Matt preaches... 

Lynn presides at Jesus' table of welcome... 

Reba brings a poem...

Lucy is with the youth and June and Abi are with the younger children...

The band leads us in joyful song...

There will be bread and wine.  Come...

The order of service leaflet will soon be available here.

Join us in house for 4:00pm or livestream online at this link.

Image: Go on, Thomas (2006) Jack Baumgartner

AbbeyYouth are coming together every second and fourth Monday of the month, from now until summer and beyond!

This twice-monthly event will include opportunities to run and get our energy out, play games together, work on homework together, engage in spiritual practices, and cook and eat a meal together.

April 28th we will be gathering in room 200 - just upstairs from the main parking lot entrance. There will be voting downstairs so we cannot be in the gymnasium.

We are going to be making spaghetti and garlic bread and salad for dinner.

Any questions? Call or text Lucy at 587-700-6470

+ 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 - 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 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.

Collective Care in a Time of Rising Fascism
How do we take care of ourselves & one another in these dangerous times?

In this series of six workshops, we learn embodied practices that sustain spiritual grounding and provide individual and community resources for the long haul. We explore skills that help us build relationships and support a practice community for collective liberation. The program draws from politicized somatics, active mindfulness, art, ritual, and group sharing.

Facilitators

Denise Nadeau (she/her) is a movement therapist, somatic educator, practical theologian, and activist whose work for the past twenty-five years combines expressive art therapies and spiritual practices in the repair of racist, sexist and colonial violence (denisenadeau.org). She is of Western European ancestry from Quebec and currently resides as an uninvited visitor in lək̓ʷəŋən territories.

Karen Fraser Gitlitz (she/her) is an art therapist at creativeupwelling.com and a community minister with the Unitarian Universalists. Her experience includes community art making and ritual as well as building bridges between spiritual and secular justice communities. A cis-gendered person of European descent, Karen is an uninvited guest on the lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ people.

When: six Thursdays April 10 to May 15, 4 pm – 6pm

Where: 932 Balmoral, Victoria, BC - The United Commons (formally First Met)

Accessibility: all genders washroom, walker accessible (no automated doors)

Cost: Sliding scale $20-$90 includes snacks and art supplies

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. 

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'.