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Services this week23 March 2025 - Third Sunday in Lent 8am Holy Communion 9am Community prayers downstairs in the youth room 9.30am Eucharist, in-person and live streamed via Facebook Live [LINK]
Please join us downstairs in the hall for coffee and fellowship after the 9.30 service. 18 March, Tuesday 10.30am Contemplative Prayer 20 March, Thursday 11am Holy Eucharist followed by book study starting at noon |
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Staying Grounded in Times of ChaosThis week, Kirsten Evenden, incumbent at St Mary's, Nanoose Bay, and and St. Anne and St. Edmund's, Parksville, shares a grounding prayer practice. header image: Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash |
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Children on Palm SundayPalm Sunday (13 April this year) is the last Sunday before Holy Week. It commemorates the procession of Jesus into Jerusalem, and his reception by the Passover crowds in the city, as related in Matthew 21 and John 2, and fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9. There is a long tradition of having children take leading roles in Palm Sunday processions and other parts of the liturgy on this day, because Matthew's Gospel tells of "children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David." (Hosanna in Hebrew means "save now" or as used in the Gospels "honour to the one who saves" and indicates that the crowds were hailing Jesus as the Messiah.) This year at St Philip we specially invite children and their caregivers to attend the 9.30 service on Palm Sunday! and for those who want to, to take active parts in the liturgy. This could include:
If you're interested, please contact Fr. Allen ahead of time, either at church on a Sunday morning or any time HERE
Photo by Zach Lucero on Unsplash Header Photo by Avel Chuklanov on Unsplash |
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Socks for EasterWe are gathering Socks and Easter Treats to make Happy Easter greetings for the unhoused community on Pandora, as part of Street Hope Victoria's Easter Chocolate drive. What's needed? any number or combination of: pairs of new socks (boot length or longer), and treats to put inside such as
We are hoping to collect 100 pairs. We will be collecting these items until March 30. They will be blessed on Palm Sunday and handed over to the Street Hope volunteers to give out. There will be a box in the narthex for donated items. Thank You! - St Philip Missions Committee
Images: Chocolate, Alexander Grey on Unsplash Socks: Mockup Graphics on Unsplash
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News Roundup on the websiteplease share with Shaw & Hotmail subscribers - New feature on the website: news roundup, all the newsletter items together, published on Fridays. This is mainly to help those whose Shaw email still isn’t letting the e-newsletter through. If you are still not receiving the weekly St Philip e-newsletter on Fridays, PLEASE CHECK THE PARISH WEBSITE Most news and events items in the newsletter are routinely posted on the News and Events sections of the website first. You can always catch up with past e-newsletters HERE Photo by Natalia Łyczko on Unsplash |
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Contemplative PrayerPlease join us on Tuesday mornings, 10:30 - 11:30, meeting in the choir area of the nave (at the front of the church), for a 20 minute contemplative sit with a time of prayer following.
