Category Archives: Worship
On This Day…
On This Day…. (Author Unknown) Mend a quarrelSearch out a forgotten friendDismiss suspicion and replace it with trustWrite a love letterShare some treasuresGive a soft answerEncourage youth Manifest your loyalty in a word or deedKeep a promiseFind the timeForego a grudgeForgive an enemyListenApologize if you were wrong Try to understandFlout envyExamine your demands on othersThinkContinue reading “On This Day…”
Remembrance and Peace Service
A beautiful display for our Remebrance and Peace Service on Sunday, November 7. In Flanders Fields (by L Col John McCrae) In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short daysContinue reading “Remembrance and Peace Service”
In-person Worship Service Protocol
Council has decided to move to a schedule of two in-person Worship Services per month. A schedule is posted on the Worship page, which you can access by clicking here. If you are attending in-person we ask that you follow the following protocol. In-person Worship Service ProtocolAs we have done throughout the pandemic, we areContinue reading “In-person Worship Service Protocol”
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
This year marks the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, Turtle Island. It is an observance of Truth and Reconciliation and an opportunity to engage deeper with the process of reconciliation, recognizing that there is much work to be done. September 30 is also Orange Shirt Day, a day that was designated to commemorateContinue reading “National Day of Truth and Reconciliation”
Ordination
Joanne Scofield On June 13, I was ordained at Pacific Mountain Region’s Celebration of Ministry Service. I was gifted with this stole from the Congregation. A stole is a symbol of ordination and the office of the ministry of Word and Sacrament. Stoles come in different colours and designs for different seasons in the ChristianContinue reading “Ordination”
Take a Sacred Pause
For the Love of Creation, is a faith-based initiative for Climate action. They have created a resource for connecting with nature. Download the full document here.
World Day of Prayer 2021
World Day of Prayer is happening in 2021 but in a different way. You can watch online at wicc.org any day from Feb. 15 to the end of September 2021. The usual worship service usually held the first Friday in March is on line on the front page of wicc.org This is one of the different ways to beContinue reading “World Day of Prayer 2021”
Annual General Meeting
Christmas Eve Online Service
Join us for our Christmas Eve Service, December 24, 7pm, online. Contact the church office for the Zoom sign-in information.
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