Weekly Newsletter

A Note from Rev'd John

This Sunday's readings remind us that the deepest questions of faith are not simply about right beliefs or right actions, but about the orientation of the human heart. Esau's impulsive bargain, Paul's assurance that we are called to live by the Spirit, and Jesus' parable of the sower all invite us to ask: What is shaping our deepest desires?

Our culture often assumes that the answer to dissatisfaction is to acquire something else—a better job, a new relationship, another achievement, or the next purchase. Yet anyone who has lived for long knows the pattern. One desire is fulfilled, only to be replaced by another. The sixteenth-century mystic St. John of the Cross saw this clearly. He argued that the problem is not that we desire too much, but that our desires become attached to things that cannot bear the weight of our deepest longings. The heart keeps searching because it was created for something more.

The spiritual life, then, is not about extinguishing desire but about reordering it. As our loves become rightly ordered, the countless desires that pull us in different directions gradually find their center in God. St. Teresa of Ávila put it succinctly: God alone suffices. Or St. Augustine: O Lord, our hearts are restless until they rest in you.

Perhaps that is the invitation in this Sunday's readings. The question is not whether we desire, but what our desires are making of us. When our hearts become good soil, desire itself is transformed. Instead of grasping for what is temporary, we begin to bear the enduring fruit of lives rooted in the love of God.

Rev'd John Graham

Table of Contents:

1. Upcoming Events & Notices:
   1. Garden with us!
   2. Creative Cluster: Week 5
2. Community Corner:
   1. St. George's Aide Sandwich Making
3. Sunday Service Information

Upcoming Events & Notices

Garden with us!

After weeks of waiting, our garden is in bloom! If you want to get involved with tending to our plants, please reach out to the office and we will connect you with our gardening volunteers. Green thumb not required!

Creative Cluster: Week 5

Join Rev'd Heather for the fifth meeting of our "creative cluster" based on Julia Cameron's work The Artist's Way.

First week joining us? Want to drop in and see what it's all about? Newcomers welcome!

For more information about creative clusters and The Artist's Way click here and here! You do not need to purchase the book to participate–printed handouts will be provided.

If you're interested in joining this group, please write to the office at office@st-georgeschurch.org

Community Corner

St. George's Aide Sandwich Making

Want to get involved with Saint Michael’s Mission but not sure where to start? Come join George’s Aide as they make sandwiches to donate to the mission: Tuesday morning, July 14^th from 9-12, in Parish Hall! For more information, reach out to the office.

This Sunday, July 12th

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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