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To celebrate the Long Weekend, Holy Cross and St Margaret’s invite you to a very special Brunch Church at 9:30am.
There will be no communion service at Holy Cross this Sunday: anyone who especially wishes to receive the sacrament is warmly encouraged to take the opportunity to visit one of our sister churches, St. Johns Reid, All Saints Ainslie, or St Philips O’Connor.
The Sunday of the 4th week in Lent is linked to two beautiful medieval traditions: “Laetare Sunday”, when Christians take a day of celebration in the midst of their Lenten penitence; and “Mothering Sunday”, which isn’t actually about human mothers … but marks the day when servants were given leave from their duties to return to their home villages and attend their Mother Church.
Finally, as many of you know, Mothering Sunday is the traditional date for baking simnel cakes – if you are lucky, you may even find one on the menu at brunch! For more information check out: https://britishfoodhistory.com/2018/03/19/simnel-cake/
Join us for the fabulous North Canberra Nativity Festival this weekend … and remind yourself of the meaning of the season!
There’s something for everyone on the Festival programme this year – including probably the best Carols by Candlelight in the Inner North.
For more info, check out the Festival FaceBook page.
Join us for a fabulous concert featuring Holy Cross & St Margaret’s Good Faith Choir (directed by Susan Reid) and Canberra Community Voices (directed by Ken Teoh).
Tickets by donation (recommended $15, $10 concession) are available at www.holycrosshackett.org.au/concert
We are honoured to be holding Hackett’s 60th Birthday Party on the church grounds, co-hosted with the Hackett Community Association and our friends from St Margaret’s Uniting Church. It’s going to be an amazing community occasion, and everyone is welcome!
Featuring FREE kids entertainment (bouncy castle, face painting, Funky Fairy), a wide range of food trucks, and live performances including:
- 3.00pm: student bands from Dickson College
- 4.00pm: CAKE CUTTING AND “HAPPY BIRTHDAY HACKETT”
- 4.15pm: Good Faith Choir – gospel / world music
- 4.30pm: Folk Dance Canberra
- 4.40pm: local piano students including rising star JJ Neeman
- 5.15pm: Broad Spectrum – folk / rock / blues
- 6.15pm: a breezy summer set from a Mystery Local Celebrity
- 7.00pm: Chris Van Der Wielen Trio – classic hits from 1963 to 2013
Plus classical music by members of the ACT Youth Orchestra and local performers
Also featuring the HACKETT SQUARES community art show – enter your 30cm square artwork and win a cash prize! Entries close Wednesday 26 October.
On Sunday 17 September we are celebrating our 60th anniversary with a special Holy Cross Day Eucharist at 9.30am, presided by Bishop Mark.
The service will include music from the Good Faith Choir, a confirmation, and the reception of a member into the Anglican Church of Australia.
Following the Eucharist, all are welcome to join us for a “chicken and champagne” lunch. We look forward to seeing you there!
On Tuesday 21 February, join the Holy Cross church family for our famous all-age Pancake Party! Sign up online at www.holycrosshackett.org.au/pancakes (to help us with numbers) .. or just turn up on the day.
- 5.30pm: a short all-age time of prayer and praise (for those who wish)
- 6.00pm: pancakes, fun and games
- $5 adults, free for kids – pay online, or cash / card on the door.
On Wednesday 22 February, come along to a special meditative time of prayer, and receive the traditional sign of ash on your forehead as a symbol of your desire to make a good Lent.
- 10am: Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes
- 6pm: Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes
And from Monday 27 February, please do join one of our many Lent Study Groups for a six week Missional Spirituality course (click here to buy a copy of our Lent book). Take some time out of your busy week for prayerful reflection, to make some great new friends, and learn more about how we can join in with what God is doing in the world around us. Sign up online at www.holycrosshackett.org.au/lent
- Monday night: Hackett home group
- Tuesday night: Ainslie home group
- Wednesday night: online group
- Thursday 10.30am: onsite at Holy Cross Hackett
Our Advent Service on Sunday 27 December is a joint service at 9.30am (rather than our usual 9.00am).
Zoom ministry will be provided this Sunday by St Margaret’s at the following link: https://uca-nswact.zoom.us/j/97088373486?pwd=ak9jY2ovTTZkbjA1aE5PSzVaMGFxQT09
Meeting ID: 970 8837 3486. Passcode: 732688