Greetings in the Name of our Lord - First, I want to offer a sincere thank-you for the warm welcome Rita and I have received since we joined you on your walk of faith and discipleship Sept.1. It is good to be back in the Valley and to see some familiar faces and to meet some new folk.
As some of you will know, I have been hired by Parish Council & the Wardens to work a ¾ time position (30 hours a week) from Sept. 1, 2023, to Aug. 31, 2024. My work will include Worship leadership, pastoral visiting, administration, teaching and what I have always called “Ministry by Walking About.” My plan is to be present to lead Worship Sunday mornings until early afternoon and then to be present from Monday morning to later Wednesday evening. We have decided that this schedule reduces the amount of time ‘traveling’ to and from Cochrane, my home base and allows me more ‘ministry time’ while I work the hours for which I am hired.
However, I want to be clear that you can call me any time if you or yours
have an urgent need or if you simply wish to have a chat. I would encourage you to avail yourself of what I am calling - ‘Time with
Bryan and the Blessed Bean’. I am in the office most mornings Monday - Wednesday and I have my personal espresso machine. I would love to make you a latté when you drop in and we can sip away and chat about whatever is on your mind. At present all I know how to make is a Latté but would welcome advice from those of you who know these machines.
Also, I have my fishing gear in the office, I have my walking stick and I will have my golf clubs at the ready should you wish to engage in conversation through one of these activities. And oh yes, I have my e-bike at the ready - charged up!
It is my belief that our shared journey begins with sharing our stories. I look forward to hearing yours.
In Christ,

Bryan+

Join us on Sunday at 10 am for the season after Pentecost while we explore and celebrate how the gift of the Holy Spirit is working through our lives and the church.

Celebrant:

Fr. Bryan Beveridge

Readings:

EXODUS 14:19-31;

PSALM 114 OR EXODUS 15:1B-11,

20-21; ROMANS 14:1-12;

MATTHEW 18:21-35

Hymns:

Fr.Bryan is working on it.

Reader: Joanna

Greeter:  Liz

Pianist: Vasylissa

John Coleridge Patteson was born in London in 1827. He attended Balliol College, Oxford, and graduated in 1849. After a tour of Europe and a study of languages, he became a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, in 1852. In 1855, he heard Bishop George Selwyn of New Zealand call for volunteers to go the South Pacific to preach the Gospel. He went there, and founded a school for the education of native Christian workers. He was adept at languages, and learned twenty-three of the languages spoken in the Polynesian and Melanesian Islands of the South Pacific. In 1861 he was consecrated Bishop of Melanesia.

Thank you to everyone who voulnteered for Canmore Museums Heritage Weekend; Janet, Lynn and Tony.

Please let me know if you recognize who is on the picture. 

Soul Care Day Retreat and Evening Concert

The Retreat:

Thursday, 1:30pm to 4:30pm, 21st

Located at the warm and inviting Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre Our theme will be “Ignited to Love: Inspiration through Psalm 23”

The Concert: Thursday, 7:30pm, September 21st

With the view of the hills looking out to the Rocky Mountains

Come join us for an evening of inspirational, soulful, wild, deep, and life-changing music.

Both events will be held at Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre

Buy your ticket to the retreat, the concert or both by visiting Eventbrite:

https://CathyAJHardy-Cochrane.eventbrite.ca

Time to Be is back!

What is Time to Be? A time during the week when you are welcome to pop in to St Michaels Church for a moment of peace and tranquility. A time to pray, meditate, knit or read. A time to come and relax in your favourite pew and enjoy the beauty of the historic church.

Volunteers will work in pairs to provide the opportunity for the old church to be open to both parishioners and the public during the week, outside of service times. Beginning September 6th,  we have two scheduled shifts:
Tuesdays 3pm to 5 pm, and Wednesdays 4 pm to 6 pm.

This ministry was first begun in 2015 by Sean Krausert. A daily schedule of three 2-hour shifts allowed St Michaels to open its doors during the week.
Time to Be remained available until the pandemic forced us to close down the program. Our statistics showed that when we had a complement of 16 volunteers during our first 6 month time period, we had nearly 400 shifts completed and 220 individuals popped in, both parishioners and visitors to the church and town. What an opportunity for ministry and outreach!

If anyone is interested in joining our volunteer crew for a shift of 2 hours per week, please contact Susan Sagert at sesagert@gmail.com
<mailto:sesagert@gmail.com>  or 403 978 5817.

The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi is on Wed. Oct. 4th. It is a day when we celebrate this 13th Century Italian whose greatest honour was to be known as - il Poverello - ‘the little poor one in Christ’.  

Francis has also become closely associated with care and love for all of God’s creation and especially those animals that bring joy and love to our lives. There will be a service in the church at 10:00 a.m. that has been called, a service of The Blessing of the Animals. You are invited to bring your particular much loved critter to this service for a blessing and an opportunity for you to give thanks to God for your much loved animal. Hope to see you then! (PLEASE NO ELEPHANTS!)

Food and Friends has a new way to sign up as a volunteer. Opportunities are listed through July 31.

There are lots of openings available. The Food and Friends program is a great way to contribute to a St. Michael’s outreach program and to the community. Consider signing up for one or more weeks by clicking the button.

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