AUGUST EVENTS at St. Herman's

Apologies for not having the bulletin printed in time for Sunday. What with the assembly (and having to wait for Fr. Lawrence's report to go in the bulletin), the bulletin was completed but not printed. It will be available at Wednesday vespers. Meanwhile, here is a reminder that the next special event is the Vesperal Liturgy on the Eve of Transfiguration  7 pm this Thursday Aug 5th. FISH permitted at the meal afterward. Here are the upcoming August special events & fasting rules:   

AUGUST SPECIAL EVENTS

Thurs. August 5  7 pm.  Eve of Transfiguration

                         Vesperal Liturgy,  Blessing of Grapes

                           Fish allowed at meal after

Sun. August 15    Dormition Liturgy w Blessing of Flowers

Sun. August 22    Bingham Farewell after Liturgy                             

Fasting this month

Dormition fast runs August 1– August 14.

 NO meat, fish, dairy or eggs except that

fish is permitted for:

Aug. 6th   Transfiguration

Aug. 9th   St. Herman

Aug 13th   St. Tikhon

No fast on Dormition Sunday Aug. 15th, after which 

regular Wed/Fri fasting applies again.

**Special note on Feast of Beheading of John the Baptist:

Sunday August 29th Like Holy Cross Day, this feast is also a strictly Lenten fast. As it falls on a Sunday, please remember to bring NO meat, fish, dairy or eggs to the post-liturgy meal that Sunday.

 

Finally, a big thank-you to the Lerches for hosting another wonderful BBQ. Rumour has it that next year we may hold vespers right there on the mountain!

See you at church, and may your fast be blessed.

  

for the address of the bbq in ryder lake:

check out this old post

and here is the google-maps version if you want to use that and print directions:

View Larger Map

Breaking news!

We will have an Archepiscopal visit from Vladyka Seraphim on a Sunday in September! Details TBA....

St.Basil the Blessed - fool for Christ

this was the video we did in the video workshop at camp this year (headed by moi!). the kids were real troopers and so patient. I think they did an excellent job, and I was impressed at how seriously they took their task. I had them scouting locations and putting together their own make-up and costumes. they had a great time. I did too. enjoy the fruit of our labour! :D

APB: pics of canada day party

I'm putting together some visual documentation (photographs, sketches, bits of ephemera, etc) of the first few years of life at the mission and hope to include some of the recent canada day party. In particular, if you have any images of the dance lessons showcasing the new space, and would be okay with them being part of a presentation, i'd love to include them. In the event, that none are discovered, we may need to re-enact this entire event.

Please send them to: kfrancis@ecuad.com. with photo credit details.

BBQ at Kai and Theresia's July 31st!

You are cordially invited
to the
5th annual Ryder Lake BBQ

Saturday July 31st, 2010 

 

from 13:00hrs to 18:00hrs

At the home of Theresia and Kai Lerche

 

Food and beverages will be provided, however "if you must," bring your own special brew....!

...and your own chair!

...We see you

Glory to Jesus Christ!

Dear brothers and sisters;
One of our friends from Camp, Macrina, who was the music director and is an amazing woman of faith, had to leave camp early as her husband Christopher fell and broke his leg. They could not afford insurance for him, and he has been the only breadwinner for over a decade.
I have corresponded with Macrina and, full of faith, they are not worried and trust in God's provision. Still, I am interested in organizing a small donation for her family. I will ask Camp staff if they would put in $5-10; a small amount as many of us are not well off ourselves. But a token of love that can go with our prayers.
I will collect the money and send it with a card from all who care to give.

Anyone interested, please look for me at St Herman's either tonight at Vespers, or tomorrow at Liturgy (I plan to visit).
If anyone cares to give more, I can help with this.
Another great way to support them is to buy their products! They run Anaphora Press.

Love;
-Mark Basil

(email me at: manorthey at gmail dot com )

...and the rest of July....

Please keep the Archdiocesan Assembly Mon. July 26th-- Fri. July 30th in your prayers, and everyone who will be travelling to and from it. Fr. Lawrence and our lay rep, Zane G. will be there for the week, and several observers from our parish, including our deacons, will be there for all or part of the week as well.

