Lynn preaches on Jesus as both the Good Shepherd and the Lamb... 

Matt presides at Jesus' table of welcome... 

Reba brings a poem...

Lucy is with the youth and Abi 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: Sheep Gate, Hunterston Farm, Galiano Island 

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.

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.

May 12th we will gather to play games, eat some soft-shell tacos, and connect over spiritual practices. 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

Rebecca Yeo and Mona Smart  will be ordained at 4pm on Sunday June 8th, 2025 at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria. 

All are welcome! A reception will follow the service.

The liturgical color for this ordination is red.

The Abbeychurch will not be worshiping at 4pm on this day, but we encourage AbbeyChurch folk to join at Reba's ordination at 4pm at the Cathedral OR participate in a joint service (with Fairfield United) celebrating 100 years of the United Church of Canada at 1:30 the same day (more information next week!)

Several 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. 

+ 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.

On Wednesday May 21st, St. John's  will be showing the film “Mama Bears” in their church sanctuary, 6 - 7.30 pm, with opportunity for discussion afterwards. This film documents the journey of some evangelical Christian mothers as they embrace the struggle to love and support their transgender children.

The Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets puts this newsletter out ten times a year to keep members informed of important events, as well as interesting stories of faith, community, and care from around Vancouver Island and beyond!   Click the link to read more... 

In this issue
- Bishop's Column: Sacrificial acts of faith and love
- Signs of new life in the diocese 
- Nominations for the office of primate announced
- Archbishop John Stephens installed as metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of BC & Yukon
- Wardens and treasurers from across the diocese gather 
- Intergenerational Kwak'wala bingo
- Diocesan Theologian: Remebering the radical Pope Francis
- Ruth Dantzer takes up chaplaincy at Shawnigan Lake School

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'.