Good day,

This email is much later than usual since I headed out the door bright and early this morning to start my day at St. George’s monthly breakfast and it’s been hectic ever since. Anyway…

Below is a notice for a special upcoming event organized by the Cathedral:

The people of St. Luke’s Cathedral invite you to celebrate at our
Coronation Tea with traditional English tea, piano serenade, display of
royal history and memorabilia plus a silent auction.

Saturday June 10, 2023 12:30 pm at The Algoma Conservatory
of Music in The Loft at 75 Huron Street.

Doors Open at 12:00 noon for Silent Auction and 12:20 for The Loft.
Tickets are $40.00 and limited to 56.

Tickets available prior to the event at St. Luke’s Office, 160 Brock Street,
9 am – 1 pm, or by contacting

stlukesalgoma@gmail.com.

Another tea for you…“Summer Fun Tea”

 on Saturday, June 17th, 11am – 2pm at St. George in Echo Bay. For just $15 you can enjoy bubble tea, lemonade, tea, coffee, soup, sandwich, and dessert!

A Liturgical Note For You:

You’ll be seeing a whole lot of green each Sunday for the next little while. We are in the ordered (numbered) time in between the seasons of Easter and Advent. The final Sunday of these Sundays numbered after Pentecost is The Reign of Christ which will be white. Why green? Green is the color of natural, living things. It is the color of grass and leaves, youth, flowering, hope, and eternal renovation. Ancient iconographers often painted the earth green to denote where life began – such as in scenes of the Annunciation and the Nativity.  As we journey through the stories of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures (a lot of Genesis and Exodus and then a whole lot of Matthew) we are shown how God is continuously renovating – encouraging the growth of knowledge and understanding and love of God. So, green is very appropriate. 

Matthew writes to a young church learning how to be the church together. This is something we continue each Sunday in worship – we are always learning and growing and transforming. Something for you to note as you worship in community as the Church: our BAS service of Holy Eucharist is totally about “us” together not “I” alone. You’ll only hear an “I” if you happen to use the Apostles’ Creed rather than the Nicene Creed. It is worth noting that the Apostles’ Creed grew out of the baptismal covenant of the early church and was always proclaimed by the candidate in community. Even the “Confession” is a “we” thing. It is lamenting our role in broken relationships and expresses the desire for reconciliation with God and neighbour through aligning our will and our ways with God’s will and with God’s ways. 

For Your Devotions:

Monday, June 5th is the memorial of missionary and martyr, Boniface of Mainz, died 754. He was born, named Wynfrid, around 675 AD, into a noble English family but chose to become a Benedictine monk and then priest. He turned down the position of abbot in order to instead risk his life as the “apostle of Germany”. He was murdered by pagans as he read the Scriptures to Christian novices on Pentecost Sunday in 754 AD. More info:  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Boniface

Tuesday, June 6th is the commemoration of William Grant Broughton, First Anglican Bishop in Australia, died 1853. William’s extensive literary research earned him a reputation because, at the time, not much Anglican scholarly writing was being produced. This was a big factor in why William was noticed and chosen to be bishop. He actually reluctantly accepted the position on the condition that it would be short…He ended up spending the rest of his life in Australia. William took seriously the fact that he was head of the national church and set up pastoral and educational opportunities for all the people – convicts, Aboriginal peoples, and settlers alike. It’s an interesting read if you’d like to learn more:   http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/broughton-william-grant-1832

Friday, June 9th is the memorial of Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, died in 597.  He was born in about 521 AD and is traditionally credited with converting those Scottish heathens to Christianity. Columba was an Irish priest who, with 12 disciples, established a church and monastery on the Island of Iona as their home base for converting the Scottish. In Celtic Christianity, abbots like Columba had even more authority than bishops.  For more info:  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Columba

In the joy of Christ,

Susan