Prayer for the week...
The Collect for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost / Proper 10
O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
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Summer Sundays -
Holy Eucharist Rite II
10am in the
St. Augustine Chapel
at Canterbury
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Young Adult Group Monday evenings / 7:30pm
in the main building at Canterbury
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Home Group Gatherings various times and locations contact Pastor Robin
for more info.
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Commissions
Consider serving on one of the new church commissions. Commissions are being formed to help us extend our ministry efforts. You can read more about commissions in a draft document CLICK HERE
Church Business Commission deals with administration, budgeting and finances, buildings and grounds. Contact Tommy Haygood for more details and to volunteer.
Church Life Commission deals with areas of hospitality, outreach, special events, marketing, evangelism. Contact Lydia Pierce for more details and to volunteer
Christian Formation covers areas regarding training & equipping: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd; Classes; Youth; Home Groups; Discipleship; Financial Peace University & more. Contact Sharon Mafarachisi for more details and to volunteer.
Worship Commission oversees the comprehensive elements of our worship: Music; Flower Guild; Altar Guild; Lay Eucharistic Ministers & Visitors; Acolytes; Readers. (not only for Sundays but special services - Holy Week / Prayer & Praises / St. Francis Day / Thanksgiving & more) Contact Ron Hines for more information or to volunteer
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Dear Friends,
See below for some news from our General Convention and some of Pastor Robin's reflections from her time there as a visitor. Reading the news from General Convention was alarming and at times grieving as resolutions were passed that moved us further from the historic, classic and orthodox Christian Faith. Does it change anything at Incarnation? I think not, we stay focused on the mission to bring the Kingdom of God to people day by day, moment by moment. We pray, worship, give, serve, proclaim the Gospel. We love God with all we are; we love each other and we share this AMAZING LOVE with the world in the work of the Great Commission (Matthew 28). Feel free to contact me personally if you have questions comments or concerns. In all this it made me think of our need to always be grounded in God's Word (as I spoke about on Sunday). I saw the following cartoon on the internet...
May Almighty God ground us in sound, true, and faithful theology...
in the mission,
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Some wonderful thoughts from Dr. Steve Harper regarding the church - Well worth the read... CLICK HERE
Duane Griffith has a new website about his teaching ministry Master Plan Ministries (Duane taught our Advent class last year on the Kingdom) CLICK HERE
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General Convention News...
All are invited to a forum with Q & A regarding General Convention with Bishop Brewer and our deputies -
Saturday July 21, 2pm at The Cathedral Church of St. Luke.
Pastor Robin's Reflection on attending General Convention
CLICK HERE
Bishop Mark Lawrence writes to
the Diocese of South Carolina... CLICK HERE
An Op-Ed in the NY Times by Ross Douthat CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE for a few articles and statements (I assembled in a PDF) from our diocesan deputation and a statement by signed by 12 bishops including Our own Bishop Brewer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Could not pass up sharing this video that was shared with me... The Story of Jonah
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Rummage Sale / Saturday, July 28th
8:00am to 1:00pm
Donations: Starting Sunday July 15th through July 27th, we will be accepting household items only, (no clothing) for donation to Canterbury for our sale. Proceeds will go to Canterbury for current needs of the property. Volunteers are also needed the week prior to the event to sort and price items, as well the day of the sale to help.
For Questions, comments or help with making a donation contact Jim Morical... 407-252-0628 jim@canterburyretreat.org
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