St. John’s Vancouver Things happening in the life of our church and in our community October 20, 2019
What’s up at St. John’s ARE YOU NEWISH?
LEARNERS’ EXCHANGE
We are running the Newcomer Sessions for anyone who considers themselves new to our church. We’ll cover a different topic each week and talk about what it means to be part of St. John’s. Each course will have a small cohort, providing participants with the opportunity to know one another over the four weeks.
Every Sunday in the Café Room at 9:00 am, Learners’ Exchange offers stimulating speakers and engaging discussions.
The course will run from November 3 to 24 after the 11:00 am service. We’ll meet together for an hour and a half with lunch and childcare provided. We have a limited number of spaces, so please register online if you’d like to attend. If this session doesn’t work there will be another one early next year. We look forward to getting to know you! WELCOME TO WORSHIP // OCT 24 @ 10:00 AM Welcome to Worship is a monthly gathering for the women of our city. Connally Gilliam will join us and speak on how to receive truth in our hearts’ tangled places. Bring along your friends and neighbours for a morning of fellowship, music, teaching, prayer, and some quiet. We hope you’ll join us! You can email women@sjvan.org if you have any questions. LIFE EXPLORED We are running Life Explored, a seven-week video series that explores the character of God. We welcome anyone interested to join at any point of the course. • Tuesdays at 6:00 pm (we start with dinner) • Thursdays at 10:00 am (for women) 2 groups: ESL speakers, and English speakers Please register online, sjvan.org/events. Life Explored is taking place at St. John’s Vancouver, 5350 Baillie Street. FUNERAL Sandra Clarke’s funeral will be held at St. John’s Vancouver, 5350 Baillie Street, on Tuesday, October 29 at 1:00 pm. UPCOMING CONCERTS // ST. JOHN’S VANCOUVER CHOIR Two dates to look forward to:
• Nov 9, The Requiem, by John Rutter • Dec 10, The Brass and Organ concert.
Both will be at Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church.
Today // Katy Der Why Inculturation Matters October 27 // Olav Slaymaker What does Paul mean by Scripture being God-breathed? KEEPING COMPANY WITH GOD // OCT 28 CANCELLED The Keeping Coming with God worship service scheduled for Monday, October 28 has been cancelled. We’d like to encourage people to the Artizo event meeting that same evening. QUARTERLY PRAYER MEETING // RESCHEDULED The Oct 21 prayer meeting has been rescheduled for November 18. CONTACT INFORMATION Has your contact information changed in the last couple of months? Let us know by visiting our website – sjvan.org/contact. At the bottom of the page click the button “Update my Contact Information.”
Calendar PARENTING WORKSHOPS This fall we have two sets of workshops to help with topics that are tricky to navigate. All are welcome to attend. SUNDAYS // SUNDAY SCHOOL PARENTING SERIES Join us for a three-part series led by registered social worker and parent consultant Rebecca Janke. The workshops will look at parenting with intention and are grounded in developmental and attachement theory as well as neuroscience. They will happen on Oct 27, Nov 24, and Jan 26 after the 11:00 am service. FRIDAYS // YOUTH PARENT NIGHTS Next month we’re holding a youth parent nights that coincdes with youth group. Join us on Nov 22 as we think about the music our children listen to and the formational power it holds. For more information visit sjvan.org/events.
MONDAY, OCT 21 Little Years @ 10:45 am Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre TUESDAY, OCT 22 6:00 pm Life Explored WEDNESDAY, OCT 23 7:20 am Men’s Bible Study Ekklesia (18 6:30 pm to late 30s) @ UChapel THURSDAY, OCT 24 10:00 am
Welcome to Worship
7:00 pm DivorceCare FRIDAY, OCT 25 Junior Youth Fall Retreat
In our Community DR. ROSS HASTINGS BOOK LAUNCH // TOTAL ATONEMENT You are invited to a book launch and evening lecture celebrating the release of Dr. Ross Hastings’s latest publication, Total Atonement: Trinitarian Participation in the Reconciliation of Humanity and Creation. Dr. Hastings will offer a free public lecture, “Total Atonement: Is Penal Substitution the Model, a Model, or a Caricature of the Atonement of Jesus Christ?” This event is happening at Regent College on October 21 at 7:30 pm.
Prayer Points
10:30 am
ESL Discussion Group
6:00 pm
Youth (grades 10-12)
SATURDAY, OCT 26 Junior Youth Fall Retreat SUNDAY, OCT 27 Junior Youth Fall Retreat Matthew 19:1-15 7:30 am Holy Communion
areas to pray
Children: Pray that our children will be open and receptive to God’s Word as we study various Old Testament books this fall. Pray for wisdom and joy for our teachers as they lead these classes. Get our weekly email with all events happening in our community by subscribing to the parish email list at sjvan.org
9:00 am Morning Prayer 11:00 am Morning Prayer 5:00 pm Catechism 6:00 pm Holy Communion Learn more at sjvan.org/calendar
Christian history is bloody. From the early church martyrs through the turmoil of the Reformation and even to the present day, Christians have, and are, suffering for their faith. Some pay the ultimate price. So how does the gospel survive from one generation to the next? Unlike history (man’s story), the Gospel is God’s story and grows by his power, and according to his plan. Through faithful men and women, he ensures that the truth of his saving grace continues to be heard. As to the means, Paul was very clear in his letter to Timothy that the process of entrusting the gospel from one generation to the next is absolutely imperative. The Artizo Institute was founded on this principle of entrusting. Artizo identifies, encourages, and equips men and women who have gifts for Christian leadership. Over 100 Artizo apprentices have graduated from the program and most are in fulltime ministry. And for over 20 years, St. John’s has been blessed by having Artizo apprentices working among us. On October 28, we will be having a casual, social and inspirational evening focused on the work of Artizo. If you’re not familiar with Artizo, this is your opportunity to find out first hand how God’s word is faithfully passed from one generation to the next, and how preachers become preachers of the gospel! You will be able to catch up with current and past Artizo apprentices, and meet our incoming first-year apprentices personally – and learn how you can pray for them and support them. Artizo will also be announcing an exciting new program aimed at supporting our apprentices as they move into active ministry and begin the God-given work of proclaiming and entrusting the gospel to others. We really hope to see you there.
Date: October 28 at 7:00 pm Location: St. John’s Vancouver, OAC Church Hall
Dessert: Yes, with coffee and tea
Sign up: https://www.artizo.org/oct-28-2019/ or email lesleybentley@mac.com so we have enough refreshment…but not too much.
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