Join us for a beautiful service of music, readings and prayers to mark Advent Sunday. No need to book.
Or you can attend via Zoom at the usual Parish link.
This year we are marking the traditional feast of All Souls Day by holding a gentle contemplative Eucharist. It will be a time to remember all the suffering and losses of this strange and challenging year, to hold before God all our loved ones who have died, and together to take a step of hope.
Join us in person or on Zoom: click here for the Zoom link.
31 October marks our return to Sunday worship in person at Holy Cross after two months of lockdown. We will be celebrating All Saints Day at our 9am Eucharist.
Today is also our “Offering Sunday”, as we give thanks to God for all the many blessings we have received. Copies of the offering cards we’ll be using in our service can be found below.
We will be continuing to offer the option of attending all our services via Zoom for the foreseeable futures. To join us via Zoom, click here.
Have a blessed Sunday!
Fun activities: food, dance, games, music, and a celebration out of lockdown.
Programme includes:
- age-specific activities for younger kids
- a range of field games for adults and youth
- a dance workshop for high school students led by author, poet, and educator Jahzeel Campbell.
A COVID-safe event. Free of charge, open to all faiths and none.
To book, go to www.holycrosshackett.org.au/bbq
Good morning and welcome to Holy Cross on this beautiful spring day.
This is our final Sunday service exclusively on Zoom; we will be resuming in-person worship on Sunday 31 October (though Zoom will still be an option for all our principal services). Today we are celebrating “Gratitude Sunday”, giving thanks to God for all that God has given us.
Click here to join us on Zoom from 8.45am for a chat and a catch-up. Our worship will begin at 9.15am.
Today’s Holy Cross Sunday worship is a joint service with St Margaret’s Uniting Church, to mark Global Climate Action Day, and starts at 9.30am.
To join, click here (or use these details to log in via Zoom):
Saturday 2 October, 4pm AEST – click to join here via Zoom
ACT Attorney General and Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction Shane Rattenbury will discuss the ACT’s progress toward 100% renewable electricity, the future of gas and environmental sustainability issues one year on from the 2020 ACT election.
He will be quizzed by young people in his electorate.
The event, part of the Sustaining Our Future Festival 2021 which is this year online, is hosted by the Social Justice and Environment Group, Holy Cross Anglican and St Margaret’s Uniting in Hackett, Canberra.
Welcome to our spring Sustainability Festival in partnership with St Margaret’s Uniting Church, which this year is entirely online. All events are free, open to all, and can be accessed via the usual Holy Cross Zoom link: https://adcg.zoom.us/j/5675297261
- Saturday 18 September, 4pm – COP26 : Australia and avoiding dangerous climate change, with Jamie Isbister, Australia’s Ambassador for the Environment – more details at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cop26-australia-and-avoiding-dangerous-climate-change-tickets-169558045679
- Sunday 19 September, 9.30am – joint Celebration of Creation Service, live-streamed from under the flowering cherry tree
- Saturday 25 September, 4pm – Hannah Ford and Isobel Bender “A Journey of Cultural Learning”
- Saturday 2 October, 4pm – Sustainability in the ACT: Community conversation with Shane Rattenbury, ACT Attorney General – more details at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sustainability-in-the-act-community-conversation-with-shane-rattenbury-tickets-169560924289
- Saturday 9 October, 4pm – ACT for Bees “Bee Friendly Gardening”
- Saturday 16 October, time TBC – poetry reading with Geoff Page and John Foulcher
- Sunday 17 October, 9.30am – joint service with St Margaret’s for Global Climate Justice Day
As part of the Festival, below you’ll find a gallery of images that celebrate nature / sustainability / the environment and/or the challenges of community during the pandemic. There will be a special section of the gallery especially for younger members, so please encourage our Holy Cross kids / youth to submit their photos and artwork. Please email contributions to gallery@holycrosshackett.org.au
Jamie Isbister, Ambassador for the Environment on the upcoming UN Climate Talks in Glasgow, in conversation with young people in Canberra
Saturday 18 September, 4pm AEST – click to join here via Zoom
What is COP26 and what will it achieve?
Jamie Isbister, Australia’s Ambassador for the Environment heads to Glasgow in late October as part of the Australian delegation to the United Nations conference. COP26 will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Isbister will outline the goals and challenges of the meeting as Australia comes under increased pressure to do more.
The event, part of a Sustainability Festival which is this year online, is hosted by the Social Justice and Environment Group Holy Cross Anglican and St Margaret’s Uniting in Hackett, Canberra.
(The psalm, reading, and collect for each day can be found on the free epray app downloadable here. The Holy Cross epray code is 6806. A print-friendly version of the liturgy can also be found at the foot of the page.)
Opening Responses
Lord open our lips
And our mouth shall declare your praise.
Glory to God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit:
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
A Time of Open Praise
Opening Prayer
The night has passed
and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever. Amen.
Psalm
Bible Reading
For the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
A Time of Quiet Meditation
Benedictus
In the morning, Lord,
I come into your house, Alleluia.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel:
who has come to God’s people and set them free.
The Lord has raised up for us a mighty Saviour:
born of the house of God’s servant David.
Through the holy prophets, God promised of old:
to save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us,
To show mercy to our forebears:
and to remember God’s holy covenant.
This was the oath God swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship God without fear:
holy and righteous before God, all the days of our life.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High:
for you will go before the Lord to prepare God’s way,
To give God’s people knowledge of salvation:
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God:
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death:
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit:
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
In the morning, Lord,
I come into your house, Alleluia.
A Time of Open Intercession
Lord in your love,
hear our prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours,
now and forever. Amen.
Collect
Closing Responses
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia.
