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News > 2009 Parish Life Notes > 09.05.17 Parish Life

May 17, 2009

Legal Updates

During the course of the trial we will be communicating with the congregation through email updates, and through our website (www.stjohnsvancouver.org). If you wish to receive regular updates please email Krista at Krista@sjvan.org. Please include your name, address and phone number, so that we can update our Parish List at the same time.

Please Pray about the upcoming court case

Corporate Opportunities Many of us met last Monday, May 11 to bring the upcoming court case before God in prayer. But there are other times you can come and pray with member of this church family. Everyone is welcome to attend any or all of these services.

• Weekdays at 7:00 am (Morning Prayer), 12:00 pm (Noon Day Prayers), 5:30 pm (Evening Prayer) beginning May 19 and carrying on until June 12. Contact Norah Johnston for more information, 604.224.8986.

• Keeping Company with God on Monday, May 25 (the first day we are in court) and June 8. This is a wonderful opportunity to bring whatever is on your heart (may relate to the court case may be personal cares and concerns) to a community at prayer.

• Evensong on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm. This service occurs on Tuesdays all year long and is followed by dinner together in the church hall.

Individual Opportunities
We want someone designated to pray for every hour that the trial is running (9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday) so that we can keep constant prayer cover of the trial. Anyone who would like to volunteer or for more information, please contact Joanne M, ext 15 or by email

A Wedding Celebration!

Mehran and Leila were marrried here by Dan Gifford on April 20 with a small gathering present. St. John’s is hosting an informal event to celebrate their marriage with an “Iranian” wedding cake on May 24 at 3:00 pm in the Trendell Lounge. If you wish to attend please RSVP to Sandy Harmel at 604.266.9940 by Wednesday May 20.

 2010 Olympics – More Than Gold

The 2010 Olympics are only 9 months away! The Christian Community, with the leadership of “More Than Gold” (MTG), is preparing opportunities to impact the thousands of visitors and athletes who will be coming to Vancouver. St. John’s is hosting an information evening Thursday, May 21 at 7:30 pm, sponsored by MTG. They will present many ways in which you can become involved. Please come and be part of this exciting, once-in-a-lifetime experience! For information and involvement call Victor Pauls, 604.278.1434 or visit the website.
 

St. John’s seniors bus trips – Tuesday, May 26

We will travel to Britannia Beach to visit the B.C. Museum of Mining and then go on to Squamish for lunch at the new Quest University. The bus will leave St. John’s at 9:45 am and return at 3:00 pm. The cost is $20.00 per person plus lunch money for the cafeteria. Please call the church office to sign up, and let us know if you need a ride to the church. Money will be collected on the day of the trip

Parent lunch and prayer 24 May

On Sunday 24 May we will be having a simple lunch after morning church for all parents/families of CTC and Senior Youth and Ekklesia. This will be an opportunity to give thanks to God for the year we have had and also welcome the new grade 6 families into the youth ministry. Most important is that it is the day before St John’s court case and so is an appropriate time to meet and pray. The cost will be $5 for an individual or $10 for a family. Please RSVP to Julie Moser by email.

Giving to the Legal Fund

Praise God for the generosity of St. John’s parishioners that we are within $100,000 of our original targets for the legal fund as we seek clarification from the courts regarding ownership of our property. We continue to encourage people to give generously. Cheques should be make payable to the ANiC-St.John’s Project and should be marked as being designated for the legal fund. Donations may be placed in the offering plate or delivered to the church office. For more information contact Krista Friebel at the church office ext 19.

 Baptisms

June 28 is the date of our next baptism services. If you wish to be baptized or to have your child baptized please contact Krista in the office at ext 19 by June 17.

Library

The most recent additions to our library are now on display. Do come and take a look!

St. John’s and the Ratanak Project

If you have a special interest in the Ratanak Project, a missions group that works in Cambodia, please join us on Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 pm in room 100 at the church. We will be updating you on Cambodia, and the work of Ratanak, as well as having a time of prayer. For more information contact Steven Friebel at 604.731.7508.

Used Stamps

Please bring your unwanted used stamps in for the Arctic Fellowship. Thank you to all those who already give. If you have any questions about this ministry, please contact Grace at 604.872.6031.

Parish Family News

Congratulations.

Jennifer & Jesse Martin are delighted to tell you that their first child, Phineas Camac Martin, was born on Monday, May 11. Praise God.

Congratulations to Dr. Will Johnston. He was awarded the Cecelia Moore Award for “his life saving work”
by Signal Hill (a pro-life society) at the Annual Pro-Life Gala on Monday, May 11. Please keep Will in your prayers as he continues his work with Canadian Physicians for Life.

Congratulations to Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid, the new Liberal MLA in the Vancouver- Fairview electoral district. Please keep Margaret in your prayers as she takes up these new responsibilities as a servant of the citizens of Vancouver-Fairview.

Congratulations to Sarah Tippett and David Poon who were married here yesterday. The flowers on the Credence Table are given to the glory of God on their behalf.

   For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1: 5-8


We had a great ‘family meeting’ Monday night – a time of prayer, listening to one another and to God. There will be opportunities for prayer together in the coming weeks which are outlined on the next page. One of the great things about being together on Monday was the gift of experiencing our affection with love for one another. We are also experiencing this from the wider Church:

• Firstly, the blessing and gift of Richard and Judy James being with us in the last couple months. They will be heading back to Sydney to move house and start a new ministry at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church North Sydney. Richard and Judy, St. John’s thanks you for your love, service and affection and we pray God’s continued blessing on your family and ministry.

• Secondly, letters of encouragement that we have received, two in the last week and one in March. Please read them and being encouraged by our brother and sisters in Christ.

David
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Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

On behalf of the church board of the Hope Reformed Church of Vancouver, I am writing to you to communicate our encouragement to and support for you in your faithful stand for the Gospel.

The struggle you face as you contend for “the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints (Jude 3)” is widely known…and it was our desire to let you know that you are not alone. Of course you have much support in the wider Anglican Communion as you stand firm against the worldliness of the local bishop, but you should know that there are many others who also pray that God would grant you steadfastness, courage, wisdom, graciousness, and success in these difficult times.

Our prayers are with you for God’s blessing,

In Christ, Rev. Randy Opmeer
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We want to stand with you and support you as you prepare for the forthcoming court case, and we are planning to spend some time praying for your situation at our church prayer meeting tonight.

Be assured of our prayers and support both tonight, and in the days to come.

In His Service, Gary McMurray, St Elizabeth’s Church, Dundonald, Belfast, in Northern Ireland
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Dear Clergy, Trustees and Congregation of St. John’s Shaughnessy

We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Praise be to God the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. The God who comforts us in the time of troubles, and difficult situations such as the church is going through in this world, the church in the early time had gone through persecutions but in all Christ is the winner. Whereby he encourages us to stand firm for his kingdom to grow. We at St John Sudanese Anglican Church are also bearing what ANIC is going through as well as St John Shaughnessy. As we learned that today (May 11th) is a prayer date for what the Church is going through we cannot make it but are also sending, in spirit our voice of prayer that God will answer us.

God bless us all,

Your brothers and sisters in Christ, Congregation, St. John Sudanese Anglican Church