Apr  9 –  Easter Sunday 6 AM (on Lagoon beach),
                8.30 AM (chapel) and 10 AM (main church)

Sunrise Service
This year, we hope to hold an Easter sunrise service at 6 AM on the Esquimalt Lagoon Beach in Colwood, near the bridge, depending on the weather. It will be a short service of about 30 minutes, at which we will light the Easter fire. Wrap up warmly. If it is rained out, we'll email you to let you know, so watch your emails early on Easter Sunday morning.

Easter Egg Hunt
Don't forget that on Easter Sunday, in the hall, following the 10:00 service, there will be an Easter Egg hunt for children in the fenced area of the garden outside the St John's Room. Thank you to the Tyler family for organising this for us!

Hot Cross Buns
Each family is asked to bring in some Hot Cross Buns for Easter Sunday - please make sure the buns are sliced and buttered! 

It is our tradition to decorate our Easter Cross with flowers.

This year, we are following the English tradition of decorating for Easter with daffodils!

Please bring daffodils on Easter Sunday to decorate the cross. A few daffodils will be available for those who need them.

                                                                                                                                                                                     Photo by Yoksel Zok on Unsplash 

- The sign-up sheets for working at the Garage Sale are now out on the entranceway table.
- Please consider how and when you can help with the set-up, sale day and/or clean-up and add your name and phone number to the appropriate spaces on the sheets.
- You can contact Mary Wills or Linda Van Sickle if you have any questions.
- Posters for the sale are printed and on the narthex table. Please take as many as you need, and indicate on the sheet beside the posters where you will be taking them.
- If you have items for the sale, please wait until the week before (Monday, May 1 to Friday, May 5) to bring them to the church. If you need to bring them in earlier, you can  contact Mary Wills or Joan Hoffman to make drop-off arrangements.
- Please note that we are not accepting clothing, TVs, computers, large furniture, mattresses, or books, records and movies (you can save these last three for the Book Sale in October).
- Thank you for all the ways you’re able to assist and contribute to make this event a success.

For young children: Alice Joyce Davidson. The Story of Easter (a rhyming storybook about the Resurrection appearances).
For adults: Anne Lamott. Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace.
Marcus Borg. The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith.
Jen Hatmaker. For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards.
Joan Chittister and Rowan Williams. Uncommon Gratitude: Alleluia For All That Is.
Thomas Cahill. Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus.

For those of you who are ready to return the book you borrowed for Lent: please remember to fill out one of the small yellow slips on the bookcase, put it in the pink box, and leave the book you are returning beside the box. Use a green slip if you are borrowing a new book for Easter season. Thanks!

There is no Eucharist Service this Wednesday, as Sr Ingrid is on vacation for the week.

All are welcome to join us on Thursdays for our relaxed and interesting Zoom online Bible Study, to look at the readings for the following Sunday. No experience or prior knowledge is needed.

Time: 10 AM - 11 AM.

Zoom Link:  

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

Meeting ID: 883 7846 1340
Passcode: 4743031 

The Bible readings can be found here: https://lectionary.anglican.ca/nrsv/?date=2023-01-22&submit=show+new+date

Lisa Brodersen will lead Bible Study this week while Sr Ingrid is on vacation.

Participate in a more intimate walk with the Divine. Discover different ways to open your heart and experience God’s presence in your life more fully.

The facilitator will be The Reverend Selinde Krayenhoff, who will be joined by The Reverend Elaina Hyde-Mills as spiritual leader. 

Please note that the venue of this event has been recently changed to St John the Baptist, Duncan. 

Click here for more information.

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

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

Wednesday
10:00 AM - Celtic Eucharist, (no choir) Chapel

First Saturday of the Month
5:00 PM - Taize service with singing
Chapel

Apr  9 –  Easter Sunday 6 AM (on Lagoon beach),
                 8.30 AM (chapel) and 10 AM (main church)

Apr 10 - 16  (inclusive) Sr Ingrid is on vacation.

Apr 22 – Spring Pot-Luck 

Apr 26 -  Ladies Guild Luncheon 

May 6 -  Garage Sale

May 6 - Taize service, 5 PM - chapel

May 24 - Ladies' Guild Luncheon

May 28 - Jazz Vespers