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):
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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.
A “Retreat in Daily Life” gives you a special opportunity to draw closer to God in your personal prayer at home, by following a set pattern of prayerful meditations on Scripture passages over several days. Our Retreat in Daily Life will be drawing on the wisdom of Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of Ignatian spirituality.
The Retreat in Daily Life has been designed so that you can do it on your own, in your own time: you’ll find all the necessary resources and information on this web page. It can also be helpful to gather a few other people (e.g. members of a prayer group, a parish or ecumenical group …) to do the Retreat together over one calendar week, in which case the group should start together with an initial meeting on Sunday, and then close together with a final meeting the following Sunday. Please contact rector@holycrosshackett.org.au for more advice on doing the Retreat as a group.
You’ll need to set aside about an hour each day for the Retreat in Daily Life. All you’ll need to take part is a quiet corner, a Bible, a notebook … and the desire to deepen your relationship with God and discover the call of Christ for your life.
Before you begin, you will need to watch the two short introductory videos on the Holy Cross YouTube Channel (on “Praying with a Bible Passage” and “Praying the Examen”). Below you’ll find the handouts referred to in the videos, which you can print out – or save on your device – and use as a guide for your prayer during the week.
The programme is then as follows:
- six 20 minute talks (Monday to Saturday), posted on the Holy Cross YouTube Channel, for you to watch in your own time
- six 30 minute prayer exercises (introduced at the end of the daily talk), for you to do in your own time
- a short prayer exercise (the “Examen”), to do at the end of each day
Once you have completed the Retreat:
- Please click here to give us your feedback (via Google Forms)
- If you would like to make a financial contribution to Holy Cross to support our retreat ministries, please click here for our bank details (and mark your donation “Retreat”)
THANK YOU!
You might also find the following useful:
- A free Visual Timer app such as these ones, available for iPhone / iPad or Android
- The free “Reimagining the Examen” app, available for iPhone / iPad or Android
If you have any questions then feel free to contact rector@holycrosshackett.org.au. Have a good time of prayer!
Canberra is in lockdown at present, so all our regular church activities will be exclusively on Zoom – they are all accessible via the same link (unless otherwise noted): click HERE to join us. The schedule for the week ahead is as follows:
SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
- 8.45am: Zoom room opens for chat
- 9.15am: Sunday service (followed by coffee and chat)
- 10.30am: personal prayer in small groups for those who wish
MONDAY TO FRIDAY (DAILY)
- 7.30am: Morning Prayer
WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
- 9.45am: Zoom room opens for chat
- 10am: Eucharist (followed by coffee and chat)
- 7pm: Young Adults Fellowship – NB separate Zoom link: email rector@holycrosshackett.org.au if interested
SUNDAY 3 OCTOBER
- 8.45am: Zoom room opens for chat
- 9.15am: Sunday service (followed by coffee and chat)
- 10.30am: personal prayer in small groups for those who wish
We look forward to sharing this time of worship and fellowship with you. Stay safe, keep well, and God bless you all.
A very warm welcome to our 9am Eucharist today.
Click on the link to join us via Zoom. Have a blessed Sunday!
Do you have a passion for caring for creation? Do you want to join a dialogue with other Christians and people of goodwill from across Canberra? Then please come along to our joint study course on Pope Francis’s encyclical on integral ecology, “Laudato Si”, run jointly with Holy Rosary Catholic and St Margaret’s Uniting Churches.
“Laudato Si” is one of the most significant and intellectually compelling studies of our current climate crisis, and has been widely acclaimed by Christian and secular commentators alike. It is available free online here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/docume nts/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html
The course is run fortnightly on Tuesdays 7.30pm, starting 10 August. All are welcome and there is no charge. To attend please book online at: https://www.trybooking.com/BSSOB.
Welcome to our 9am Eucharist today. Our guest preacher and presider is the Revd Ian Chaplin.
Click on the link to join us via Zoom. Have a blessed Sunday!