We have spaces for rent!
St. Andrew's rents out our Sanctuary and Friendship Room spaces (which can include the kitchen). At the moment, there's availability from June 27 - July 11, and Aug 3 - 31.
Contact our Office Manager, Alison, for more info: office(at)st-andrews-united.ca, 604-985-0408 ex 2.
SEEKING LAUNDRY VOLUNTEERS!
Are you able to do a couple of loads of laundry each week (or every second week) following St. Andrew’s community lunches on Thursdays?
If so, please contact Lia Watson at outreach@st-andrews-united.ca. And thank you!
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📷 Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash.
Today!
All are welcome to join us for a hot lunch catered by A Loving Spoonful. Doors open at 12:45, lunch is served at 1 pm.
$2.
This Sunday!
Sun. Mar. 29, 4 - 5 pm
JAZZ VESPERS with DOUBLE VIBES
This group pays tribute to the tradition of great jazz vibes players, ranging from the swing of Lionel Hampton to the blues and bop of Milt Jackson. Double Vibes is Nick Apivor (vibes, marimba, percussion), Craig Scott (vibes, marimba), Steve Holy (double bass) and Buff Allen (drums).
By donation. All are welcome!
Tonight, join us for a drop-in meditation session with Paul Belserene and Greg Sutton from Vancouver Shambhala Centre.
6:00 pm in our Sanctuary.
By donation.
All are welcome!
MINDFUL MOMENT
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
—Margaret Mead
Today, join us for our weekly free community meal and bread ministry (free loaves donated by local businesses).
Doors at 11:30am, lunch served at noon.
On Sat. Mar. 28 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm, join us for our monthly Saturday Dinner run by local North Shore youth and co-sponsored by St. A and North Vancouver Community Dinner.
All are welcome!
This summer, St. Andrew's hosts a week of Camp Spirit: listening to and experiencing Sacred Stories, enjoying times of creativity and science, moving to music, sharing a meal together, and fostering community and friendships!
To register your child for Camp Spirit at St. Andrew’s United Church from July 13 – 17, please visit the Camp Spirit website for details. Camp Spirit registration is open!
www.campspirit.ca/summertime-camps.html
Community Garden Work Party!
Saturday, April 18
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
in the gardens (outside the church)
Calling our community gardeners (all those signed up for plots) to gather with us, rain or shine, as we all launch an exciting new growing year!
This Sunday, join us for the last Contemplative Taizé Service of the year.
Sun, Mar 22, 2026
4 - 5 pm
in the Sanctuary at St. Andrew's
(1044 St. Georges Ave, North Vancouver)
Taizé will resume in September.
Open Sanctuary: weekdays from 9 am - 1 pm.
Take a moment, a breath, a prayer in our quiet space.
Looking for a space to rent for a meeting, a gathering, a rehearsal? We got you!
St. Andrew's rents out our Sanctuary and Friendship Room spaces (which can include the kitchen). At the moment, there's availability from June 27 - July 11, and Aug 3 - 31.
Contact our Office Manager, Alison, for more info: office(at)st-andrews-united.ca, 604-985-0408 ex 2.
The steady hope of springtime is at work through Mission and Service partners around the world. When wildfires displace families, food prices soar, storms destroy infrastructure, or isolation takes hold, our partners are there—offering welcome, distributing food, rebuilding, and creating spaces for healing and belonging.
Every gift to Mission and Service fuels this faithful, practical work.
Learn more about M&S: united-church.ca/stories/partnership-bloom
📷 Jelena Safronova
Call for gently used teddies (and other stuffed animals)! Cleaning out the attic? On a visit to a thrift store? Think teddy thoughts!
Our 19th Annual Teddy Bear Picnic is coming up on June 20, 2026. Every child attending the picnic heads directly to the Adopt-A-Bear table, looking for a special stuffy to love -- and it's a popular picnic! We need about 200 more bears.
Please drop off your donation to the church office Monday through Friday or on Sundays at morning worship. Thank you so much!
This Sunday, March 15, stay after service for a short Annual Congregational Meeting. This is a chance for you to catch up on how the church fared this past year, and get your two cents in for how the next year shapes up.
Copies of the 2025 Annual Report are available on the website (E-News page) or at the back of the church, and should be read up on before the ACM.
Thanks!
Mar 8 is International Women's Day -- so here is a HUGE thank you to all the women who make up the St. Andrew's community. ❤ We have some real powerhouses in our corner.
It's also the third Sunday of Lent -- join us at service as Rev. Gerry Teichrob preaches.
Come for the community, stay for the coffee (and community). 😀 #IWD2026
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On Sunday March 15, stay after service for our Annual Congregational Meeting. This is a chance for you to hear how the past year went for the church, and to have your say in what comes next.
See you there!
All are welcome to join us for our free Community Lunch (and Bread Ministry!): Thursdays in our Friendship Room. Doors open at 11:30, lunch is served at noon.
Grateful for the support of Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors program (partial funding), the City of North Vancouver, the District of North Vancouver, Westlynn Bakery, Cobbs Bread, Salvation Army and our amazing volunteers!
THE FINE ART OF AGING
Fri. Mar. 20 from 8:30 am – 12:45 pm
Delbrook Community Recreation Centre
851 West Queens Road in North Vancouver
The North Shore Primary Care Network warmly invites North Shore older adults, families, and caregivers to attend the second annual Fine Art of Aging Conference, a free half-day public conference focused on aging well and aging in place.
You will learn about health topics, including brain health & memory changes; improving sleep as you age; medical assistance in dying (MAID); loneliness and staying connected.
To register, visit www.nspcn.ca/faoa or call 778-945-3017 and provide your name, email and phone number.
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Photo by Centre for Ageing Better on Unsplash.
All are welcome to join the drop-in meditation this evening, run by Paul Belserene and Greg Sutton from Vancouver Shambhala Centre.
6 pm in the Sanctuary.