Sunday, November 23^rd, 2025

The Last Sunday After Pentecost: The Reign of Christ 

Readings
JEREMIAH 23:1-6; CANTICLE 19 (LUKE 1:68-79); COLOSSIANS 1:11-20; LUKE 23:33-43

“It’s hard to remember that Jesus did not come to make us safe, but rather to make us disciples, citizens of God’s new age, a kingdom of surprise.” -Stanley Hauerwas

In Person Details
Date: November 22, 2025
Time: 11:00AM to 3:00 PM 
(soup & bun lunch included)
Location: 1797 Cedar Road, Nanaimo, BC

Zoom details: Hosted by St Philip Anglican Church,
Join Zoom Meeting https://bc-anglican-ca.zoom.us/j/6053085721 Meeting ID: 605 308 5721 (no password required)
Nov 22, 11am-3pm
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St. John's Men's Guild meet the last Monday of the month at 8am in the parish hall.  ....

St. John’s Fall Cleanup, getting ready Advent, Saturday November 29 - 9am-noon.

Two work parties required. One to cleanup up church yard and one inside to clean church. Contact Cary if you are coming.

Attention Holiday Bakers! We are looking for donations for our Annual Holly Tea and Bake Sale on Saturday, December 6 from 2-4pm. Baking ideas would be cookies, tarts, squares, loafs, pies, cakes, fudge, bark, candy, carmel popcorn.....anything homemade. Yes preserves also welcome. Ideally cookies, tarts, bars could be packaged in groups of 6s or 12s or you can bring in entire batch and we can package it up for you in a nice christmas pack. Drop off for items would be starting Friday between 9am-noon and Saturday 9am-noon.

Also, looking for volunteers to help package, price, sell, work in the kitchen and to teardown at the end of the event. Please let Ginny in the office or Peggy Tribe know if you'd like to help and what you would enjoy doing.

Finally, we need people willing to distribute posters. VERY IMPORTANT.

Thank you to all the voluteers who donated items and worked the day of the event. We managed to make $802 from the sale. $517 in actual sales and $285 in table rentals to outside vendors.

St. John the Divine is seeking a part-time bookkeeper to assist with parish financial record-keeping. The position requires approximately 5–6 hours per month.

Qualifications:

• Experience with QuickBooks an asset
• Background in bookkeeping or accounting
• Attention to detail and confidentiality
• Ability to work collaboratively with church staff and volunteers

This is a flexible, contract position ideal for someone looking to contribute their skills in a supportive and community-minded environment.
To apply or request more information, please contact:
The Rev. Marion Edmondson
medmondson@bc.anglican.ca

St John the Divine Anglican Church will be conducting a Blanket, Coat and Longjohn Drive during the months of.....

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

NOTE: This event is held at St. George’s United Church

As Christians we are part of God’s wonderful story of reconciling love in Jesus Christ.  God’s love story with humanity that we read about in Scripture is meant to be shared with all.  Yet, so often as Christians we struggle to find the words to express our faith in an increasingly secular and pluralistic world. Do you struggle to tell the old, old story of Jesus and his love?  You are not alone and there is a hopeful way forward! Join Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart for a fun and interactive workshop as we deepen our ability to speak the faith and cheerfully share the gospel story.

This event is free, but we will be taking up a free will offering to help cover expenses.

Register online: https://stgeorgesunited.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3264224

Pledge Cards fordonations to the kitchen renovation can be placed in the offering plate.

“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.

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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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.