AUGUST AT ST LAURENCE
This month, special thanks go out to Janet Lennox for creating a Pride banner for the Parish, which we may carry proudly at Affirming services and Pride events. The inaugural event for the banner will be the upcoming City-Wide Pride service to be held August 27. See below for more information!
 
Also in this newsletter:
Information about upcoming book studies, fall services and events, and a date for our next Messy Sunday!
SERVICES AT ST. LAURENCE
August 6 | Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 13 | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

August 20 | Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

August 27 | Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
AUGUST NEWS AND PARISH EVENTS
Women's lunch August 14, 11:30 am at Pho Pham restaurant

Contemplative Prayer will resume Sept 7.
UPCOMING EVENTS TO NOTE
August 27 | Citywide Pride Interfaith gathering, "You Are A Gift”
Beth Tzedec Synagogue (1325 Glenmore Trail SW, Calgary), 7:00 pm

September 10 | Messy Sunday
Join us for a Messy intergenerational service to kick off Creation Month. More information to come!
Please join us for our August Book Study:

The Wisdom Way of Knowing:
Reclaiming An Ancient Tradition to Awaken the Heart,
by Cynthia Bourgeault

Thursday mornings at 10 am
beginning August 10

Copies of the book will be available in the first week of August from Ian Burgess
. 
 
"This book is a precious gem, a short and brilliant synthesis of the world's great wisdom traditions. Clear, concise, inspiring and poetic."
― Joan Borysenko, author
Are you concerned about Climate Change?
 
How to Be A Climate Optimist:
Blueprints for A Better World
by Chris Turner
 
Book Study:
Tuesdays, September 12, 19, 26, & October 3, 2023
11:00 AM – 12:30
St. Laurence Church 


Please read the book for the first session September 12. It is available on Kindle and paperback. We recommend getting the paperback as the diagrams and bibliography are extensive and worthwhile.
 
September 12: Bring your questions, Technical or Otherwise, to clarify your understanding.
 
September 19: Look at Chris Turner’s Journey and discuss highlights of communities which have pursued technology to find green solutions and improved energy diversification and transition.
 
September 26: Discuss your own personal journey and what difficulties/ or successes you have encountered.
 
October 3: How, as a community, can we be optimistic. What personal steps (political, advocacy, investment) can we take?
DEEPENING SILENCE: A Centering Prayer Retreat
Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 1, 2023.

Join experienced retreat leader and contemplative guide Liz Rees at King’s Fold Retreat and Renewal Centre for a transformative weekend of silence, Centering Prayer Sessions, contemplation, and nature walks. 

For more information and to register please use button below.
Our Vision: St. Laurence is a vibrant, creative and welcoming Anglican community. We practice an inclusive and compassionate Christianity. We actively work to bring about social justice, reconciliation, and to protect and care for God’s creation. We are sustained by shared worship, spiritual practices, and intellectual curiosity.