pipe organ concerts in France, USA, Australia and Kenya as is currently an exchange student at UVic in the business program. The each month's Reflections will features music along with poems and prayers. Enjoy music in the beautiful candlelit ambiance of St. Luke's in the late afternoon.
*This year’s Celebration Sunday and Celebration of St. Luke’s Patronal Festival will be on Sunday, October 27th. A special service at 10 am will be followed by a catered lunch. This is our opportunity to gather for a time of joyful celebration. Please note that there will not be an 8 am service that Sunday.
*Donations in your Special Purpose Envelopes – Unfortunately, 2024 so far has been a very expensive year for our buildings. To date we have spent around $20,000 more on our buildings than we had budgeted for this part of the year. The expenses have been for safety reasons, not cosmetic repairs. Expenses have included replacing the rotten deck at South Island Centre ($3,600), replacing the stage floor - asbestos tiles were breaking ($4,100 less $2,000 paid by the Players), repairing the cottage bathroom ($5,000), putting windows in the Sunday School rooms in the church ($800), repairing the dishwasher ($1,800), new faucets for the kitchen and a new toilet for the preschool washroom ($800), repairing the heat pump at South Island ($4,900 less $2,000 paid by South Island Centre), and repainting the kitchen – the paint was flaking off ($3,200). If you are able to make an additional donation in your Special Purpose Envelope (above your regular donations) to help cover these unexpected expenses, your donation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your donations so far in September, which now total $3,725.
Save the Date for St. Luke’s Christmas Bazaar, Saturday November 23rd from 10 am – 2 pm. Now is the time to think of items you could make for the sale, such as craft items, jams and jellies, or baking which could be frozen. Thank you in advance for your help with this exciting fundraiser and community event.