#FYI
Check out the E-News page of our website for a brochure on Fall at St. Andrew's (events, important dates, and more), and to read the latest newsletter. This one includes an introduction to our new Assistant Minister, Eric At Ucc; updates from our Outreach Coordinator Lia; and a Wild Ones installment.
www.st-andrews-united.ca/e-news/
Today! Join us for a $2 hot lunch catered by A Loving Spoonful.
Doors at 12:45pm, lunch is served at 1pm.
There will be a quick congregational meeting after worship on Sun, Nov 2.
This will be to approve our revised Congregational Living Faith Story; Rev. Eric Hamlyn’s 3-month appointment as Associate Minister; and posting the permanent Associate Minister’s position to UCC Church Hub for expressions of interest.
If you'd like a copy of the revised living faith story, please email the office.
Thanks!
VOLUNTEER CALL
Our gardens (particularly the ones along the front and side of the church) need a little help. We're looking for folks who can help weed the gardens to make them ready for winter.
Do you have an hour or two before the end of the month to help tidy up our gardens before we bed them down for the season?
Please call or write to Community Outreach Coordinator Lia Watson at 604-985-0408 or outreach@st-andrews-united.ca to schedule a time. A zillion thanks!
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📷Maria from Pixabay.
The church will be closed this Monday, October 13, for Thanksgiving.
When I wake up each day
let gratitude
stir and strengthen me, O God.
Let it draw me to goodness
and hold me there…
There, where your Spirit sings,
“Go define love today,”
and my heart chooses
to rise to the occasion.
- "Go Define Love"
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prayer from united-church.ca.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Make sure to do something life-giving this day and remember to be thankful! Bless you all! 🙂
Join us each Wednesday for a hot lunch catered by A Loving Spoonful.
Cost: $2.
Max capacity: 80 guests.
All are welcome!
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📷Circe Denyer from Pixabay.
Our Sanctuary is open again! For the last six weeks we've housed Alcuin students in our Sanctuary while their basement classrooms were repaired. Those are fixed up now, and the students are returning home, so our Sanctuary is open once again for anyone looking for a quiet moment for prayer, contemplation, or reflection.
Thanks for your patience! We're happy to welcome you back.
BOOK STUDY
Tues, Oct 14 - Tues, Nov 25 (excluding Nov 11)
6 - 7:30pm
Rev. Eric will be offering a six-week course based on Joyce Rupp’s book, "The Cup of Our Life." Together we will ponder the cup as symbol of our inner journey of growth as we explore our spiritual lives.
Cost: $25 (includes the book). For more information and to register, please call or email Rev. Eric at 604-985-0408 or erichamlyn@st-andrews-united.ca.
Min. participants: 4; max.: 8.
SENIORS EXPO 2025
Sat. Oct. 4 from 12 – 4 pm
“Stuff You Might Want to Know” is the name of the free Seniors Expo happening at Silver Harbour tomorrow! There are four 45-minute presentations to attend—Planning Ahead: Navigating Powers of Attorney, Healthcare Representation and Executor Roles; Building Resilience through Social Connection; Maximizing Your Benefits: A Guide to Seniors’ Income Supports; and Wellness on a Budget: Tasty, Affordable Meals as we Age. Choose to attend one or go to them all.
At Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd Street. All are welcome!
CALL FOR DONATIONS for our Emergency Weather Shelter with the Lookout Housing Society.
Darren Guild, Manager at Lookout, says what they need most (more than warm socks, hats, scarves, sweaters or coats) is new underwear for unhoused men. Can you help? Sizes medium to large, any colour, any style—but still in their original packaging please. You will find a “new underwear” box near the refreshment table in the Sanctuary for your donations.
For more information about St. Andrew’s Underwear Drive, please contact volunteer coordinator Lynn Phillips at lphillips7898@gmail.com.
Our Emergency Weather Response Shelter begins on Oct. 15 and continues until April 15, 2026.
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📷 Kenneth McAndrew from Pixabay.
This afternoon, join us for a community lunch served hot by @alovingspoonful!
$2.
Doors at 12:45pm, lunch served at 1pm.
In our Friendship Room.
See you there!
Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The church is CLOSED today to allow staff to honour the day.
Please take a moment yourself to learn about and honour the Indigenous peoples of the land you're on, including the history and enduring harm of residential schools -- and ways we can walk the path of truth and reconciliation with our Indigenous brothers and sisters. If you want to learn more about the history and resilience of Indigenous peoples, check out the free online course from the University of Alberta, "Indigenous Canada."
www.ualberta.ca/en/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html
This Wednesday, join us for our Community Lunch Program with @alovingspoonful as they share a hot catered meal with the community.
In our Friendship Room: doors open at 12:45pm, lunch is served at 1pm.
$2.
All are welcome!
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📷Hamed Mohtashami pouya on Unsplash.
The Emergency Weather Response shelter in our lower floors will be starting October 15.
If you would like to help prepare soups and food for shelter guests in our community kitchen, please contact our Outreach Coordinator Lia (outreach@st-andrews-united.ca). She would also appreciate your help encouraging folks to donate new underwear for shelter guests, the one thing most needed and least donated.
Thank you!
SUN, SEPT 28 at 4:00 PM
This Sunday, join us for Jazz Vespers with Quintessential Jazz!
Join us as Jim Galpin on sax, Brad Rogness on piano, Dan Morrison on drums and Gerry Teichrob on bass fill the Sanctuary with best-loved jazz standards and fantastic original songs with a modern twist.
Admission by donation. Everyone is welcome!
A DAY OF CULTURE AND REFLECTION AT MONOVA
Tues. Sept. 30 from 11 am – 4 pm; pay what you can
In honour of Truth and Reconciliation Day, visit the Museum of North Vancouver (@visitmonova) at 115 West Esplanade for cultural experiences & reflection. Through hands-on activities and creative crafts, visitors of all ages will learn about the history of Indigenous rights, the significance of Orange Shirt Day, & participate in local Coast Salish culture sharing including storytelling, drumming & singing, led by their Indigenous Cultural Programmers.
St. Andrew's will be closed next Tuesday (Sept 30) to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Let's take this time to learn about and honour the resilience of Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island, and to re-commit to following (and implementing) the 94 Calls to Action from the TRC.
Read the calls here: nctr.ca/about/history-of-the-trc/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-of-canada-calls-to-action/
Tomorrow is the last day of our Emergency Food Program with Harvest Project. This temporary program ran in the downtime of the Emergency Weather Response program, when the @lookoutsociety has use of our lower floor as a shelter for unhoused folks during weather emergencies. That shelter program resumes this October.
Today!
FREE SEMINAR ON LIFE, LEGACY AND CARING CHOICES
Fri. Sept. 19 from 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Me-An Laceste, Insurance Advisor, and Jeremy May, a long-time funeral director at Martin Brothers Funeral Services, present a free seminar in the Friendship Room this afternoon called Life, Legacy & Caring Choices.
Join them to learn about understanding final arrangements; the role of family and executor; pre-arranging plans and savings; CPP survivor and death benefits; other important facts about arranging a funeral, along with a question-and-answer period.