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Down to the River – Virtual Choir

Ursula Andrade2020-04-01T11:01:23-07:00April 1st, 2020|

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St Andrew's-Wesley United Church

St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church
Suite 100, 1022 Nelson Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 4S7

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When have you felt really happy? As I scroll throu When have you felt really happy? As I scroll through my memories my happiest moments are always doing almost anything with loved ones, or doing something creative like singing with my band, or some kind of effort or gesture, big or small, that brings healing, help or joy to others. The last one is the most intriguing: why is it such a pleasure to help others? When I worked on Vancouver Island, the times I saw the small towns the most happy was when the community pitched together to build a playground for a local school, or hold a fundraiser to send a young person off to a sport tournament, or when the community cooked Thanksgiving dinner for those living below the poverty line. The transformative thing about giving to others is that we spread abundance far beyond the gesture itself: we might change the trajectory of someone’s life, or plant a seed of hope in their heart, but often we too are transformed and buoyed up by the act. In the sermon this week we are exploring 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 where Paul says to the early Christian community “God loves a cheerful giver.” That can sound so bland really, like a greeting card saying, but when we explore it we might come to realize that Paul is saying something far more radical: by giving of ourselves, our time and talents, we are actually creating a new kind of world that is abundant and life-giving. It can feel counter-intuitive: the tougher the time we are in, the more we might want to pull back and protect ourselves. But Paul asks us to consider doing the opposite: trusting in God and bringing about abundance simply by using our own gifts in the world. In a way we might be collaborators of goodness, bringing forth a better world for all of us by getting more, not less, engaged with our troubled world. See you this Sunday, in person or via our livestream on YouTube starting at 9:50am! POSTPONED: Sept 19 Jazz and Contemplative services are postponed this week as we are setting up to be voting station for Elections Canada
You and you and definitely you…#welcome #welcome You and you and definitely you…#welcome #welcomelgbtq #lovehumanity #allofyou #stawstepsoflove
You and you and definitely you…#welcome #welcome You and you and definitely you…#welcome #welcomelgbtq #lovehumanity #allofyou #stawstepsoflove
We plan to brighten your feed today and every othe We plan to brighten your feed today and every other day with these new entrance steps. #welcome #welcomelgbtq #lovehumanity #allofyou #stawstepsoflove
Elections Canada comes to St.Andrew’s Wesley! T Elections Canada comes to St.Andrew’s Wesley! This Sunday afternoon begins the set up for Monday voting. Though it means we’ll not be able to host Jazz Vespers or Candlelight and Music this Sunday, at least people can have a safe place to vote! We won’t tell you how to vote, but we hope you do! #electionscanada #vancouverisawesome #pacificmountainregion #uccan #standrewswesleyunitedchurch #revdanadventures
Sunday Club and our Sunday morning youth program l Sunday Club and our Sunday morning youth program launched last Sunday at St. Andrew’s Wesley. We were so excited to welcome home to the sanctuary children and youth and their families along with continuing our online Godly Play program at 9:30am on zoom! And it was exciting too to welcome new families to our church! Our Junior and Senior Youth groups begin this Saturday and more begin the week of September 26! Come and join us, “all of you is welcome here!” #standrewswesleyunitedchurch #stawchildrenyouthandfamilies #allofyouiswelcomehere #godlyplay #childrensministry #youthministry #familyministry #onlineministry #hybridministry
Proof you CAN sing with a mask on! Yep, singing in Proof you CAN sing with a mask on! Yep, singing in church is allowed, just masked! So join in Sunday 10am. #joyfulnoise #singyourheartout #singyoursong #singalong #sundaymornings #revrhian #uccan #pacificmountainregion
No matter who you are, No matter who you love, All No matter who you are, No matter who you love, All of you is welcome here #inclusivechurch #allofyouiswelcomehere #reopeningtoall
No matter who you are, No matter who you love, All No matter who you are, No matter who you love, All of you is welcome here #inclusivechurch #allofyouiswelcomehere #reopeningtoall
No matter who you are, No matter who you love, All No matter who you are, No matter who you love, All of you is welcome here #inclusivechurch #allofyouiswelcomehere #reopeningtoall
Welcome home! After a pilgrimage out of the buil Welcome home! After a pilgrimage out of the building that Covid then turned into an Exodus, after re-inventing ourselves as a community that could gather online and still be a beautiful place of support and spiritual exploration, we are excited to be together in the church this Sunday for the 10am morning worship, the 4pm Jazz Vespers and the 7pm Contemplative service! Our hearts are overflowing at the idea of being able to see some of you in person and to stay connected to those of you who will continue to worship online. In the passage from Erza we are exploring, the faithful return to the rebuilt temple and it is a mix of emotions. We expect the same experience. On the one hand, there will be the joy of simply being together, seeing cherished faces, being moved by the music, and soaking up the restored beauty of the space. There will be things that delight us too: changes to the space that help make worship more accessible, like better access to the space, screens to see the service, and new faces on the staff team. There will be things that make us grieve too, like the fact that we can’t hug or physically pass the peace, that coffee time is not currently possible, and that some of our community has passed away in this time. This is where grace and caring for each other are truly going to matter, particularly for our dedicated volunteers and tech team who will be doing this all for the first time. A few details to keep in mind: (continue in comments below👇🏼)
“No, YOU are the one whose excited about our reo “No, YOU are the one whose excited about our reopening!”. Tim and Jen, you both are right cause we are all sooo pleased to welcome you to worship in person this Sunday at 10, 4 and 7. #worship #faithcommunity #alltogether #faithfullylgbt #covidsafe #tigertimwoodford

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