Sunday, October 4, 2026

Blessing of Pets (Feast of St. Francis)

Readings

First Reading:    Job 12:7–10a
Psalm 104:10–25    R:  O LORD, how manifold are your works!
Second Reading:    Gal 6:14-18
The Gospel:    Matthew 6:25–26

To honor the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi (the patron Saint of Animals), St. John's will be holding their Blessing of Animals service on Sunday, October 4 at the 10am service. Everyone is welcome to bring their pet, or a picture of pets they may have lost, for a blessing. Please note that dogs must be leashed and other pets caged for the service.

Vocal Workshop at Choir Practice, 12:30pm Thursday October 8 with Denise Marquette. 

Everyone welcome. Every Thursday at 12:30pm in the church.

Our bank is getting strict on how our cheques are made out. If you aren't already, could you please ensure that all cheques payable to the church are written out as follows:

The Parish of St. John the Divine .

Thank you.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, please bring your non-perishable food items to church on Sundays till Thanksgiving. There will be a food donation box in the Narthex. All donations will be used to stock our Blessing Box on 5th Street.

Join us for our Harvest Thanksgiving service on Sunday, October 11 at 10am in the church.

Collecting donations of non-perishable items  in the Narthex for our blessing box.

“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.