Once a year we conduct an “Instructional Eucharist.” We explain all the symbols and traditions of our service. The goal is to help us understand why we do what we do. Everything in our Anglican service has a meaning and purpose.
This Sunday, join us as we walk through the service and learn all the different aspects of our tradition. We’ll also continue on our preaching series in John.
So come, join us as we worship the triune God together. Here’s the announcement:
Church @ Church this Sunday—the 2nd July at 10:00am
In case you missed it, you can find our service for last Sunday (The Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul / Canada) HERE. Rev. Dr. Ed Hird preached on ‘Jesus and the Muddites’ ( John 9: 13-23)
Here is a link to our new Oikos Fundraising Video. You can watch it by clicking HERE. (Please share this video with your friends and family.)
Important Dates for this week:
• Ladies’ Refresh 10:30 am every Tuesday. All ladies and girls welcome.
• Thursday Support Group and bible study: Dinner together at 6:00pm and bible study at 7:00pm Everyone is welcome.
• The British Columbia Christian Ashram in-person/online hybrid retreat will be at TWU on July 7th to 8th 2023 with Dr. John Roddam, Rev. Dr. Rodney Ellis, & Rev Matt Hansen on the theme “On Earth as in Heaven”. See the Rev. Dr. Ed Hird for details.
• Sunday 9th July Special Guest Speaker: Pastor Matt Henson, Executive Director Christian Ashram International.
• All Saints “Project Oikos” Prayer Vigil begins Sunday night 9th July from 7:00pm to 9:00pm every night at the church till Saturday the 15th July. Come pray with us for “Project Oikos.” You’re welcome to join us for the whole time, or for just a few minutes each night. Everyone is welcome.
• Next Community Lunch: Sunday July 16th after the service. Everyone welcome.
If you have any further questions, or need help in any way, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thank you Church.
Stay vigilant and prayerful.
Love each other deeply and keep Jesus at the very centre of everything you do.
I was the Rector of St. Simon's Church North Vancouver, B.C for 31 years, from 1987 to 2018. Ordained in 1980, I have also served at St. Philip's Vancouver and St. Matthew's Abbotsford. My wife Janice and I have three sons James, Mark, and Andrew. I was Past President and Chaplain for Alpha Canada. While serving as the National Chair for Anglican Renewal Ministries of Canada, I was one of three co-signers of the Montreal Declaration of Anglican Essentials
For the past 31 years, I have been privileged to write over 500 articles as a columnist on spiritual issues for local North Vancouver newspapers. In the last number of years, I have had the opportunity to speak at conferences and retreats in Honduras, Rwanda, Uganda, Washington State, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, and Ontario.
My book For Better, For Worse: discovering the keys to a lasting relationship, coauthored with Janice Hird, can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Better-Worse-Discovering-lasting-relationship/dp/0978202236/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1535555614&sr=8-1
My sequel Restoring Health: body, mind and spirit, with a foreword by Dr JI Packer, is online with Amazon.com in both paperback http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/097820221X/ref=redir_mdp_mobile and ebook form http://tiny.cc/tanhmx .
In Canada, Amazon.ca has it available in paperback http://tiny.cc/dknhmx and ebook http://tiny.cc/wmhmmx .
It is also posted on Amazon UK (paperback and ebook ), Amazon France (paperback and ebook), and Amazon Germany (paperback and ebook).
Restoring Health is also available online on Barnes and Noble in both paperback and Nook/ebook form. Nook gives a sample of the book to read online: http://tiny.cc/vj3bmx . Indigo also offers the Kobo ebook version: http://tiny.cc/kreonx . You can also obtain it through ITunes as an IBook: http://tiny.cc/1ukiox
The book 'Restoring Health: body, mind and spirit' focuses on strengthening a new generation of healthy leaders. Drawing on examples from Titus' healthy leadership in the pirate island of Crete, it shows how North Americans can embrace a holistically healthy life.
In order to obtain a signed copy in North America of the prequel book 'Battle for the Soul of Canada', Blue Sky, or God's Firestarters, please send a $25 etransfer to ed_hird@telus.net . Cheques are also acceptable.
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