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Services this week30 June Pentecost 6 8am Holy Communion 9am Community Prayers in the Youth Room 9.30am Family Eucharist, in-person and live streamed. [LINK]
Prayer team is available during Communion at the 9.30 Sunday service, and please join us downstairs for coffee and fellowship after. 2 July Tuesday 10.30am Contemplative Prayer 4 July Thursday Holy Communion & book study |
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Parish Picnic - thank youThank you to everyone who helped make this year’s parish picnic the enjoyable event that it was! So many people helped in so many ways: by sharing tasty salads and treats, by contributing to the beehive of activity in the kitchen and at the grill, by hauling out and putting away tables and chairs, by taking pictures, and by simply doing a little task that no one may have noticed. We thank you for all these gifts to our community. - Clayton and Evelyn Savage
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Picnic pics
More photos from the parish picnic last Sunday can be viewed HERE using password Narthex23 Many thanks to photographers Al Carmichael, Dorothy Dahli and Evelyn Savage |
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accommodation wanted for the fallHello! My name is Charlotte. I play the piano, and in the fall I will be a music education student at UVic! I am looking for a place to live for the year, and ideally I'm looking for a place to share with my polite and responsible friend Jade who plays the saxophone and also will be attending UVic. We're able to pay ~1000/month each. If anyone wants some tenants, we are cleanly, respectful, good people! Any help would be greatly appreciated, - Charlotte Moon <charlotteredmoon@gmail.com> |
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Votive candle holders neededSt Philip's Taizé prayer planning team is looking for 40 votive candle holders, safe to be used with tealights (the kind in their own foil cup). Metal and glass of any colour/pattern welcome. Guideline size: smaller drinking glass-ish. Please leave any donations in the marked tray in the parish office. Thank you! - Yvette Bird |
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Office closed - holiday MondayThe parish office will be closed on Monday 1 July for the statutory Canada Day holiday. |
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Sanctuary furniture rejig underwayWe are in the process of rearranging the furniture and equipment at the front of the church in order to bring St Philip into compliance with current Oak Bay Fire Department safety requirements regarding clear egress routes to fire exits. OBFD will be doing another on-site inspection in the coming week, and more changes will follow feedback arising from that visit. The organ will not be staying where it is, its current location is not ideal, and its final position is not yet clear. Many thanks to Ged McLean and helpers for an enormous amount of work this week! The changes have to happen, but the process is not straightforward, so the Wardens would be glad to hear constructive suggestions. |
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Bookends wantedAre you downsizing your books and find yourself with bookends you don't need anymore? Anna is looking for a pair of heavy-duty bookends for the parish office, preferably ones that don't take up horizontal space themselves. They need to be large and heavy enough to support e.g. a part shelf of hardback hymn books/Bibles. |
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Street Hope VictoriaOn behalf of Street Hope Victoria I wanted to thank St Philip's very much for your ongoing support. On Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. a group of five to seven volunteers meets downtown near the corner of Vancouver Street and Pandora. We go out with three wagons down Pandora in front of Our Place and then come up the other side of the road on the McDonald's side. In the three wagons are:
We are always warmly received by people who are eager to say a friendly hello and receive what we have. If you ever would like to be involved there are three different opportunities:
For more information you're welcome to contact Rob Hosie or Deb Moyo. Rob: 250-661-6852; rob@robhosie.com | Deb: deborah@thresholdministries.ca We appreciate your support. - Rob Hosie |
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Fair Start with Mustard Seed 9-10 AugustI'm excited to announce that we're hosting Fair Start in a new format this year! We'll hold a two-day event on Friday, August 9, and Saturday, August 10, at the Quadra Village Community Centre, providing a fun and safe environment for kids to pick up their school supplies. This new format will better accommodate our volunteers, offering a larger, more accessible venue with a lively atmosphere. Please share the sign-up link with your friends. Questions/more info: email volunteer@mustardseed.ca. Sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D44ADA82EA5F58-50076615-fair We look forward to helping 600 kids get ready for school and seeing all our fantastic volunteers again! Thank you, - Claudia Rezende, Volunteer and Events Manager, The Mustard Seed Street Church via Rob Hosie |
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This week in prayerReadings and prayers for Sunday 30 June 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 |
