This Sunday, November 8th, is Remembrance Day Sunday. For those in uniform who also plan to attend the worship services, we invite you to wear your uniforms and/or medals and commendations.

Lest We Forget

We will be joining with the Parish of St. Peter and St. Paul for a three-week Advent study series. The Rev'd Gail Rodger and Rev'd Dr. Paul Schumacher will act as co-leaders for this series. We will gather here at the Church of the Advent on Tuesday afternoons from 1 PM to 3 PM on November 24th, December 1st, and December 8th.

Please call the parish office at 250-474-3031 to book your spot.

In this issue: Virtual farewell to Bishop Logan, Bishop's consecration to be livestreamed, Topical Tuesdays, Computer skills training opportunity and more... Download a copy of this issue....

Please save the date and plan to join us, via livestream on the diocesan website, Facebook or YouTube, for the consecration and installation of our 14th bishop, the Rev'd Anna Greenwood-Lee.

You are invited to join with Anglicans from across Canada and the world in Evening Prayer for the opening of the November meeting of the Council of General Synod and the installation of the new General Secretary, The Ven. Alan T. Perry. The service will be streamed live online on anglican.ca, Facebook, and YouTube. Register online to participate.

Contemporary Landscape paintings by Donna Ion and fibre art installations by Mary Wolfe.  

Inspired by our beautiful west coast, Donna Ion’s uplifting contemporary landscapes explore the peaceful beauty of our local environment... 

On November 1 we celebrated All Saints Day and we were reminded that the ministry of all the baptized is central to our shared vocation as the church. Baptism is a rite that unites us as Christians through our commitment to the way of Jesus, and is a means of God's grace.

Visit the diocesan webpage to learn more and to register.

Did you miss the livestream of Bishop Logan's farewell party? Watch it here!

The church continues to run its bottle recycling program, thanks to Bill Van Sickle. If you have cans or bottles to recycle, feel free to drop them off at the church in the bins which are located in the closet area by the office.

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

Here is the Zoom info:

November 8, 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, November 15th (Pentecost 24) are as follows...

Psalm 123

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Matthew 25:14-30

Please be aware that voicemails and emails are not monitored outside of parish office hours, which are Monday to Thursday from 9 am until noon.

For pastoral emergencies, call 778-350-5721.

For other urgent matters arising outside of office hours and which require immediate attention, please contact our wardens (Joan at 250-474-5446 or Elizabeth at 250-642-0185).

For the month of November....

5th - Book Club at 10 am in the Main Hall

10th - What-Sew-Ever at 10 in the Main Hall

11th - Remembrance Day (Parish Office is Closed)

17th - What-Sew-Ever at 10 am; Parish Council Meeting via Zoom at 7 pm

18th - Ladies Guild Meeting at 1:30 in the Main Church

24th - What-Sew-Ever at 10 am; Advent Course, 1-3 pm

Please continue to call and book your seats for the 8:30 and 10:00 am worship services. You may leave a message at the parish office anytime up until 10 am on the Thursday of that week. 

Join us for weekly Zoom morning prayer and bible study on Wednesdays at 10 am. The discussions around the gospel are always enlightening and inspirational.

A link to access the meetings will be sent the Tuesdays prior.

Your generosity is so appreciated in the financial support of the life and work of this parish. Continue to read more to learn how you can give....