Jazz Vespers with Strauss Whiteside & Ben MacRae
Strauss Whiteside (piano), and Ben MacRae (clarinet, sax, tuba, vocals) have been playing jazz together since they first met when they were both eighteen years-old, studying music at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Â Together, Strauss and Ben have a love of traditional jazz, and seek to offer excellent roots music that provokes the mind, captures the heart, […]
Jazz Vespers with Nancy Newman Trio
Nancy holds a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from San Diego State University and previously worked in public and private counselling sectors. After pausing her career to raise three sons, she returned to music: studying, performing, and composing. Nancy’s background in rehabilitation counselling continues to inform her songwriting and approach to music. She has […]
Jazz Vespers with Big Shoulders
Big Shoulders is a Vancouver based Modern Jazz Quartet. We celebrate the music of the jazz master composers and present their music in our own style, often modernizing and moving the music forward. Our repertoire includes music by Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Charlie Hayden, Herbie Hancock and Thelonius Monk and many […]
Listening Circles
Listening circles are a form of deep listening and accompaniment for anyone who wants to process a transition, an issue or a spiritual moment in their lives. If you would like a supportive and confidential space to reflect on your life, please email r.walker@standrewswesley.com to sign up! Â
Listening Circles
Listening circles are a form of deep listening and accompaniment for anyone who wants to process a transition, an issue or a spiritual moment in their lives. If you would like a supportive and confidential space to reflect on your life, please email r.walker@standrewswesley.com to sign up! Â
Guest Preachers: All Bodies, Made in God’s Image
Disability is often treated like a problem and many spaces and places fall into ableism, failing to celebrate and honour disabled bodies as part of God’s Creation. Dr Colin Philips is a policy professional and educator and Maggie Stodart is a technical writer and editor who specializes in the tech sector. Both bring the lived experience of navigating the world through disability and fearlessly challenge ableism in the church […]
Eat Pray Love
A gathering with music, prayer, story, and creativity for all ages, including a meal. Register at signup@standrewswesley.com
Jazz Vespers with Footnotes
Footnotes is a father-daughter-led jazz ensemble that seamlessly blends saxophone (Ron Kinders), tap dance (Bryn Kinders), piano (Jason de Couto), and upright bass(Noah Gotfrit)  into a dynamic conversation of rhythm and melody. Originally a duo exploring the interplay between sax and tap, the group evolved into a full-bodied band where movement is as integral as sound. With a repertoire spanning […]
Epiphany Series: Recapturing Wonder (zoom)
In her classic book, An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor erases barriers between the sacred and profane. From simple practices such as walking, working, and getting lost to deep meditations on topics like prayer and pronouncing blessings, Taylor reveals concrete ways to discover the holy in the small things we do and see. Something as ordinary as hanging clothes on a […]
Epiphany Series: Recapturing Wonder
In her classic book, An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor erases barriers between the sacred and profane. From simple practices such as walking, working, and getting lost to deep meditations on topics like prayer and pronouncing blessings, Taylor reveals concrete ways to discover the holy in the small things we do and see. Something as ordinary as hanging clothes on a […]