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News > 2009 Parish Life Notes > 09.05.24 Parish Life
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May 24, 2009
Legal UpdatesDuring the course of the trial we will be communicating with the congregation through email updates, and through this website. If you wish to receive regular updates please email Krista. Please include your name, address and phone number, so that we can update our Parish List at the same time. Join us in prayer for the upcoming court caseEveryone is welcome to attend any or all of these prayer services:
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 McKinnon, ext 15 or email. Giving to the Legal FundPraise 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. LibraryThe most recent additions to our library are now on display. Do come and take a look! BaptismsJune 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. St. John’s seniors bus trips – Tuesday, May 26We 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 MayOn 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. New to St. John’s?If you have been coming to St. John’s for 6 months or less, we would like to get to know you! Please join us for a free ‘welcome lunch’ after the 11:00 am service in the Trendell Lounge on June 14. After lunch, David Short and other staff members will give a short presentation. You can register by emailing or by calling the church office. Opportunity to attend Christianity Explored!
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Dear Friends,
This Sunday it is a joy to welcome Steve and Rachel James back to Vancouver for one Sunday. This week, Steve is leading a mission for the congregation of Christ’s Church Oceanside in Nanoose Bay, which, under the leadership of Rev. Guy Bellerby has joined the Network and is now meeting in new premises. What a great way to start this new stage in their life together — by having a mission to celebrate the joy of God in giving us his Son! Tomorrow our three week legal case begins. You will find a brochure in your handouts this morning called “FAQ’S ABOUT THE LEGAL TRIAL”, which answers a number of key questions and hopefully prepares us to better take this opportunity, which God has given us. What Christ’s Church Oceanside is doing this next week and what we are doing may look and feel different, but they are the same thing. This is what God has given us to do and we must not waste it, but rather continue to trust God and move his grace forward. Please pray that God would use Steve, Guy, and Christ’s Church Oceanside to bring people into relationship with him. I have been reading the book of Acts in preparation for our Fall series and it is remarkable how much time the early Christians spent in front of courts. From Acts 21 - 28 the Apostle Paul is imprisoned and faces various trials, but as he writes to Timothy from Rome “God’s word is not chained.” Just the opposite; when Christians live boldly and speak boldly for Christ, some believe and some oppose but the word of God grows and multiplies. The next three weeks do not put the gospel in jeopardy, but are part of the very big purpose of God for His world. Look back over the past seven years and see what God has done for us — in connecting us to our brothers and sisters in Malawi, in developing a global fellowship of confessing Anglicans, in blessing our small groups, our youth ministry, our children’s ministry, in seeing Christ add to our numbers, in His financial provision. Will God continue with us? Not only will He, but He promises to be with us and His constant word to us is, “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give to you the kingdom.” Luke 12:32. David.
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