Christmas in Vancouver is a chaotic mix of school concerts, family reunions, last-minute shopping, large-scale cooking and the same twelve Christmas songs in every place you go. Yet, somehow there remains a lingering longing in our culture for the “traditional Christmas” which opens a unique opportunity for us to share the beauty and joy we have in Jesus Christ. As a community, let’s pray that
Advent is an opportunity to. .
To celebrate thishatown God went to astonishing lengths to demonstrate his love for us in sending Son as the light in our darkness! This message of hope is good news of great joy for all people.
To invite friends, family, neighbours and co-workers to celebrate Christmas in a warm and friendly setting. For many non-Christians, attending a traditional Christian event during the Christmas season is a very natural and attractive way to celebrate the season.
To serve together as the body of Christ, bringing together our many gifts and talents to bless the people of our city. In the foyer after the service, we will have sign-up sheets for serving throughout Advent. We hope you will consider signing up after the service, asking us more about what would be involved, or thinking this week about how you’d like to be involved (see the list below of where we need your help). We will have sign-up tables in the foyer this week and next, or you can sign up on our website – sjvan.org/events. Baking Delivery
Set up crew
Transition
Kitchen crew
Greeters
Craft helpers
Clean-up crew