SERMON NOTES
What ’s up at St. John’s SERVICE TIMES CHANGING
LEARNERS’ EXCHANGE
Next Sunday we will go back to four Sunday services. Services will be held at 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am, and 6:00 pm.
Every Sunday in the Café Room at 9:00 am, Learners’ Exchange offers stimulating speakers and engaging discussions.
AN EVENING OF PRAYER, SCRIPTURE, AND FOOD Evensong will happen Tuesday, January 8, at 5:30 pm. We will meet in the lower level Fellowship Hall.
January 13 // Dr. JI Packer Comparing the Gospels
MISSIONS LUNCH // JAN 13
FUNERAL
Join us for a missions lunch on January 13. Last year St. John’s sent a team of four from our congregation to India and Nepal. They visited a couple of ministries we support, building our relationship with them. We hope you will come and hear how God is moving in other parts of the world.
The funeral for Mike Grinvalds will be held on January 18 at 2:00 pm at St. John’s Vancouver. SENIORS TEA // JAN 15
Lunch will be after the 11:00 am service in the Fellowship Hall. $5/ person or $10/family
Join us on January 15 at 1:30 pm in the church chapel for tea and coffee. We hope to start off the new year with Dr Packer as our speaker. Please RSVP to Margaret Wilson, margaret@ sjvan.org or 778-838-7400.
ST. JOHN’S TRUSTEES 2019 NOMINATING COMMITTEE The Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2019 St. John’s Board of Trustees. The Trustees are responsible for setting the vision and providing overall governance at St. John’s. If you know someone who would be suitable for this position of leadership please contact our People’s Warden, Joanne Sawatzky at jmccran@gmail.com by January 15, 2019. MEN STUDYING MATTHEW All men are warmly invited to take part in the Winter term of Bible study on Tuesday evenings. We will be studying the same passages from the Gospel of Matthew as our sermon series and we welcome those who are new to the study. The term begins on Tuesday, January 15 7.30 to 9:00 pm and will be a valuable time of learning, sharing and growing in Christ together. Please register at sjvan.org/men if you are interested in joining us.
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MISSIONS FEST 2019 // JAN 18-20 Missions Fest Vancouver is a weekend event for everyone. You’re invited to come for an hour, a day, or the whole weekend. This year the focus is discipling: the process that we’re all called into as children of God. Discipling flows out of our deepening experience of abiding in Jesus (John 15:1-18). It’s exciting because it’s a journey towards abundant life in Jesus that we’re on, and that we can help others on, too. Missions Fest will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre East, 999 Canada Place. General Admission is free, but registration is required.
Calendar MONDAY, JAN 7 10:45 am Little Years TUESDAY, JAN 8 5:30 pm Evensong WEDNESDAY, JAN 9 7:20 am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study 6:30 pm Ekklesia (18 to 20-somethings) THURSDAY, JAN 10 10:00 am Women @ 10 7:30 pm Choir Practice FRIDAY, JAN 11 10:30 am ESL Discussion Group 6:00 pm Youth (grades 7-12) SUNDAY, JAN 13 Matthew 12:1-14 7:30 am Holy Communion 9:00 am Morning Prayer 11:00 am Morning Prayer 6:00 pm Evening Prayer Learn more at sjvan.org/calendar
In Matthew 9, Jesus describes the crowds as being like sheep without a shepherd and he instructs his disciples to “pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest.” On Monday, January 21 we’re gathering once again for our congregational quarterly prayer meeting. The theme of the evening will be praying for those who need to hear and receive the gospel of Jesus Christ. After a short teaching session and a testimony of God’s grace from one our parishioners, we will pray together in small groups. We will pray for the work of the church in spreading the Gospel, our various ministries, as well as praying for our city, our friends, and family. Coffee and tea will be provided. Please bring a dessert if you can. We hope to see you there! JOIN US ON JANUARY 21 FOR AN EVENING OF PRAYER
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