Announcements – 24 September, 2026
Worship at 9:30am. We hope that you will participate in person. If you are unwell, please join the live streamed service. Pastor James is leading the service this week.
To access the live streamed service, please go to Knox’s YouTube channel or click here.
The printed service will be available before Sunday morning.
Sunday Coffee Hour … Everyone from Knox and Hollydene is welcome to attend a shared social hour in the lounge.
Joys & Concerns…may we experience the healing presence of Christ as we uphold one another in prayer – sharing joys and concerns draws us together as a community of faith. Please pray for …
- Prayers for Pastor Kathleen, who will be taking a leave of absence for health reasons from her duties at Hollydene and Knox until January 2027.
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Please keep Mary in your prayers as she recovers from surgery to set her leg.
Please let the office, your elder or a member of session know if there are changes to your prayer requests!
Celebrations
September 2 Betty
September 2 Fiona
September 3 Gordon & Nan
September 6 Ted
September 15 Philip & Anne
September 17 Carolyn
September 18 Gary & Betty
Please Note MORE Changes To Knox Office Hours … Office hours now Thursdays, 9:00 am – 12:00 (noon) pm, or by previously scheduled appointments. Deadline for submissions is still Tuesdays. Please contact Wendy in the office at [email protected] or 250-592-6323.
Journey for Hope … Team ‘Together in Motion & Song’ is raising money for the Journey for Hope, which supports PWS&D’s food security projects. For more information please contact our Team Captain, Patti Jackson. Members of Knox Victoria, Knox Sooke, Saanich Peninsula, Trinity, and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Churches are invited to join us for the following:
- Walk for Hope: a charity walk at Esquimalt Gorge Park (1070 Tillicum Rd.) on Saturday, September 26 at 9:30 AM.
To donate to this event, you can use your weekly offering envelope, labelled under special donations with the amount and ‘Journey for Hope’. You may also donate via Interac e-transfer through your financial institution to [email protected], please include ‘Journey for Hope’ in the message line. A donation may also be made online at https://presbyterian.ca/pwsd/together-in-motion-and-song/
Orange Shirt Day 2026 … Every Child Matters, takes place on Wednesday, September 30th, 2026, alongside Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Wearing the colour orange symbolizes that it is an annual day to honour residential school survivors, their families and remember the children, who never returned.
Thanksgiving … As we start to prepare for Thanksgiving, please think of Our Place. Knox will be collecting donations of fruit and vegetables on Thanksgiving Sunday, October 11, 2026. The fruit and vegetables will be donated to Our Place.
Knox Book Club … New attendees are always welcome! Here is a list of books and dates for 2026. The next meeting is Saturday October 17 at 1:00pm at Kittie’s. We will be discussing “Left Neglected” by Lisa Genova.
Around the Table … Join Inclusive Christians at 5 pm Wednesdays at the UVic Multifaith Centre for a simple ecumenical communion service that includes scripture, prayer, song, contemplation and conversation. Worship is followed by a free, modest meal provided by local congregations. This special time together is hosted by Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian and United Spiritual Care Providers. Everyone is welcome. Please contact the Rev. Laura Kavanagh at [email protected] for more information or to donate a meal in the fall or winter term.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 – Mission Moment
International Day of Peace is a worldwide event celebrated annually on September 21. Established by the United Nations in 1981, it provides a chance for individuals, groups and nations to reflect on and take action to promote peace within their communities. Today, peace feels elusive as we bear witness to conflicts and emergencies in Iran, Sudan, Gaza, Haiti, Yemen and elsewhere. Yet, even in the darkest times, inspired by our faith, we find hope in the efforts to bring relief. PWS&D is dedicated to promoting peace by delivering lifesaving aid to those affected by conflict around the world and by engaging in advocacy to decry injustices. As we observe this day, let us reflect on Jesus’ words: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9).
Prayer Partnership
Thursday, September 24 We pray for the members and guests of the Canadian Society of Presbyterian History as they gather for their annual meeting at Knox College this week.
Friday, September 25 As summer turns to fall, we delight in a season of abundant harvest on the farm at Crieff Hills Retreat Centre.
Saturday, September 26 (International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons) We give thanks for peacemaking organizations, such as church partner Project Ploughshares, that work for justice, peace, and a world free of nuclear weapons.
Sunday, September 27 We pray for Vancouver School of Theology, that it may bear witness to the gospel of reconciliation for the world God loves.
Monday, September 28 We pray for the alumni community of Knox College. May they continue to grow in faith, wisdom, and service and may God bless them and guide them in their ongoing ministries.
Tuesday, September 29 We pray for educational programs and materials shared across traditions, that they will sow seeds of justice, kindness and shared understanding.
Wednesday, September 30 (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation/ Orange Shirt Day) We pray for the healing and wholeness of people impacted by the legacy of residential schools. We give thanks for Indigenous Elders, leaders and Knowledge Keepers working for healing and wellness in their families and nations.
Thursday, October 1 We pray for participants of the online course, Becoming Intercultural, that their hearts will be open to learning how they have become who they are so that they may love others across difference.
Friday, October 2 We give thanks and pray for Lora Nafziger and Mitch Rhodes who shared with the PCC the work of the United Mission to Nepal this summer.
Saturday, October 3 We pray for the Rev. Lara Scholey, Moderator of the 151st General Assembly, as she shares her experiences from the 111th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea with congregations in Canada.