While Fr. Lawrence is absent, in an emergency do please call and leave a message on the church answering machine, and he will be contacted and get back to you as quickly as possible. If you don't get a quick response, do feel free to try the deacons or Fr. Bingham as well.

Finally, don't forget the Annual BBQ  Saturday July 31st, 2010 from 13:00hrs to 18:00hrs

At the home of Theresia and Kai. Let them know you are coming so they can plan better. 

Food and beverages will be provided, however if you must, bring your own special brew....!
and your own chair!

The parish calendar for August will be available at church this weekend.

you must read "Work & Priesthood" over at Pithless Thoughts.  really.  you must.

(he also has an excellent article "Homeless, Hungry, God-bless" over at AFR)

Gavin's Icons

 
Gavin Campbell is a longtime member of St. Herman's who has been studying under master iconographer Heather McKean.  Gavin says, "My learning experience has been a lesson in meekness.  When your teacher tells you your work isn't any good, you have to turn the other cheek."

Gavin's training continues, but recently Heather approved the icons pictured here as finished.

The first two icons are now privately owned, by Andrew F and by Ryan & Lora-Lynne H. 

 

These others are available for purchase as follows:

Spas3 - 12" x 18" approx.;- $500

WOHands - 6" x 7" approx.;-  $300

Kazan - 6" x 7" approx.;- $250







Please contact Gavin if you are interested.

HELLO VLADYKA IRENEE, GOODBYE FR. JOHN & MAT. ANNA!

****UPDATE-- change of date for Binghams' farewell

Dear All:
    Having spoken with Matushka Bingham (by email), it seems that the best date for the official farewell is *Sun. Aug. 22*, since Fr. John will still be here until that date.  That will perhaps work better than July 18, since it would seem odd to say goodbye and then to have them linger for a month.  Sorry for the confusion; when the date was first set, Fr. John and Matushka were not able to guarantee their presence here much past the beginning of August.   --as ever,   Fr. Lawrence


Saturday July 17th 6:30 PM-- Bishop Irenee joins us for Great Vespers and a social time afterward. Please be there if you can (unavoidably, of course, this is also during Camp Week!) Bishop Irenee is interviewed at this website.

SUNDAY AUG 22-- we bid a fond farewell to Fr. John and Mat. Anna Bingham

A new Jordahl!

For those of you who did not get the udpate:

Phil, Biss, & Macrina are pleased to share with you the arrival of
Anna Elisabeth Claire Jordahl.
After a brief and intense labour, Anna was born at home at 4 a.m. on July 1, 2010.
Anna's baptism is scheduled for August 15, 2010 at the Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring Mission in Winnipeg. She is named after St. Anna the Prophetess.

(Biss, I hope you don't mind me posting this on your behalf!)

BUSY BUSY JULY!

It's great to be back!  

Thank you St John's & St. Nina's for hosting the Canada Day BBQ. It was a wonderful time despite gloomy skies, and it is great to see how things are developing at the house. Also best wishes on your patronal feast tomorrow Sat. July 3rd. (Fr. Lawrence will be serving with Fr. Justin at their 9 AM liturgy, I'm sure they will be delighted to have anyone else from St. Herman's join them too)

The new calendar & bulletin for July will be available at church this weekend. Not only do we have Camp and the Assembly this month, there are some other VERY IMPORTANT EVENTS. I want to give you advance notice here of two of the biggest; you can also find all the July items on the updated Google online calendar in the sidebar.

Saturday July 17th 6:30 PM-- Bishop Irenee joins us for Great Vespers and a social time afterward. Please be there if you can (unavoidably, of course, this is also during Camp Week!) Bishop Irenee is interviewed at this website.

Sunday July 18th after liturgy-- we bid a fond farewell to Fr. John and Mat. Anna Bingham Again it's still camp week-- but this was the best date we could find for this send-off for the Binghams as they prepare to head off for Saskatchewan.

canada day aftermath at St.John's/St.Nina's

Aaron H has extended the invitation for people to sleep over after the festivities if they would like (I would imagine you need your own bedding.. sleeping bags and such).

