All Saints Day

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November 3, 2024

 

8:30 am (in-person) Holy Eucharist

 

10:00am (in-person + Zoom) – Holy Eucharist

https://zoom.us/j/542312325?pwd=R3FKTnZ4WUU1YUFveCtzOUljM2FLZz09

Meeting ID: 542 312 325

Password: 010729

This Week’s Worship & Programs – http://www.stja.ca/program-updates/ – current information on what’s going on at St. John’s, including Zoom links and bulletin and scripture readings for Sunday worship.

Click here for contact info for parish ministries

 

Coffee/Tea will be served after the 10:00am service

 

 

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

 

Tuesdays                     10:30 am: Bible Study (see link above)

7:00 pm: Prayer Group (see link above)

Fridays                         11am – 12.30 pm: Choir Practice

Sun – Nov 3                Remember to change your clocks! Fall back one hour.

Sat – Nov 2                          10:30 am:  ODNW, Massey Theatre

Sun – Nov 3                         10 am: Celebration – Brenda Binns ODNW

Sat. Nov. 9                           Deepening Understanding of Reconciliation course

Sat – Nov 16                       Butternut Squash Night  – sign-up sheet in hall

Sun – Nov 17                      Closing Service and Potluck  – sign-up sheet in hall

Sat – Nov 30                        Information Session for Cold Weather Shelter at St. Laurence

 

 

NEW THIS WEEK

 

Stewardship Reflection

Mark 12 28-34. Prepared by Ven. Dr. M. Pollesel

Love God, love your neighbour, love yourself; a good steward knows how to live this out in the midst of all the demands life seems to make.

Change Your Clocks!  Sunday 3 November to Fall Back by one hour.

Condolences offered: We are saddened to announce that our rector Vivian Lam’s father, Peter, passed away on 18 October, 2024.Flowers and condolences were sent on behalf of the parish.

Cold Weather Shelter- Information Session: Saturday November 30th, 10:00 – 12:00
St. Laurence Anglican in Coquitlam is hosting the Cold Weather Shelter in February 2025. They will be holding an information session for anyone who may be interested in preparing or serving a breakfast or a dinner during the month of February or helping out in other ways for the month.
We will be offering some days for individuals of the parish to sign up to make sandwiches throughout the month, more info to follow closer to February.  We will also be collecting sundry food items at that time.

 

Butternut Squash Night: Saturday November 16 from 5.30 pm.

We have an amazing harvest of butternut squashes from the Community Garden. “The Garden Committee” has decided to have an evening of all-things butternut, starting with soup, followed by savory & sweet muffins, cupcakes and possibly some other treats. It will be $8 per person. If interested, please connect with Ruby or Karen so we can ensure that there is enough to eat. Sign-up sheets are in the hall. 

 

 

Closing Service and Potluck: Sunday 17 November, 2024

A special service to close off the celebrations for the 125^th Anniversary of St John’s, followed by a Potluck lunch after the 10 am service.

It has been suggested that we have a melting pot of cuisines with the diverse cultures that we have. You may bring a dish from your ethnic background and wear a national dress/shirt.

Sign-up sheets are in the hall. 

 

Wildlife Congregations: A Priest’s Year of Gaggles, Colonies and Murders by the Salish Sea by The Rev. Laurel Dykstra

 

We purchased 2 books, and they are in the Library in the Parish Hall. You may borrow but please return after use.

 

A naturalist-priest documents a year of spiritual encounters with large gatherings of wild creatures in the lower Fraser watershed. These local low-tech adventures with a run of spawning salmon, a siege of nesting herons, a colony of bats in a heritage house, a gaggle of geese, a murder of crows, 1000 sea lions with bad breath and more are an antidote to interspecies loneliness in this age of extinction. A moving testament to both the fragility and resilience of a bioregion impacted by our current climate crisis, the book offers entry points for all kinds of readers. Dykstra twines together accessible natural history, love of language, the history of saints and clerics in the natural sciences, and gratuitous detours into the weird and wonderful: gay bat sex, exploding caterpillars, and the colonization history of bird poop. Each chapter includes a wealth of resources, from field guides to fiction, for nature enthusiasts of all ages.

 

Commemorative T-shirts

A very generous parishioner has commissioned some T-Shirts to be made in celebration of St John’s 125th Anniversary. They are on sale for $35 for sweat shirts and $30 for T-shirts. All proceeds will go to the church fund-raising. Please approach Antoinette or Ruby should you wish to buy one.

 

 

UPDATED…Deepening Understanding of Reconciliation – In person

Saturdays – November  9th, 23rd, 30th & December 7th

Learn history, listen to experiences, build relationships, and become a good ancestor. This is a course exploring core issues surrounding reconciliation. It looks at the history of The Doctrine of Discovery; Residential Schools; Sixties Scoop; and brings us to today with Being a Good Ancestor.

Anyone who is interested, please contact Anne Anchor deacon@stja.ca

 

PWRDF is now ALONGSIDE HOPE

We are looking for a volunteer to liaise with the agency and our Parish. This would involve monitoring their website on a regular basis and be the go-to person for any correspondence from/to them. It would take very little of your time. If you think you might be the right person, please let Ruby know at peopleswarden@stja.ca  For more info, please go to https://pwrdf.org/our-new-name/

 

2025 Church Calendar on sale

At $8. Please see Antoinette or Sue Meredith at coffee hour.

 

Financial Status – August & September 2024

 

	August 2024 Actual $	September 2024 Actual $	YTD 2024 Actual $	YTD 2024 Budget $	YTD 2024 Budget Difference
Income	18,428.40	15,885.50	153,741.75	180,372.87	(26,631.12)
Expenses	19,558.91	19,625.09	148,857.05	180,372.87	31,515.82
Surplus (-) Loss	(1,130.51)	(3,739.59)	4,884.70	0	4,884.70
Offering for General Funds	11,615.00	11,735.00	107,601.00	139,854.78	(32,253.78)

 

Treasurer’s Note:

September’s income is less than expenses. Although we have a YTD surplus, it is getting very low with 3 more months to go till the end of the year.

 

 

INFORMATION

 

Ushers for the 10am service

Urgently needed, to work in pairs, once a month. To welcome and greet parishioners & visitors and hand out the Sunday bulletin.

If you think you would like to offer your time to this important ministry, please contact Bonnie SooChan at 604-945-8465 or e-mail bsoochan@shaw.ca. It would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PART OF ST JOHN’S

Prayers and Pastoral care
There are many ways that this community of St. John’s offers prayers.
Weekly Intercessions in the service. Requests to deacon@stja.ca
Ongoing prayer requests for any concerns one may have. Requests to prayer@stja.ca
Tuesday Evening contemplative prayer and reflection see stja.ca for link
Pastoral Care – Our parish visiting ministry team can be contacted pastoralvisits@stja.ca

 

 

 

HOW YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT ST. JOHN’S

 

Flower Chart for 2024

This is up in the Narthex (at the back of the church, by the chapel).  Should you wish to commemorate a birthday, anniversary, or give in memory of a loved one, please consider signing up to donate flowers for the altar.

 

Parish Giving

Donations may be made by cheques, PADs or through e-transfer directly to the church account. Please contact Ruby at peopleswarden@stja.ca or Sheila at treasurer@stja.ca for more details. You may also give via PayPal/credit card via our website.

 

 

READINGS

 

All Saints Day 3, November 2024

Ruth 1:1-18, Psalm 146, Hebrews 9:11-14, Mark 12: 28-34

 

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Nov 10^th Remembrance Day Observed

Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17; Psalm 127; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44