Photo by Dawid Zawiła on Unsplash |
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Table Talks coming upGreater Victoria Acting Together (GVAT) is a coalition of diverse organizations from across Greater Victoria that work together to advocate for issues of common concern. Our Diocese of Islands and Inlets is a member organization of GVAT. Together, we are building a fairer, more sustainable Victoria region. GVAT has worked on raising awareness about mental health and addictions, improving access to transit, safer cycling infrastructure, affordable and supportive housing, protecting old growth and food security in the region. GVAT is currently engaging its member organizations and beyond in a Listening Campaign, with the goal of identifying the issues we need to work on together. Following the campaign, we will develop teams to research and initiate focused action on particular issues. Discerning the most important issues in our time and place is the critical first step. What are our most heartfelt anxieties? What keeps us up at night? The format will be that of "table talks." Participants will have the opportunity to share stories about their most important concerns, with the focus not on church-issues per se, but rather our concerns about the communities and environment we live in. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as Anglicans in Greater Victoria, to be the church, alongside others in our communities. Two events coming up: 1) You are invited to join for about an hour at: St. George's in Cadboro Bay on Tuesday, March 25 at 1:00pm Please indicate your intention to attend by contacting Amanda in St. George's parish office: 250-472-2090; admin@stgeorgecadborobay.ca and/or 2) St Philip's in Oak Bay on Sunday, March 30 at 11am (following the 9.30 service) The “Listening Session” at St Philip will be hosted and facilitated by Fr. Allen - if you are interested in participating, please sign up in the narthex or email the office. We look forward to seeing you there! |
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Parish Council meeting7pm at the church. All are welcome to attend. Image by Harish Sharma from Pixabay |
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Coming up this week: An Evening of Arabic, Celtic & Jewish MusicA Peace and Solidarity Evening of Arabic, Celtic & Jewish Music Fundraising Concert Sponsoring a Syrian-Palestinian Refugee Family A Multi-Faith Collaboration of Christ Church Cathedral and Congregation Emanu-El Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 7 pm Middle Eastern Delicacies served during intermission Admission by Donation - doubled with matching funds |
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Thursday Eucharist at 11am next weekOn 27 March 2025, the Thursday Eucharist will begin at 11am. Following the service, please join us at church at 12 noon for the final session of Diocesan Book Club, via Zoom on the big screen. 10am start time will resume on Thursday 3 April.
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Diocesan Book ClubDiocesan Book Club Book: No Matter What: Crisis and the Spirit of Planetary Possibility by Catherine Keller March 27- Week 4: Love-tangles of Theology with Juli Mallet
*The author will be here in Victoria in late April to speak at the first session of the John Albert Hall Lectures event, at Christ Church Cathedral: MORE HERE |
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Taizé Prayer at St Philip Oak BayAll are welcome to St Philip Oak Bay for a candlelit service of song, silence and contemplation in the style of the Taizé Community on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 7pm. |
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Teens & Twenties Games NightThe end of the month is fast approaching, and you know what that means: it's BOARD GAME NIGHT! We have snacks and board games, and all we need is you! Feel free to invite your friends and bring your own snacks and games if you want to - this evening is for *everyone* between the ages 16 and 29. We won't nitpick about the age limits :) Friday, March 28th, 6-9pm at St. Philip - entrance to the lower level through the pathway by the garden at the side of the building - follow the signage! Feel free to drop in or leave at any time. There are bus stops for buses 4, 9, 7, 11, and 15 within walking distance from the church. Questions?: Contact Karishma at ms.shrutikarishma[at] gmail.com
Header photo by Dave Photoz on Unsplash |
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Congregation Emanu-El Refugee Project - Syrian-Palestinian refugee sponsorshipThe end of March fundraising deadline is rapidly approaching. To learn more about this initiative and the family, and for donation instructions and contact details, click here Members of a recently sponsored family are looking for a used stand mixer and spare tools to help with employment. |
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Issues with Shaw emails not receiving weekly newslettersIf you, a friend, or someone in your household use(s) a Shaw email address, and you haven't been receiving weekly newsletters recently, please be aware that Shaw email suddenly started rejecting all - or most - messages sent from St Philip in early February. The other Anglican parishes on the Island, and probably other organizations, are having the same problem. Everybody’s email program will have different settings, but here are some things you can do: 1. check junk/spam mail folder and keep checking it regularly, mark as "Not Junk" any legit emails that get in there 2. adjust Shaw spam filter settings 3. add sender to whitelist and Contacts list 4. forward a previous newsletter e-mail to reportnotspam@shaw.ca 5. as a last resort, resubscribe with a non-Shaw email. Others don't seem to be affected, except some Hotmail users. You may need to do these more than once before it takes effect. It seems to affect a majority but not 100% of Shaw users, and is not 100% consistent for those it does affect. Others with the same problem report that they were able to use these instructions in Shaw Webmail . - Anna Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay |
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 Judith Armstrong jarmstrong@stphilipvictoria.ca
Office Hours: Mon 1-4.30, Wed & Thurs 9-4.30
250-592-6823
admin@stphilipvictoria.ca Thank you for avoiding scented products at church.
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