For the May long weekend, we are going to gather for a backyard potluck with simple Communion! 

We will begin around 4pm with a simple celebration of Communion followed by a potluck. 

We will meet in the backyard of 4027 Quadra Street!   

For accessibility: the Quadra St bus stop is just 50m away, and there is lots of parking in Saanich municipal lot right next door.  The backyard is accessed by going down a short ramp and up 5 steps on the other side.

Call Matt with questions:  250-208-7296

There will be no regular Abbey worship on this Sunday - join us back in the space on May 24.

With Denise Nadeau - AbbeyChurch & Author of Unsettling Spirit: A Journey into Decolonization & Rob Shearer – Clergy @ AbbeyChurch, former Catholic Worker.

Location: The Upper Room (Emmaus Library, Prayer Space, Office)

ALL Welcome! Enter off the parking lot, up the metal stairs. Call or text 778 977 7562 for barrier-free entry

Masking encouraged / and masks available

Email rob@robshearer.org for more info   +    Sponsored by the abbeychurch

We had a bit of a administrative backlog - but we're exctied to share that our sermon archive from Lent, Holy Week and Easter Season is posted and now up to date! 

Check out all the recently posted reflections from Reba, Lynn, Michelle, Mitch, Matt, Ernest & Cathy 

You can check it our on our YouTube page here.

We've at Emmaus and AbbeyChurch have been a part of helping out on hampers for a while.  If you can help out somewhat regularly, please do drop them a line!

If you would like to give to support the work NPNA does in serving food to our neighbours you can do so at this link.

NOTE: Morning Prayer happens 4 weekday mornings - join us at any of these times:

+ Mondays at 9am - Morning Prayer with Centering Prayer @ The Upper Room (aka AbbeyChurch office - off the Balmoral parking lot, metal stairs up) - in-person only.  There is not usually AM prayer on holiday Mondays - including the upcoming Victoria Day.

+ Tuesdays at 9am - Morning Prayer  @ Emmaus/AbbeyChurch Upper Room  (off the Balmoral parking lot, metal stairs up) - in-person and online.

+ Thursdays at 8:15am - Morning Prayer - @ The Upper Room  (off the Balmoral parking lot, metal stairs up) - in-person and online.

+ Fridays at 8:15am - Morning Prayer - online on zoom only.

Our weekday common prayer is liturgical in nature and based on ancient monastic practices.

It's open to all who wish to join in-person or online.

We sometimes chant the psalms, listen to a reading or readings assigned for the day, have a short period of silence, sharing and intercessory prayer.

The liturgies and psalter for weekday prayer are posted here.  

Please do email for a zoom link if you are joining online.

The Emmaus Community is a neo-monastic intentional community of ordinary people who commit ourselves to following Jesus in ways akin to the monastic life.

The AbbeyChurch is a Sunday worship expression of the Emmaus Community. 

Not all AbbeyChurch folks are part of Emmaus - you're welcome to be a part of AbbeyChurch regardless of connection to Emmaus!

As a witness to unity and diversity, we are an ecumenical shared ministry of The United Church of Canada and The Anglican Church of Canada. We intentionally draw on the 'jewels' of these traditions, as well as the wider church.

The Emmaus Community and the AbbeyChurch acknowledge that we worship, take action and pray on the stolen territory of the Songhees and Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) Nations, the Lək̓ʷəŋən  peoples'.

We're grateful for your contributions to our common life as both Emmaus and the AbbeyChurch.

We are  our own registered CRA charity and have our own bank account!

We  accept e-transfers to treasurer@emmauscommunity.ca for charitable donations.  If you'd like a charitable receipt, please email your contact information to that same address or fill out this form so we can send you a receipt at tax time.

In addition to the many ways to participate, there are a number of ways you can give finanically - including PAR (monthly withdrawl), CanadaHelps (one-time giving) and by cash or debit (via Square) on Sundays at AbbeyChurch. 

You can read more about the options and a bit about our finances here. 

In this section, and posted below, are things that folks have flagged as wanting to share with the community.  If you have something you'd like to add, please email admin@abbeychurch.ca and we'll do our best to get it in!

How are we, as people of faith and spirituality, called to respond to the climate crisis at this moment?

Across Victoria, many are already taking meaningful action—through greening initiatives, education, advocacy, and protest. At the same time, with expanding fossil fuel projects and the growing urgency of climate change, many of us are asking: what more can we do, and how can we support one another?

We invite you to join a 90-minute gathering on May 20 to:

• Share what we are currently doing
• Reflect on our sense of calling and responsibility
• Explore ways to collaborate and strengthen our collective impact

Date & time: Wednesday, May 20, 7:00–8:30 pm
Location: Friends’ Meeting House, 1831 Fern Street, Victoria
RSVP: Please RSVP HERE

Please feel free to share this invitation with others in your faith community. If you’re not able to make it, is there someone else who might be able to attend and share what’s going on in your community?

This gathering is hosted by Michael Polanyi (Unitarian Universalist Community of Victoria) and Reilly Yeo (Co-Founder of My Climate Plan; Candidate for Ministry, Unitarian Universalist Association).

The event is free; small donations to help cover room costs are welcome. For more information please contact Michael at michaelfdpolanyi@gmail.com.

This last week, the North Park Neighbourhood Association began to collect input around the proposed redevelopment of the United Commons building (where we worship).  They cite concerns including a lack of meaningful community consultation, parking impacts, loss of community spaces, a shifting project focus, the privileging of regional arts groups over local / neighbourhood ones - and lack of a committment to affordable housing.

You can read about their concerns here.

A Conference on Homelessness in Victoria