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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL OF ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE ANGLICAN CHURCH, PORT MOODY AT 7:00 PM ON THE 25th JANUARY, 2010
Food Bank
Grant will send a letter of thanks to Joyce Halliday for her dedicated service to the Food Bank. We believe that a letter has been sent to St. ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
EMBRACING THE BIBLE
Homily for the Second Sunday in Lent February 28, 2010
Appointed readings: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35
In their movie, The Meaning of Life, the Monty Python troupe has a skit set in a Church of England school chapel. John Cleese, as the school headmaster, ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
A moving story; a powerful film
This Dust of Words is the true story of Liz, a brilliant, promising young woman whose descent into mental illness and homelessness brings her to a faith community in rural America, where the people of the parish and Liz learn what it means to dwell ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
A Rosary workshop will be held on March 6th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The Workshop will be led by Margaret Sherwood. A suggested donation of $5.00 will help cover the cost of the beads and other material supplies. A sign up sheet is located downstaris in the Church ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Wednesdays in Lent –
Feb. 24 - March 24 -- 7:00 p.m. A brief contemplative service in the Taize form, with opportunity for discussion afterward. Everyone is welcome!
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
FACING THE DESERT WITHIN
Homily for Lent 1 February 21, 2010
Appointed scripture readings: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13
Blaise Pascal said: “All of humankind’s problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
“Retreat” is a term used in military engagement as well as in ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
WE MAY NOT BE OLYMPIC ATHLETES,
BUT WE BELIEVE!
Exodus 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:Luke 9:28-36 -43)
I thought that, during the Olympics, we should show our support and community spirit, as well as our sense of humour, by putting a sign out front saying “We Believe!” Everybody is into believing all ...
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
World Day of Prayer
Introduction
The World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement which brings Christians of many traditions together to observe a common day of prayer each year. Through preparation and participation in the worship service, we can come to know how our sisters of other countries, languages and ...
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Action By Churches Together
January 13, 2010 -
Hundreds, maybe thousands, of people were buried alive when a major earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, the capital of impoverished Haiti on Tuesday. The magnitude 7.0 quake sent panic-stricken people into the streets. Offices, hotels, houses and shops collapsed, and people were screaming "Jesus, Jesus", not knowing ...
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Anglican Church of Canada
January 13, 2010 -
Haiti has been devastated by a terrible earthquake. Thousands are feared to have died and many more injured. The people in Haiti have suffered so much in the past 10 years. Hurricane Jeanne ripped through the island in 2004 and in 2008 ...
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