Breakfast will be served on the promenade deck the following morning at precisely 9am.

Canada Day at St. John's!

How could one possibly improve upon the age-old Orthodox tradition of celebrating Canada Day at the Jordans'? Hmm... How about *more* Orthodox friends and family? And maybe a slightly more central location?

Seriously, though, when we heard from Dn. Kurt, last time he was here at St John's, that his family was *not* planning to host the traditional Canada Day celebration this year, how could we not offer to host it here at our house? Come one, come all!

Here, then, is the official announcement (by Jeremy, with a few minor edits from Fr. Justin):

Meet at the church (St. John's, that is, at 1967 Napier Street, Vancouver) RAIN OR SHINE on Thursday, July 1st at around 4.00pm!
There will be enough hot dogs and hamburgers for everyone to eat (at least 1 or so)!
The BBQ will fire up around 5pm!
Including buns and condiments!
If you feel like bringing vegetarian options, (or any other food you wish to be fried on the BBQ) please do so, and they will be fried up!
Bring lawn chairs if you have them!
Bring some food to share as well!
Bring something good to drink! (Please note: While all the usual non-fasting beverages are highly encouraged, this is a family affair, so don't go crazy or nothin!)
Bring any/all of your family and friends!

This invitation is especially going out to our family and friends from St. Herman's and Holy Nativity (hence the posting here on Spruce Island), and to other Orthodox parishes around the Lower Mainland. Deacon Kurt and the Jordan family have hosted this famous Canada Day extravaganza at their home for some 20 years. [Editor's note: Has it really been that long?] This is the first time that we're doing it in Vancouver and at our house (St. John's)! How exciting is that?

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Location:1967 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC

Baby Shower!

Hi people,

It may be late in coming, but baby Kassia deserves a big welcome! Naomi would like to get together with all of us girls--some evening before Lareina goes back to Japan--but it will have to be mid-week as they are going away most weekends between now and when Lareina leaves. I have volunteered the Gascoigne house for this little get together and Naomi suggested Tuesday the 14th of July.

What do people think?

RHI

this was june:

wanted!

some big burly men to help the deacon and I get a piano into a trailer in Deep Cover tomorrow. (no need to come out to Chilliwack, just need some muscle to get it into the trailer) Can pay you in gratitude and 6-packs! (of beer, not pop.. or abs..) We could even have you over for our apostle's fast salmon feast afterwards!

we miss you and remember you in our prayers. God be with you on your new journey (in the USA!)

Senior Youth group meeting

an additional youth get-together has been put on the schedule, for the senior age youth only: 

6:30 PM Thurs. June 10th 

at the Farleys' in Surrey

for more info, see Magdalen. 

don't forget there is also a regular Youth event for both junior and senior groups at 7pm Friday June 25th.

There will be NO youth event in JULY, as camp will be held July13-18th

Update on Fr. John Bingham in YT and Men's night this Friday

Mat. Anna Bingham sends this post--MatD. 

This is (finally) a short update for Spruce Island, concerning Fr. John's Whitehorse adventures.

For those who do not know, Fr. John drove up to Whitehorse, arriving on May 6 and managing to dodge all the buffalo, moose, etc along the way. I am most thankful for that! He is serving liturgy, Saturday night vespers and holding a mid-week teaching/discussion time. All three  have been attended by a faithful few, and he is still hoping and praying for some new faces as well. John and Sharon Gryba are presently in Ottawa, returning this coming Saturday; in the meantime, he has had to do the set-up by himself, which is a fair bit of work as everything is set up and then stored away each week. But perhaps the physical aspect of the process is kind of satisfying, in a way.

As most will know, I am here in Langley until the end of June when my teaching year is finished. Then I'll fly up to Whitehorse, and Father John and I will drive back down to Langley to stay until sometime in early August. I am presently staying at the Mountains' home.

