Look at our gardens grow! Outreach Coordinator Liz is very excited to use some of our fresh herbs and veggies in the weekly Thursday meal.
Community-building, climate-conscious AND delicious? Yes please. 🙂
This week we're thanking the District of North Vancouver for their support of our meal program.
👏!
This Sunday (June 29): Jazz Vespers with the Ruby Lane Organ Trio!
Marke Andrews (drums)
Jim Flaming (guitar)
Erik Reimers (organ)
Join us at 4pm for a mix of jazz standards, Latinx rhythms, funk, Gospel, instrumental arrangements of pop songs & original composition.
One way to celebrate Indigenous culture? Through stories.
On CBC Gem you can check out the Indigenous Stories collection...or visit the local library and gather some books by Indigenous authors.
#NIHM2025
Join us this Saturday for our last Monthly Community Dinner before they break for the summer.
Great food? New friends? Yes please!
Dinner runs 3:30 - 5:00 pm on Saturday, June 28. See you there!
Today is National Indigenous Peoples' Day. Let's take today to celebrate & honour the culture and contributions of First Nations, Métis and Inuit!
#NIPD2025
Check out the 2SLGBTQIA+ online community hub at the North Vancouver City Library for queer-authored book lists, events like drag storytime, and other community resources.
www.nvcl.ca/2slgbtqia-community-hub
#Pride2025
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📷 Akshay Chauhan at Unsplash.
Taking another moment to thank the City of North Vancouver for their financial support of our Thursday lunch program.
Thank you!
📷www.cnv.org
If you're able to travel a bit, why not visit the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler? This National Indigenous History Month, they're offering a full month of immersive programming, including:
- revitalized exhibits with interpretive content
- guided tours and craft workshops
- vendor markets (on the first Sat of each month)
- Indigenous-inspired cuisine
#NIHM2025
📷 slcc.ca/pr-nihm-2025/
Our Teddy Bear Picnic will run, rain or shine, this coming Saturday.
It's going to be a party!
- Kellie Haines Ventriloquist brings Magrau the bird and Kamilla the frog
- clowns Dilly and Donna return to delight kids of all ages
- Adopt- A-Bear, the Teddy Bear Clinic, Teddy Bear Cookie Decorating, arts and crafts and button-making
- face painting with Looking Glass Face Painting
- North Vancouver City Library's Spokes ‘n’ Words Book Bike
- fire fighters from #1 Fire Department...
...and more!
See you there 🙂
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📷Mathias Reding on Unsplash.
See you tomorrow with my puppets Magrau and Kamilla who love Teddy Bear Picnics!
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This week, we're hosting the Royal Conservatory of Music as they hold their exams. Break legs, students!
Open Sanctuary will not run this week, but all other programs will continue (quietly :)). So tonight, join us for Mindfulness Meditation at 6pm.
So, our teddies can't get the whole picnic ready by themselves... It's a lot of things to carry with soft arms!
We're looking for volunteers to help set up, take down, and run various tables on the big day.
If you're interested in helping to make our annual Teddy Bear Picnic as awesome as possible, please reach out to Maggie at the church or at summercoordinator.st.andrews@gmail.com.
Thank you!
📷Dorothe Wouters on Unsplash.
Taking a moment to thank the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program for helping to fund our weekly Thursday lunches. Your support is immensely appreciated!
18th Annual Teddy Bear Picnic
Sat, June 21
11 am - 2 pm
10 sleeps until the teddies!
Join us for a delightful afternoon with clowns, puppets and ventriloquism, face-painting, cookie-decorating, storytelling, arts and crafts, and food!
@KellieHainesVentriloquist @LookingGlassFacePainting Dilly & Donna (clickandclown.ca)
St. A in the community:
- today Rev. Judith and Outreach Coordinator Liz are hosting the monthly meeting of Volunteer North Shore;
- tomorrow, St. A is attending the North Shore Homelessness Task Force meeting (of which we're a proud and active member). This task force utilizes a partnership-based approach to address issues re. eliminating and preventing homelessness, building upon the services and facilities that already exist in the community.
Here's to working together in community support!
North Vancouver Recreation & Culture is hosting various events to celebrate National Indigenous History Month.
- cedar weaving workshops (June 12 & 19)
- dreamcatcher workshops (June 16)
- self-guided Indigenous art tour around the city and district
For more: www.nvrc.ca/NIHM2025
#nihm2025
Join us at worship tomorrow to celebrate both Pentecost and the 100th Anniversary of The United Church of Canada. 🥳
Sun, June 8 at 10:00 am
in person (1044 St. Geroges Ave, North Van)
online (www.youtube.com/channel/UCcPyLl4XtRdGtnbrck7clgQ?reload=9)
All are welcome!
WE ARE A MUSICAL CHRISTIAN ROCK GROUP HERE TO SAVE SOULS, WRITE AND RECORD ALL ALBUMS SONGS, I AM THE FRONTMAN REO-PETRA VOICE, YOU LEAD GUITAR VOX,,BASS VOX, KEYBOARDS,SYNTH, VOX, RYTHM GUITAR VOX , DRUMS VOX WILL MEET IN SEPTEMBER TO JAM AND WRITE! GODBLESS YOU ALL AMEN! FOR MORE INFO WRITE ME THROUGH FB MESSENGER AMEN.
And you can celebrate The United Church of Canada's 100th anniversary with us! At worship this Sunday, June 8 (which is also Pentecost!), we'll be displaying historical photos, celebrating with a birthday cake, gifting everyone with a special Broadview magazine (100 Years of United Church of Canada), and, most importantly, welcoming 4 new people into St. A's and the UCC faith.
We're excited to celebrate with you!
Service starts at 10:00 am, in person or online.*
*(check our website for a link to our YouTube channel).
The United Church of Canada is nearly 100 years old -- and there are several ways to celebrate that milestone!
On Sunday June 8, there will be a national centennial service held in Newfoundland.
The service is hybrid: you can watch it online at the link below, starting at 2:30pm PDT.
www.youtube.com/live/bh4sW1kdpWo
(1 more way to celebrate, closer to home :), will be posted tomorrow).