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Taizé service next Saturday 3rd February @ 5 PMJoin us for a time of peace and prayer We invite you to join us at 5 PM on the first Saturday of each month in the Chapel at the Church of the Advent for a service of deep prayer and worship, sacred darkness, and the singing of chants in candlelight. A Taizé worship service involves sung and chanted prayers, meditation, a period of silence, liturgical readings, and icons. There is no preaching. The style of prayer practiced at Taizé has attracted many worshipers from around the globe and from many different denominations. We gather in the early evening in the chapel for a simple service of chanting, Bible readings and prayer. Join us for this special time of worship.
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Newcomers Coffee Social - Feb 4th.Learn more about us - and get to meet people! New to the parish? You are warmly invited to our Newcomers Coffee Social after church on Sunday, February 4th in the St. John’s Room. Get to know each other and learn more about Church of the Advent and its people. We hope you can join us! |
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Shrove Tuesday
Come and enjoy a pancake lunch or dinner on Tuesday, February 13th in the Main Hall! We are serving pancakes for lunch at 12:00 PM, and again for dinner at 6 PM. $8 per person/per meal ($5 for kids under 10). |
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AGM on February 25th
Mark your calendars for Church of the Advent’s Annual General Meeting for the year 2023, to be held on Sunday, February 25th following the combined 9:30 AM service in the Main Church. |
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Parish Roll update starts next week!Look out for the form in next week's newsletter The Parish Office sometimes gets returned mail when parishioners move - or we try to email or call, and we can't get hold of you. We also need an emergency contact person and their number, in case something happens and we need to let people know. Next week, we'll be asking you to fill in an online form so we can check that the details we have for you are correct. A reminder: this information is used for pastoral reasons only, and is NEVER shared with an outside party. If you'd prefer to do this in person with a hard-copy list, we'll be doing that in the near future. |
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We have a home for your name tag!
As always, Sr. Ingrid encourages you to wear your name tags at church, so that people can call you by name. We are growing so quickly that having a name tag helps all of the newer members of our congregation. A new board has been set up in the Narthex for you to leave your name tags. Please place them in alphabetical order by last name. Need a name tag? Ask Mike Armstrong to order you one. |
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Police Chorus Concert 2024March 3rd We are excited to announce that on Sunday, March 3rd at 2 PM in the Main Church, The Greater Victoria Police Chorus returns for another spectacular concert performance! Please inquire at the Parish Office for tickets. |
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Join Our Book Club!
If you love the idea of being part of a book club but have avoided it because you’re worried you will get stuck reading material you have no interest in, then COTA’s book club is perfect for you! Our book club is a very small and informal group that meets once a month in the St. John’s Room at 10 AM. Everyone is invited to read whatever book they desire, and then come together to share and discuss it. You can also swap books, make recommendations, and talk about your favourite authors. Why not give it a try? Contact Joan at jnlhoffman@telus.net if you have any questions. Please note that this month’s book club as been rescheduled to January 31st at 10 AM. All are welcome. |
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Church of the Advent Parish Summer Camp 2024July 12 - 19 in Ladysmith Church of the Advent Parish Summer Camp for 2024 will be Friday, July 12th to the 19th. You can book directly on their website at www.parkbridge.com/en/resort/resort-detail/rondalyn or call 250.245-3227. 2024 Costs are as follows: Power and Water only sites (PW) at $311.85 weekly Power, Water, and Sewer sites (PWS) at $355.95 weekly Power, Water, Sewer, and Cable sites (PWSC) at $387.45 weekly This includes the stay 6 nights and get the 7th night free policy. As of Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, the upper level "tent" area, sites T1 to T13 have several sites currently available. Not all the sites are good for trailers, but most are. There is a small, sheltered area in the middle of the circle that is available if needed. There are not many of the full hook-up sites available, and only a couple for the whole week, but there is half a dozen or so available with dates ending Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Some of the amenities available are pool, playground, laundry, store, showers, recreation hall, golf course, access to the Canada trail, reasonable distance to Transfer Beach in Ladysmith, and not much further to Chemainus. People wanting to come, need to book as soon as possible if they want the full hook-ups. You will need to be prepared to pay when you book, full price if staying 1 to 3 nights, 1/2 price if staying 4 to 7 nights, and 25% if staying 8 nights or longer. Please let Terry know if you have booked, and what site by emailing her at tlmikko@gmail.com.
