Sunday, November 30^th, 2025

First Sunday of Advent

Readings
ISAIAH 2:1-5; PSALM 122; ROMANS 13:11-14; MATTHEW 24:36-44

“We do not find the way to God; God comes to us.” - Emil Brunner

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.

St. Andrew's Anglican Church will be having a Feast of St. Andrew service on Sunday Nov. 30 at 4pm. St. Andrew's church is located at the bottom of Mission Hill (corner of N. Island Hwy and Dingwall Road) in Courtenay.

2026 Canadian Church Calendar (Anglican 120th anniversary edition) $15 each. Available now in the office.

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.

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.