May the beauty and blessings of this season bring warmth and peace to your home.

The Church of the Advent wishes you abundant love, joy, and peace in this time of Thanksgiving.

Thanks be to God. Amen.

Freinds,

Anytime now you should be receiving your Pastoral Thanksgiving letter in the mail. If you haven't received one by the end of the week, please notify me. There are extras available in the Narthex as well.

Thanks and blessings,

Caroline DeCiantis

In this special electoral synod issue: First woman bishop, Behind the scenes, Coming home and more...Download this issue below...

The Anglican Edition Canadian Church Calendar is now available for purchase. We have a limited supply and they are $6 each. Please email or call Caroline to let her know if you would like one.

The pictoral theme of the calendar this year is entitled "Homecoming." 

"We love these places for the memories they hold, for the lives that have passed through them. They are 'thin places' of polished wood, stained glass, and the smell of prayer books and dust. When we allow them to be, they are icons, porous to the holy, and when we are away from them, we often long for them. It's like longing for home. In 2020, we were away from them for a long time. And though that didn't prevent our serving and celebrating in new and vibrant ways, many of us felt something like the longing of the Babylonian exile, when the focus changed from temple to test, from ritual to word. As it turns out, that exile was a time of transformation. And there was, in the end, a homecoming."

Thank you again for remembering to call the office ahead of time to book your seats for the 8:30 and 10:30 services. It's important for us to know the numbers that are attending.

Initially we asked everyone to call in on either Monday or Tuesday morning. We are now expanding that window. Each week that you would like to attend church, please call the office anytime before Thursday at 10 am and leave a message.

Thank you!

Join us for our virtual coffee time at 10 am on Sundays. 

Here is the Zoom info: October 11, 2020 10:00 AM Vancouver

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81271301300?pwd=YzJSUlVIU3YxVDBrejI5dHo0R203UT09

Meeting ID: 812 7130 1300

Passcode: 4743031

Dial by your location  +1 778 907 2071 Canada

Our readings for Sunday, October 18th (Pentecost 20) are as follows...

Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23

Phillipians 4:1-9 

Matthew 22:1-14

Mitch and Jo Barnes have written a comedy, Firehoses and Family, and have generously offered it as an online fundraiser for St. Luke's Players. We are doubly fortunate because, although an online production is new to St. Luke's Players, Mitch and Jo have lots of experience...  

Before COVID came upon us in March 2020, we had planned a large retirement celebration for Bishop Logan for the end of April, but we unfortunately had to cancel the event. As we begin to ease into the fact that this pandemic-life is around to stay for a while, we’re applying some creativity to how we celebrate and say thank you to Bishop Logan for his ministry and years of service to the diocese...