Weekly Newsletter

A Note from Rev'd Holly

Dear St. George's,

Each day, as August draws on, the sun appears to be withdrawing slightly to the south again. The flowers have for the most part seen their blooms flourish, are setting seeds and drying. The acorns are dropping and the dew is heavier in the mornings after the cool of the night.

It is difficult, for folks like many of us older ones, not to see in this change of season some reflection of our own life span, as we age.

What is ahead, I ask myself? What will my life be like as I continue to age?

If we look only to our secular culture for an answer, we may not feel encouraged. The cultural rage for autonomy and self-sufficiency dictates that we remain alone and isolated in our need for help and support.

The vulnerabilities and grief that come with aging are calling us into community. This is one of their gifts. We need to talk about the changes we see in our bodies, but also about the fears of the future we may have. In illness, we may feel that our lives are becoming reduced to focused on our bodies. When we can share what we feel, the dread of the unknown becomes humanized, a recognized part of our human makeup, and no longer something we are condemned to face alone.

I’m also thinking that our faith can be called into its maturity with age. Whatever failings or diseases or griefs we observe in ourselves, we, as God’s creatures, remain beloved. When St Paul says, in Romans 12:1 that we are to “present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God,” he is reminding us that we are embodied persons, with mind and heart and spirit—all one—in relation to God. We have much to give. We are much more than our physical being.

Paul goes on in that chapter to speak of how we are one body in Christ. Our being embodied is directly connected to our participation in community, in the body of Christ. Regardless of our age or capacities, we have something to give to the community—in love and prayer, and much to receive by being in community.

As T.S.Eliot wrote, in Choruses from The Rock :

Table of Contents:

1. Upcoming Events & Notices:
   1. Deadline for Fall Digest Submissions
   2. Sacred Stitches Update
2. Community Corner
   1. Fall Seasonal Market
   2. An Update from St. Michael's Mission
3. Sunday Service Information

Upcoming Events & Notices

Fall Digest Submissions

Do you head up one of our ministry groups? Do you run a volunteer event? Have important info you want to highlight for the community? Submit to our fall digest by emailing the office! Submissions are due August 23rd! Have questions about what to include? Reach out to the office! office@st-georgeschurch.org

Sacred Stitches Update

An update from the Sacred Stitches Team! Meetings will continue on Tuesdays but will now run from 12:00pm-2:00pm (as opposed to 12:00pm-3:00pm). We look forward to continuing to stitch with you all!

Community Corner

Call for Vendors: Seasonal Fall Market

St. George’s Anglican Church is exploring interest from local makers and small businesses for a potential fall community market. We’d love to hear from local artisans, crafters, artists, makers, bakers, seasonal gift vendors, and small businesses who may be interested in taking part.

If you’d like to be considered as a potential vendor, please get in touch and tell us a little about what you offer.

St. George’s Anglican Church, 1101 Stanley Street, Montreal, QC H3B 2S6

Email: rentals@st-georgeschurch.org

An Update from St. Michael's Mission

Hello All,

I hope everyone is enjoying the second half of summer. I want to thank the community of St. George’s for helping and supporting our initiatives as we try to get new programming off the ground. I am going to be on vacation for the next scheduled office hour session on August 26th but I will be resuming every two weeks from September 9th and on.

For simplicity, I will make sure there is an updated calendar posted on the back door of the office (the one on the side of the Church Hall). Feel free to email me while I am on vacation if you have any ideas or questions concerning community activities:

 Emma Campbell: ecampbell@stmichaelsmission.ca

If you can provide donations in the coming weeks, we have the following needs for our community:

• Backpacks
• Men’s pants (preferably sweatpants)
• Men’s shorts
• T-shirts
• Bottles of water
• Running shoes

As usual we also are very happy to receive tupperware, yogurt containers, empty pill containers, etc… (for distributions of food, shampoo, etc…).

If you have a lot of stuff to bring to us, you can use our in-kind donations form HERE or on our website to let us know you’re coming by.

We also have a new Amazon Wishlist that you can find HERE to get a better idea of some of our more pressing needs.

And, as always, you are welcome to drop in and say hello! 

Until next time!

Emma

This Sunday, August 23rd

Important Links for Services

Ways to Give to St. George's​

• Interac transfer to accounting@st-georgeschurch.org

• Contact the office at office@st-georgeschurch.org to initiate or change your PAR giving

• Mail a cheque to: St. George’s Church, 1101 Rue Stanley, Montreal, QC, H3B2S6​
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