Once again our joint choir (Holy Cross & St Margaret’s) is pairing with Canberra Community Voices for our annual choir concert. You are cordially invited to a Sunday afternoon program to enjoy a wide variety of music. Canberra Community Voices is conducted by Rodney Clancy and complements well our smaller choir – conducted by Susan Reid. Afternoon tea to follow.
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).
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.
Amidst this unpredictable winter, our parish ‘retreat’ will be a weekend of fellowship, fun and prayer right here at home.
We have put together an exciting program! Attendance is free – please sign up at www.holycrosshackett.org.au/weekend if you haven’t already put your name down on a sign-up sheet.
Saturday 13 August
MORNING (Church Annex)
9.00-9.45: breakfast (coffee, fruit, pastries)
9.45-10: Morning Prayer
10.00-12.00: Drawing Close to Jesus – spiritual session
10.00-12.00 (younger kids): games, movie
LUNCH
hospitality in homes (for those who wish) – please make sure you register or email if you are hoping to join us
AFTERNOON (Mt Majura, then Church)
3.00: All Age Walk (with scavenger hunt for kids)
5.00: fire pit, hot chocolate marshmallows
6.00: supper – soup, sourdough, slice
7.00 (optional): games in the Annex
Sunday 14 August (Church, then Belconnen)
9.00: All Age Church Family Service
11.00: games and BBQ at John Knight Memorial Park, Lake Ginninderra – BYO meet and salad – drinks, plates and sauce provided
The North Canberra Nativity Festival is back for a second year running! Holy Cross is proud to co-host an exhibition of over 200 nativity displays and Community Carols by Candlelight with our friends at St Margaret’s and Holy Rosary.
Thursday 10th-Sunday 13th December Exhibition 10am-5pm every day
Sunday 13th December 6.30pm Community BBQ 7.30pm Carols by Candlelight