St John's Anglican Church, Sardis/Chilliwack B.C
46098 Higginson Rd V2R2A9 Chilliwack, BC, Canada

Good morning there have been some inquiries regarding when to bring baking for the Bazaar so that people will be able to get the baking when it is fresh. Initially, Sunday, Nov 29 was going to be the baking Sunday. My suggestion would be if you were planning on doing some baking for the bazaar that you make sure you can drop that off no later than a Thursday so that people can get it before the weekend. With that in mind please drop baking off any day Monday to Thursday 9-12.... We can send out an email to people to let them know that fresh baking has arrived on the days that it is dropped off. There will be at least a couple of people in the office who will gladly purchase some fresh baking to have with coffee as soon as it arrives. The "progressive Bazaar" will have items on display for the next couple of weeks. Please remember, parishioners only. See more

Since we will not be having in person services for the next three Sundays we will also not be having the progressive Bazaar on Sundays. However - GOOD NEWS! - you will still be able participate in the Bazaar. The church office will remain open during this shut down period. The Bazaar items will be put out on the tables in the Narthex. The Narthex will be opened Mondays to Fridays from 9AM to noon so you can come by for a little outing and come in and select from the display.... Payment is exact change or cheque. Change will not be available so either buy more or round up. There will be a spot to leave your payment for the bazaar items and the offering plate for donation envelopes. The sanctuary will also be open if you would like to go in to spend some time in prayer. Mask wearing is mandatory. Disposable ones will be available if you forgot one. Please also give space to people. Only one or two people in the Narthex at a time so please wait outside until others are finished. If you have items that you have prepared to donate to the bazaar they can be dropped off during the same hours. Thank you to Leanne Power and her elves for helping to give us a "taste" of a Christmas Bazaar in a year when none will be happening. Remember this is a closed event. Only parishioners are invited to attend. No neighbours or friends

Good evening all: This afternoon Dr. Henry did a rare Saturday press conference to address updates regarding the increase in Covid cases in British Columbia. As a result she has directed that all social gatherings in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal health regions cease from today until November 23. In response to this directive Archbishop Melissa has posted the attached statement. In this statement she is leaving it to individual parishes to decide if they will suspen...d in person activities during this period. Being that we are in one of the "hottest" spots for Covid transmission in the province we shall suspend in person activities for the next couple of weeks including Sunday services. So there will be no Sunday services tomorrow November 8 or Sunday November 15 as well as no mid week services or gatherings for the next two weeks. Hopefully over this period Covid transmissions in our area will decrease and we will be able to resume worship through Advent and the Christmas season. Bible study will continue on line. The Friday book club group that is currently meeting will also move to on line for the current groups final session on Friday. Contact info for those sessions will be sent out. Shrinking your contacts and activities over the next couple of weeks will help keep us all safer. We will return to recording and posting the service for the next couple of Sundays as was done prior to our returning to in person worship. Blessings Al

Good day everyone, A reminder on the upcoming Christmas Bazaar. It is a progressive one, meaning it will take place over four Sundays from Nov 22 - Dec 13. Each week will feature a different theme. Nov 22; Jams & Jellies, Chutneys & Pickles... Nov 29; Crafts & handiwork Dec 6; Baking Dec 13; Porch Pots (outdoor evergreen arrangements) The hours will be 9 am - 12 pm. Parishioners ONLY can shop before or after each service. For those parishioners who are not attending a service, shopping will be available at 9:30 or 11 if you're more comfortable with that. Masks are mandatory while shopping. Cheques or cash will be accepted for payment, please consider rounding up your purchase amount to limit the change needing to be handled. See more

Here is the service from this morning. Sorry for the delay it required some editing and my laptop was not cooperating. The sermon is by Archbishop Mellissa. We listened to an audio version during the service you have a video version inserted into the service here.... https://youtu.be/3dFfKP2lbnE The readings are: Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10,22 Matthew 5:1-12

Prayer request for Bishop Michael Hawkins - https://mailchi.mp//prayer-request-for-bishop-michael-hawk

