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Worship for Sunday February 8 - Transfiguration SundayRebecca Yeo will be preaching on the Transfiguration as a story of both ascent and descent. The band leads us in joyful song. Lucy is with the youth. June is with the children. There will be bread and wine. Michelle Slater presides at Christ's table, open for all to receive ... Come ...
The order of service leaflet is here. This church would not survive without its members' participation. To sign up for scripture reading or other helping roles, please click here.
Image: Glitch Transfiguration - Kelly Latimore |
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Ash Wednesday - 9am and 6pmCan you believe that it's almost Lent? On Wednesday February 18th there are two opportunities to receive the imposition of ashes - both happening in the United Commons Chapel - enter off the parking lot. At 9am we'll host a short, simple spoken service with imposition of Ashes with Rev. Lynn Mills presiding. Or, you are invited to join Fairfield UC and some of the AbbeyChurch musicians (Jen on piano and Mary on harp) at 6pm in the chapel for a contemplative worship and imposition of ashes - with chants from the Taize Community. Please note: we won't be having Mardi Gras / Pancakes this year - but we're working with the North Park Neighbourhood Association and other neighbourhood friends to do a big "Spring Fling" post-Easter celebration as well as an upcoming Contra Dance. Stay tuned for details! |
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Miss worship last week?Check out Rev. Michelle preach it up on being (not doing / checklisting) Salt + Light from last week's worship. |
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Faith Seeking UnderstandingJoin Rev. Lynn as well as informed voices from both the Anglican and United Churches for these two sessions to talk about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). We'll use some chapters from the book Faith Seeking Understanding and have an open handed, open hearted conversation. Please be in touch with Lynn or email admin@abbeychurch.ca if you'd like to participate. |
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Coldest Night of the Year ::: Support Jen and The Abbey AmblersOur own Jen S., AbbeyChurch musician and AbbeyCouncil member and gardener extraordinare is walking in this year's Coldest Night of the Year to support Our Place. Chat with Jen if you'd like to sponsor her or become part of our team, the Abbey Amblers - and walk with her! |
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Lectio Devina on Brokenness with KintsugiOn Friday February 20 from 4 to 6 pm, you are invited to join a small group of aspiring Abbey artists (in the Abbey office), to contemplate a passage on brokenness, hear about the Japanese practice of Kintsugi and have a chance to repair a ceramic vessel using a modified procedure. There is room for 10 people. To reserve a space, please email Margot at mspence@shaw.ca. You will need to bring a small broken piece of pottery / ceramic to work on (eg mug or bowl sized, though it should be a piece that you will no longer use for food or liquid). Alternately you can visit a thrift store and buy a piece you don't mind breaking, to practice repairs on.
image: Wikicommons Ruthann Hurwitz - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 |
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Next AbbeyYouth: February 28thAbbeyYouth is in a period of reimagination as we look to partner with The Place and North Park Neighbourhood Association on a youth group that is more resourced, more structured, and available to more youth than just our little flock. We will spend time together brainstorming what that could look like, where it could be, and what kind of activities should be included. We will also be filling easter eggs with candy (and eating some!) for the Easter egg hunt on holy week. |
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QomQem Sunday outreach is stopping (for now).Hello,
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for volunteering with QomQem for Sunday Night Outreach. We truly appreciate your dedication and support in helping provide food for our relatives on the street.
As of Sunday, February 8th, we’ve wrapped up our outreach shifts at the church. If and when we secure additional funding, we’ll be sure to keep you updated.
In the meantime, we’ll continue running Sunday Night Outreach from our Peers office at a smaller scale through the end of February.
We’ll also be in touch about a small wrap-up celebration later on. During that time, we would love to gather your comments and observations about doing this work together over the past two years.
We are incredibly grateful for your time, care, and commitment.
Maarsii, Thank you,
Sarah Gallard
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North Park Hampers : volunteer opportunityWe'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. |
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Weekday Morning PrayerNOTE: Morning Prayer happens 4 weekday mornings - join us at any of these times:
+ NOTE: NO PRAYER ON THIS FAMILY DAY MONDAY. 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. + 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. |
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Contra Dance!Contra Dance on Saturday, March 7 featuring our own David Gartrell on the keys
Cost: $15 at the door.
Location: The AbbeyChurch / United Commons (formerly First Met United space) in the hall.
Enter through Balmoral Parking lot doors - 932 Balmoral Rd.
Limited parking on-site or street parking on Balmoral.
More parking at city lot at Caledonia / Vancouver (5-8 min walk) and around the neighbourhood.
Dance time is from 7-10pm with doors opening to the public at 6:30pm.
Caller: Victoria B and Musicians: Odd Hack Band
Co-sponsored by the AbbeyChurch, Victoria Contra Dance and the United Commons.
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About UsThe 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'. |
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Victory for W̱SÁNEĆ at Selektel/Goldstream!Thanks to all those who wrote letters, spread the word, circulated info cards and showed up at Goldstream. We were fortunate to have Elder Carl Olsen speak at Abbey and are grateful for all the work he and his supporters did in the last three years to stop this highway expansion project. See the link below for details.
Photo by Darren Stone at the Times Colonist |
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The Way of the Cross and a Crucified People : On the Ground in Palestinesent to us from Rev. Meagan: led by Sylvia Keesmaat with Bishop Andrew Asbil (who will join us every other week)
Sundays 7-9pm EST, February 22 - March 29, 2026
You can see more details and register here.
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