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News > 2010 Parish Life Notes > 10.05.23 Parish Life
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May 23, 2010
ConfirmationA Service of Confirmation and Re-affirmation will take place on Sunday, June 20 at 3:00 pm in the main sanctuary of Broadmoor Baptist Church (St. John’s Richmond uses the smaller sanctuary), 8140 Saunders Road, Richmond – one block north of Williams and one block east of No. 3 Road. Please make a note of this and plan to attend to encourage and support our fellow parishioners in this step of commitment to Christ that they are taking. Christianity ExploredThe Christianity Explored course currently meets on 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! Ordination ServiceThursday, May 27, at 7:00 pm at St. John’s Richmond Service with Archbishops Emmanuel Kolini (Rwanda) and Yong Ping ChungYou are invited by the Anglican Coalition in Canada to an interdenominational worship service to be held Sun, May 23 at 7:30 pm at Fraserview MB Church, 11295 Mellis Drive, Richmond. For more information call 604-218-3577. Parish Family NewsBirth Community NewsRegent College Free Public Lectures – 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm Regent College Prayer Retreat – Sat, Jun 5, 8:45 am to 4:30 pm. Bruce and Carolyn Hindmarsh are leading this retreat. Cost is $28/person. Retreat is held at St. Helen’s Anglican Church, 4405 West 8th Avenue. To register phone: 604.221.3348 OR email. Living Waters Book Sale |
Dear Friends, Last Sunday, 133 of us joined together over a meal to hear about what God is doing in Cambodia and, specifically, Svay Pak, the world renowned area for child sex trafficking. It is hard to imagine and believe that a church is set in the middle of a neighborhood where children are sold by their families, kept drugged and then prostituted. The suffering, the injustice, the awful reality of the depravity is mind boggling, yet God is bringing redemption and light to Svay Pak. The story of Cambodia and what it has been through in the last 30 years is tragic and yet it is not unique. Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Bosnia, are a few of the other countries that have been through similar catastrophic tragedies. The personal stories that come out of these tragedies are horrific and it is hard to reconcile them with a loving God. The question of how a loving sovereign God can be a reality in a world that has suffered and continues to suffer, with little hope of relief, is important to ask and answer so that we better understand the Gospel for ourselves and so that we can share it with others. Next week, Aaron Roberts will be looking at how this reality can exist and why it is good news. Pray about who this may be helpful for and who you might invite. Our youth – Ekklesia (18 to 20 something), Senior High Youth, and CTC (Christian Teens Club, i.e. Junior High) – are away at the All In this weekend on Gambier Island in Howe Sound. Pray that God will minister to each person in a deep and life-changing, life-giving way. Warmly, Joanne Lawrie |
