Newsletter - Thursday, November 12
A note from our vicar
Regarding in-person 10 am Worship
Please click on button to read full letter and see schedule of services alternating between St. Andrew’s and St. Dunstan’s.
All are welcome!
This Week’s Worship Services
Sunday, November 15
8 am in-person BCP Holy Eucharist Service.
Up to 30 people - Please register
10 am in-person BAS Service at St. dunstan’s
Up to 40 people - Please register at st-dunstans.ca
This service is also 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
A PDF and Audio recording for the 10 am service are available. Click on buttons below.
Thursday, November 19
10 am in-person BAS Holy Eucharist Service.
up to 30 people - Please register.
Bible Studies
All are welcome
There are weekly in-person Bible Studies in the Church.
Tuesday at 7 pm
Thursday at 10:30 am
Please register with the office or Andrew.
Stewardship Message for Nov 12
By now, everyone should have received an email regarding St Andrew’s Stewardship campaign for 2020-2021. With the covid pandemic expected to be here for at least several more months, planning has become more difficult than normal.
While the church continues to operate smoothly under this strange and different situation, with limited in person attendance, our financial giving this year has fallen. To the end of October our revenues were about $20,000 below budget, however our expenses have been about $30,000 lower than planned. (From April to August our expected operating costs were reduced, thanks to significant contributions by the Diocese, in reduced clergy salary and assessment costs). As of September 1, we were responsible for meeting all our operating expenses going forward. To help, we did have a successful Halloween basket fundraiser bringing in over $1600. We are planning another similar event around Christmas.
The first goal of this Stewardship campaign is to ensure that we continue to receive the revenues necessary to sustain church operations and repay our debts. For our revenues to match our expenses through the last 4 months of 2020, we are looking for $30,000 in contributions before year end.
Please take the time to consider how you can help and remember to print and complete the pledge form and either drop it off or mail it to the church on or before Sunday November 29, 2020.
If you wish to complete the form on line and email it to the Envelope Secretary, Carl Markwart at markwartfam@telus.net that would also be fine.
This year in particular, your completion of the pledge form will be of significant help to us as we develop our plans for 2021.
(Remember, a pledge is a statement of your intentions. We recognize that circumstances can change, and you can adjust your donations (upwards or downwards) if your financial situation changes.)
In the Anglican Communion, we pray for:
-Pray for the Church of Ceylon (Extra-Provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury) The Rt Rev’d Dhiloraj Ranjit Canagasabey - Bishop of Colombo, The Rt Rev’d Keerthisiri Fernando - Bishop of Kurunegala
In the Diocese of New Westminster, we pray for:
-St. Hilda, Sechelt - The Reverend Ayoob Adwar, The Ven. Bruce Morris
-St. Clement, North Vancouver - The Rev’d Philippa Segrave-Pride, The Rev’d Elizabeth Mathers, The Rev’d Peggy Trendell-Jensen
-The Deanery of Oakridge – The Reverend Marion Wong, Regional Dean
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:
-Sherry and Emily C
-Walter and Helen C
-Sid and Heather C
-David and Keegan E
-Joy E
Prayers for those who have asked us to pray with them:
-Lesley
-Stewart
-Gladys
-John and Lisa
-Alison
-Candice
-Betty-Anne
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
Our friends at St. Dunstan’s are selling Advent Wreath kits for $20 each.
All the information on how to order is on their website
st-dunstan.ca
PWRDF’S 2020 Christmas cards are a beautiful way to spread the good news about The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, and to support our work around the world and in Canada. Minimum donation of $25 per pack of 12 cards suggested.
Order online at pwrdf.org/Christmas cards2020 or contact Mike Ziemerink at mziemerink@pwrdf.org or 416-822-9083 today. Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $25 and higher.
PWRDF Advent Calendar
From our homes to your home
Dear PWRDF friend and supporter,
This year Advent and Christmas promise to be unusual, so we at PWRDF challenged ourselves to think a little outside the box. This year's annual Advent resource is reminiscent of an Advent calendar.
We will count down the days until Christmas, opening a window to PWRDF's work each day. An At-Home Advent won't feature daily chocolate (feel free to bring you own!), but will feature a daily home-made video message from a PWRDF staffer or volunteer, accompanied by a scripture passage and prayer. When you subscribe, you will receive an email every day of Advent with a story of how PWRDF has shaped each of us in different ways.
As you celebrate the season – some of you at home and some of you in your churches – we invite you to make PWRDF part of your Advent prayers, too.
Sources Food Bank
Please remember the food bank during this time
Items for the Food Bank can be dropped off during office hours or we invite people to still give money to Sources Langley Food Bank: https://sourcesfoundation.ca/give
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.
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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