SERMON NOTES
AT S T. JOHN’S OPERATION BABY BOTTLE
LEARNERS’ EXCHANGE
Today is Mother’s Day and the Crisis Pregnancy Centre (CPC) starts its Annual Operation Baby Bottle Fund Raising Campaign. Their centres are dedicated to serving and supporting women struggling with unplanned pregnancy, post abortion grief, domestic violence, and sexual assault. They also provide information to teens about healthy sexuality.
Every Sunday in the Café Room at 9:00 am, Learners’ Exchange offers stimulating speakers and engaging discussions.
If you are interested in supporting the CPC in this exciting operation, please pick up a baby bottle(s) from Janice or Kelsey in the church foyer between the services, fill it with money and return it to the church on Father’s Day, June 17. For further information on CPC, go to www.optionscentre.ca
May 13: Ed Norman Music in the Springtime May 20: Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh Themes from The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism SENIOR’S MINISTRY | MAY 15
KEEPING COMPANY WITH GOD | MAY 14, 7:30 PM “God’s Right Hand Upholds Us” We will reflect on God’s support and care for us at the next Keeping Company with God: rest, reflection and restoration at the end of the day. The worship service will take place in the chapel on Monday, May 14 at 7:30 pm. The music, a short reflection from Psalm 63, and the prayers will focus on that theme. Everyone is welcome to join us. If you have questions, please contact Manya Egerton megerton@telus. OUT & ABOUT | MAY 27, 1:00PM It’s good to be together outside of our regular meeting times. Join us on May 27 for a picnic and activities at Queen Elizabeth Park! Please bring a picnic lunch, and chairs or a blanket. Our after lunch activities will include: a walk in the Quarry Gardens and a round of Frisbee Golf. We’ll meet beside the Rose Garden, close to the parking lot between the pitch & putt and off leash area. Look for a string of Helium balloons to find the exact spot. There’s no need to RSVP, but if you have any questions, please email jeremy@sjvan.org.
Join us for tea and coffee in the church chapel on Tuesday, May 15 at 1:30 pm. Sharyn Thompson has been working in West Africa since 1989. Over the years, she has seen how lives are transformed when people have access to God’s Word in a language they understand well. She will be sharing some of these stories. Please RSVP to Margaret Wilson at margaret@sjvan.org or call 778 838-7400.
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS DAVID SHORT?
PRAY FOR THE ALL-IN
Our Rector, David Short, and his wife Bronwyn, will be away for the next several weeks combining ministry work and holidays. We are grateful to God for these ministry opportunities and that both David and Bronwyn are able to participate in, furthering St. John’s commitment to resourcing gospel ministry outside of our own church.
The “All-In” retreat is next weekend and we are excited! The All-In is Student Ministries’ big end-of-the-year retreat on Anvil Island, when Junior Youth, Senior Youth, and Ekklesia get away, grow closer to God and closer to one another!
Their first stop is Pretoria, South Africa where David will be leading a Bible training conference for men. For the last several years we have been assisting former parishioner Doreen Nortier establish a women’s ministry in her church. Last year Bronwyn, Jan Hobbis, and Irena Tippet went to Pretoria to lead a Bible training conference for women. Over ninety women attended and were so encouraged by the teaching that they asked us to come and run a conference for the men this year. Their last stop will be in Jerusalem for the GAFCON conference. Both David and Bronwyn have been invited, along with Dan Gifford and Jeremy Graham. The GAFCON movement is a global family of Anglicans standing together with the aim of retaining and restoring the Bible to the heart of the Anglican Communion. Every five years delegates from around the world join together for a weeklong conference. Delegates assess the opportunities and challenges for the gospel in 21st-century culture, plan for the future, and enjoy fellowship together.
Daniel Martinez, from St. Andrew’s and St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, will be speaking from the gospel of Mark and teaching us about the identity and mission of Jesus. It’s going to be amazing! Please pray: That students would encounter Jesus through quiet times, worship, and the talks. That students would experience deeper community through fellowship, free-time, and the fun events. That students would have a desire to express God’s love and share the gospel when they return.
NEXT WEEK SUNDAY SERVICES MAY 20 | Matthew 5:21-6:1
SPECIAL NOTE
7:30 am Holy Communion 9:00 am Family Holy Communion 11:00 am Family Holy Communion 6:00 pm Evening Service
There will be no Junior Youth next Sunday due to the All-In retreat.
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Bible Camp runs July 2-6. Planning is in full swing, and we need your help! Please read the list below and contact Jessica Fehr (jessica@sjvan.org) if there is a way you can help or if you have any questions. VOLUNTEER (ONE-OFF JOBS):
ITEMS WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
• Set up on Monday, July 2 anytime from 10:00 am-3:00 pm
• large appliance sized card board boxes or card board sheets
• Take down on Friday, July 6 from 12:30-3:30 pm
• large potted trees and plants for the Babylonian hanging gardens
• Help in the kitchen from 8:1511:30 am or 10:30 am-1:30 pm any day (Mon-Fri)
• long velvet drapes
• Help with craft preparation before camp (take home prep) • Bring part of kids’ snack (fruit, crackers, cheese) one day (Tues- Fri)
• large Persian-style rugs • busts or statues • ancient-style artefacts • throne-like chairs • floor pedestals
• Bring part of lunch for volunteers (Tues-Fri)
• grandfather clocks and table top clocks
• Help with art projects leading up to camp – props for set and decor
• Victorian England themed decor
• Victorian-style lamps • Globes and world maps
WEEK-LONG VOLUNTEER ROLES (MON-FRI):
• Be a helper in a class of children, or providing 1:1 support for a child with special needs • Be a helper at a craft station • Be in our play • Help with outdoor games
• English style top hats, bowler hats, captain’s hats, ladies hats Don’t forget! Bible Camp registration closes once camp is full, so be sure to register soon! Volunteers and campers visit sjvan.org/events
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