Creative and Spiritual Practices: Engaging the Soul ( Week 1 of 5)

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church

703 Heritage Drive Southwest, T2V 2W4, Calgary, AB, Canada

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Calgary

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St. Andrew’s MISSION is,Woven into the neighbourhood, growing disciples who love like Jesus.The consequence we desire—OUR VISION—is captured in, Growing. Life. Together. With God. GROWING: Our call is to invite and encourage people to flourish in faith, and empowered through Christ, to engage our gifts for the benefit of others and our world. LIFE: Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, as experienced firsthand in Word and Sacrament, has the power to change, create and transform us and all creation. TOGETHER: We are committed to a deep sharing of our lives in abundant community where people of diverse age, race, sexual orientation, thought and experience are welcomed in a place that feels like home. WITH GOD: We are created for meaningful companionship with the Triune God and our highest aim is to prayerfully seek the Spirit’s guidance and embody the will of God through our everyday living.An organization’s STATED VALUES are qualities we aim to live out in all we do. They include,Accepting: Honouring different ways of thinking, perspectives, languages, cultures, races and genders, enabling the Spirit’s creative spark to bring forth new possibilities. Compassionate: Opening our hearts and minds to the suffering of others and responding with mercy and grace. Courageous: Seeking out new and bold ways to glorify and advance God’s purposes in the world, knowing we are never alone. Generous: Making the interests of others greater than our own. Missional: Discerning from God to whom we are sent, as we grow flourishing life in our world. Serving: Demonstrating Christ’s love, with a willing heart, for God and others. Welcoming: Inviting you to experience God’s presence and love in community, whoever you are and whatever your circumstances.