Join us as we worship this Sunday.

Rebecca preaches on the healing and call story of the man who is blind in Jericho. It's Reba's first time preaching with us since they were ordained as a deacon.

Ernest presides at Christ's table of welcome... 

Maya is with the younger children.

Jake and the youth are back from YouthTrek - and will be together as well.

The band leads us in song.

Barbara leads the prayers.

There will be bread and wine.  Come.

There is both a potluck after worship and QomQem food prep in the kitchen - come to one or both!

The order of service leaflet is available here.

Livestream option is available here (direct link) and at our YouTube page.

Image:  Jesus Heals the Blind Man of Jericho - Public Domain -  Code Egbertii c 993

Throughout the Fall, we're going to have a potluck each month on the last Sunday of the month.  All are welcome to come, whether you have a contribution or not - there's usually lots of food!  Folks can warm things in the kitchen stove during worship if you'd like.

Our next potlucks are  October 27 and November 24. 

November 24 will also be an AbbeyChurch congregational meeting to review budget, approve governance stuff (don't worry we'll keep it fun!)

We worship from 4pm until 5:15ish - so come for worship and / or just for the potluck.

Hope to see you there.

We are excited about this AbbeyChurch/Emmaus partnership with QomQem coastal connections and the North Park Neighborhood Association.

We have been receiving donations of food goods which will support their street outreach on Sunday evenings.  The treasure chest is at the back of the church and is empty at the moment.

Here is the list of desired items:

• large bags of soft candies to make up mixed candy bags (thinking dinosours, sour keys, cherry blasters etc)
• Large jars of peanut butter, Nutella or jam
• Tins of Gatorade powder
• Tins of hot chocolate powder (once it starts to cool)
• Sweet treats like pre wrapped Rice Krispie squares, wagon wheels, ding dongs etc 
• Fruit cups
• Flavoured Apple sauce cups 
• Soft chew granola bars (nutragrai  etc) 
• If folks are dropping off food later in the week or on Sundays, small easy peel oranges and bananas are also great!

We'll have a basket at the back of the church for collection.

Thanks for any help you can be in this amazing work!

Over the years, we've taken 'baby steps' to become more democratic and transparent in our governance at AbbeyChurch.

We're happy to share that we're taking an even bigger step on November 24 - Reign of Christ Sunday!

We'll hold our first "Vestry Meeting" (a fancy old churchy word for "Annual General Meeting") with a potluck after worship.

We've been working with our denominations on how to do this within the law (now that we're a registered charity) and within the ethos of our denominations - and we're feeling ready to take this step.  

A few highlights:

- We are forming what we're calling "The AbbeyCouncil" - which will include members of the current vision team and others who can be nominated. This council will also have deeper call to support our worship and our clergy and staff.  This council will be given authority to make most AbbeyChurch decisions.

- We will approve the budget for 2025 as a wider community.

- We will seek input about what is next for our common life together as AbbeyChurch!

Stay tuned for more information in the weeks to come and please do consider letting your name stand for the AbbeyCouncil which will meet about 4 or 5 times a year.  Whether you're brand new or been around a long time, you're welcome to attend.  Anyone over 16 who is baptised and a semi-regular worshipper who doesn't vote at another Anglican or United Church are welcomed to vote - and ALL are welcomed to attend and contribute.

Lynn preached, Michelle presided and the band led us in worship for refugee sunday.

Check out the link below to watch. 

Image: Christ of the Abyss - Francesca KIX D'Errico Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported WikiCommons

We're looking forward to our second concert with NPNA - this one featuring a few members of our house band doing a short set led by our own Beth Miller as well as other diverse neighbourhood artists and the premiere of a music video filmed in the neighbourhood.  Stay tuned for more!

Thanks to all who participated in our sold out (over 150 folks) AbbeyChurch and Wallmapu fundraising dinner for humanitarian aid to Palestine.  We're looking forward to partnering again with Wallmapu to celebrate the Feast of St. Oscar Romero - please stay tuned!

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

+ Tuesdays at 9am - Note NEW TIME / location:  Morning Prayer @ AbbeyChurch office (off the Balmoral parking lot, metal stairs up) - in-person and zoom.  

+ Thursdays at 8:15am - Morning Prayer - @ AbbeyChurch office (off the Balmoral parking lot, metal stairs up) / hybrid zoom.

+ Fridays at 8:15am - morning prayer - on-line 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.

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

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

NEW! We now 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. 

The Emmaus Community, which 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'.

Join  a virtual conversation with Robert YELḰÁTŦE Clifford about the threat to Goldstream River

Thursday, November 7 from 7:00 to 8:30pm on Zoom (registration required)

 Throughout the last year a number of us have been writing letters to Provincial Government officials and standing with W̱SÁNEĆ elder Carl Olsen at Goldstream Park raising awareness about the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure’s proposal that will threaten the entire Goldstream habitat and violate the Douglas Treaty.

 Now we invite you to share in what we believe will be an alive and informative 90 minutes with Rob YELḰÁTŦE Clifford who will speak through the lens of W̱SÁNEĆ Legal Theory to the B.C. government’s proposal to expand the Malahat highway by SELE₭TEȽ (known as the Goldstream River). Drawing on W̱SÁNEĆ stories he will provide a W̱SÁNEĆ framework for understanding the harm that this proposal can incur to the trees, water, salmon, birds, animals and to the W̱SÁNEĆ people, as well as the implications of this shift in framework.

Join us to learn more about Indigenous legal traditions as one of the paths to decolonization and reconciliation. REGISTER HERE

After registering, you will receive a Zoom confirmation email with a link to join the meeting on November 7. The confirmation email will also be resent closer to the event. The event will be recorded.

 Rob YELḰÁTŦE Clifford is from Tsawout First Nation and is Co-Academic Director of Indigenous Legal Studies, Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. For more about Rob, go to https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/our-people/robert-clifford

 This event is brought to you by Reconciling with Indigenous Peoples and the Land (RIPL), an interfaith steering group formed to facilitate further steps in the work of reconciliation.

 Reconciling with the Land and Indigenous Peoples.  For more information reconcilAction.jbuc@gmail.com

We're excited to bring Martyn Joseph to town for a sixth time in 2025.