We are looking for a group of volunteers for a church garden clean-up day this fall.

Our first meeting will be just after the 10 AM service either on August 25th or September 1st. Please indicate your availability on the sign-up sheet in the narthex.

The first meeting will be a short walk-around to determine what needs to be done, and to decide on a date for the clean-up.
On the clean-up day, please bring gardening gloves, tools, water and a hat, We will be gardening, rain or shine.  Many hands make light work; as such, we are hoping for a team of 9-10 eager volunteers who are able to donate a few hours of gardening time.  The more the merrier! 

Saturday Sept 21st & Sunday Sept 29th - afternoons.

Mark your calendars for the two-part parish visioning workshop led by Bishop Logan. Each session will begin with a potluck lunch. We want to know:

Who is God leading the Church of the Advent to be and to do in 2030? (in 5 years’ time) How will we get there? This process will be prayer-filled AND practical. Every voice is important, no matter your age, no matter how long you’ve been in the parish. We’ll be working in small groups to ensure that everyone gets a chance to speak.

Have you ever wanted to understand more about our Anglican liturgy? Using the model of an instructed eucharist—in which the history of the eucharistic rite and the symbolism of the service are explained in narrative form, Episcopal priest Reverend Callie Swanlund has created a seamless liturgy that is both stimulating and enlightening, taking inspiration from VH1's Pop-Up Video series.

Join us for a viewing of How2charist, followed by a discussion.

Join us in person at the St John's Room on Thursday 29th August at 7 PM, or via Zoom here: https://bc-anglican-ca.zoom.us/j/89727592570

For the third and final week of the display of recently-returned books, we have the following titles:

Nadia Bolz-Weber. Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People.
    A delightful and very human book about the Lutheran pastor’s encounters with some unlikely vehicles of God’s grace. Warning: coarse language.

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture.
    The New International Version with additional information. Highly recommended by Sister Ingrid.

Henri Nouwen.  Beyond the Mirror: Reflections on Death and Life.
    An account of the author’s near-death experience, accompanied by his reflections on death and dying during his recovery.

Kathleen Winter.  Annabel: a Novel
    A haunting novel about an intersex child born in rural Labrador in 1968. An international bestseller and finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and Governor General’s Literary Award.

N.T. Wright.  Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship.
    Twelve essays based on a series of sermons given by the Anglican bishop and scholar. Six are based on books of the New Testament, and six on New Testament themes.

To borrow or return a book, please fill out a green loan slip or a yellow return slip, and put it in the pink box labelled Library, on the shelf below the display, where you can also leave your returned books.

St. Mary's Metchosin is hosting a pilgrimage and supper on August 30th and 31st. You are invited to join the group for a one or two-day walk through southern Vancouver Island, while reflecting on how humans affect the biosphere.

Details about the pilgrimage and a map are found on the Eventbrite site at:

Vancouver Island Pilgrimage Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

For more questions, you can email Wally Eamer at wallyeamer@gmail.com.

Readings for this Sunday's services:

1 KINGS 8:1, 6, 10-11, 22-30, 41-43

PSALM 84

EPHESIANS 6:10-20

JOHN 6:56-69

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".

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 

Lisa Brodersen will lead the Bible Study in Sr. Ingrid's absence.

Aug 29 – How2Charist video, 7 PM (in-person & Zoom - St John's Room)

Aug 31 - Mae Browne Funeral, 2 PM

Sept 7 – Taizé Service, Chapel, 5 PM

Sept 11 - Ladies Guild Meeting, Hall, 1:30 PM

Sept 15 – Welcome Back Coffee Hour

                  Jazz Vespers Featuring Edie DaPonte, 7 PM

Sept 17 – Parish Council, St. John’s Rm., 7 PM

Sept 21 - Parish Visioning Process Part 1  (Sat afternoon, hall, after potluck)

Sept 25 - Ladies Guild Luncheon

Sept 28 – Spanish Eucharist Service

Sept 29 - Welcome Coffee Social
                  Parish Visioning Process Part 2 (Sun afternoon, hall, after potluck)

Sept 30  -  Ecumenical Truth and Reconciliation Day service

Sept 30-Oct 4 - Book Sale Prep Week

Oct 5 - BOOK SALE

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

First Saturday of the Month
5:00 PM - Taize service with singing  Chapel (except August and January)

Last Saturday of the Month
6:00 PM - Spanish Language Anglican Eucharist Service  Chapel 

Office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

from 9 am until noon.