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Services this week26 May Trinity Sunday
Prayer team is available during Communion at the 9.30 Sunday service, and please join us for fellowship and coffee after. 28 May Tuesday 10.30am Contemplative Prayer 30 May Thursday 10am Holy Communion & book study |
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Liturgy Working Group reportThe Liturgy Working Group met several times to discuss ways that the 9:30 service can help as many people in the St. Philip community as possible experience God in our worship. Some of the things we are continuing to work on include:
It is always a work in progress. Please continue to let us, worship leaders, and the Parish Council know your ideas and share your experience of worship at St. Philip. - Allen Doerksen, Yvette Bird, Judith Slimmon, Esther Graham, Dave Conway |
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Altar flowersDo you have a special date coming up to commemorate a loved one or an anniversary? Altar flowers are a lovely way to mark your special day while helping to make the church beautiful for everyone. For more information and to book a date, please speak to a member of the Altar Guild or email Anna in the office: admin@stphilipvictoria.ca. |
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Bishop's Visit - save the dateBishop Anna Greenwood-Lee will preside and preach at the 9.30am service on 16 June - more details to come |
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Church picnic - save the dateAt the service nearest the end of the academic year, on June 23rd there will be a special prayer and blessing for those graduating from any level or program of education this year, or for those transitioning from one school to another. Please send Allen names of people you know so we may celebrate their achievement together (incumbent@stphilipvictoria.ca). Also, please join us on the lawn right after the 9.30 service on June 23rd for fun and fellowship at our parish picnic. Picnic food will be provided, including salads/veggie trays, hotdogs and ice cream; vegetarian and gluten-free options will be available. Notwithstanding this, you are welcome to contribute a salad or other dish! Although we are trying to keep the picnic simple, volunteers will be needed to set up and take down tables, work in the kitchen, clean up, and grill the hotdogs. Sign-up sheets for all these things will be in the narthex. - Larry Anthony and Ceal McLean, Wardens |
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Handy people wanted!If you would like to join a team of painters, plumbers and electricians to improve the maintenance and appearance of the St Philip building. No experience required - come and try out a new skill as part of a team with a practical orientation. We have more than 30 projects needing doing - you can sign up for one or many. Contact Ged McLean <gedmclean@gmail.com> |
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Last call for feedback before PC meeting - continuation of live streamContinuing to live stream is currently under discussion at St Philip. If you are still actively using the live stream, please let us know when you watch and why it is important to you : admin@stphilipvictoria.ca. Thank you to everyone who has already sent in their feedback! All received by Monday 27 May will help to inform a Parish Council discussion on the 28th and any decisions made at that time. |
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Veggie Gardeners - Grow A RowDear St. Philip Community One of the missions we support as a church is the Shelbourne Community Kitchen. We are hoping to provide them with some fresh produce this summer by asking parishioners who love to garden to “grow a row”. It is easy to do and any amount is appreciated. Please see below for more information. If you participate, please take some pictures of your planting or harvest with your family and post them downstairs on the Shelbourne Community Kitchen board, or email digital images to admin@stphilipvictoria, so we can all enjoy your good works. There are also opportunities to volunteer in the Kitchen and work with others to prepare nutritious meals for the community. FYI They serve about 1500 people regularly! Details are linked below and of course on their website https://www.shelbournecommunitykitchen.ca/ - Jackie Prowse for the St Philip Missions Committee images: Shelbourne Community Kitchen |
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Reusable bags neededIf you have extra reusable grocery bags at home, please consider donating them in support of our Grocery Program. They can be dropped off to the Kitchen anytime during our regular operating hours: Wednesday 12pm-5pm and Friday 10am-3pm. Alternatively, bags can be dropped off in our donation bins outside of the front office at Lutheran Church of the Cross during their open hours 9-3 Monday to Thursday. Out of respect for our members and volunteers, please make sure that all bags are clean and in good working condition prior to donating to the Kitchen. Thank you for your support! |
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Contemplative Society: Job VacancyThe Contemplative Society in Victoria is hiring a part-time "Retreat and Communication/Marketing Coordinator." If you are interested or are aware of someone that may be suitable for the position, please refer them to The Contemplative Society at: http://www.contemplative.org Members of our congregation have benefited from the society's retreats and the resources, podcasts and videos they have online. St. Philip provides support to this organization annually through our missions budget. Click here for the full job description All enquiries to admin@contemplative.org -Karen Van Rheenen |
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Early Bird Registration is Open for the 2024 Amazing Journey Day CampThe theme for this year's Amazing Journey Day Camp is Mending God's World. The Camp will held July 22nd to July 26th, in the mornings, 9 am to noon at Church of the Cross. Children born January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2020 are eligible to be campers. We are also looking for Middle School students to be Leaders in Training and High School students to be Small Group Leaders. Children with special needs may attend with an assistant. Early Bird Registration is open as of May 1st |
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Beer and Hymns at the Cathedral: Send us your favourites!On Friday, June 7, the music team at Christ Church Cathedral will be hosting a fun-filled event for the cathedral’s operating fund. An evening of hymn singing with a side of beer (and other alc and non-alc libations!) is a format which is gradually gaining momentum across this continent and the UK. But we need your input to ensure its success. When we polled the CCC community in 2020 for their favourite hymns, “Be thou my vision,” “How great thou art,” and “Guide me O” were at the top of the list. Has anything changed since then? Let us know your favourite hymn by filling out this form. If you’re lucky, it might become part of the set list for the Beer and Hymns singalong on Friday, June 7 at 7pm. But if it doesn’t, don’t despair because we’re deliberately leaving some spots blank to allow the participants an opportunity to vote for their favourites on the night! Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/pkpTACNqhTwkFArt6 What: Beer & Hymns |
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This week in prayerReadings and prayers for Sunday 26 May and the following week: click here |
Useful links
The Welcome pew leaflet, weekly parish news, current Anglican Journal, & Faith Tides, recent Parish Council minutes and more are all available in print in the narthex. Please let Anna know if more print copies are needed, on Sundays or for sharing with those who don't use email. News items for the bulletin are always welcome - deadline Thursday noon. More parish, diocesan and community notices on the News and Events sections of the parish website.
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Rector: Rev. Allen Doerksen
email incumbent@stphilipvictoria.ca, cell 236-508-2928 Rector's day off: Friday
Wardens: Larry Anthony lanthony@stphilipvictoria.ca and Ceal McLean cmclean@stphilipvictoria.ca
Office Hours: Mon 1-4.30, Wed & Thurs 9-4.30
250-592-6823
admin@stphilipvictoria.ca Subscribe to St. Philip emails Parish website Live stream link Facebook page |
