Newsletter - Thursday, June 25
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/
Other News from Synod Office…
PHISHING AND FRAUDSTERS There continue to be reports from around the diocese of people receiving messages and emails across a variety of platforms primarily claiming to be from Archbishop Skelton. Please share the information broadly about this with your parishes and instruct your communities to be aware, and look carefully at the content of the message (Is it requesting that the receiver make contact because the sender is currently busy? Does it request immediate action? These are common ploys.). Look very closely at the email address or phone number generating the message and please DO NOT OPEN or CLICK THROUGH.
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 1pm.
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
“Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing; from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness.”
Psalm 89:1
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.
Congratulations to Rev. Amanda Ruston who was ordained into the Sacred Order of Deacon’s last Saturday, June 20 at the Cathedral.
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. Andrews’s Thursday morning 10:30am Bible Study: https://zoom.us/j/459692611 or phone 778-907-2071 & enter meeting code 459692611
Note: Tuesday, June 30 and Thursday, July 2 will be the last Bible Studies until September.
Saturday,
June 27
The Zoom link for Saturday Evening Prayer is: https://zoom.us/j/919477422
You can also phone into Evening Prayer: dial 778-907-2071 & enter meeting code 919477422
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:
-Pray for the united Church of North India The Most Rev’d Dr. Prem Chand Singh - Moderator of CNI & Bishop of Jabalpur
In the Diocese of New Westminster, we pray for:
-St. David / St. Paul, Powell River – The Reverend Faun Harriman, The Reverend Ron Berezan, The Reverend Taras Pakholchuk
-St. Thomas, Chilliwack - The Reverend Allen Doerksen, The Reverend Jennifer Burgoyne, The Reverend David Koe -St. Thomas, Vancouver - The Reverend Michael Batten
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:
-Janet Brown
-Kevin, Pamla, Olivia, Morgan, Joe and Nick Browne
-Peter Buurman
-Pat Cameron
-Eileen Choo
Prayers for those who have asked us to pray with them:
-Michael
-Sean
-Dorothea
-Lawrence
-Margie and Kim
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.
Poem’s by Katie Markwart:
Black Lives Matter
a revolution so long overdue
it has been so long, this is nothing new
If you say “I don’t see colour”
You are erasing the beauty of culture
can you breathe?
because they couldn’t
this isn’t the world I signed up for
THIS ISN’T THE WORLD THEY SIGNED UP FOR
“But things aren’t going to be fixed with a war”
well
peace wasn’t working
say their names
don't forget
black lives matter
but do they matter to you
P R I D E
You can’t see my colours
But I feel them
They’re in my dreams
They’re whispers in the wind
You say pridefall?
I will build a pride wall
Inside is wonders that some can’t possibly imagine
It's hard to think that acceptance is still something people
can’t fathom
You want to see my colours?
All you have to do is ask
I won’t hide because you can’t make me
h i d e
This is my P R I D E
Are you aware of the privilege that flows through your veins Do you know how lucky you are
Do I know how lucky I am
To be able to walk the streets in peace
To go on a jog
To write a cheque
To live
Without the judgment of something I can’t control
At a glance
Something that is just a different shade of you changes your perspective
Our world is in turmoil
So worried about your haircuts
And yet you seem to forget who built this soil
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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