Many have asked me about Father John, and I will try and pass on news via Spruce Island periodically. He and I are in touch daily, and so I pass on your greetings to him as requested. Please pray for him, for endurance and encouragement in the Lord. I know he really appreciates this.

Also, Andriy  asked me to ensure that his/their address was on Spruce Island for the men's breakfast on Friday. It is 6123 - 216 Street, Langley. A sign on the property says Ground Effects Nursery.

Blood Money

Passing on this link from Wendy M. to a new pro-life movie project

Change of Date for Youth Night

Youth night will now be  

THIS FRIDAY 

May 21st at 7 pm. 

Location TBA, 

please contact Magdalen or Seraphim for details. 

**Men's night is still NEXT Friday May 28th 7 pm at Andrij's.

ASCENSION Vesperal Liturgy this Wed. May 12th

Festal Vesperal Liturgy

Wednesday May 12th 

7 pm

Eve of Ascension 

Fast from noon before receiving communion

bring FESTAL food to share at the meal afterward

Wednesday-Friday Fasting begins again on Friday May 14th.

Kelsy's blog

About her volunteer visit to Romania can be found here.  


It is also now in the blogroll with other blogs by Spruce Islanders in the sidebar to the right as you view the screen. Like all of those feeds, whenever a new post is added, the blog will appear at the top of the blogroll.

St. Arseny 2009 from victoria jordan on Vimeo.

May Calendar & newsbulletin this weekend

Correction to the May calendar:

Ascension is on Thursday May 13th, with vesperal liturgy on the eve, Wed. May 12th,

not the previous week as in the calendar distributed last Sunday.

Corrected calendars, as well as the May news bulletin, will be available at church this weekend.

May-Day Strawberry Social!

Dear Ladies and Lady-Friends of St. Herman's!

It is with great pleasure that you are invited to a May-Day Strawberry Social!

Come with a strawberry-inspired treat to enjoy the company of your friends and family.

This event will be hosted at Macrina's house on 68th Avenue in Langley, on Saturday, May 8th from 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm.

(Carpool arrangements may need to be made as parking in the area can be a challenge.)

As this is a ladies event, you are welcome to leave the children with the men-folk, however wee ones are more than welcome (I'll be sure to confine the dogs).

Looking forward to treats and chats!

May is on the Horizon....

Hey Ladies-- I am making up the May calendar. Do you all think it's time we had a women's event again? what, where, how? 

Let me know what you think!

Pilgrimage pictures

Hi all!

Most of you know that I just got back from Jerusalem. I would like to share my pictures and impressions if anyone would like to know them. I've set up a blog at www.jerusalempalomnik.blogspot.com. Please feel free to peruse at your leisure. Just don't skip ahead to the Holy Fire part because that would be cheating.

Love to you all,

Paul Graham

Looking for workshop space

Hello Saint Hermanites and friends. I'm looking for some space to rent for a workshop for personal projects. Does anyone have (or know of) an available garage, large shed, or anything else that might be suitable in the Langley/Aldergrove area? It would need to have a power source and be lockable. Please give me a shout (my number is in the St. Herman's directory) or let me know at church.

thanks,
Dan

Corrections to last Sunday's announcements! Men's Breakfast, Youth night.

Sorry to bump down Vic's wonderful slide shows-- if you haven't seen them, please scroll down to the posts below! However, it is necessary to correct the announcements from last Sunday:

The paper calendar and the online calendar are both correct, and these are the dates and times, NOT the times announced last Sunday:

Men's Breakfast is THIS FRIDAY, Apr. 16th, at 7 pm, Dn. Gregory's.

Youth night is FRIDAY APR. 30th 7 pm at Macrina & Peter's.

blessed to be a witness...

(photos are on myflickr)

North Van Apartment

i know this probably isn't the place for this but i'm hoping for some help...i'm trying to rent my apartment in North Van and i'm not getting any interest from online sites. i thought i'd see if anyone knows anyone looking for a really nice apartment.

let me know. i can send you the details if you think of someone.

thanks!

muryn

Bright Saturday

Christ is Risen!

just a reminder that the calendars for April are avilable at Church, and the same info is in the sidebar here on Spruce Island and on the home page at saintherman.net.

