Today we celebrate Pentecost - when the Holy Spirit was poured out on all flesh. What does this mean? God is doing something beyond us. God is still pouring out the Spirit of healing in our time. We are honored today to hear Indigenous teaching from Willy Anderson, and Alphonse Nepoose. We also welcome Rev. Layne Kilbreath, co-director with Willy Anderson, of the Walk as We Ministry. Today is also Healing and Reconciliation Day of the PCC.

This Sunday we are observing not only Pentecost, but Healing & Reconciliation Sunday, designated in 2006 by the Presbyterian Church in Canada. If you have a ribbon skirt (of any colour), a ribbon shirt (of any colour), or any article of clothing that is ORANGE, you are invited to wear it this Sunday.

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Worship, Church School & Special Studies/Events: May 24 - 31, 2026
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On behalf of the Heritage Seniors I would like to THANK all from St. Andrew’s who volunteered and supported us to make our Strawberry Tea a great success.
A special thanks to Pam Livingston and Margaret Bates and all the ladies from the Guild for their help and wonderful baking.
~ Maureen Pelz, on behalf of Heritage Seniors

And so it begins. Construction season in Calgary! We have been advised that due to the replacement of the water main on Heritage Drive at Haddon Road, we can expect upcoming construction starting May 18th, with an approximated six week end date of June 30. These dates, of course, are subject to change. :) There is a detailed fact sheet on the bulletin board in the Lounge.
~  Deb

The excellent Fall weather last year cooperated and allowed completion of the major curb and paving construction ahead of winter weather. Over the course of the summer, the Team are now moving forward with the remaining items required to meet the conditions of the City Development Permit.
THIS SATURDAY, MAY 23 AT 9:00 am, we will be undertaking the landscaping work on the east lawn and around the excavated perimeter areas of the new parking spots.  WORK INVOLVED WILL BE WEEDING THE NEW TOPSOIL AREA AND LAYING SOD OR SEEDING. If you can offer assistance, the Project Team would greatly appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you!
~  Tom McIntyre

Just a friendly request to keep saving your bottles and cans to support the youth of St. Andrew’s bottle drive on SATURDAY, MAY 23 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm. This fundraiser will support our youth who are going to the Collective Youth Conference in Ontario this August. All you need to do is bring the bottles to the parking lot, and we’ll take care of the rest! Thanks so much for your support!!
~ Lauren Nolette

Ribbon skirts are important for Indigenous events ~ we wear them to respect the culture of our Indigenous friends. Come to this workshop to learn more, and to make your own ribbon skirt.

The Personnel Team is asking the congregation to give input into all non-ministerial staff at St. Andrew’s. You can click the link for the ‘Congregational Feedback For Staff’ form below OR pick up a hard copy from the Welcome Desk. Please fill out your form and either email it to me at: eedolan@yahoo.com, or put it in the return box at the Welcome Desk by MAY 24. Thank you all!
~ Elizabeth Dolan, Personnel Team Convenor

Inviting all Moms (of any age and stage of life) to join us for a WALK & TALK on Wednesday, May 27 at 7 pm. We will meet in front of the Bow Valley Ranch Visitor Centre in Fish Creek Park located at 15979 Bow Bottom Trail SE. The walk takes about an hour. Come enjoy nature and some good conversation. Please RSVP to Stephanie Werle at swerle@telus.net to sign-up.  See you there!

As in previous years, we will be going to a ‘reduced LinX schedule’ over the summer. You can expect your LinX email on the following dates: June 3, 10 & 24; July 8 & 22; August 5 & 19. September has us returning to ‘normal scheduling’ of every Wednesday.
~ Deb, Kevin & Barbara

Everyone is invited to the Ordination service Sunday, May 31 at 1:30 in the Sanctuary as Thomas Chuol of the afternoon Sudanese worshipping community, is ordained as ruling elder.
ALL ARE WELCOME!

We’re planning to hold our annual June lunch on Tuesday, June 9 at the Selkirk Grille at Heritage Park. Car-pooling from the church will be arranged. All are invited!
~  Sylvia Shaw, for the Ladies Guild

May 17 - 10:00 am:
Greeters: Judy Bridgemohan & Spencer Bridgemohan
Ushers: Rhonda Wishart & John Cuthbertson
Coffee Hosts: Grace Travers
Shepherd: Sean Pepper
Welcome & Land Acknowledgement: Layne Kilbreath

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~ Rev. Geoffrey

Congratulations to Kevin and Kerrie Anderson on the birth of their daughter Kaylen born March 30, 2026. Proud grandparents are Wes & Kathy Slimmon.

 Information on a service will be shared when finalized.

Shirley was an active, long time member of St. Andrew’s, the Ladies Guild and Heritage Seniors. She moved to Ontario during Covid to be closer to her family.

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Healing and Reconciliation Sunday was designated by the 2006 General Assembly, recognizing the need for healing and relationship building between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada.
This recognition comes with the difficult but necessary acknowledgment that The Presbyterian Church in Canada is complicit in colonial racism, especially through the church’s participation in the residential school system, which took generations of Indigenous children from their homes and families. The intergenerational trauma that the schools created continues to cause significant harm to Indigenous people today.
The work of truth, healing and reconciliation is a collective responsibility across all parts of the church and Canadian society. Congregations can observe Healing and Reconciliation Sunday in different ways.

Here are some ideas:

• Read the church’s Apology for colonization and residential schools at church. Guidance for worship leaders planning to read the apology in church are online here 
• Mark Healing and Reconciliation Sunday in worship
• Consider contributing to the Honouring the Children Fund which makes funding available for healing events, memorials, and searches of the grounds of former school sites to nations and groups impacted by residential schools run by the PCC.
• Learn more about ministries with Indigenous peoples.

Learn more about the church’s commitments to healing and reconciliation.