This Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Advent and we’re lighting the last Advent candle of our wreath—the candle of love. This week we’re celebrating with “9 Lessons and Carols”, a traditional service of bible readings and carol singing. Throughout the service we tell the story of God’s love for us as He appeared—in human form as a baby—and then grew up to became a man who saved us from our sin. After the service, we’re celebrating with hot spiced apple juice and fruit mince tarts. This is a wonderful celebration for the whole family.
So come, join us as we worship the triune God together. Here’s the announcement:
Church @ Church this Sunday—the 21st December at 10:00am
In case you missed it, you can find last week’s service (Third Sunday of Advent)HERE.
Important Details:
THIS SUNDAY 21st December: “9 Lessons and Carols” Please stay for hot apple juice and mince pies after the service. Everyone welcome.
Ladies’ Refresh Prayer resumes again on Tuesday the 20th January 2026.
Weekly Men’s Fellowship resumes again on Wednesday the 21st January 2026
All Saints Prayer and Bible Study. The last bible study for the year is this Thursday the 18th. Then, bible study will resume again on Thursday the 22nd of January 2026.
Christmas Eve 24th December Family Candlelight service at 7:00pm. Everyone welcome.
Christmas Day 25th December Family Service at 10:00am. Everyone welcome.
If you have any further questions, or need help in any way, don’t hesitate to contact me.
See you this Sunday.
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 .
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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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