Catch up with this special 2020 Week of Prayer of Christian Unity joint service, and join in worship with Christians from across a wide range of ACT churches praying together: “Thy Kingdom Come”.
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Welcome to our Sunday worship: today is the fourth of our four-part sermon series on the theme of “Praise” – it’s also the start of the 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. (Our sermons are available on the “Videos and Podcasts” tab on this website, and on the Holy Cross Hackett YouTube channel – you can also find a weekly message by Bishop Mark Short on the Anglican Diocese’s YouTube channel.)
To join our service today, click here for the Zoom link. The service will begin at 9.30am and the link is live from 9.00am. Kids Church material is available below. Have a blessed Sunday!
Welcome to our Sunday worship: today is the third of our four-part sermon series on the theme of “Praise”. (Our sermons are available on the “Videos and Podcasts” tab on this website, and on the Holy Cross Hackett YouTube channel – you can also find a weekly message by Bishop Mark Short on the Anglican Diocese’s YouTube channel.)
To join our service today, click here to open the Zoom link. The service will begin at 9.30am and the link is live from 9.00am. Kids Church material is available below. Have a blessed Sunday!
Click here to join us for worship this morning! The Zoom link will be live from 9.45am.
Dear friends of Holy Cross,
The Bishop has announced that all public worship in the Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn will cease as of this Sunday. You can read his announcement here: https://anglicancg.org.au/cessation-of-services/
We are looking at a number of alternative ways in which we can pray and worship together, including:
- online services (using Zoom)
- opening the church for private prayer
- household liturgies (including kid-friendly ones!) for you to use at home
Parish Council is meeting this Saturday to make more plans, and we’ll update you again soon.
I spoke to Bishop Mark today and he informed me that welfare services such as Tuckerbox should continue at present, as they have a crucial role in meeting the needs of some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Tuckerbox will therefore be taking place this Saturday, and we will be putting in place some strict hygiene protocols to ensure that this is done safely.
One final thing: Sunday 22 March is Mothering Sunday, the middle Sunday in Lent, and Iris usually makes us a simnel cake for morning tea. This year, I suggest that those of us who are able to do so take part in a Holy Cross Simnel Cake Competition – if you’d like to have a go, why not bake one this week and email me the photo so we can post the results on the web site? We’ll ask Iris to judge the entries and award an appropriate prize! Recipes can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/simnel_cake
Keep well, keep in touch, and remember: Christ is still risen!
God bless, Tim Watson (Rector)
Sun 1 Mar Environment Sunday joint service;
9am Sunday worship:
8 Mar 2nd Sunday in Lent;
15 Mar 3rd Sunday in Lent;
22 Mar Mothering Sunday (no in-person worship);
29 Mar 5th Sunday in Lent (no in-person worship);
5 Apr Palm Sunday (no in-person worship)
Holy Cross and St Margaret’s are embarking on a Carbon Action Project, which we are launching on Sunday 1 March:
9.30am Joint Service – 1st Sunday of Lent;
11am Launch of Carbon Action Project
This is a very significant initiative in the life of both our churches, enabling us all to practice what we preach as stewards of God’s good creation.
See our Carbon Action Project page for more information.
Lent is fast approaching – it’s a season when all of us are called to set aside time (through prayer, fellowship, and study) to draw closer to Jesus. Here are some of the Lent activities that you are welcome to take part in over the coming weeks.
Lent Groups
– We are joining with friends from other local churches to study the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book “Saying Yes to Life”, by eco-theologian Ruth Valerio: https://spckpublishing.co.uk/saying-yes-to-life Groups meet on Monday eve, Tuesday eve, and Wednesday lunchtime. Email the Rector if you want to sign up.
– Chris Lockley from St Margaret’s is leading a Lent course looking at Celtic Spirituality, meeting on Thursdays at 1.30pm.
Events and services
Tue 25 Feb, 5.30-7pm: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Party in the Annex
– All welcome, especially families with children!
Wed 26 Feb, 10am and 6pm: Ash Wednesday Eucharist
– A solemn and beautiful service with imposition of ashes, to mark the entry into Lent
Sun 1 Mar, 9.30am and 11am: Joint Service with St Margaret’s and Launch of Carbon Action Project
– A very significant initiative in the life of both our churches, enabling us all to practice what we preach as stewards of God’s good creation.
Tues 10 Mar, 10am-3pm: Lent Quiet Day in the Annex
– Led by Rev Joan Smith
For more information on any of these, please email the Rector.
Holy Cross are proud to partner with Holy Rosary and St Margaret’s to cohost the North Canberra Nativity Festival with over 200 nativity displays and events all weekend.
11-13th Dec – schools and families
14-15th Dec – public exhibition
7pm Saturday 14th – Looking Glass Percussion Concert
6pm Sunday 15th – Community BBQ followed by 7pm Carols by Candlelight.