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The St. Croix Courier posted an article on SCC:

“St. Croix Church Offers Non-Traditional Christianity”

 

In early December, Jess and Walter were interviewed by Jake Boudrot, expecting a paragraph in an article on “churches in the area” and were pleasantly surprised by this article on SCC as an example of “non-traditional” Christianity. Give it a read and let us know what you think!

 

[We trust that the Smiths and Josh Hyslop won’t mind that the Courier dug up an old pic from the Bonfire Music Festival to represent us 🙂 ]

Zach Smith, Andrew Smith and Josh Hyslop sing at Bonfire

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Jesus, the Lousy Politician: An Easter Story

Once upon the time, there was a young man named Jesus who cared deeply about people and wanted to improve the way they lived their real lives in his community. So people told him, you should run for an election! We’d vote for you! But Jesus said, “I don’t think…
pic of Thomas Merton
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Thomas Merton adds a PS on “Loving Enemies”

When I was preparing the second week of my workshop on “Loving Enemies in a Time of Polarization,” I was struck by a sense that I should pick up my copy of Thomas Merton’s Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander (1968), my favourite among many favourites of Merton’s. It’s probably not…
Ottawa monument to the unity of the human family
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Loving Enemies – Pt.3 (Truth and Common Ground)

One of my passions in recent years has been re-centering the concept of truth around “honesty” rather than “factuality.” This has partly been to distract from the pointless defence of theoretical “absolute truth” that is perceived, interpreted and communicated by flawed humans.  The crucial notion of truth is that we…

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Year End Financial Report for 2023 & 2024 Budget

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Here is a link to our latest financial statement and budget; this shows how we’re doing as of the end of 2023 and includes our 2024 annual budget, recently passed at our AGM. Things looked rough mid-year, but thanks to your generosity, we nearly broke even! Please invest in the opportunities that this community has to serve the town and each other as we head into 2024.

If you have any questions about finances at SCC, please talk with Walter, Jess or Rosie anytime.

Please connect with Rosie if you would like to set up a regular e-transfer autodeposit. Here are some different options for giving.

One of the easiest ways to give is to e-transfer to givetoscc@gmail.com.

A Birthday and Transitions

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to help celebrate our 30th Birthday last week. It was a special gathering all around, and we had a chance to share our immense gratitude and appreciation for Peter and Mary Ellen Fitch who have led us these past 30 years.

Now, we’d love to see you joining us as we take a step into a new season as a community.

30th party

Join Us As We Leave

Update

We’re grateful to all who joined us for our leaving (from the Vineyard). We no longer maintain the website with the 1300 signatories who joined us, but here is a letter that was sent to all those who joined with us at that time. So grateful to Jackets Creative for making this beautiful platform for us.