Join us this Sunday morning at 10 am for a special Morning Prayer service led by Linda Van Sickle.

A reminder that there is no 8:30 service.

Did you know that we have an amazing BBQ lunch with hamburgers and hot dogs and snacks on sale day?  And did you know that Jose Perena Pratt and her team create a beautiful boutique in the narthex, displaying a wide array of vintage and other lovely things selected from items brought for the sale?  Any help you can provide even for an hour or two during our days of preparation, Apr 25 to May 1, would be appreciated.  All the careful sorting and setting out of donated items provides a great experience for our shoppers on the sale day, May 2nd. 

We still need volunteers at most of the tables and stations on sale day.  Please check the sign-up sheets on the entryway table and add your name where you can help out.  A big thanks to everyone who has already signed up. If you’re thinking of helping but would like more information, please contact Linda Van Sickle at 778 265 5347 or lindavs51@gmail.com.  Let’s take this opportunity to come together as a parish and make this a great event for our Westshore community.

The Top Shelf this week continues to feature books about Jesus. They are:

Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright. The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions.

   This is a fine book by two prominent Jesus scholars who were also friends—not that they agreed with each other. Each topic, from the stories of Jesus’s birth and what he taught, through his death and resurrection, to his second coming, is discussed by both writers, who present their differing viewpoints.

Marcus Borg. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus & the Heart of Contemporary Faith.

N.T. Wright. Who Was Jesus?

   Both Marcus Borg, an American liberal lay scholar, and Tom Wright, a conservative bishop in the Church of England, wrote their own well-regarded books about Jesus, and more than one at that. On the Top Shelf are two of them.

Cynthia Bourgeault. The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind—A New Perspective on Christ and His Message.

   A view of Jesus that draws on insights from the Eastern churches, and includes instructions for wisdom practices such as lectio divina and centering prayer.

Thomas Cahill. Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus.

   The life of Jesus in the context of his times.

Remaining on display on the children’s table is Alice Joyce Davidson’s The Story of Easter, illustrated by Victoria Marshall.

To borrow any book, fill out a green slip from the small bookcase in the narthex, and put it in the pink box labelled Library. To return a book, fill out a yellow slip and put it in the box, then leave the book beside or under the box.

Please read and return books borrowed before March 1 on or before April 12, if possible. Thank you.

All are welcome to join us on Thursdays for our relaxed, lively and interesting Zoom online Bible Study, to discuss the readings for the upcoming Sunday. The readings are posted in this newsletter.

No experience or prior knowledge is needed.

Time: 6 PM - 7 PM.

Zoom Link:  https://bc-anglican-ca.zoom.us/j/88378461340?pwd=cU9wSUNEZG02M3h3bGVrUmpyMjRNZz09

Meeting ID: 883 7846 1340
Passcode: 4743031

Please note: There is no Bible Study on Maundy Thursday.
Sr. Ingrid will be teaching the Diocesan Lay Leadership in Worship Course on Thursday nights during April and on 28th May. Bible Study will continue under the warm and wise leadership of Lisa Brodersen for this period.

Readings for this Sunday's services:

Acts 2:14, 22-32

Psalm 16

1 Peter 1:3-9

John 20:19-31

Read Sunday's readings online:
1. Go to https://lectionary.anglican.ca/  
2. Select next Sunday's date in the space at the bottom.
3. Click "Link to full text for this day".

Apr 6-12 Sr Ingrid on Vacation

Apr 12  10 AM service only (no 8.30 service)

Apr 13-16 Sr Ingrid at Clergy Conference

Apr 21 Book Club (all welcome), St. John’s Rm, 10 am
             Parish Council Mtg, 7 pm

Apr 22 Community Lunch, noon

Apr 25 Spanish Service, 5:30 pm, &
           Parish Spring Potluck, 6:30 pm

Apr 26 8:30 Breakfast, Rm C

Apr 27-May 1- GARAGE SALE PREP WEEK

May 2 GARAGE SALE DAY, 9 am - 2 pm
            Taize Service, 5 pm

May 3 Parish Coffee Welcome

May 6 Community Coffee Social, 9:30-11 am

May 9 Family Board Games Night, Hall, 6 pm

May 13 Ladies Guild Meeting, 1:30 pm

May 19 Book Club, St. John’s Rm, 10 am

May 23 Spanish Service & Potluck, 6 pm

May 25 Jazz Vespers, 7 pm

May 27 Community Lunch, 12 pm

The Diocese would like to extend Easter blessings to all the parishes. You are invited to click the links below to watch Bishop Anna's two-minute Easter sermon, and read her column in the Times Colonist.

Click here to watch Bishop Anna’s 2-minute Easter sermon.

Click here to read Bishop Anna’s Easter column in the Times Colonist.

Faith Tides is the online, faith-based publication of the Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets (BC). Through news stories, reflections and feature articles Faith Tides aims to showcase the work God is doing through our churches. It is a space where people of faith and doubt can walk alongside one another, share their stories and grow together.

Read the April 2026 issue of Faith Tides. 

To preview the menu and RSVP, please click on the following link:

https://soulfirekitchen.ca/community-dinner

Sunday
 8:30 AM - Traditional Eucharist, Book of Common Prayer
(no choir) Chapel

10:00 AM - Contemporary Eucharist, Book of Alternative Services,
with choir 

First Saturday of the Month
5:00 PM - Taize service with singing  Chapel (First Saturday of every month at 5 PM, except January, April and August.)

Fourth Saturday of the Month
6 PM - Spanish Language Anglican Eucharist Service  (Except April moved to 4th). There is no service in December.

For any issues to report concerning the condition/maintenance of the church building and grounds, please email the parish office directly at admin@colwoodanglican.ca, or record them in the maintenance logbook that is located on the parish office door.

Office hours are Mondays  - Thursdays
from 9 am until noon.