Peace Church on 52nd

11/03/2021

06/06/2021

If you want to watch it again, here's the Bible Project video on Sabbath from our service today. Enjoy, and may you enter into God's rest!

On page one of the Bible, God orders a beautiful world out of chaotic darkness within a sequence of six days. And on the seventh day, God rests. This introdu...

06/01/2021

For those wishing to take time before God to acknowledge the horror of the recent discovery of hundreds of children buried at the Kamloops Residential School, Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Abbotsford will be holding a short time of prayer, remembrance, and reflection at 7pm this Thursday, June 3rd. Please contact Lydia for more details and to receive the Zoom link.

We also encourage you to read the statement linked below, out out by pur denomination, the Mennonite Church of BC.

MCBC responds to the tragic discovery of 215 children buried at former Kamloops ...

05/29/2021

With pandemic restrictions starting to relax in BC, we're delighted to announce the return of outdoor coffee time (it's still BYOC, though -- Bring Your Own Coffee) Come join Lydia at the picnic tables in front of the Hub this Saturday (May 29th) from 10:30 to 12, and we can chat and enjoy one another's company IN PERSON!

05/09/2021

For those wanting to hear more about finding God's presence in both the ordinary and the extraordinary times of life, here's the Regent event Henry and Adam were talking about -- the virtual book launch of Douglas Kaine McKelvey's "Every Moment Holy, Vol. 2". If anyone would like to borrow either this book or Vol. 1, Lydia has a copy of them!

Please join the Regent College Bookstore for a conversation with Douglas Kaine McKelvey about his recent publication, Every Moment Holy, Vol. 2: Death, Grief...

04/22/2021

Our Community Hub is lookin' mighty fine this spring, especially now that we have four brand new picnic tables out front. We love that they're already being used by out neighbours!

(The tables are part of a placemaking project, made in partnership with United Way -- they were made by local young adults, and will eventually be covered with hand-painted tiles from neighbourhood kids, church folks, and community members.)

04/11/2021

For those interested in learning more about the passage Lydia preached on today, here's the full Regent lecture on Exodus 21:1-11 from Dr. Carmen Imes.

In Reading the Bible Right Now, biblical scholars get personal about how Scripture inspires hope, challenges assumptions, and provokes action.Dr. Carmen Joy...

04/09/2021

More photos of our flowering cross from Easter!

04/05/2021

More photos to come later this week, but for now, here's a picture of our Easter flowering cross for 2021. He is Risen -- hallelujah!

04/04/2021

Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed.

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04/04/2021

Isn’t everyone!

WINKLER, MB For Jack Klassen of Winkler, the faintly lemon-tasting bun of p***a is secondary compared to the icing and sprinkles. “Basically, the bun is a receptacle for transporting icing and sprinkles to my mouth,” [...]

04/02/2021

For those wishing to re-read Malcolm Guite's poems from our Good Friday service this morning, or to read the rest of his 'Stations of the Cross' cycle, they can all be found here:

Here is a complete sequence of sonnets for the Stations of the Cross. I am posting them a little before Good Friday, so that anyone who wishes to make use of them for personal devotion or reproduce…