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AbbeyChurch Worship This Week - Third Sunday of Easter - May 4thMichelle preaches on the two who encounter Christ on the road and at the table - and what their eyes could not recognize... Matt presides at Jesus' table of welcome... Reba brings a poem... Lucy is with the youth and June and Amaya 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: The Road to Emmaus - Gracie Morbitzer - themodernsaints.com |
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Blessed Are The UndoneAbbeyChurch, The Place, Holydene and others are excited to partner with New Leaf and the Vancouver Island School of Theology and the Arts (VISTA)Join us Friday evening for a presentation from Neal DeRoo, a jazz performance by Mark Glanville & social. Then, on Saturday, for a one-day conference on finding hope amid church conflict.Workshops, lectures and round-table discussions will pull from and build on data and stories from Blessed are the Undone. The keynote will end with suggestions for “reconstruction-friendly” postures in an era of deconstruction.Featuring:  What to expect Friday evening (7-10 pm): Saturday (10 am - 4:00 pm) Cost:Friday (single ticket): $25 Pre-order your copy of the book for $20 (the price will be $25 at the event) To purchase your book and register on the same transaction, click the book image below then return to this page to complete your registration. |
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Weekday Morning Prayer+ 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. |
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AbbeyYouth after schoolAbbeyYouth 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. Youth can come straight from school to the United Commons, and come into the large gymnasium directly off of the main doors at the parking lot. April 14th we will build and cook our own pizzas. If your youth has any dietary restrictions, please let Lucy know and she will make sure to have accommodations. Any questions? Call or text Lucy at 587-700-6470 |
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Cracked OpenSeveral of our youth, clergy (Rob and Michelle) and lay delegates will be attending the United Church Pacific Mountain Region's 2025 Annual Meeting. Talk to Rob or Michelle if you're interesting in going. The amazing Rev. Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers is the keynote. Stephanie is one of the Episcopal Church’s leading thinkers around 21st-century ministry and mission. The author of "The Church Cracked Open" and "Radical Welcome," she recently wrapped up nearly a decade as canon to the Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. She currently assists at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in New York and is at work on a new book exploring what nonreligious young Americans (the “Nones” and “Dones”) can teach us about the future of faith. Read more about Stephanie's book here. |
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About UsThe 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'. |