Please take particular note of the men's 'breakfast' Friday night next week, April 16th 7 pm at Dn. Gregory's.

Also you will notice we have a new template for Spruce Island. Blogger is also offering pages like a WordPress blog now...perhaps we will think of a way to use that feature in future. Meanwhile, I have edited the page with the intent of making it clean and easy to read. If anything you are looking for has gone missing or you find anything about the new layout that isn't user-friendly, please let me know. It's easy to change.

Fantastic View

Christ is Risen!

Dear friends;
I am hosting a "Fantastic Mr Fox" viewing at my parents' home in Langley this Bright Friday.
the screen will be a wall.

Time: 7pm
Location: 21780 18Ave. Langley
Bring: good cheer, liquid solid or spirit.

RSVP if you're interested: manorthey[at]gmail[dot]com

Love;
-Mark Basil

I love my home

I

Thanks for everyone's contribution this Holy Week and Pascha.  

Truly, it was remarkable.

Happy Pascha!

do you mind?

Friends.  Might I be so bold to suggest that if you happen to pass your local save on foods today...and you happen to have some extra save on more points are your card... and you happen you see some white tulips might you buy them and bring to the church for me.... either tonight ... or Saturday.  I have pretty much cleaned out my neighbourhood - walnut grove and fort langley.

Welcome Baby Kassia!

baby Kassia (a girl) born 1.00 am or so on March 30, approx. 8 lbs. 13 oz.
to Ryan and Naomi S; baby and mom doing well Fr. Lawrence had first prayers with them that evening. Many years to her and all her family!

LAZARUS SATURDAY CLEANING BEE!

**NB NO STUDY this week after vespers

Saturday March 27th

Saint Herman’s Annual

LAZARUS SATURDAY

CLEANING BEE

Please join us for Matins

at 10 AM

and pitch in to beautify the church for our

celebration of Holy Week and Pascha

** If you are able, please bring along some lunch to share, and any cleaning supplies and equipment you can provide!

St. John of Shanghai Pilgrimage (update: postponed...)

Update: Because not as many were able to participate at the time scheduled as we were hoping, the pilgrimage has been postponed, probably until the fall... If you are interested in participating in future in a pilgrimage such as is described below, please contact Greg or Fr. Justin and we will work to figure out a date that will maximize the number of people who would be able to participate!

The weekend after Pascha (plus a couple of days on either side), a number of us from St. John of Shanghai Orthodox Mission are going to travel down to San Francisco to visit our mission's patron, St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco. Our pilgrimage is being organized by Greg Pennoyer and, while numbers are limited (to a very scriptural 12!) and some priority will be given to members of our mission, there may well be space for some of our friends who might be interested in travelling with us. For more details about the pilgrimage click on the image above to download the full PDF from the St. John's website. For more information or to RSVP, contact Greg Pennoyer at Greg.Pennoyer@incarnationexhibition.org.

Love in Christ,

Fr. Justin Hewlett, rector,

St. John of Shanghai Orthodox Mission.

This Week's LENTEN services at St. Herman's

Please note-- instead of PreSanctifieds this week we have the Canon of St. Andrew with the Life of Mary of Egypt, and the Akathist to the Theotokos.

That means NO meals after these services, and no need to fast completely from noon those days.


Wed. March 17th-- 7 pm Canon of St. Andrew & Life of St. Mary of Egypt

Fri. March 19th-- 7 pm Akathist to the Theotokos 

**LOOKING AHEAD-- Plan now to be at our annual PRE-HOLY WEEK CLEANING BEE on 

LAZARUS SATURDAY, the week after this week, on Saturday March 27th

A special HOLY WEEK BULLETIN issue will be distributed at church next week, and the April Calendar the week after.

This week at St. Herman's March 8-14...DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SPRING AHEAD!

Don't forget to bring food to share after PreSanctified liturgies this Wed. & Fri.  Service starts at 7 PM


This Saturday March 13th, after you get home from 6:30 pm vespers & study, make sure to  

set your clock AHEAD ONE HOUR before going to bed!

