Sunday, June 1^st, 2025

Ascension Sunday 

Readings
Acts 1:1-11 ; PSALM 47;   
Eph 1:15-23; Lk 24:44-53

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“Here in the Holy Land we need the language of peace and reconciliation more than ever.”

 -Archbishop Hosam Naoum (Palestinian Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem)

Eucharist service led by Rev. Alastair Hunting using the Book of Alternative Service (BAS).  Begins at 8am at historical St. Andrew's Church, located at the corner of North Island Hwy and Dingwall Road.

Thank you Vinoth & Cary for cleaning the gutters at St. John's.

Thank you to everyone who came out last Saturday to get the church ready for Summer Services. Click Read More to see more pictures.

We are honored to host the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral from Victoria on Wednesday, June 25. The concert will be held in the church at 7pm. Tickets are $20 each.

The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, is pleased to share its plans for a concert tour of Vancouver Island this summer. From June 25 to 29, 2025, the Cathedral Choir, Youth Choir, and Young Choristers are excited to embark on a four-day tour of the Diocese of Islands and Inlets, taking them all the way to the northern-most Parish of Christ Church, Alert Bay with stops in Nanaimo and Courtney-Comox.
 
Concert venues will include St John the Divine, Courtney (June 25), the Gatehouse Theatre, Port McNeill (June 27), and Old City Arts Hub (St Andrew’s United), Nanaimo (June 29). On Sunday, June 29 in the morning, the choir is excited to participate in the dedication festival of St Paul’s Church, Nanaimo. The choir will sing a varied program of music including Antonio Vivaldi’s Magnificat and Bob Chilcott’s A Little Jazz Mass.

Registration Form below. September 26-28, 2025, Camp Pringle. 

Apologies but one important information missing from the registration form for the Diocesan Women’s retreat.  Please advise if anyone is paying by cheque they make it payable to: St. John the Divine NOT the Diocesan Women’s retreat. If you can put a notice of this attached to the form would be more than appreciated.

Thank you for your attention to this important correction.

Blessings

Brenda (Dhaene)

Please join us 3:30pm on Tuesday's (via Zoom) for our weekly parish bible study "The G.I.G." (The Group Investigating God). We use the Lectio Divina method to prayerfully and thoughtfully engage with scripture. 

The link is: https://bc-anglican-ca.zoom.us/j/96137290644?pwd=UFhJY2NyQ0VIcnBtNHAwcTRkSEtRdz09

BLESSING  BOUTIQUE:   Mondays, 9am-noon (closed on Stat Holidays)
BIBLE STUDY: The G.I.G. - Tuesdays, 3:30pm (via ZOOM)
CHAIR YOGA:   Wednesdays, 11:30am - 12:15pm
CHOIR PRACTICE:  Thursdays, 12:30pm

Attention all paraishioners. We encourage everyone who has a cell phone to take the time to take pictures of events, get-togethers, outreach...any life at St. John's moments.  Please send any pictures you have and are willing to share to the office admin@sjtdcourtenay.ca.

Thank you so much. 

“Donations of gently used mens and ladies clothing are needed for our Blessings Boutique. Donations can be dropped off at St John the Divine between 9am and noon Monday through Friday.”

ITEMS NEEDED:
-CANNED MEAT, CANNED SOUPS, BAKED BEANS
-PEANUT BUTTER, JAM, HONEY, SYRUP
-FRUIT JUICE / CRYSTALS
-GRAINS (RICE, NUTS, CEREAL, GRANOLA, ETC)
-CANNED VEGETABLES & FRUIT
-LUNCHBOX ITEMS: DRINK BOXES, GRANOLA BARS, PUDDING, FRUIT CUPS
-PASTA, KRAFT DINNER, MR. NOODLES
-SNACK ITEMS: POPCORN COOKIES, CRACKERS, CHIPS
-FLOUR, CANNED MILK

PLEASE ONLY NON-PERISABLE FOOD ITEMS.

We have a list of eager drivers who are willing to pickup and drive parishioners to church. If you need a lift, just call or email the office  and we will arrange a ride for you.  
If you would like to volunteer to be a driver or you need a ride, please contact the office between 9am-noon, Tuesday - Friday.

Office contact:  250-334-4331 or admin@sjtdcourtenay.ca.

Remember that the office is only open till noon on Friday, so if you call on a Saturday or Sunday, we will not be able to accommodate you for that Sunday's service.  

The church now has the ability to accept Interac e-transfers!  E-transfers can be sent to the email address:  givings@sjtdcourtenay.ca

For donations, please include your envelope number if you have one.  

If you do not have an envelope number, please include your name and full mailing address, if you would like to receive a receipt at the end of the year for your donation.

If your donation is to be designated, please include this information also.  If there is no designation, the donation will go into general income.

If you have any questions, please send an email to admin@sjtdcourtenay.ca and someone will get back to you.

Rector:  Rev. Alastair Hunting; ahunting@bc.anglican.ca
Deacon: Rev. Marion Edmondson;  medmondson@bc.anglican.ca
Rector's Warden: Cary Davis; wardens@sjtdcourtenay.ca
People's Warden: Marj Aitken; wardens@sjtdcourtenay.ca
Treasurer: Marcia Haley;  treasurer@sjtdcourtenay.ca
Parish Counsil Secretary; Kathy Coulthart-Dewey; pcsecretary@sjtdcourtenay.ca

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The link for our facebook page is also found at the bottom of our website page and at the very bottom of our weekly newsletter. 

We acknowledge with thanksgiving that we have gathered on the Unceded traditional territory of the K’òmoks First Nation. As a part of the Anglican Church of Canada, a church of Settlers and First Nations, we commit ourselves to a journey of truth and reconciliation between the Indigenous peoples of this land and the non-native peoples of Canada.