Fun activities: food, dance, games, music, and a celebration out of lockdown.
Programme includes:
A COVID-safe event. Free of charge, open to all faiths and none.
To book, go to www.holycrosshackett.org.au/bbq
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.
Are you a busy woman needing a break? Ask about the Holy Cross Women’s Retreat being held from 30 July to 1 August by the shores of Lake George. There are options to come for the whole time, or just for a day to find some rest.
Contact rector@holycrosshackett.org.au by 23 July. Be quick, as there are not many spots left.
Come and seek warmth from the frost and cold as we celebrate Christmas in July in June.
Friday 25 June 2021
5.15pm – Kids’ games;
6pm – Winter Carols;
6.30pm – Christmas feast
Join our extended family in carol singing, games, an open fire, a spit roast and an unforgettable feast.
Tickets $20 adult / $5 child ($10 for two or more children) to be charged at the door.
Any additional proceeds will be donated to support homeless Canberrans come in from the cold.
Register here to reserve a place for you, your family and friends at our COVID-safe event: https://hxhackett-christmas-in-july-in-june.eventbrite.com.au
Alpha is a place where you can ask your questions and say what you think about Christianity. Nothing is out.
3-5pm Sundays in May and June, Holy Cross will be hosting Alpha Youth for anyone in years 6-12.
Holy Cross adults are also welcome to join our friends at Holy Rosary who are hosting an Alpha course at Blackfriars Centre, timed to run at the same time.
A Kids’ Club will be held at the same time, offering fun and fellowship for younger kids of any parents or carers joining alpha courses.
For registration or more information contact youth@holycrosshackett.org.au (Alpha Youth); watson@cg.org.au (Alpha at Blackfriars)
This Easter season Holy Cross and St Margaret’s are engaging in deep discussions on bringing our carbon action project into the lives and homes of the families in our churches and wider community.
Community members are invited to join our carbon action project in the home discussion groups–to learn from each other, hear from guest speakers, and share ideas, actions, inspirations and support.
Topics – with guest speakers – will cover:
Whether you are taking your first tentative steps to reducing emissions, or are already a carbon-neutral household, all are welcome. Our discussion groups will provide a supportive environment to explore meaningful ways to make change, and to ask deeper questions about finding hope and caring for our sacred earth in the fact of climate change.
Contact admin@holycrosshackett.org.au for more information or to register interest.
Bring friends and food to share!
The discussion groups are part of a suite of activities in our two churches. The carbon action project in the home will be a focus during worship services and kids’ church throughout the Easter season, culminating in a joint worship service on Pentecost Sunday, 9.30am 23 May.
We will also be posting information, tips and guides. Keep an eye out for blog posts and check out our Carbon Action Project page for resources.
Holy Cross Tuckerbox is celebrating its 10th birthday!! Please join our Tuckerbox family for this great event!
Saturday 17 April
11.30am Eucharist with Bishop Stephen Pickard and guests, open to all;
12.15pm Speeches & welcome;
12.30pm BBQ & activities
The Holy Cross stitching group has been making knitted blankets for homeless people. This was a collective effort of the seven ladies in the group. The stitchers knitted squares and then sewed them together with a crocheted border. There are between 96 to 108 squares in the blanket. Contact admin@holycrosshackett.org.au for more information about the blankets and the work of our stitching group.
Holy Cross walking group meetings regularly to walk together and experience the blessings of nature, the sites around Canberra and each others’ company.
The group meetings alternate Tuesday mornings at 9.15am at the Holy Cross Hackett car park, and travels together to the site of the walk.
Contact: office@holycrosshackett.org.au for more information.
The walking calendar for the first half of 2021 is:
Following on from the success of the Advent women’s retreat last year, we are planning another weekend with the same format for Lent.
Two events will be held to ‘top’ and ‘tail’ a weekend, one Saturday and one Sunday. Women from all walks of life are welcome to attend only one, or both.
Event One Morning Bushwalk – Saturday 20 March, Hackett
7.30 – 9am Bushwalk on Mt Majura reserve. Meet at the Hackett Gate on Grayson Street. Bring a thermos and drink tea with a view!
Event Two Evening Gathering – Sunday 21 March, Holy Cross Church
7pm Evening of contemplative prayer and fellowship, followed by
8pm Wine and cheese
Contact: admin@holycrosshackett.org.au for more information.
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