This week at St. Herman's March 1-7

Please remember that Fr. Lawrence is at Archdiocesan Council in Toronto this week.



Wed. Mar 3rd 7 PM PreSanctified Liturgy served by Fr. John Bingham
                                  Please bring Lenten food to share afterward.


**NO service this Friday evening Mar.5th

Sat. Mar. 6 6:30 PM    Reader Vespers NO study

Fr. Lawrence will be back for Sunday service.   For any pastoral needs until then, please contact Dn. Kurt Jordan

NOTE DATE CHANGE--Moving Help Needed for Pryadko Family TOMORROW

We are going to be moving tomorrow, Saturday morning .....  I understand it is a last minute  request, but if we had 2 or 3 strong guys respond, we would  be okay.  

We will be starting about 9:30.  

Thanks so much!

       --- Hannah Pryadko

Second Week of Lent at St. Herman's

Once again we are hosting the 

Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers

at 7 pm 

this Sunday February 21st

  We will be joined by the folks of Holy Nativity Ft. Langley and St. Innocent's Everson WA  (if, by the prayers of Sts. Innocent & Herman, the Olympic season border traffic permits!)

 

PLEASE BRING some Lenten finger foods to share with our guests at a coffee time after.

In the coming week:  don't forget to SIGN UP for food categories for the Presanctified Liturgies.

Also please note-- at evening services, there is no assigned cleanup crew, so if you can spare a few moments after the meal, please pitch in to clean up!

Hi Friends,

Hi Friends,

We are coming for a brief visit, and we are looking for a ride on sunday morning from Abbotsford to church, and then for someone else who is going towards vancouver to drive us a little ways in that direction. The main part is getting to church, the other details after church can be figured out on the fly, and/or with my family types. we of course have a carseat for the Destroyer of Worlds (Zeke) and can even be accommodated by more than one vehicle if there are people who only have two seats or something. I can hitch-hike.anyways, this is for Feb 14th.

Thank you! we look forward to seeing you on that sunday.

David, Laurenn, and the Destroyer of Worlds (Zeke)

Tomorrow night-- Feast of the Meeting of our Lord

sorry, gang-- what with the AGM and all, this important announcement was missed yesterday !  

Hope to see you at church tomorrow night  

Feb. 2nd for the Feast of the Meeting of our Lord. 

7:00 PM   VESPERAL LITURGY & BLESSING OF CANDLES

• fast from noon to receive communion

• bring candles, lamp oil, charcoal, incense to be blessed

• bring festal food to share after

Coming up next week at St. Herman's

I'm sure you'll all be at the AGM tomorrow.....and after that, things are getting busy! The bulletin & calendar are available at church. Here are next week's special items, in addition to regular services:

Tuesday Feb 2, 7 pm	FEAST OF the MEETING of OUR LORD Vesperal liturgy & blessing of Candles Festal meal after
Thurs Feb 4th to Tues Feb 9th	Fr. Lawrence away at St. Peter the Aleut Calgary retreat
Saturday Feb 6 10 am	Women’s Breakfast, Rhiannon’s house 9642-139 St. Surrey

Spring 2010 Parish Directory

The updated directory will be available at church this week.

Summer Cheer!

About Haiti

By now everyone knows about the Haiti earthquake. There has just been a strong aftershock as well.

For any who are wanting to contribute, you can do so at church. Just put it in an envelope marked "Haiti relief". The church will send it to a Canadian aid agency such as the Red Cross

Make the cheque payable to St. Herman's this Sunday; time is of the essence.

Unfortunately, Canadian tax regulations put severe limits on how much money registered Canadian charities (such as churches) can send out of the country directly, so it is not practical for us to send via IOCC or other Orthodox agencies located in the US. Therefore Archbishop Seraphim sent a note to the clergy list suggesting that parishes send contributions to an agency such as the Red Cross

Whitehorse Mission pics

Recent Visit by Fr. John Bingham, Mat. Anna Bingham, and Dn. Gregory Wright

Blessing of the Waters

Baby SHower on Sunday, 17 January 2010

Just reposting this as a reminder for this Sunday: Baby SHower on Sunday, 17 January 2010
Time 2-5 pm
Location:	Cloverdale - Robyn's house
	8 - 6443 Rosebury Lane

Description

Now that the holidays are over, lets welcome our newest member of St. Herman's, Ramona Green!

