St. Paul's Anglican Church
29 Church Street V9R 5H2 Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Tomorrow is Thrifty Card Tuesday 9AM - 12noon NOTE: With this SUDDEN SNOWSTORM we have children and adult mittens, men's socks, and hand warmers available in addition to our usual Thrifty Food Cards. Please come to the parking lot door at St. Paul's Anglican Church (100 Chapel St. Downtown). You will need to buzz to let us know you're here.... Please DO NOT gather at the front steps of the Church, but come to the parking lot door and ring the buzzer. Cards and supplies are available to anyone in need.

If you had trouble watching the service this morning you can watch it anytime through our website here: https://www.stpaulsnanaimo.ca//bishops-sermon-breaks-the-i

We as a diocese have been invited to join the Christ Church Cathedral community Livestream service at 10:30 am to worship with our Bishop, Anna Greenwood-Lee at her first service as our bishop. You can join live NOW or watch it later in the day as a recording. Thanks to technology and our current circumstances, we as a diocese are able to witness and be a part of this important event in the life of our church as we join our newly consecrated bishop for worship.

Sunday February 7th - We will be joining our Cathedral for worship this Sunday at 10:30 am. Our bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee will preach at this service. https://www.christchurchcathedral.bc.ca/live

Here’s a good news story for the day! Awesome!! https://www.cheknews.ca/im-speechless-unsung-heroes-of-pan/

Continuing in the #WPCU series, today's video is a vigil featuring the Canadian Community of the Sisters of the Church (and a hymn performance by Rachel Cameron).

If you haven't come by yet this morning, we're here until 12noon! Please come to the parking lot door at St. Paul's Anglican Church (100 Chapel St. Downtown). You will need to buzz to let us know you're there. A Thrifty Food card will be available for each person, and you will also receive a handsewn 'joy bag.' Each joy bag contains a variety of items, and socks, to help make life a little easier during these cold winter months.... Please DO NOT gather at the front steps of the Church, but come to the parking lot door and ring the buzzer. We will bring you a card and bag!

We welcome you to join us for our live-streamed Sunday Service each week at 10:30 AM. You can join any livestream at: https://www.stpaulsnanaimo.ca/live If you'd like to download the follow-along PDF bulletin for today's service, you can do this here: https://www.stpaulsnanaimo.ca//sunday-virtual-s/2021-01-10

Some good news from 2020 Here are the links https://ca.news.yahoo.com/2020s-hole-ozone-layer-closed-015 (but will open again) ... germany changing military bases to wildlife sanctuaries actually was 2015 https://www.independent.co.uk//germany-turning-62-military blue wales return to south georgia isles in the south of the atlantic ocean: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org//nearly-a-century-aft hiv diagnosis is falling each year in the UK: https://www.nat.org.uk/about-hiv/hiv-statistics china aims to hit peak emissions by 2030 and go carbon neutral by 2060: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54256826 global terrorism deaths have been falling in numbers for the past five years: https://www.prnewswire.co.uk//2020-global-terrorism-index- 20 new and rediscovered animal and plant species from the zongo valley: https://www.weforum.org//scientists-biodviersity-new-redi/ kazakhstan abolishes death penalty: https://www.dw.com//kazakhstan-abolishes-death-/a-56117176 kenya's elephant population has doubled since 1989 (not doubled in 2020): https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53771950 saudi arabia bans marriage of persons under 18: https://www.vanguardngr.com//just-in-saudi-arabia-bans-un/ palestine bans marriage of persons under 18, unless they get an exemption from a religious court and a top legal official: https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-bans-child-marriage-wi/ oil decline in 2020 due to covid: https://www.iea.org//global-oil-demand-to-decline-in-2020- denmark ends new oil and gas exploration https://www.theguardian.com//denmark-to-end-new-oil-and-ga scotland makes period products free: https://www.bbc.co.uk//uk-scotland-scotland-politics-51629 africa declared free from wild polio,: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02501-3 covid vaccine fastest, beating mumps vaccine which took 4 years in the 1960s: https://connect.uclahealth.org//the-fastest-vaccine-in-hi/

TODAY is the FINAL day fo the St. Paul Very Merry Virtual Marketplace Silent Auction! Some of the other items that still need bids, and so offer you a GREAT deal are: The Christmas stockings #13 ( blue) and #14 (gold) ... #25 cabinet doors, #27 Sonos beam soundbar and bracket, #28 the tv wall mount #35 18 bottle wine rack #41 framed Market Square print #42 original oil of Greek scenery , #43 Falls UK. Watercolour, #44 North West Light watercolour, #46 Crocus watercolour, #47 Birches watercolour, #48 That’s Called a Cat watercolour, #49 Cape Ross watercolour, #50 Baskerville Circa 1800 watercolour, #52 Peace at End of Garden watercolour and #53 Lilloet River watercolour. Have you checked out the video of the available wares yet? If not, check it out below! (Detailed photos at the end of the video) Also, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY for both the silent auction, and to place orders for the Traditional Shortbread. There are only a few left! As well, you can place orders for the Festive Floral Arrangements until December 5 and delivery will be until Dec 19. Check out the Marketplace attachments to see these lovely items! Bidding has already started, so you have until 5PM! To bid call: 250-585-6857 or email [email protected]

A Collect for Peace from the Book of Alternative Services.

Welcome to St. Paul Anglican Church Nanaimo's "Merry Virtual Marketplace Silent Auction!" Since we are unable to host our annual parish Marketplace due to the current health and safety situation we welcome you to join us for a 3 day Silent Auction Extravaganza! We also have online shopping available for some delicious traditional shortbreads and festive door swags. Please check out this link to download the full list of available items and their descriptions: https://www.stpa...ulsnanaimo.ca//merry-virtual-marketplace-/ Three days of bidding via e-mail or phone: Monday, November 23 9:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday, November 24 9:00am to 5:00pm Wednesday, November 25 9:00am to 5:00pm e-mail: [email protected] Phone: 250-585-6857

We welcome you to join us for livestreamed worship today at 10:30 am at: www.stpaulsnanaimo.ca/live In addition to the livestream link you can watch a recording of today’s service anytime here: https://www.stpaulsnanaimo.ca//sunday-virtual-service-nove

An update from our diocese. All in person worship is temporarily suspended. An update from our Rector will be sent out shortly outlining virtual worship options for this coming Sunday.

Stay informed with the work at our National Church level: Council of General Synod

Good news story!