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Street Hope VictoriaThank you! Dear Street Hope Victoria Friends, Happy New Year! A huge thank you for supporting our Christmas Appeal. This year we gave out an incredible 270 Christmas bags over the two weeks before Christmas! It was absolutely wonderful to be able to give Christmas presents to so many people and to share some of the joy of Jesus being born for us brings. The lady below received a pair of tights in her Christmas bag - not a common item to find in the bags! She was so over-joyed as these were an essential item for her and she was in need of a fresh pair. It was amazing to see how God was directing the Christmas presents that night, and a wonderful reminder that he cares about our needs and the details of our lives. During November we got to spread some early Christmas cheer with thanks to the churches of Two Saints Ministries. They put together 60 bags (seen below), with a hand written message on each, filled with socks and snacks. It was such pleasure for our team to be able to give out these gifts to our Street Hope friends. We've had some exciting developments over the past year. During 2023 we added two more teams of volunteers to SHV. We have a team of ladies from Lighthouse Church making the soup once a month and a team of volunteers making sandwiches every Tuesday afternoon. It was brilliant to come back from visiting family in the UK to so many emails responding to the call for sandwich makers and so wonderful to get to meet and know more friends of SHV! Thank you again for sharing the generosity and love of God with others and for supporting SHV as we seek to share the hope of Jesus with people living their lives on and around Pandora. Deborah Deborah Moyo
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From the Parish LibraryOn This Week’s Top Shelf Books for Lent (3-part series) This week, the Top Shelf offers a selection of books on prayer and spiritual practice. These books can be borrowed now and returned in the week after Easter. Cynthia Bourgeault. Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening. Margaret Silf. Inner Compass: an Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality. Sybil MacBeth. Praying in Color: Drawing a New Path To God. Barbara Taylor Brown. An Altar in the World: a Geography of Faith. Harvey M. Haber. Giving Thanks: Graces for Every Occasion. If anyone would like an aid to the examen (day’s end review), there is a free smartphone app called “Reimagining the Examen” that has over 30 different versions for the user to try. It is based on Mark Thibodeaux SJ’s bestselling book, Reimagining the Ignation Examen. |
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Readings for this Sunday's servicesThird Sunday after Epiphany Readings for this Sunday's services: DEUTERONOMY 18:15-20 PSALM 111 1 CORINTHIANS 8:1-13 MARK 1:21-28 Read Sunday's readings online: |
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Online Bible Study
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 |
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Mark Your Calendars
Jan 30 – What-Sew-Ever – Main Hall, 10 AM Jan 31 – Book Club (rescheduled) – St. John’s Room, 10 AM Feb 1 – Bible Study – Zoom, 10 AM Feb 3 – Taize, 5 pm Feb 4 – Newcomers Coffee Social – St John’s Room, 12 PM Feb 7 – Ladies Guild Meeting, 1:30 pm (moved 1 week earlier) Feb 13 – Shrove Tuesday, 12 PM & 6 PM Feb 14 – Ash Wednesday Feb 20 – Parish Council - Hybrid, 7 PM Feb 25 – AGM, after 9:30 AM combined service Mar 3 – Police Chorus Concert, Main Church, 2 PM |
Services at Church of the Advent
Sunday 10:00 AM - Contemporary Eucharist, Book of Alternative Services, First Saturday of the Month |
Office Hours
Office hours are Tuesday to Thursday from 9 am until noon. |