Being a welcoming and affirming place of community and worship is important to the Church of the Advent. We believe that God and we at Church of the Advent love everyone as God created them. Join us July 3 for our Pride Sunday services, as we affirm the beloved and sacred humanity of every human being. Every. Human. Being. No exceptions.

Come as you are - because you're fabulous.  

Save the date! On July 22nd we will have a Quiz Night benefit event here in the hall for Ukrainian Refugees in Victoria.

To book tables, please contact Elizabeth or Cat:

elizabethbennett59@gmail.com

catmason1974@gmail.com

Join us for a fun day of games, food, and fellowship that the whole family can enjoy! Our Family Fun Day takes place on Saturday, July 9th here on the church grounds. Family games begin at 3 pm followed by potluck and hot dogs served at 5:30 pm.  Also included are firepits, singsong and storytelling. You won’t want to miss out on this special event! 

Sr Ingrid makes her final profession as a Religious Sister For a week from today, Sister Ingrid is in Chicago at "Chapter", the annual gathering of the Community of Francis and Clare (link "The Community of Francis and Clare" to https://cfcfranciscans.org/ ), a group of over 50 vowed Franciscan Anglican Religious from around the world. Sister Ingrid was the first woman to join the Community once it opened to people of all genders. This is her third year of membership, in which time she progressed from Candidate to Postulant, to two years of Novitiate. Sr. Ingrid will make her final vows of Profession (Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience), and become a full, vowed member of the Community - a nun, who lives in her own home, not in a convent. Her ministry is at the Church of the Advent, and will continue there. This will take place during a live-streamed Eucharist service on Saturday, June 25, 2022 beginning at 6.30 PM, Pacific Time. The link to watch the service on YouTube is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuzVwePF3nk   

For pastoral emergencies while Rev. Ingrid is away, please call Kathy Middleton at 250-889-2039. 

For the months of July and August, the parish office will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am until noon. Caroline will be working remotely on the Mondays and Wednesdays. If you need to contact Caroline on the days when she is working remotely, please email her at admin@colwoodanglican.ca. 

Thank you to all who purchased name tags and have been wearing them to church. They are still available for anyone who would like one. Please contact Mike Armstrong at 250-857-2225 or spike39@shaw.ca or see him at church. 

For your time of quiet reflection and preparation, here are the readings we will share this Sunday:

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 

Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 

Galatians 5:1, 13-25 

Luke  9:51-62 

As a community we are continuing to support Colleen during this very difficult time by ensuring she is supplied with plenty of ready to go meals. If you would like to contribute, please contact Joan Hoffman at 250 474 5446 or jnlhoffman@telus.net. 

The funeral for Reverend Grant  Croswell will take place on July 5th, 11 am, at the Church of the Advent. All are welcome. 

In lieu of flowers, Colleen has requested that donations be made to the diocesan fund for seminarians. 

For those who cannot attend the service in person, it will be livestreamed on the Church of the Advent Youtube channel: here.

Would you like the choir to sing your favourite hymn this August? 

Each Sunday, small cards on which parishioners can write their top three favourite hymns will be available in the Narthex. We will then choose from all the hymns that have been submitted and plan to sing them in our services throughout August!

We are also welcoming at this time any donations to go to our choir for new music. Small envelopes will also be available for anyone wishing to contribute.

June 23 – 29 –Rev. Ingrid is at the CFC Annual Chapter

June 28 – What-Sew-Ever @ 11 am in the Hall

July 5 - Funeral for Rev. Grant Croswell at 11 am in the Church

July 9 – FAMILY FUN DAY -  Family games @ 3 pm; Potluck & hot dogs @ 5:30 pm 

July 20 - Book Club @ 10 am

July 22 – QUIZ NIGHT (Fundraiser for Ukraine)   

Next week will mark four months since the war in Ukraine began. For an update of how PWRDF is responding, visit their website by clicking here.

PWRDF continues to respond to other humanitarian crises around the world. Following donations to PWRDF for Ukraine during the first month of the war, PWRDF drew an equivalent amount of funds – $360,000 – from its investment reserves to respond to four other very challenging crises, where millions of people are displaced and without basic services. To learn more about these four other responses, we encourage you to visit the link below. 

PWRDF matches donations for Ukraine with four other humanitarian responses.  

June is Pride Month. It is a time to support and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people within our community and across Canada. The occasion is being marked across Canada and beyond with parades, dances, festivals and other events, offering us all the opportunity to stand in solidarity.

Juli Mallett has published an article in Faith Tides entitled "Trans youth need our support". To view this article: click here.

St John the Divine and Christ Church Cathedral invite you to join them for a Pride Service on June 29 at 6pm. To learn more information about this service you can visit Christ Church Cathedral's website, here.

The event will be in person and livestreamed.