Here are our weekly announcements!

At the end of the bulletin you can find information on this week and next week's ministry teams.
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Asher Hébert
Office Administrator
St. Paul's Anglican Church - Edmonton

Please find the bulletin for the service in PDF format above.
The scriptures can be read by clicking the links below, as well as previews of the songs.
Thanks to Thomas Brauer for speaking to us this Sunday!

Mark your calendars! On September 30, 2022, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we are excited to host “Mapping the Ground We Stand On.” This is an interactive workshop created by the PWRDF. It explores Indigenous presence and Settler arrival on the map of Turtle Island/Canada at first contact. An informative video can be found HERE, and you can also visit their website for further description at https://pwrdf.org/mapping-exercise.

The event will run at St. Paul’s on Friday, Sept. 30 beginning at 1:30pm. Free of charge.
Registration opens September 15, 2022 at the link below.
This even only has a maximum number of 30 attendees. Please include all attendees on your registration. 
If there is not enough space you may register for the waiting list.

Also included below is a warm-up exercise. Prior to attending the event, please complete it as much as you are able. This Warm-up will enrich your experience and help inform your participation in the event:

1. Identify the traditional Indigenous territory you live in now. Who are the original, Indigenous inhabitants of the land where you are currently living? (Hint: Your municipality, parish, or local educational institution may have a Territorial Acknowledgement posted online to help you answer this question.)
2. Identify any Indigenous land traeaties governing that territory, if applicable. To search communities and treateis, go to: https://www.whose.land/en/?npi
3. Choose a side of your family as a representative of your ancestor's arrival (or your arrival if you are a first-generaltion immigrant) on northern Turtle Island (Canada) and identify the traditional territory where they first settled (if different from where you were born and/or now live).
4. Learn which territory you were born in or have lived in, and their treaties (if different from the land where you are currently living).

SAVE THE DATE: It's a long way off, but we have tentatively confirmed our St Paul's Church Retreat for June 2-4, 2023! Please mark it on your calendar so you are sure to be there.

Kids on Track is excited to announce the Annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, October 8. This FREE, OUTDOOR dinner is an opportunity for families to meet others and connect with the community. The meal will include some of your favourites- Turkey, Stuffing, Potatoes and more! This event is an amazing time for our community, but it doesn't just happen. We need your help, please consider volunteering! We need fire patrol (people to help tend the fires), food servers, registration help, and more. The time for volunteers is 2:00-8:00pm. If you are interested in, contact the Program Manager, Jessica to get plugged in: jessica@kidsontrack.org.

WOW – only 8 weeks until Advent starts! Once again we will be hosting a special gingerbread house night, and we’re back to having a shared meal too! Plus, we’ll be branching out to include cookie decorating. It’s going to be a lot of fun. Mark your calendars – Friday, November 25! Now is the time to talk to Michelle Schurek if you have any other suggestions or requests for making this coming Advent a time of celebration for our wider church family!

World Mental Health Day is coming up on October 10, 2022. The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with partners to launch a campaign with the theme Making Mental Health & Well-Being for All a Global Priority. This will be an opportunity for people with mental health conditions, advocates, governments, employers, employees and other stakeholders to recognize together progress in the field and be vocal about what we need to ensure mental health & well being are recognized as a priority world-wide. Resources from WHP public are available HERE.

Wendell is participating in this fall’s Ride for Refuge event to raise support for Ratanak International, an organization that is dedicated to preventing human trafficking in Cambodia and to rescuing and restoring victims: www.ratanak.org. The ride takes place along Edmonton’s beautiful river valley trails on October 1. Please let Wendell know if you would like to donate.

With the support of a “Say ‘YES’ to Kids’ Grant from the AFC, we’re excited to announce St Paul’s Kids Crew! This group of elementary school kids (ages 6-12, grades 1-6) will get a weekly opportunity from September 15 to December 15 for activities that enhance their emotional, social, and recreational lives. Kids Crew will meet on Thursdays from 2:30-4:00pm as this is Grovenor Elementary School’s early dismissal day. In addition to meeting weekly, participants get to bring their family members to special, once-a-month, no-cost family meals. This is a great way to get to know other kids and their families, have fun together, and enjoy a nice night out. Please pray for the families in Grovenor who would benefit from this program, and for staff and volunteers for the various aspects of this ministry. We are also looking for a part-time program facilitator. If you know someone who may be interests in this, please have them contact michelle@stpauls-anglican.ca. 

We're starting something new in Kids' Club (aka Sunday School): Cocoa Connections! We all have our own unique stories about what God has done and is doing in our lives; this is an opportunity to get to know and encourage our 'youngers' in their own faith journey. Once a month Kids' Club will invite a special guest to share in steaming cups of hot chocolate and treats and to respond to interview questions asked by the kids. This will be assisted by our Cocoa Connections facilitator Cara Roemmich.

We invite you to share your faith stories with the children in our St. Paul's family; prepare to be encouraged in return! Please consider saying 'YES!' to taking part by talking to any of the Kids' Club team:  Cara Roemmich, Carol Rudat, Renee Jackson and Margot Byer.

We will be gathering food items, non perishables, which will be delivered to the food bank or the Edmonton Youth Shelter. Please bring these thank offerings with you on Sunday morning and place them at the Altar to fill our African baskets.

We will be hosting a fundraiser to make up for extra costs associated with the renovation of our wonderful new kitchen. This will be after the service on October 16th. More details will be provided as they are available.

Our very own Jodi Penner is co-leading a new choir in Edmonton called Voces Alegres Choir. This will be a bilingual Spanish-English choir that meets here at St. Paul's every Wednesday evening. Please join, and if you would like more information you can email vocesalegreschoir@gmail.com.

The Journeying Together Group will be meets on the second Friday of each month via zoom @ 7-9 pm. This monthly informal support group is open to anyone who would like some friendship and/or encouragement along the way. If you'd like more information before joining, feel free to email Nancy directly at nancyjws@gmail.com. 

https://edmonton.anglican.ca/news/finding-our-way--1218

Bishop Stephen London has released the document Finding Our Way as a blueprint for guiding the Diocese of Edmonton towards Synod 2022 and into the future. It begins with the Gospel at the Center and includes five Principles and 12 Goals. This week, we highlight Goal #9: Reparation.