St. John’s Vancouver Things happening in the life of our church and in our community June 16, 2019
What’s up at St. John’s TIME CHANGE // NEXT SUNDAY
LEARNERS’ EXCHANGE
Starting on Sunday, June 23 we will be changing from four Sunday services to three services.
Learners’ exchange is taking a break for the summer and will return in the fall with a line up of interesting topics and great speakers.
Our services through the summer will be at 8:00 am, 10:00 am, and 6:00 pm. WELCOME TO JIM SALLADIN Today our guest preacher is Jim Salladin (Dr Jim!) Jim and Amber were part of St. John’s from 2004 to 2010. Jim is an Artizo and Regent alumnus, and he worked as our evening service pastor. They left us for England where Jim completed a PhD at St. Andrews University and worked in an Anglican Parish in London. Two years ago they moved to New York City where Jim is rector of Emmanuel Anglican Church. It is a joy to welcome them both and their two boys, Caleb and Peter. STEVE JAMES & SUNDAES // JUNE 23 Rev. Steve and Rachel James are visiting Vancouver. Those who were at St. John’s 20 years ago will remember Steve as a man of music who deeply loves Christ and communicates the gospel both winsomely and effectively. He is also a great deal of fun! He will be preaching on Sunday, June 23 at the 10:00 am service. This is a great opportunity to bring friends who are interested in the Christian faith. After the service we will be hosting Sundae Sunday in the courtyard outside – where we’ll eat sundaes! YOUTH If you are a youth, we’ve had a blast with you this past year. We wrapped up youth on Friday night at our family BBQ, which means we won’t be meeting again until September (yep – that means no Sunday mornings or Friday nights). Have a great summer! BIBLE CAMP There is one month left until bible camp and we need your help! There are a few ways you can help us bring the Wild Kingdom camp to life: • Sign up to bring lunch ingredients to help feed our volunteers. •L end a prop to help decorate camp. We still need: camping chairs, a pup-tent, camping lanterns, Christmas trees, faux trees, and small mason jars.
SENIORS TEA // JUNE 18 Join us on Tuesday, June 18 at 1:30 pm in the church chapel for tea and coffee. Nicole Inboden will share about how she came to faith as a teenager and how she experienced God and his faithfulness through several trials. Please RSVP to Margaret Wilson, margaret@sjvan.org or 778-838-7400. WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES Are you interested in being part of a women’s bible study in the fall? This fall there will be studies both in the day and in the evening. Registration is now open on the website (sjvan.org/women). Registration will be open until the end of June and will re-open at the beginning of September as space allows.
Please email Jessica, jessica@sjvan.org if you are able to help. GET OUR WEEKLY EMAIL WITH ALL EVENTS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY BY SUBSCRIBING TO THE PARISH EMAIL LIST AT SJVAN.ORG
Calendar JOB OPENINGS ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST Are you looking for a job working with an amazing team of people, using your skills in administration and organization to contribute to the mission of the church? If so, please consider applying for the full-time Administrative Specialist position. The application deadline is June 30, 2019. DIRECTOR OF EVANGELISM St. John’s is committed to reaching out to our city with the good news of Christ and we are looking to bring someone on to our staff who will lead us in presenting Christ to Vancouver. The Director of Evangelism job has two main areas of responsibility. The first is to do the work of evangelism, including, implementing and leading evangelistic initiatives both inside and outside the church. The second is training and supporting members of the congregation. The application deadline is August 1, 2019. Detailed job descriptions for both jobs and details about applying can be found at stjohnsvancouver.org/jobs.
MONDAY, JUNE 17 10:45 am Little Years TUESDAY, JUNE 18 1:30 pm Senior’s Tea WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 7:20 am
Men’s Breakfast Bible Study
6:30 pm
Ekklesia (18 to 20-somethings)
FRIDAY, JUNE 21 10:30 am
ESL Discussion Group
SUNDAY, JUNE 23 Psalm 19 8:00 am Holy Communion
In our Community OPERATION BABY BOTTLE // RETURN TODAY Each year the Crisis Pregnancy Centre does their fundraiser from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day using baby bottles. If you picked up a baby bottle on Mother’s Day please return it with your donation today. If you forgot to bring it today, you can bring it by the church office, ideally this week. Through donations the centre is able to offer support for women, teens, and their partners facing unplanned pregnancy, or grief after an abortion. They provide free pregnancy tests, information on pregnancy, prenatal and parenting support, and free maternity and baby clothes. CONCERT: STEVE JAMES & CAROLYN ARENDS // JUNE 28 If you want to hear Steve James in concert, come to Regent College at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 28. He will be joined by Carolyn Arends and other musicians for an evening of music and storytelling. Funds raised will benefit Barnabas Family Ministries Station building project. For tickets and more information, go to www.facebook.com/ thestationproject or email Cheryl Chang at cmclaw88@gmail.com.
10:00 am
Morning Prayer (Mark 5:21-43)
6:00 pm Evening Service LEARN MORE AT SJVAN.ORG/CALENDAR
God’s Big Story in the Psalms NEW SERMON SERIES This sermon series highlights God’s Big Story, through the lens of the book of Psalms. Over the next six weeks, we will embark on a journey through the grand biblical narrative by examining different psalms which highlight key events or time periods in Scripture. We will travel chronologically from creation, through the exodus, kingship in Israel, the exile of God’s people, the coming of the Messiah, culminating in the everlasting praise seen in Revelation. Each week, one Psalm will reflect a particular event. We will see how the psalmist paints a picture of the broader narrative of Scripture. These Psalms point us to history and the work of God throughout. We see the hand of God in the events of creation and the exodus of God’s people from Egypt. The psalms also point to our present circumstances and God’s presence today, whether glorious, like the period of David’s kingdom, or difficult, like the period of exile. We also see how the psalms point us prophetically to future realities; to the first coming of Jesus, the Messiah, several hundred years after these psalms were written, and to the everlasting praise which will be given to God for all eternity in heaven. In these ways, the Psalms open up for us God’s Big Story, helping to point us to God’s presence with and faithfulness to his chosen people throughout all time. Join us through this summer series as we dive into God’s Big Story, and see the hand of God through all time.
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