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News > 2009 Parish Life Notes > 09.06.14 Parish Life
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June 14, 2009
Please come June 21 11:30am - Trial Wrap UpThe trial finished on June 11th with our legal counsel laying our case before judge for his judgment. On June 21st, after our 10 am service we will meet as a congregation to lay the issue before God as we move into a period of waiting. This will be done after we have had the opportunity to hear form our legal team and ask them questions. Work wanted!Some university students from our Ekklesia group would love to work in order to earn money to go on the houseboat trip this summer. Do you have any work that they could do? If so, please contact Robert Edwards 778.886.8593 Work wanted! Men’s Summer Breakfast with Bishop Paul BarnettBishop Paul Barnett, well loved, well known, and highly regarded, is coming to teach a course at Regent College in early July and will be preaching at St. John’s for 3 weeks. He has agreed to do a men’s breakfast while he is here on Saturday, July 4th from 9 am to 11 am. This is a rare opportunity for the men of our congregation to hear Bp Paul and to interact with him. Bishop Paul’s topic will be, “Why I am still a Christian”. How to give to the Legal Fund.Please make cheques payable to ANiC - St. John’s Project and indicate on the giving envelope the it is to be directed to the legal fund and indicate in the memo line of the cheque that is to be directed to the legal fund. Grade 12 Houseboat TripThis is the annual call for vans for the Grade 12 Trip to Lake Roosevelt in northeast Washington. We need three vans to use from June 26-July 1. If you can help, please email or call Ken or Julie Moser ssy.org at 778 861 9500. Senior’s Strawberry TeaSt. John’s Seniors Strawberry tea will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 1:30 pm in the Trendell Lounge. Michelle Sudduth, our new Evening Service Music Leader, will play the piano for us. Come and bring a friend for our last gathering until the end of September. Please call the church office if you need a ride. Year-end Youth BarbecueAll the youth of St. John’s and their families are invited to a barbecue to celebrate the end of the year and the beginning of the summer. Please join us for dinner on Thursday June 25 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Learner’s ExchangeThis Sunday, June 14th will be the last Learner’s Exchange till the fall. Please come hear Harvey Guest speak at 9 am in room 100. Operation Baby BottleReminder …Father’s Day is next Sunday … All those persons who have baby bottles…would you please return them as soon as possible. Janice will be available in the Trendell Lounge to take your bottles during the coffee-time, in between the services. Please, do not return the bottles to the Reception or Office. (For further assistance: Call Janice @ (604) 736-0969). Parish Family NewsCondolences. Our sincere condolences to Mrs. Gail Stevens whose mother, Erma Boulter, died on June 3rd. Her funeral was held this past Thursday. Please pray for Gail, Paul and their family in their grief. Flowers. The flowers on the Credence Table are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of my husband, Geoff Archer and my grandson, Andrew Smith from Rae Archer. Birth Announcement. Congratulations to Mark and Diane Coulter on the birth of their son, Linden Matthew Trevor Coulter on June 1st. Congratulations. Congratulations to Jane Corrall and Duncan Long who were married here yesterday. Please keep this couple in your prayers.
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Dear Friends, Each summer we change the shape and schedule of our Sunday gatherings from 4 services [7:30 AM, 9 AM, 11 AM, 6:30 PM] to 3 services [8 AM, 10 AM, 6:30 PM]. We do this for a range of reasons - it is helpful to the children’s ministry, choir, and pastoral staff, and frankly it’s great to be all together on Sunday mornings with as many as possible. We usually go to this “Summer Schedule” on the first Sunday in July but I have decided to move to the Summer Schedule TWO WEEKS EARLY, BEGINNING JUNE 21. That is next Sunday! I recognize this is very little notice to give, and so I would be very grateful if you could get the message to any of your friends who are not here today so that they are not caught out. My primary reason in deciding to do this is so that we can have a special meeting after the 10 AM service next Sunday, June 21. Our court case finished this week, and I have invited our lead legal council Geoff Cowper and Stanley Martin to come at 11:30 AM on the 21st, to give us a report on the progress and final state of the trial. I want all of us to hear from Geoff and Stanley in order to know how remarkably well they have represented us, and to have them available for questions and answers. At the end of our time, we will place it all in the hands of God through a short service. For parents, we will arrange for the children to have activities for an extra 45 minutes from 11:30-12:15 so that you might stay and participate. For those in the 8 AM and 6:30 PM services, it will mean coming back to church at 11:30 AM, following the 10AM service. As a church we have been given one verse from a number of people and groups: “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” [1Cor. 15:58]. Warmly, David Short |
