P.I.E Day Sunday March 10, 2024

Welcome to St. Laurence

This Sunday we celebrate P.I.E. day with special guest Tom Farquharson. After the service, all are welcome to join us for coffee, tea and fellowship. Tom will also join us for Conversations.

If you are unable to join us in person, please join our livestream service, or watch a

video at your leisure. The link below will work for all livestreamed services. Videos may be accessed through our website.

The final event of our Lenten series, a Soup supper followed by Journeys in the Dark:

A Lenten Exploration of Divine Presence/Absence, will be held this

Wednesday evening at St Stephens. Let Jane know if you plan to attend.  

To view our bulletin , see here

Conversations

Join us each week in the Sunshine Room at 11:20 for reflection on theology, spirituality, and current events.

This week in Conversations: Tom Farquharson will join us for conversations

This Week in Parish

Wednesday 6:00 pm Lent Arts Event St Stephens

Thursday 10:00 am Centering Prayer

               1:00 pm Bible Study (Beth Tzedec Congregation)

               6:30 pm Children’s Choir

               7:30 pm Choir Practice

Easter Flower donations will be collected March 10, 17 and 24^th. Please put if your donation is in memory of or thankful for.

Men's lunch March 27 @ 9:00 am Grey Eagle Casino

Children's choir!

This spring, we are offering an opportunity for children to sing in a choir. The Children's Choir will practice Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:15. For more information, contact Mary at marymartellmusic@gmail.com

We are looking for readers for Sundays, please sign up online or by letting Kelly know what dates you are available, if you are able please provide up to 4 dates.

If you are interested in supporting immigrants, please see here

Upcoming Women’s Lunches

Mon, April 8

Mon, May 6

Mon, June 3

 At 11:30 am at Pho Pham Restaurant in Signal Hill. All are welcome, no rsvp required.

Prayer Ministry at St Laurence

If you have a prayer request, the best way is to email Ross Lennox

at rosslennox23@gmail.com or phone him at 403-606-2525

Sunday March 10 | P.I.E. Day with guest speaker Tom Farquharson.

What is P.I. E. day? A day to highlight our work to Publicly, Intentionally, and Explicitly welcome all people inclusive of diverse gender and sexual identities to St. Laurence.  This celebration declares our theology and the way we want to love and support all people.

Why Pi? Love is a circle. It’s irrational, inclusive and infinite. And we’re delighted to add an affirming twist to International Pi day celebrations on 3.14, March 14.

Worship: Our service will affirm God’s love for all people. Our speaker is Tom Farquharson, a beloved member of our community. Tom started attending St. Laurence at the age of eight with his grandparents. Many of us recall Tom playing the bagpipes for Remembrance Day services, serving at the altar, leading Sunday School and performing in numerous Christmas pageants.

While completing his first degree, and serving as a reservist with the Calgary Highlanders, Tom realized he was gay. Tom notes, “coming to this realization was a long, but vital process in shaping who I am today. Given the recent announcements from the Premier regarding trans and queer rights for children, it is as important as ever that we embrace the message of P.I.E. Day and be as public, intentional, and explicit in our support for the LGBTQ2SIA+ community as possible.”

Your role: Please bring pies made with love in your kitchen or lovingly purchased to share during coffee hour.

LENT AT ST LAURENCE

March 10 | 4 Sunday in Lent (P.I.E. Day)

March 17 | 5 Sunday in Lent

March 24 | Palm Sunday

March 28 | Maundy Thursday 6:00 pm

March 29 | Good Friday 10:00 am Service begins at St. Laurence

March 31 | Easter Day 

Two CIC board members, Rabbi Glickman and Anwar Mohiuddin, within the context of the CIC, have created this aspirational statement about Muslim, Jewish, interfaith relations in Calgary: Our Shared Voice During This Time of Conflict.  

For more information see here

CACG Delegates Assembly 2024

The Calgary Alliance will be holding a delegates assembly on March 11^th.

The meeting will develop the Alliance’s action plan for 2024.

When? Monday March 11th (7pm - 9pm)

Where? Calgary Unitarians (1703 1st St NW)

How to register? On the Calgary Alliance website.

Please let Elizabeth McLennan or Susan Himann know if you can attend.

Reminder: PWRDF 2024 Lent Resource Launch Recording

Did you miss the webinar launch of PWRDF's 2024 Lent resource?

Want to view it again?

The recording is here!

Passcode: s1!7v#&x

There's still time to subscribe to the resource!

Daily reflections begin February 14. Subscribe!

In our Community:

Upcoming Weaselhead Concert:

On March 15th, 7:00p.m., our friends at Lakeview United are offering another concert in the Weaselhead series. These concerts are a great way to spend a Friday evening and to meet folks from Lakeview United and the surrounding community. Admission is $25 which you can pay at the door. This time, the musicians are Lynne Hanson and Friends. Lynne is a singer-songwriter from the Maritimes.