Sunday, June 14th, 2026
Third Sunday after Pentecost 

Readings
GENESIS 18:1-15 (21:1-7); PSALM 116:1, 10-17; ROMANS 5:1-8; MATTHEW 9:35-10:8 (9-23)

Sounds Good ...... Acapella Harmonies Saturday June 13, 3-4:30pm in the church. Sweet treats served at intermission. Suggested donation of $15 at the door.  Benefit Concert for St. John Kitchen Reno. 

8am Morning Prayer using the Book of Common Prayer led by Cary Davis. St. Andrew's Anglican Church.

Special Vestry meeting called for June 14 at 11:30am in the parish hall. Purpose of meeting is to  to elect a second synod delegate.

Parish Council members team up to improve communication and awareness while sharing the joy in all the wonderful activities happening at St John's and St Andrew's.  See the attached document below to know how your activity fits within the full scope and who to chat with about what, why and how your efforts matters.

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The Garden Appreciation Club meets in the parish hall at 2pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. New members are always welcome. 

You are invited to attend and participate in a series of group discussions about Celtic Christianity and how it affects our beliefs and our lives today.  The book, “Christ of the Celts”, ............

Grandfather
Look at our brokenness….
We know that we are the ones 
Who are divided 
And we are the ones 
Who must come back, 
Together,
To worship and walk
In a sacred way,
That by
Our Affirmation,
We must heal the earth
And heal each other.
                  —— from Songs for the People,
                           Art Solomon, Ojibway Elder

The book, One Drum, by Richard Wagamese, where the quote comes from, draws on this idea called ‘Grandfather Teachings’, focusing on lessons of humility, respect and courage.  This is the spirit I found in the 6th season of the TRC57 Speaker Series. Both Indigenous and Settler participants contributed to the dialogue of formation and understanding between our cultures. The goal is to seek and promote deeper conversations toward rebuilding relationships between peoples and lands for a stronger Canada.

The book, Resurgence and Reconciliation: Settler Relations and Earth Teachings, published by University of Toronto Press 2018, is the book  presented at this TRC57 Speaker Series.  

Participants asked questions such as:

1) What if reconciliation with one another is impossible without first reconciling ourselves to the earth?

2) What if the future of reconciliation depends on how we understand the treaties made at the very moment Canada came into being?

3) What does reconciliation look like when it is understood not as a completed task, but as an ongoing practice in our every day lives?

4) How do indigenous teachings, stories, and laws rooted upon the lands we share point toward different possibilities for governance, kinship and co-existence.

…and more.  

I have found both the series and book a help in understanding that there is a more mutual spirit in which  legal issues are moving forward. Litigious battles seem to be giving way to a more respectful hopeful process. General news doesn’t often capture this, which still places Indigenous people on the back foot of public sentiment. In part, the series and book are meant to help mediate this perception.

Please find it under the ‘Indigenous’ heading in the book nook.
With thanks, Linda

You are warmly invited to help June celebrate this special occasion with afternoon tea and cake.
If you are able to attend please add your name to the LIST IN THE NARTHEX or email the office at admin@sjtdcourtenay.ca so we know how many to cater for.

No Gifts, thank you.

Faith Tides is the online,.....

Next meeting will be in the fall.

Chair yoga every Tuesday & Wednesday at 11:30am - 12:15pm in the hall.

$5 drop in fee.

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: Nancy Booth;  treasurer@sjtdcourtenay.ca
Parish Council 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.