Newsletter - Thursday, June 2
Sunday 8:00 am Said Eucharist Service
Sunday 10:00 am Sung Eucharist Service
Wednesday 6:30 pm Yoga
Thursday 10:00 am Eucharist service is cancelled for 2 weeks - will resume on June 16
Saturday 10:30 AM Rev. Lorie Martin’s ordination. Details below.
This Week’s Worship
Sunday, June 5
Please join us for in-person services
(masks and socially distancing is recommended)
8 am Said Eucharist Service
10 am Sung Eucharist Service
or you can join at 10 am on Zoom
The Zoom link for Sunday 10 am is:
You can also phone into Sunday Worship at 778-907-2071 and enter meeting code 919477422
Warden's Update: Renovation Project June 2022
Help Needed
In order to be ready for the floor polishing crew, (who start on Monday), we need to clear as much of the church and hallways of furniture, as we can.
We need help this Saturday June 4 at 9:30 am to move the pews and for those who can’t lift, to clear out the closets in the hallway and move lighter things. if you can help and/or can persuade someone else to come down to the church, that would be great. It shouldn’t take more than 1 hour of your time.
Moving Sunday worship to the Hall
St Andrew’s ‘Café Church’, Spring/Summer 2022
Beginning on Sunday May 15th, the St Andrew’s congregation will move from worshipping in the church Sanctuary to worshipping in the church hall to give us time to prepare the Sanctuary for upcoming renovations. This change will last for up to 12 weeks until the end of July (or until the renovations to the Sanctuary are completed).
For Café Church, we will leave the hall set up as it is for coffee time and will add more chairs if that becomes necessary. We will move a lot of the Sound equipment (including the computers for Zoom) into the hall but will pack the projectors away and use TV monitors to display the service. The regular service bulletin will also be available. We will also move the small credence table (which we will use as the altar), the lectern, and the wooden music stand to the hall. The electric piano is already there. All these items will be stored in the little storage room in the hallway during the week so as to not interfere with regularly scheduled programming.
The current tentative schedule for renovation is as follows:
May 14 – removal of the altar platform
Late May – tidying and organizing all our stuff so that renovations can proceed
Early June – electrical work to prepare for floor polishing
Early to mid-June – floor polishing
Late June / early July – painting
Late June / early July – electrical work related to the lighting and AV set up
Early to mid-July – we move back into our newly renovated Sanctuary
the Rev. Andrew Halladay
Vicar, St Andrew's Church - Langley
For the next few weeks the power to the dishwasher and stove have been re-directed for the floor equipment. We will be using disposable cups for Worship Cafe or you can bring a mug from home!
Dear St. Andrew’s family,
Thank you for your loving care, prayer, and support over the past year. You are invited on Saturday, June 11 at 10:30 am to my Ordination to the Priesthood at Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver. Here is a link with some details for the ceremony, parking location, and a code for $5 parking for those able to join in person. Livestream link to follow or can be found on this website. https://www.vancouver.anglican.ca/events/ordinations-in-the-holy-church-of-god--2554/2022-06-11
To God be the glory!
Rev. Lorie Martin
Upcoming Events - Save the date!
Noticing God’s Voice: a Listening Prayer Workshop/Retreat.
Saturday, June 18 9 am - 3 pm
Facilitated by Katherine Murray and Rev. Lorie Martin
This retreat invites you to explore the ways you already hear God and to consider new ways of listening. We will look at invitations in Scripture, the experiences of Saints in history, and Benedictine life model as a model to approach listening to God.This is an experiential retreat with opportunities to meet for one-on-one listening prayer for those interested. Limited registration.
Katherine is the facilitator and trainer of the Listening Prayer ministry at the Parish of St. Dunstan. Lorie has been involved in Listening Prayer ministry for over twenty years. Both are passionate about every person hearing and embracing God's loving voice in all of life.
Includes lunch, snacks, drinks, and a one-on-one Listening Prayer session if wanted.
Suggested donation $50 Half scholarship $25 Full Scholarships are available.
REGISTER HERE or at St. Andrew’s office.
This workshop has been moved to St. Dunstan’s due to renovations being done at St. Andrew’s. If anyone can help out with food and in the kitchen please contact Lorie.
Voices of Hope - Ethiopia
PWRDF continues to support the people of Ethiopia, particularly those in Tigray. Due to a blockade backed by the government, foreign aid has not reached Tigray for over two years and COVID restrictions have impacted food security and health. In April 2022, PWRDF allocated $90,000 to an ACT Alliance appeal to support those affected and will build on past work of the Lutheran World Federation, through the ACT Alliance. It will support safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for those who are most vulnerable, especially people who have fled to safety. LWF Ethiopia will be working in the newly established Seba Care IDP camp in Mekelle, prioritizing WASH and protection services in “Block M.” The funds will be used to extend the pipeline that LWF is laying to the existing and new water points in Block M, benefitting approximately 1,500 people and the host community living nearby, estimated at 300,000 households.
Also, PWRDF continues to do work in helping the people of Ukraine. Visit their website at pwrdf.org.
Sources Food Bank, Langley needs volunteers to help out. There are various jobs - sorting and weighing donations; dividing coffee, etc into portions or working on the line serving clients. Contact Sources Food Bank Langley or Bev Saumier at bjsaumier@hotmail.com
