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Welcome
to
St. Cyprian's
Anglican Church
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Rev. Robert
Reid
Pastoral Message
Welcome back
to Sunday
worship.
Good morning,
and thank you
for joining us
again to sing
our praises to
our God, to
hear his holy
word, and to
pray together
as his people.
The Iona
congregation
especially
extends a warm
welcome to our
friends from
St. Cyprian's
who have
chosen to
worship with
us today in
Father
Victor's
absence.
As we set
aside our
burdens and
draw near to
the one who
knows each
thought and
emotion, may
we find
refreshment
and renewal of
our
relationship
with him and
with one
another
through our
faith in Jesus
Christ.
Order of Worship
Sunday,
August 9, 2020
Message:
"If it
is You”
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Message from
Bishop Andrew
Asbil
July 24, 2020
Dear Friends
in Christ,
I love my
work. I love
the endeavour
of serving the
Gospel as an
ordained
person. I have
been engaged
with the art
of ministry
for over
thirty years
and I can
safely say
that the
enterprise of
serving has
continually
challenged my
creativity,
imagination,
passion,
humility, and
wonder for the
way God works
through us in
Christ Jesus.
I am one of
those people
who loves
going to work
every day.
Note the word
that I used. I
love. I don’t
always like
what I have to
do. Sometimes
it’s hard
beyond words.
Sometimes the
challenges
facing us defy
simple answers
and require
patience,
worry and
living with
ambiguity.
Sometimes the
burdens that
we are called
to carry, when
donning the
mantle of
leadership,
seem too much.
And yet, in
spite of and
sometimes
because of the
burden, it is
a deep joy and
privilege for
me to bear the
weight of
leadership
with you, with
the College of
Bishops, with
the clergy of
the Diocese,
with the staff
at 135
Adelaide, and
with lay
leaders
throughout the
Diocese. When
we pull and
bear the load
with Christ,
somehow it is
not so heavy.
Take my yoke
upon you, and
learn from me;
for I am
gentle and
humble in
heart, and you
will find rest
for your
souls. It has
been my
experience
that when we
take Matthew
11.29 to
heart, we join
our souls, and
minds and
hearts with
our Saviour,
the burden is
lighter and
the way is
clearer. We
find rest for
our souls!
Rest. It’s
important to
find rest and
quiet, to
withdraw from
the crowds
like Jesus was
apt to do.
It’s critical
to stop and
lay down
worries and
loose ends and
just be apart
from it all
for a while.
The loose
ends, the
things left
undone will be
waiting for us
when we
return. I love
holidays. The
word holiday
from old
English,
literally
meant holy
day. A holy
day is a time
to celebrate,
a time of
observance of
what is sacred
and hallowed.
Holy days,
holidays keep
us sound,
healthy,
complete, hale
and hearty.
We each have
our own idea
of what
constitutes a
holiday. Some
of us like
laying on a
beach on an
island in the
Caribbean, or
hiking a
mountain
trail, or
downhill
skiing, or
camping, or
sitting in a
European cafe.
That all
sounds good to
me. With the
realities of
staying closer
to home
because of the
COVID-19
pandemic, I am
looking
forward to
working on the
house. The
roof needs
some repair,
so does the
front porch. I
am looking
forward to
campfires,
swims, bike
rides and
beach days.
And I am
looking
forward to
sitting by the
lake and
reading. Four
books have
captured my
imagination
and are
waiting for me
under the
shade of the
oak tree by
the lake:
White
Fragility by
Robin
DiAngelo, So
You Want to
Talk About
Race by Ijeoma
Oluo, Talking
to Strangers
by Malcolm
Gladwell and
The
Autobiography
of Bruce
Springsteen.
See you when I
get back.
Yours in
Christ,
The Rt. Rev.
Andrew Asbil
Bishop of
Toronto
https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/2020/07/24/letter-to-the-diocese-from-bishop-andrew-21/
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Margaret Black
Tri-Churches
Parish Nurse
To
the Iona and
St Cyprian
Congregations
Welcome
Back Letter
for Sunday,
August 9, 2020
Hello
Everyone,
We have been
working hard
since mid-June
to prepare
everything we
need so that
we can worship
safely in
person during
August for
those who feel
comfortable
coming out. We
are following
all the
guidelines of
the Toronto
Public Health
Department,
the Anglican
Diocese of
Toronto, and
the
Presbyterian
Church in
Canada. I just
want to give
you a brief
overview of
what to expect
here.
Our service
will be at
11:00 am as
usual but
everyone
entering the
building will
be screened
(temperature
taken, usual
questions,
etc.) before
coming in. So
I suggest you
come 20-30
minutes early
to allow this
extra time.
Seniors and
those with
other health
problems are
at higher risk
,but we are
doing our best
to ensure
everyone’s
safety.
People will
need to social
distance (6 ft
apart) while
waiting to
enter. This
week, please
use the ramp
door as the
only screening
assessor will
be at that
door. Hand
sanitizer will
be on the
table and
masks will be
available if
you don’t have
your own.
Everyone will
need to wear a
mask.
Once you are
through the
screening
process, you
can proceed to
the worship
area where
chairs will be
spaced 6 feet
apart. If you
come with
other members
of your
household, you
can move
chairs
together, but
then the rest
of the chairs
in that row
will be
readjusted to
maintain the 6
feet distance.
Our seating
capacity is
limited to 30%
of the floor
space - 39
people in
Iona. So if
you wish to
attend in
person, please
RSVP to Bob
Williams at
postmaster@tri-church.ca
or
416-494-2442
so that we
know how many
to expect.
As Father
Victor is
currently on
holiday, we
are happy to
welcome our
brothers &
sisters from
St. Cyprian’s
to join us.
There will be
a table at the
door to the
Iona area with
an offering
plate where
people can
leave their
offerings if
they wish. If
you use the
washroom, you
will need to
disinfect it
before leaving
the room.
Instructions
will be posted
there.
At the end of
the service,
we ask that
you please use
the hand
sanitizer and
social
distance as
you leave
(similar to
entering).
Volunteers
will complete
a thorough
cleaning and
disinfecting
protocol in
the worship
area and all
common use
areas before
we leave the
building. The
service will
be available
online for
those who
prefer to stay
home.
This is
worship in the
COVID-19 era!
However we do
it, we are
grateful for
the
opportunity to
worship God
and celebrate
with our
church family.
Margaret Black
Tri-Churches
Parish
Nurse
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1080
Finch Avenue
East, North
York, Toronto
(just east of Leslie and Finch, north of the
401)
Map
Sunday
Services
Holy Communion at 9:30 am
every Sunday
Sung
Eucharist at
11:00 am
1st,
3rd & 5th
Sunday of the
month
Morning Prayer
at 11:00 am
2nd and 4th
Sunday of the
month
(except Holy
Days)
Occasionally,
there will be
a combined
Communion
service at
10:30 am
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We
also have
Sunday School
& Nursery.
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