Newsletter: Welcome Autumn!
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Welcome to the Fall!
Summer is officially over and we are full-swing into the new season of church!
There’s lots going on so please read through the newsletter and participate in our events and services as much as you are able.
This Sunday, September 24th, the 8am service is cancelled because too many people are away. Everyone is welcome to join in at 10am, in person or on Zoom.
At the 10am service, we will have a service led by the very able lay leaders of the church, with the public distribution of Holy Communion. The choir is in fine form, too! Please plan to come to support those courageous souls called to lead!
Diabetes Canada Bin
You will notice in the coming weeks a bin Diabetes Canada placed near the first driveway into our parking lot. This bin is a place to donate clothes and other textile based products (soft toys, bedding etc) that will be used to support Diabetes Canada.
Young Adult Worship Service
Along with Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, we will be hosting a service for young adults and University students. We’ll begin at 7pm on Sunday, October 1 at Shepherd of the Valley which is located at 20097-72nd Ave in Langley
Spiritual Practice Retreat: Reconciliation Walk
Join me at the Church on the last Saturday of the month, Saturday, September 30 1pm-4:30 for a special retreat to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. At 1pm we’ll gather and pray and then watch a documentary on reconciliation in Canada. Following this at 2:30, we’ll head outside and cross the highway to walk through the Doubleday Arboretum pausing to remember, pray, and cultivate hope for the future. We’ll gather back at the church at 4pm for Sung Evening Prayer.
Fall Sale at the Church
This year’s Fall Sale will be on Saturday, October 14th from 9am-2pm. The Sale will be more like a market this year, with some outside vendors participating. We’ll also have a table for the Church’s attic treasures, and a repair-service table with Rob & Andrew, so bring any items you’d like to have repaired. And, of course, there will also be food on offer!
Please bring in items that you would like to donate to the fall sale. They can be stored in Room two, just across from the choir room.
Please take a poster or flyer from the Welcome Table in the Narthex to post or distribute to people who you think might like to come and shop at our Fall Sale.
Care Home Ministry
We continue on with our Care Home services. October dates are: Harrison Landing, Wednesday, October 11, 2pm; and Harrison Pointe, Thursday, October 26, 2pm.
We’ve been a little short on volunteers from the congregation at the Care Home services. Please consider if this a ministry you are able to support, and speak to me if you would like to come and meet our friends at Harrison Pointe and Harrison Landing.
As always, please let me know if you or anyone you know would like a visit from the clergy!
Love from,
Andrew