Julia has informed me that they are registered at Toys R Us if you're looking for gift ideas!

--from Robyn B

this is what we call a caption contest:

Baby Shower for little Ramona Green

Baby SHower on Sunday, 17 January 2010
Time 2-5 pm
Location:	Cloverdale - Robyn's house
	8 - 6443 Rosebury Lane

Description

Now that the holidays are over, lets welcome our newest member of St. Herman's, Ramona Green!

Julia has informed me that they are registered at Toys R Us if you're looking for gift ideas!

--from Robyn B

somewhere over the rainbow...

Theophany Services–Revised Schedule

Theophany Services–Revised Schedule

• Wednesday January 6, 7.00 pm Vesperal Liturgy at for Theophany, with the Great Blessing of Water. Bring your bottles to that service to get your annual supply of Holy Water.

• Sunday January 10, about 1.30 pm **NOT the Saturday, as previously announced), weather permitting, Blessing of the Fraser River with Holy Nativity Church from Ft. Langley. Meet at Derby Reach Park.
  

Once again, important to note: CHANGE of date & time for the Fraser River Blessing. Sorry for any inconvenience-- we hope you can all join us. Bring your brollies and puddlejumpers-- we will only cancel if the weather is truly unmanageable!

AND it is now time to schedule your annual HOUSE BLESSING with Fr. Lawrence! Please do not delay-- Lent comes early this year, and house blessings should be complete by then!

Christmas Services!

Christmas Eve Vigil 6 PM



Christmas Day Liturgy 9 AM



Note Early Times!!!!!


NO meal after liturgy Christmas Day, but

Gascoignes have invited any who wish to join them at their house for brunch.

******************************************************

Diaconal vespers & NO study Sat. Dec. 26th

Fr. Lawrence will serve liturgy on Sun. Dec. 27th. NO catechumen class.

Fr. Lawrence will then be on vacation till Jan. 2nd.

There WILL however still be vespers on Wed. Dec. 30th

*********************************************************

Dn. Gregory & Mat. Ana will be hosting an open house on Dec. 28th.

7313 201B st. Celebrating the feast from 7 -11

****************************************

Did I miss anything? PHEW! Busy but wonderful Holiday Season. See you at church!

on a sunday in december:

Women's Quiet Day 2009

Furnishings for sale

Posted on behalf of Georgia & her family.


Sofa/Loveseat, $300 OBO
Bedroom Set $250 OBO


the seller is Georgia and she can be reached at 604-513-3669

Christmas Day Agape

We'd like to invite one and all to our new (old) house on Christmas Day after liturgy to share some yummy breakfast. Anyone who would like to come and share a truckload of bacon with us is welcome. Offerings for the table (besides bacon and eggs, I mean) are not necessary but certainly welcome too :)

Ask us for directions after church!

rhi

Looking ahead-- post-Christmas Open House at the Wrights'

Dn. Gregory & Mat. Ana will be hosting an open house on Dec. 28th.

7313 201B st.

Celebrating the feast
from 7 -11

on Monday, dec. 28th.

Women's Quiet Day coming up this Sat. Dec 12th!

Date:	Saturday, 12 December 2009
Time:	11:00 - 17:00
Location:	Theresia L's house on the mountain

Beginning with an akathist, then a day of sitting about the fire, chatting, knitting, taking a walk outside.

An oasis of relaxation and feminine fellowship in the middle of the pre-Christmas rush.

Leave the kids with dad to catch up on their Christmas shopping!

The day will linger till time to leave for vespers or thereabouts.

Bring some Advent-friendly food to share (fish is allowed).

Write on the wall of the Facebook Event or comment on Spruce Island if you want to car pool with others in your area.


-- reposted as a reminder--MatD.