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Taize ServiceWe invite you to join us this Saturday, June 7th at 5 PM in the Chapel at the Church of the Advent for a service of deep prayer and worship, sacred darkness, and the singing of chants in candlelight. |
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Don't forget to wear red for Pentecost this Sunday! |
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Strawberry Tea & Craft FairOur annual Strawberry Tea and Craft Fair is coming soon on Saturday, June 21st from 10 am to 3 pm. For $10, you will enjoy freshly made strawberry shortcake served with coffee and tea in china teacups. You can shop at our always popular bake table as well as at all the local crafters' tables. Please invite your friends and family to this lovely annual event, and help spread the word by taking some posters from the narthex table. Here are some ways you can help support this event: 1. Prepare lots of baked goods for the bake table. 2. Assist with the set-up on Friday evening, June 20th from 6 to 9 pm. 3. Help on the day of the tea, Saturday, June 21st. Please check out the sign-up sheets in the narthex, and add your name if you're able to help in any of these ways. Questions can be directed to Mary Wills. |
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Community Coffee SocialOur next Community Coffee Social is Wednesday, June 11th, from 9:30 to 11 am in the hall. The Coffee Social is held the second Wednesday of each month, and is for anyone from the community and parish to gather socially. The Coffee Social was launched as a response to the real need within the community for more opportunities to connect with one another. We warmly welcome you to come and spend some time in a relaxing and social environment. Bring your friends too! |
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Victoria Pride ParadeChurch of the Advent will be marching in the Pride Parade in downtown Victoria on Sunday July 6th together with Gordon United Church, as the West Shore Affirming Churches. We will be carrying our beautiful new banner! You are encouraged to join us - whether it be for only part of the march or the entire length! The Parade begins at about 11 AM, and lasts about an hour and a half. It's our way of letting people know that there IS loving, caring, affirming Christian community on the West Shore. Please let Sr Ingrid know if you would like to participate - we would like to start planning as soon as possible. Note: There will be a church service at 8.30 and10 AM as usual, with supply clergy. |
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Parish CampRondalyn Resort, Ladysmith - July 11-18 (or part thereof) You are warmly invited to join us for our fun parish campout, which takes place at Rondalyn Resort in Ladysmith, from July 11-18. Many come only for the day or the weekend, but some of us stay for longer. We especially encourage you to join us on Saturday for the potluck dinner, and/or Sunday morning at 11 AM for the Eucharist service, celebrated by Rev. Larry Scyner. There is a great pool which is $5 for daytime visitors. To find out more about Rondalyn, click here Never been on parish campout before? Join us! It's a great way for parishioners of all ages to learn to get to know each other. |
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Family Fun Day and Change Makers Gathering Festival (Messy Church)All are welcome on June 14th at Gordon United, 935 Goldstream and then Station Market. At 10:00 we’ll gather to celebrate “Good Guys of the Bible” and the Good Guys we know, with activities, crafts, stories etc. Free snacks will be available. At 11:30 we’ll walk together to Station Avenue (adults are responsible for accompanying their kids) for Coast Salish Art Workshops & Game Tent. There you will find Indigenous drum and dance groups, the Indigenous artisans market, drop-in Cedar weaving workshops, a free Bannock taco lunch, and teen zone activities. |
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West Shore Grief & Loss Peer Support GroupParishioner Mary Lou has a warm invitation to anyone who is going through a difficult time and is seeking additional support and connection. The West Shore Grief & Loss Peer Support Group meets on the first Monday of the month from 10 to 11:30 am at the Metchosin Resource Centre (4495 Happy Valley Road). For more information, please contact Marianne at 250-896-5179.
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash |
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Intersections CourseThe Diocese has a superb course on our history in BC, looking at the way that we have interacted across cultures and race, beginning with the very first colonists. Sr. Ingrid has completed the course, and found it interesting, challenging and immensely rewarding. Often, we prefer not to engage with uncomfortable subjects, but there is a lot to be learned about ourselves and the unspoken background of the society in which we live. To introduce you to what is possible with this course, please watch this brief video with Bishop Anna. This seven-week online series brings people together in intentional conversations to:
...so we can participate with God in restoring creation and affirming the dignity of all people. A team of trained moderators will offer will offer each of the seven sessions which are based on the information covered in the CRBC project, using video, song, prayer, self-refection exercises, readings and group discussions. The Church of the Advent will be engaging in this course during September and October, on Tuesday nights at 7 PM (skipping the third Tuesday of each month). |
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Thursday Evening Bible StudyAll are welcome to join us on Thursdays for our relaxed, lively and interesting Zoom online Bible Study, to discuss the readings for the upcoming Sunday. The readings are posted in this newsletter. No experience or prior knowledge is needed. Time: 6 PM - 7 PM. Zoom Link: https://bc-anglican-ca.zoom.us/j/88378461340?pwd=cU9wSUNEZG02M3h3bGVrUmpyMjRNZz09 Meeting ID: 883 7846 1340
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Readings for this Sunday's ServiceReadings for this Sunday's services: Genesis 11:1-9 Psalm 104: 25-35, 37b Acts 2:1-21 John 14:8-17, 25-27 Read Sunday's readings online: |
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From the Parish LibraryCaring Enough to Confront: How to Transform Conflict with Compassion and Grace David Augsburger This week’s addition to the Top Shelf is a book on conflict resolution in a Christian context from a Mennonite professor of pastoral counselling. The book discusses five methods of handling conflict, any of which may be useful in a particular situation, but devotes particular attention to “care-fronting,” which is designed to build relationship while handling disagreements honestly. The author writes about anger, change, trust, avoiding recriminations and self-condemnation, and peacemaking; he also describes different streams of spirituality in the context of conflict resolution. Examples are included, and each chapter ends with reflections and questions. A self-test of the reader’s own natural style of conflict resolution is provided in the appendix, as is a short article on the art of receiving criticism. This modern classic was first published in 1973, and reissued most recently in 2018. It has been catalogued in the Christian Life section at CHLF AUG. Another book by David Augsburger, Caring Enough to Forgive/Caring Enough Not to Forgive, is also in the Christian Life section of the library.
To borrow any book, please fill out a green loan slip from the small bookcase in the narthex, and put it in the pink box labelled “Library.” If you have a book due for return, please fill out a yellow return slip instead, and leave your book beside the box. Thank you. |
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Mark Your CalendarsJun 11 Community Coffee Social, 9:30 am Jun 17 Parish Council Mtg, 7 pm Jun 17-20 Sr Ingrid away at annual Franciscan Chapter Jun 20 Strawberry Tea Prep Day Jun 21 Strawberry Tea & Craft Fair Spanish Service & Potluck, 6 pm Jun 29 8:30 Breakfast 10 am Pride Sunday Service Pride Picnic, front lawn after service
Jul 5 Taize Service, 5 pm Jul 6 Pride March Victoria - all are welcome to join us! Jul 9 Community Coffee Social, 9:30 am Jul 11-18 Parish Camp
Aug 9 Games Night, 5 pm, Hall Aug 19 Parish Council Mtg, 7 pm Aug 23 Spanish Service & potluck, 6 pm
Oct 25 Order of the Diocese of B.C. |