In case you didn't pick up your November calendar, here are the important dates. Mondays - 10 am to noon - Crafters and Company Tuesdays - Nov 10- Dec 1 - 10am - Spiritual Formation Wednesdays (not Nov 11) - 9:30 am - Morning Prayer or Holy Communion Thursday, Nov 4 & 5 - Clergy Retreat... Thursday Nov 12 & 26 - 10 am - Men's Group Thursday Nov 19 - 7 pm - Parish council Fridays 10am - Book Club Saturday Nov 14 - Special Service of Baptism Sundays - 3 services, by invitation - 8am, 9:30am or 11am. See more

We are a bit more then six months into the pandemic but it still remains a learning curve living through a pandemic. Some of us are getting up in years but I think it is safe to say this is still the first pandemic any of us have lived through. The following link is to an article by a Canadian professor from Toronto who has volunteered for long term assignments in past world trauma areas. Struggling six months or so into a crisis is a normative reality. Our current reality is getting more and more challenging. May her words bring you some hope. https://parents-together.org/these-tweets-about-pandemics-/ Blessings Al

Our newest inductees to the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster, Leanne Power and Ken Storozuk.

Here is our service for this Sunday October 25 https://youtu.be/_uxTfNNFD2I... The readings for today are: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Psalm 90:1-6,13-17 Matthew 22:34-46

Good afternoon. The Sunday service was recorded today but uploading is taking longer than usual. It is a two step process. First is to upload it to YouTube the second is for YouTube to process it. Each is usually about 30 to 40 minutes. Today upload has taken almost two hour and processing has just started so it will probably be at least another hour. So go enjoy the day it is coming

Good day everyone, A little more information on the upcoming Christmas Bazaar. It is a progressive one, meaning it will take place over four Sundays from Nov 15 - Dec 6. Each week will feature a different theme. Nov 15; Jams & Jellies, Chutneys & Pickles Nov 22; Crafts & handiwork Nov 29; Baking... Dec 6; Porch Pots (outdoor evergreen arrangements) The hours will be 9 am - 12 pm. You can shop before or after each service. For those who are not attending a service, shopping will be available at 9:30 or 11 if you're more comfortable with that. Masks are mandatory while shopping. Cheques or cash will be accepted for payment, please consider rounding up your purchase amount to limit the change needing to be handled. A FEW SUGGESTIONS *Jams, jellies, chutneys and pickles should be labelled on the top rather than on the jar, to minimize the amount of handling needed. *Baking must be securely wrapped or packaged and clearly labelled on top. * Cookies - Cello gift bags will be available for packaging. You will just need to tie the back securely with twine or ribbon. Bags will be available in the next week, on the mail table. Items can be brought in o the Saturday before, between 2 & 4 or on the featured Sunday morning. If you have a particular item you'd like to see, please add it to the "Baking Wish List" on the mail table. Please contact Leanne Power with any questions or suggestions.

Good Morning here is our service for this morning October 18 https://youtu.be/s1il9ExTVZ0 The readings for today are:... 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Psalm 99 Matthew 22:15-22 __________________________________________ The Venerable Allan Carson Rector, St. John's Sardis & Archdeacon of Lougheed Office - 604-858-2229 https://stjohnsardis.ca/

Good Morning Everyone We will definitely be having a Christmas Bazaar this year! It will be a bit different than previous years. The Bazaar this year will be a Progressive one, meaning it will take place over four weeks. It will only be open to parishioners and it will be held in the Narthex between services. Each week we will focus on a different aspect of the Bazaar.... Nov 15; Jams & Jellies, Chutneys & Pickles Nov 22; Crafts & handiwork Nov 29; Baking Dec 6; Porch Pots (outdoor evergreen arrangements) All items for the bazaar should be priced if possible. All baking should be sealed in plastic wrap, ziplock bags or cello bags and labeled. This is always a fun event and despite the current Covid-19 situation, there is no reason it cannot continue to be a fun event as long as we continue to be calm, be kind and be safe. Masks must be worn while at the Bazaar tables. More details to follow. Further information contact Leanne Power

For those who normally attend Wednesday morning Holy Communion, this week is cancelled because the furnace is not working and it is very cold. Thank you.

The October Calendar is out. Have you seen it yet? I just got it this morning, so here's the rest of the month. Mondays - Crafters and company, 10 am Tuesdays - Spiritual Formation, 10 am Wednesdays - Holy Communion, 9:30 am - Zoom Bible Study, 10:30 am... Thursday, 15 & 29 - Men's Group, 10 am Fridays - Book Club, 10 am Saturday, 31 - Special Service of Baptism, 2 pm See more