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February 2, 2020
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CONDOLENCES
Please keep the Underhill family in your prayers, with the recent deaths of Owen’s father on December 9th and his mother on January 10th. Owen’s parents were life long partners and had celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary this past year.
YOUTH PARENT NIGHT: THE PORN MYTH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 -- 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM SPEAKER: MIN-SOO KANG
Join Rev. Jeremy Graham and Min-Soo Kang in a candid, Scripture-centred discussion on pornography and sexual temptation in our digital age. We aim to equip you for conversations with your teen about the destructive influence of pornography on our brain and relationships and the forgiveness we have in Christ who’s power re-orients our desires towards a deeper love that truly satisfies. Please feel free to pass along an invitation to attend! If you have any questions contact Jeremy, jeremy@sjvan.org.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PARENTING SERIES SUNDAY, FEB 23 - 12:30 PM-2:00 PM SPEAKER: REV. JEREMY GRAHAM
Drawing on Andy Crouch’s book The Tech-Wise Family and other helpful resources, Rev. Jeremy Graham will lead a three-part workshop which invites participation and dialogue around the biblical perspective on technology and how can it inform your family? NEXT UPCOMING DATE: Sunday, Feb 23 at 12:30 pm-2 pm WHERE: St John’s Vancouver COST: $30 per family for childcare and course materials REGISTER: www.stjohnsvancouver.org/events
LANTERN FESTIVAL NEW YEAR PARTY
FEB 8 The St. John’s international ministry is hosting a Lantern Festival Party on Saturday, Feb 8th – 5:30 to 8:00 pm. It is meant to welcome and build community with our newest international members, families and friends. ALL are welcome to an intergenerational event with games, talent show, music and singing and testimonies of faith from some of our new members. It will be a pot-luck dinner so bring a favorite ethnic dish to share. Registration is required and can be found at sjvan.org/events. Need more info? Contact Sandy at sandyharmel@shaw.ca or 604-266-9940
CATHEDRA: MUSIC FOR THE CHAIR OF ST. PETER FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY, 8:00PM, ST AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH (2028 W 7TH AVE, VANCOUVER) SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY, 2:30PM, ST MARY’S CHURCH (956 GIBSONS WAY, SUNSHINE COAST)
To mark the 10th anniversary of their inaugural concert, MOTET Chamber Choir presents for the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter. Admission is by donation, and all ages are warmly welcomed! Vist www. MOTET.ca for more information.
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STJOHNSVANCOUVER.ORG NO CATECHISM // FEB 2
GRIEF GROUP // FEB 6 - APRIL 2
What can we say? Grief is complex and complicated but a time to experience God’s comfort and hope. Sometimes it is difficult to recognize the comfort of the gospel but other times you find Jesus’ hope in time of loss is like a renewal of your conversion. At SJV we want to walk along side you in your grief with the Psalmists. Beginning February 6 we will begin a 9 session grief group/bible study meeting weekly. Please contact james@sjvan.org for more information or visit the website for registration.
EVENSONG FEB 21
Join in for a full dinner, dessert and then fellowship at Evensong this Tuesday evening at 5:30 pm. WHEN: Tuesday, Feb 11 - 5:30 pm WHERE: Fellowship Hall EVENT: dinner, dessert and fellowship
This Sunday, February 2nd,Catechism at 11am is cancelled because of the Women’s Retreat. We will be back again on the February 9th and thinking through what the Creed means by “ The Communion of Saints”. Week by week we say we believe it, but do we understand what we are saying? This might be a good week to join us and find out!
DISCIPLESHIP // FEB 6
This is an eight-session journey through Paul’s letter to the Philippians that is designed to help followers of Jesus discover the joy, unity, righteousness and love which are theirs in Christ. It features documentary-style films and inspiring real-life stories from around the world and Bible studies. Please register online on the women’s ministry page of the website or by emailing women@sjvan.org
LEARNER’S EXCHANGE // FEB 2 SPEAKER
For more information call the St. John’s offices at 604-558-4400
WHAT’S UP NEXT SUNDAY
TOPIC
Tracee Horvath Islam & Christianity, Cultures in Conflict: Doctrine
HAVE YOU MISSED ANY SERMONS FROM THE MATTHEW SERIES?
SUN, FEB 2 7:30 AM holy communion
11:00 AM morning prayer
9:00 AM morning prayer
6:00 PM evening prayer
Visit stjohnsvancouver.org/sermons to catch any sessions you may have missed.
GIVING TO ST. JOHN’S One of Henry Nouwen’s most beautiful books is “The Spirituality of Fund-Raising.” Nouwen was a Catholic priest and intellectual, who after teaching at Yale, Harvard, and Notre Dame spent the last ten years of his life leading the L’Arche Daybreak Community in Ontario – a community for those with profound development disabilities. In this short book, Nouwen asks: How do we feel when people ask us for money? ...Money conversations are a greater taboo than conversations about sex or religion... money has something to do with the intimate place in our heart where we need security.
From the perspective of the gospel, fundraising is not a response to a crisis. Fundraising is, first and foremost, a form of ministry... Fund-raising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer other people an opportunity to participate with us in our vision and mission... In fund-raising we are inviting people into a new way of relating to their resources... “You won’t become poorer, you will become richer by giving.” We can confidently declare with the Apostle Paul: “You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity...” (2 Cor. 9:11).
Put your gift in the offering plate
Give Monthly
For our regular givers we offer boxes of offering envelopes that contain fifty-two dated envelopes – one for each Sunday. Visitors who wish to donate to the offering plate can pick up single offering envelopes at a table in the foyer.
Donate Securities
All of our church services include a time of offering where a plate is passed along from person to person and you can place your offering into it. We are able to accept both cash and cheques during the offering time.
Give online
If you prefer to donate online simply visit stjohnsvancouver.org/give. We use PayPal to process our online donations, but you don’t have to have a PayPal account; you can give online with just your credit card. For those who would prefer donating from their bank account simply create a PayPal account and link your debit card to your account. PayPal offers St. John’s a charity rate for processing donations that is very competitive with other payment processors
One of the easiest ways to give is through our direct debit program. We can set you up to have your bank account automatically debited on the 15th of each month for the amount you choose to give. St. John’s is able to accept donations of securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.). Through the generosity of our broker we do not pay any processing fees or commissions. Once your security is sold your entire donation goes to St. John’s
Leave a gift in your will St. John’s has been the grateful recipient of many financial gifts that people have left as part of their last will and testament. If you are in the process of creating or changing your will we ask that you prayerfully consider how you might support the ministries of St. John’s in this way. Please contact any of the Trustees, through the church office, if you have more questions about this.
St. John’s Vancouver Offices: 2325 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J2 // Phone: 604-558-4400 stjohnsvancouver.org