Announcements

May 4, 2025

Flowers have been placed on the altar by Kris Mathiasen in loving memory of Elna Mathiasen. 

Prayers for Filipino and Vancouver Communities: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) offers our deepest condolences to the families of those killed in the violent car attack at the Lapu-Lapu Filipino Festival on April 26. The BC Synod has also shared the following request for prayers.

Pastor Away next week: Pastor Eric is attending the BC Synod Council Meeting next weekend so please note that as a result, our service next week will be lay-led with no communion, and the usual 9:30 am Bible Study will be cancelled for the one week during his absence.

TONIGHT: Movie Night: Our next Movie Night is tonight, Sunday, May the 4th. We will be watching (no, not “Star Wars”…) “CODA”, a 2021 film about the coming-of-age of a child of deaf adults, the only hearing member of her family, who attempts to help her family’s struggling fishing business while pursuing her aspirations to become a singer. As always, we will meet at 4 pm to watch the movie, followed by a potluck dinner and discussion. All are welcome!

TOMORROW: Troupe de Poetry Presents “The Mother’s Day Show”: The Troupe de Poetry is again offering the community a free poetry reading event at the church on Monday, May 5th. Doors open at 6:45 pm, with the show going from 7 – 8 pm. (See poster on bulletin board or on page 17 for all the details)

CJAG Book Club for May: Our Synod’s Climate Justice Action Group (CJAG) invites us to a book discussion on Pope Francis Encyclical Laudato Si’. See the poster on the bulletin board or on page 16 for all the details.

Good Shepherd Book Club will not meet in May, so members can join the CIAG book club studying Pope Francis Encyclical Laudato Si’. We will meet again on June 5 to discuss “The Anthroopocene Reviewed” by John Green. The book following will be  “The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted” by Jennifer Manuel.

CLWR Job Posting – Administrative Assistant, Westminster, BC Office: Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is hiring a dedicated and organized Administrative Assistant to join their team! This position will be at CLWR’s Westminster, BC office. If you are a youth between 15-30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period and has a genuine desire to support resettled youth in addition to being detail-oriented among others, please apply for this position before May 22. For more information on this position including qualification and how to apply, please click here. 

Wisdom for Times Like These: Pacific Jubilee and Naramata Centre are offering three online Wednesday evening gatherings to seek wisdom and rest in the midst of these divisive times. Come engage in wisdom teachings, spiritual practices, silence, prayer, sound, and image. See more information here.

THIS THURSDAY: Choir practice at 1 pm

THIS THURSDAY: Luther Manor AGM: See notice on the bulletin board or on page 15.

From the Outreach Team: 

  • Thank you for your generous donations during our recent “Simply Soup” campaign. With your help we were able to put over 145 lbs. of soup – both canned and packaged – back onto the shelves of the food bank for distribution to those in our community who are food insecure. Your generosity & care for those in our community is greatly appreciated.
  • At this time we are NO LONGER collecting clothing items. 

Lutheran Theological Seminary News:

  • LTS Board Position Available: The Board of Governors of the Lutheran Theological Seminary has a position available for a lay person from BC . If you are interested or have a name to suggest, contact the BC Synod office at (bcsynod@elcic.ca). 

Compassionate Justice & Creation Care: 

  • WCC Publishes Resource on Legal Tools for Climate Justice: Click here.
  • Resources for Earth Week: Resources are available from the Love of Creation.
  • Organics, Recycling and Soil Health: Learn about The 6 Cs of Soil Health and the how-to’s of composting.
  • Monthly reflection on Climate Justice from ELCIC members: Click here.
  • A message from CJAG for Earth Day: This year’s theme “Our Power, Our Planet,” invites us to rally behind “renewable energy”. We encourage all to pray, to educate, to advocate, and to mobilize for a fruitful transition to renewable energy. Your church may consider conducting an energy audit, sending an advocacy letter to its municipality, or hosting a renewable energy information session. April 27th is also a good opportunity to close Earth’s Month by praying for the Earth during Sunday worship. Any day is a good day to praise God for the gift of the Earth. We invite you to ponder this year’s theme, “Our Power, Our Planet”. Does the Earth really belong to us?

KAIROS News:

  • KAIROS leads Jubilee 2025 Campaign to address unjust debt and ecological Harm: Click here. 
  • KAIROS writes letter to Minister of Finance on debt cancellation: Click here.

ELCIC News:

  • Easter Message: Click here .
  • Death of Pope Francis: Click here.
  • Leaders Speak Out on Al Ahli Hospital Attack:  Click here.
  • Holy Land Solidarity Visit Statement: Bishops from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land have written a letter following a group solidarity visit to the Holy Land. To read the full letter, please click here.