Newsletter - Thursday, June 11
Covid-19 Pandemic
Please see the Diocesan website for the most recent correspondence from the Archbishop regarding the Covid-19 Pandemic: https://www.vancouver.anglican.ca/
St. Andrew’s Office
The office is closed, and we are suspending the use of the building for Sunday church services, activities, groups, events and rentals. The office staff are working from home so please email standrewslangley@shaw.ca, instead of phoning for church business as the phone will only be checked occasionally.
Note: Joanie’s work hours have changed - they are now Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9am to 2pm.
Please continue to check in with one another over this time, especially with those who you know don't use email. If necessary, call Andrew’s cell at 778-999-9153.
Online Sunday Worship and Sermons
“Know that the LORD is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture” Psalm 100:3
We are online using the Zoom website for our 8am & 10am Sunday Worship.
Connecting with Zoom is as easy as clicking on the link! You can also use your phone (landlines included) to phone into a Zoom meeting! Contact Andrew if you have any questions at sandrewh@hotmail.com or 778-999-9153.
The Zoom link for Sunday 8am & 10am is https://zoom.us/j/919477422
You can also phone into Sunday Worship at 778-907-2071 and enter meeting code 919477422
Audio recordings of our Sunday Worship (BCP & BAS) including Sermons are on our website. Bulletins for theses Services can be found at the links below.
Online Weekly Bible Study
We are online using Zoom for Bible Studies during the week. Please join us!
The link to St. Andrew’s Tuesday evening 7pm Bible Study: https://zoom.us/j/987274049 or phone 778-907-2071 & enter meeting code 987274049
The link to St. Dunstan’s Wednesday evening 7pm Bible Study: https://zoom.us/j/645038743
The link to St. Andrews’s Thursday morning 10:30am Bible Study: https://zoom.us/j/459692611 or phone 778-907-2071 & enter meeting code 459692611
The link to St. Dunstan’s Friday lunch 12:30 pm Lectio Divina: https://zoom.us/j/593338969
Financial Update
May Update on Finances – Thank-you to everyone who continued to support St. Andrew’s through the month of May. Revenues were down but we did receive $8,200 in donations plus $1,600 in rent from the Daycare. We ended the month with $70,066 in the bank. May expenses were reduced as the Diocese again paid all clergy expenses and has cancelled the monthly assessment payments through August.
Please continue to support St Andrew’s through your regular giving. You can automatically pay monthly with PAD, use e-transfer, mail or drop off your donation to the church anytime. (We only count and put cheques into the bank once at the end of each month, to minimize the need for our counters to come to the church.) In June, our expenses will increase significantly, as we will be back to paying our full clergy costs.
Stuart Allan
Peoples Warden
If you wish to continue to donate to St. Andrew’s during this time, you can do so utilizing our PAD (Pre-Authorized Debit) option. Once a month, on or after the 12th, we submit to RBC our PAD file to automatically debit from your bank account. If the 12th falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, we process the file the next bank business day. To begin this process, call Carl Markwart at 604-575-3068 to provide your name and banking information. Three bank details are needed (usually taken from the bottom of a void cheque) – your bank’s transit number, bank number and your personal bank account number.
Alternatively, you can drop off your weekly envelopes through the church’s mail slot or mail your donation to St. Andrew’s 20955 Old Yale Rd, Langley City BC V3A 7P8.
There is also the option of e-transfer. You can just send it to the church’s email, standrewslangley@shaw.ca, and it will be sent to our Treasurer.
Sources Food Bank
Our church building is closed, and our baskets remain empty. We invite people to still give money to Sources Langley Food Bank: https://sourcesfoundation.ca/give
In the Anglican Communion, we pray for:
-Archbishop Stephen Than Myint Oo and the church of the province of Myanmar (Burma)
In the Diocese of New Westminster, we pray for:
-Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Westminster - The Venerable Richard Leggett, The Reverend Carole Neilson, The Reverend Tasha Carrothers-
Holy Trinity, Vancouver – The Reverend Karl Przywala
-Holy Trinity, White Rock - The Reverend Paul Richards
-St. Alban, Richmond – The Reverend Paula Porter Leggett
-St. Alban the Martyr, Burnaby - The Reverend Gregory Jenkins
In the Diocese of Northern Philippines, we pray for:
-Bishop Brent Alawas
-St. Gregory & St. Andrew, Bagnen, Bauko, Mountain Province
In our Church Family, we pray for:
-Rob, Shannon, Amelia and David Akester
-Mauryne Allan
-Stuart and Heather Allan
-Penny Ames
-Larry and Christine Amslold
Prayers for those who have asked us to pray with them:
-Renee
-Barry & Shirley Rough
-Bob & Sheilagh
If anyone has a particular need or concern that you would like added to the newsletter prayer list please email Joanie by Thursday morning at standrewslangley@shaw.ca
If you have a story to share, or want to let us know how you are faring in isolation, please email Joanie or phone Andrew.
Here are couple of quotes from Henri Nouwen that resonated with me this week…
“Hope means to keep living amid desperation and to keep humming in the darkness.”
“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions.”
Please keep checking in on each other!
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church
20955 Old Yale Road, Langley BC V2A 7P8
604-534-6514
standrewslangley@shaw.ca
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