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A Prayer for the Week
O God,
the strength of those who humbly confess their sin
and place their hope in you,
save us from vain displays of righteousness,
and give us grace to keep faith
with the true humility of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
From Revised Common Lectionary Prayers copyright © 2002 Consultation on Common Texts
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Sunday, October 23rd - The 20th Sunday after Pentecost
8:30am - Sunday Morning Service (in-person)
10:30am - Sunday Morning Service* (in-person/livestream)
Preaching: Fr. Michelle Childs-Ward
Weekly Readings: Joel 2:23-32; Ps 65; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14
Leaflet: PDF
* Creche and children's programming are available at the 10:30am service.
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Wed, Oct 26 10:45am, Faith Formation Study (Zoom - Join Here)
Wed, Oct 26 7:30pm, Church by Candlelight
Thurs, Oct 27 10:00am, Contemplative Prayer (St. Hilda's Room)
Fri, Oct 28 5:30pm, Messy Church
Tues, Nov 1 9:30am, Prayer Shawl Group
Sun, Nov 6 Daylight Savings Ends
* please note that all events are in person unless otherwise indicated
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In This Edition
Joseph Tickets - Thank You!
We've Updated the Website!
Fun with Church Kids:
Messy Church & Family Church in the Orchard
Faith Formation: Can a Mustard Seed Be a Mountain?
Contemplative Prayer Group
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Joseph Tickets - Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who signed up to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in January! We are excited to have 50 people going to the show.
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If you missed the deadline, there are still a limited number of seats available. Please contact James Noronha at james@stgeorgesonthehill.ca.
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We've Updated the Website!
If you've been to our website this week, you'll have noticed we have a new look! You may also have noticed that some of the information is not quite right. Please be patient with us as we work out the kinks and update the content on the website :)
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October Messy Church
Next Friday, October 28th, families are invited to Messy Church at 5:30pm.
This month, we will learn about Joseph and his coat of many colours and decorate pumpkins for Halloween. Kids (and grown-ups) are welcome to wear costumes!
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Please RSVP to info@stgeorgesonthehill.ca so that we know how much food and how many pumpkins to have on hand. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Family Church in the Orchard
Family Church in the Orchard was a great success - a beautiful day to celebrate God's creation, and lots of fun picking apples!
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Faith Formation:
Can a Mustard Seed Be a Mountain?
Join us on Zoom! Next week, we will be looking at Luke 19:1-10.
Our Faith Formation Study Group meets on Wednesday mornings at 10:45. We dig deep into the synoptic gospels of Mathew, Mark and Luke (with occasional side dips into John!) to analyse, explore and raise these challenging questions:
- How/why do these 'Synoptic Gospel' stories differ from one another?
- How are they the same?
- Why should I care about what these writers have to say about Jesus - or what Jesus had to say?
- How might this study of ancient writings make a difference in my life?
What should you expect?
- Before the session, you'll receive a little reading material on the Gospel of the week, maybe with some links to other commentaries and the Zoom link.
- During each session, there will be a time of fellowship, a facilitated review of the subject of the week and a wide-ranging and lively discussion.
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Contemplative Prayer Group
We are resuming our Contemplative Prayer group (formerly Centering Prayer). Contemplative Prayer is a simple method of Christ-centered silent prayer for those looking for a deeper prayer life while living in the world.
The group meets on Thursdays at 10:00am at the church. For more information, please contact Rev. Janet Sidey at 416-482-4470 or janetsidey@hotmail.com
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Introductory Workshop
If you are interested in learning the basics of contemplative prayer, there is a two-part Introductory Workshop via Zoom.
PART 1: The Introductory workshop lays the foundation which includes both instruction and group practice in the method of Centering Prayer. The 2.5 hour Zoom workshop is led by Sue Woollard, a presenter trained by Contemplative Outreach. Please join her on Monday, October 31, 2022 from 7:00-9:30 pm. Please register with Sue at sue.woollard108@gmail.com. Registration is recommended but sign-ups on the day are also welcome.
PART 2: Consists of 4 weekly Follow-Up sessions of 2 hours each. All sessions include: a 20 minute prayer period; a video presentation on the principles, discipline and method of Centering Prayer to support you in your practice; and a Q & A period. Part 2 will also be held on Zoom 7:00-9:00pm on Mondays from November 7-28.
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This week, we remember those who have died, and those whose memorials occur at this time, especially:
Les Carlson
Christine DeGennaro
Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. May they rest in peace and rise with Christ in Glory.
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If you have pastoral concerns or would like to talk, please call Fr. Michelle at 647-234-8229. If you have a pastoral emergency, please call, or, if you prefer email, please write “Emergency” in the subject heading.
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St. George's on-the-Hill Anglican is a parish of the Diocese of Toronto, Anglican Church of Canada.
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