Connections: Hospitality Ministry
Do you want to get to know other people at church? Are you finding it challenging to connect with new people at St. John’s? Connections is a way to get to know new people or connect with old friends by sharing a light lunch with 6 or 8 others in a host-family’s home. You will meet with them after the Sunday services on Oct 25 and Nov 22. How do you get involved? We will have a registration table today, and next Sunday, after the 9:00 am service in the Trendell Lounge and after the 11:00 am in the Narthex. For more information email Jan or phone 604.731.4966 ext 28.
LIVEWORD Women’s Conference – Pride and Prejudice – The Surprising Message of Jonah
Ladies, mark your calendars now and register for the women’s conference on Sat, Oct 17. We invite you and women from churches throughout the Lower Mainland to attend a day of Bible teaching and great music, as three speakers (Bev Greenwood, Lesley Bentley, and Polly Long) teach from Jonah and Matthew. Brochures will be available soon. For more details visit our women's conference page, email Jan or phone her at 604.731.4966 ext 28.
Everyone Welcome To Special “All In” -
Goodbye to The Mosers
On Oct 18, we will be saying goodbye to the Mosers. There will be an “All In” in the Trendell Lounge at 4:00 pm. Anyone who would like to say “good bye” or “thank you” to the Mosers is welcome to attend.
If you would like to make a contribution (non-receipted), please give it to Sallie Boschung; through the church office. Cheques should made payable to “Sallie Boschung in trust”. Contributions may also be placed in the offering plate, but must be in a separate envelope and addressed to Sallie.
Christianity Explored
A course for the curious, a place to ask questions.
The Christianity Explored course meets on a week night at 7:00 pm in the Trendell Lounge for a meal, short presentation and discussion. The course runs for 7 weeks and is designed for those who are curious about Christianity or are new to the Christian faith. Contact Aaron to register by email or by phoning 604-731-4966 ext 22. The next course begins Thu, Oct 22. Please note the change of day and date.
Keeping Company With God
Keeping Company with God: Services are normally held the second and fourth Monday of each month. But we will however not meet Thanksgiving Mon, Oct 12th. Our next service will be on Oct 26th.
Dads’ Friday Bible Study Resuming
Dad’s Bible study at St. John’s is back. We meet from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm every Friday. All Dads welcome, especially those with children at the St. John’s Friday youth Bible study taking place at the same time. No reservations required, just turn up at Room 100 between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm on Fridays.
Thanksgiving Decorating
Thank you to all those who donated items and gave their time to help decorate the sanctuary yesterday. It looks wonderful!
Daily Bible Reading – Nourishment for our souls
Today in your bulletin, you will find a copy of the Bible Reading Guide that will take you to Dec 5th.
This guide is an abbreviated version of the Book of Common Prayer Table of Lessons (pp xvi to xlv), which was written with the assumption that a person would pray and read two passages from the Bible morning and evening. We choose one of those four readings for this little Guide. If you don’t have a Prayer Book, Norah Johnston (604-224-8986) would be glad to provide you with one at cost. There are two readings – one from either the Old or New Testaments and the other a Psalm.
May God bless you as you read His word.
St. John’s Book Club
Please join us on Oct 14 at 1:00 pm in the Library. We will be discussing “Secrets of Happiness” by Billy Graham. For more information, please contact Linda at 604.266.4374.
Parish Family News
Congratulations!
The following children are being baptized today. Please keep those being baptized and their families in your prayers.
9:00 am: Cameron William Clark
Phineas Camac Martin
11:00 am: Sienna Kathariena Ann Zuccolo
Benjamin Caleb John Tippett
6:30 pm: Lillian Jean Prince
Community News
Bach Cello Suites
St. John’s member, cellist Brian Mix will perform Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1 and No. 5, Wed Oct 14, at St. Anselm’s Anglican Church, 5210 University Blvd. 7:30pm. Admission by donation.
Accommodation Needed
The Rev. Peter Young is an Anglican minister in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He will begin a 3-month sabbatical beginning in January 2010 studying at Regent College. He would be appreciative of finding an inexpensive, self-contained suite in Vancouver, or possibly a house-sitting arrangement close to the campus if possible, or on a bus route. If you have a suite or know of something that would be available, please contact Jane Young at (604) 264-9244.
Ministry Opportunity
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship is looking for a full-time office administrator for “ Pioneer Pacific Camp”. This position would be located the majority of the time in Vancouver. Please check out the full job description at http://pioneerpacific.ca/. For more information call Brian Burtchett at 604-616-1925 or the office at 1-800-784-1415.
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“….and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God” (Acts 2:46-47)
As you know, St. John’s is a large congregation and I often hear people say that it is hard to meet others here. Whether you are a newcomer or whether you have been at St. John’s for years, one way to get better acquainted with others in the congregation is through our hospitality ministry, called Connections. The objective of Connections is to provide a starting point for parishioners to connect and for newcomers to become integrated into the church. There have been many significant connections made through this ministry, in terms of building friendships and in helping newcomers become involved in the life of the church. Sharing food, while getting to know each other is a lovely way to start to feel a part of the church family!
Today there will be a registration table in the Trendell Lounge after the 9 am service and in the Narthex after the 11 am service. Those who register will be placed in a group with 7-8 others to share a light lunch in a parishioner’s home twice, on two separate Sundays after church, October 25 and November 22 .
Our vision is that most of the congregation will be involved in connecting in this way, and that people will continue to connect on their own, “breaking bread together from house to house”, and inviting each other and new members into a deeper Christian relationship.
I encourage you to stop by the registration table to chat and to learn a little more about this ministry.
Jan Hobbis
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