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News > 2010 Parish Life Notes > 10.02.14 Parish Life

February 14, 2010

     

Ash Wednesday Service

There will be an Ash Wednesday service (with choir) this Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 pm in the church.

Christianity Explored

The Christianity Explored course meets Thursday nights at 7:00 pm in the Church Hall for a wonderful home-cooked 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. Christianity Explored provides a warm, pressure-free environment to explore questions of faith and life. It’s informal, fun and you can choose to be silent or say whatever you want. No question is too hostile or basic and no knowledge of faith is expected!

If you have any questions or wish to register please contact Aaron by email or phone at the church office, 604.731.4966 ext 22.

The course is free, but a small donation is asked to help cover the cost of the awesome food. The next Christianity Explored course begins on February 18.

Baptism Services – Sunday, March 14

Are you interested in baptism, for you, or your child? Our next baptism services are scheduled for Sunday, March 14 at either the 9:00 am or 11:00 am service. The application deadline for baptism is Monday, March 1. For more information please contact Krista at the church office by email or phone at 604.731.4966 ext 19.

Casserole Ministry

For all of those who would like to help out the casserole ministry...We are in need! Casseroles for 1-2 and 4 or larger families are needed. Some good ideas are; shepherd’s pie, pot pies, chicken casseroles, desserts or whatever you feel like creating! Thank you in advance for helping to care for our St John’s family. Any questions please call Carolyn 604.263.4465 or Suzie 604.271.4750.

Senior’s Tea

St. John’s Seniors Tea will be held on February 23 at 1:30 pm in the Trendell Lounge. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Bill Fairbanks, who will show pictures and tell us about his medical work and experiences in Haiti in the past. Please call the church office if you need a ride.

Flowers

Flowers can be placed on the Credence Table and given to the Glory of God in rememberence or celebration. If you would like to know more information, please contact Edith at 604.813.4060.

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 February 28 and March 28. So check your plans for those dates. How do you get involved?  We will have a registration table next Sunday, after the 9:00 am service in the Trendell Lounge and after the 11:00 am in the Narthex. For more information or to register now, contact Jan at the church office by email or phone at 604.731.4966 ext 28.

Interested in learning more about small group leadership?

If you are interested in learning more about the requirements for being a small group leader and being equipped to lead, please contact Jan Hobbis by email or phone at the church office, 604.731.4966 ext 28.

Accommodation Needed

The Rev. Sam Chan and his wife and two sons (aged 2 years old and 6 months old) are coming to Vancouver on study leave from April 24 to June 25 to study at Regent. Sam has visited and preached at St. John’s in the past. If you know of some accommodation for them, please contact Ruth Matheson, 604.731.4966, ext 12.

Community News

Haiti Benefit Concert - Friday, February 19 at 7:30 pm at St. John’s featuring Baranduin
Proforming will be Janna Sailor, violin; Genevieve MacKay, violin; Sarah Poon, viola da gamba; David Poon, harpsichord; Charlene Pauls, soprano; Karen Foster, violin; and Terence Fullerton, organ and piano. Music by Vivaldi, Marais, J.S. Bach, Handel, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. Sponsored by More than Gold and St. John’s. Admission by Donation.

Motet - Monday, Feb 22 at 8:00 pm at St. John’s.
A new sacred music group is performing for the first time in Vancouver!  This first performance will include Duruflé’s Messe cum jubilo alongside chants, motets, and organ improvisations.  Dedicated to promoting good liturgical music for worship, this ensemble strives to maintain the tradition of sacred music for the Church, beginning with chant and incorporating newer music based on chant.  Admission by donation.   www.MOTET.ca

Parish Family News

Birth. Thanksgiving to God for the safe arrival of daughter Eulalia Johnson, born on Feb. 8th and weighing 9 lbs. 7 oz. Congratulations to proud parents, Tim and Anna Johnson.

Condolences. Marjorie Stevenson, a long-time member of St. John’s, died on February 5 at the grand age of 100 years and 6 months. For the past several years, as her health declined, she longed to go to be with the Lord Jesus and didn’t know what was holding Him up; now she is with Him. There will be a memorial service here at St. John’s on March 2. Please keep her extended family in your prayers.

Condolences. Please keep Beth Allen, her mother, Margaret, her sisters Jean and Gwen, and all the extended family in your prayers. Her father, George Robbins, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 4 and a memorial service will be held for him at St. Augustine’s Anglican Church, 8680 Hudson Street, on Saturday, February 20 at 2 pm.

 


   Dear Friends,

We warmly welcome you to St. John’s today.

This Valentine’s Day, the world is focussing its attention on Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and we will be welcoming people from many nations to our city during the next couple of weeks. It is a time of hospitality and of celebrating good will in relationships between nations and peoples from around the world. It is a refreshing change from the fractured relationships between peoples that so often dominate the news.

Today at St. John’s, we have invited many of you to join us in our guest services at 9 am and 11 am. It is our joy to welcome you as we celebrate the fact that, when Jesus Christ was born, the angels announced peace and good will to all people in Him. That is because God heals fractured relationships with Him as Jesus forgives your sin and my sin in his death on a cross for us. Wonderfully, Jesus guarantees this gift because he rose from the dead. What a joy it is to have peace with God and know His tremendous love for us in this way.

My prayer is that on this Olympic Valentine’s Day you will see and know God’s tremendous love for you in Jesus Christ. Jesus’ own words communicate this for us perfectly today: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)

Thank you for coming today, it is our joy to welcome you.

Dan Gifford