Harvest Decoration

Just a reminder that our church will be open Saturday, September 28 from 1 - 4 p.m., so that those enjoying the Lacombe Culture and Harvest Festival can enjoy its history, drink in its tranquil beauty, and celebrate the Festival with visible reminders of God's blessings and bounty.

If you have some time to help decorate the sanctuary, please gather at the church at 10 a.m. that morning.  If you have garden goodies (veggie and/or floral) to donate to the decorations, please bring them with you.

Got Kids?

Or grand-kids?

Here are a couple of up-coming events (one will be ongoing) for all the family:

Like the cat, Fred is coming back!  He'll be performing 

WHEN?

Thursday, September 26th

at 6:30 p.m.

Where?

St. Andrew's United Church

5226 - 51 Avenue,

Lacombe

Tickets: $16 each at the church office, at the Flatiron Building or by calling 403-782-3148

Proceeds to the Caring for Children Fund, Lacombe

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Also at St. Andrew's.... Messy Church is coming!  The First Friday of each month, beginning October 4, 2013, you're invited to gather with other families -- children of all ages -- for a time of stories, creativity, hospitality and celebration (worship!), a new way to explore the Christian faith.

TIME: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

For more info or to RSVP, call Ross at 403-782-3148.

Psssssst....Uh-oh...they're already getting messy in the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton....

St. Cyprian's Day!

September 13 is the day we commemorate our Parish's Patron Saint, Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, martyred in 258 A.D.

According to history, he was well into middle age before he became a Christian, a thought this writer finds particularly comforting.  :-)

Prior to his conversion, he was an orator, a writer, a teacher of rhetoric and a 'pleader in the courts'.  I suppose that stood him in good stead when it came to writing sermons.  ;-)

Once he became a Christian he was fast-tracked into the role of deacon and then Bishop of Carthage (his home town).  Not long thereafter, persecution came to Carthage and many fell away from their faith.  Cyprian wasn't particularly sympathetic to the 'lapsi', as they were called.  His stern approach caused a schism in the church in Carthage which diminished over time, as he showed moderation in his leadership.

In 256 new persecutions broke out in Carthage under Emperor Valerian, and in September 258, Cyprian was imprisoned and shortly thereafter executed because he refused to sacrifice to pagan deities or to recant his confession as a follower of Jesus Christ.

We will celebrate St. Cyprian's life, work and death in a special Evensong Celebration of Holy Eucharist, using the Book of Common Prayer, Friday, September 13 at 4:00 p.m.

And a Third Thought...

Clare and Francis

"Keep a clear eye toward life's end.  Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God's Creature.  What you are in His sight is what you are and nothing more.  Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing you have received...but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage."  -- St. Francis of Assisi*

*Attributed to his Letters to Rulers of People; quoted by Fr. Tim's friend and Deaconess, Agnes, in Light From Heaven by Jan Karon, Penguin Books, 2005.