St. John's Vancouver // Feb 24, 2019 News and Events

St. John’s Vancover Things Happening at St. John’s and in our Community February 24, 2019

What ’s up at St. John’s CURRY COMPETITION // TODAY

VESTRY // MARCH 7

This morning after the 11:00 am service we’ll be hosting a curry competition in the Fellowship Hall. Come and taste the delicious entries.

Join us for our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 pm. We will meet at St. John’s Vancouver, 5350 Baillie Street.

Lunch will be $5/person or $10/family.

CATECHISM // RESPONDING TO THE GOSPEL Christians talk about repentance all the time, but what does it actually mean? Is it simply feeling badly about things we have done, or something more? This week in catechism we will dive into questions about how God calls us to respond to the gospel. This week may be particularly helpful to those interested in explaining their faith to others, or investigating what it might mean to repent and place their faith in Jesus personally.

You are welcome to join us downstairs at 11:00 am as we explore the answers to these foundational questions.

MISSIONS LUNCH // MARCH 10 Scott Neufeld from Journey Canada will be sharing at our next missions lunch on March 10 following the 11:00 am service in the Fellowship Hall. Lunch will cost $5/person or $10/family.

KEEPING COMPANY WITH GOD // FEB 25 @ 7:30 PM Join us for Keeping Company with God: rest, reflection and restoration at the end of the day. During this worship service, we will reflect on the care and protection God offers us for the coming year.

The service includes music, a short reflection on a Bible passage, prayers from across the centuries and around the world. If you desire, there is the opportunity to be prayed with by a member of our prayer team. If you have questions, please contact Manya Egerton, megerton@telus.net.

LEARNERS’ EXCHANGE Every Sunday in the Café Room at 9:00 am, Learners’ Exchange offers stimulating speakers and engaging discussions.

February 24 // Marcus Moreira Evangelism, Evangelization, Outreach, Proclamation, and Witnessing: A Perspective for Vancouver March 3 // Ed Norman ‘The Lamb of God’ Musical Reflections for Lent GRIEF GROUP Our grief group will be starting on Thursday, Feb 28. If you are interested in joining please contact James, james@sjvan. org or register on the website.

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Calendar SOUP SUNDAY // HANG OUT Soup Sunday on March 3 will be a time to hang out with each other!

Invite a friend to come and eat soup, play games, or chat with great people. We’ll be downstairs after Evening Service and will wrap up around 8:30 pm (but feel free to leave when you would like). If you’re super keen on games, bring your favourite one!

If you have any questions about Soup Sunday or if you want to get involved you can get in touch with Katy, katy@sjvan.org.

We’ll see you there!

CONDOLENCE On Tuesday January 19 Shirely Orrick died at Surrey Memorial Hospital after a recent struggle with multiple health complications.

Shirley and husband Bob were formerly members of St John’s and recently members St Andrew’s, South Delta. The time and date of the funeral is yet to be determined. Please pray for Bob and their five adult children.

SERMON DISCUSSION // EVERY SUNDAY AT 12:30 PM Would you like to discuss the sermon you just heard? A small group of people will meet at the back of the sanctuary immediately after the 11:00 am service. Everyone is welcome, but those whose first language is not English may find it particularly helpful.

If you have questions, email Manya, megerton@telus.net.

MONDAY, FEB 25 10:45 am Little Years 7:30 pm

Keeping Company with God

TUESDAY, FEB 26 7:30 pm Tech Not Neutral WEDNESDAY, FEB 27 7:20 am

Men’s Breakfast Bible Study

6:30 pm

Ekklesia (18 to 20-somethings)

THURSDAY, FEB 28 10:00 am Women @ 10 7:30 pm Choir Practice FRIDAY, MAR 1 6:00 pm Youth (grades 7-12) SUNDAY, MAR 3 Matthew 13:24-43 7:30 am Holy Communion 9:00 am Holy Communion

In our Community

11:00 am Holy Communion

CONCERT // FEB 23 AND MAR 2

6:00 pm Evening Service

The Organic Voices, with Laudate Singers and organist Edward Norman will be providing a glorious program of sacred music. The performance will include music by Rupert Lang, Brahms, Britten, Poulenc, and will include the Missa Sanctae Magaretae by Gabriel Jackson and a premiere by Marco Del Rio called Fire and Snow.

7:00 pm Soup Sunday

Each performance will be at a different church, on two very different organs. See www.laudatesingers.com for more info.

11:00 am Catechism

Learn more at sjvan.org/calendar

Is technology our master or servant? The Collins dictionary defines technology as, “methods, systems, and devices which are the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes.” A definition doesn’t seem very useful as we think about how to manage the use of technology in our daily lives, but this topic is critical because we don’t necessarily think about how technology is forming us. That is why we are going to spend three weeks learning about the impact of technology and discussing our response. Craig Gay will be teaching us over these weeks as he recently released the book, “Modern Technology and the Human Future.”

In our first session (this Tuesday!) we will be looking at the topic of our modern way of looking at things and why this is a problem.

We invite everyone to join us Tuesdays, February 26, March 5, and 12 at 7:30 pm.

All three sessions will take place in the Fellowship Hall at St. John’s Vancouver, 5350 Baillie Street.

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