Transfiguration Sunday February 11, 2023

Welcome to St. Laurence

This Sunday, we conclude our journey through the season of Epiphany with the Feast Day of the Transfiguration of Christ. After the service, join us for coffee, tea and fellowship, then join us for Conversations. This week, we reflect on our encounters with the Divine, and how those experiences affect our lives. 

If you are unable to join us in person, please join our livestream service, or watch a video at your leisure. The link below will work for all livestreamed services.  

As we begin Lent, we invite you to join us for Ash Wednesday services on February 14. Our 10:00 am morning service is the traditional said liturgy from the BAS. The 7:30 pm service is a contemporary setting with sung responses.

See below for more information about Lenten devotions and studies.

***Readers needed for the 2 Ash Wednesday Services. 10:00 am and 7:30 pm. Please let Kelly know if you are able to help out. 

To view our bulletin , see here

Conversations

Join us each week in the Sunshine Room at 11:20 for reflection on theology, spirituality, and current events.

This week in Conversations: This week, we reflect on our encounters with the Divine, and how those experiences affect our lives. 

This Week in Parish

Ash Wednesday 10:00 am & 7:30 pm

Thursday 10:00 am Contemplative Prayer

                1:00 pm Bible Study (Beth Tzedec Congregation)

                 7:30 pm Choir Practice

As we enter into 2024, we are looking for new leaders for our Parish Team: a warden, one or more parish council members, and synod delegates. If you are interested in serving the community in these ways, please speak with Jane or with one of the Wardens.  

Our AGM will be held February 25th at St. Laurence after the service.



We are looking for readers for Sundays, please sign up online or by letting Kelly know what dates you are available, if you are able please provide up to 4 dates.

If you are interested in supporting immigrants, please see here

Upcoming Women’s Lunches

Mon, March 4

Mon, April 8

Mon, May 6

Mon, June 3

 At 11:30 am at Pho Pham Restaurant in Signal Hill. All are welcome, no rsvp required.

Prayer Ministry at St Laurence

If you have a prayer request, the best way is to email Ross Lennox

at rosslennox23@gmail.com or phone him at 403-606-2525

Weaselhead Presents (Lakeview United Church) the T. Buckley Trio on February 16th, 2024 @ 7pm. Tickets ($25) are available at the door or through the office at

403-242-5760

LENT AT ST LAURENCE

February 13 | Shrove Tuesday pancake Supper 5:30 pm at Lakeview United Church

February 14 | Ash Wednesday SAID Service 10:00 am (BAS)

Evening Service 7:30 pm

February 18 | 1 Sunday in Lent

February 25 | 2 Sunday in Lent AGM after the service

March 3 | 3 Sunday in Lent

March 10 | 4 Sunday in Lent

March 17 | 5 Sunday in Lent

March 24 | Palm Sunday

March 28 | Maundy Thursday 6:00 pm

March 29 | Good Friday 10:00 am Service begins at St. Laurence

March 31 | Easter Day 

Daily devotions for Lent

This year, rather that creating paper booklets, we are inviting you to sign up for Lenten devotionals.

YSalt Project is offering a devotional booklet on “Climate and Faith”. 

“This seven-week, 40-day devotional takes a “love-and-act” approach (rather than “doom-and-gloom”), building on our love for our neighbors, near and far, and our love for God, Maker of heaven and earth.”  

https://www.saltproject.org/climate-and-faith/climate-devotional

This is a downloadable file, for $10 (US) 

And from Kate Bowler: “Lent is full of hard truths. And it is a perfect moment for spiritual honesty. We can look on this tragicomedy with love and bemusement as we wait for the someday that will be God’s promised future. There, God’s kingdom comes. God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. And in the meantime, there’s this . . . our beautiful, terrible days.” 

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Lent - Kate Bowler

NB: scroll down the page to “Daily email prompts” to sign up to receive a daily message.  

2024 Lenten Series

This year, St. Laurence is teaming up with St Stephens Anglican Church for Lenten programming. 

Rev. Nicole of St Stephens and Rev. Jane Rowland of St. Laurence will lead a two part book study Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown. Please let Jane know if you would like a book. 

The final session of the Lenten series will include an all comers “Soup Supper and Evening of Lenten Poetry, Art and Music”, led by Rev. Charmaine. 

We hope you’ll be able to join in some or all sessions of this soulful series. Come as you are and when you are able. 

-Book Study part I* at St. Stephen’s, Beltline - Wednesday, February 28 at 7pm

-Book Study part II** at St. Laurence, Lakeview - Wednesday, March 6 at 7pm 

-Soup Supper and Programming at St. Stephen’s, Beltline - Wednesday, March 13 at 6pm

 *Part 1 - Pages 1 - 150 (through chapter “Resilience”) 

**Part 2 - Pages 151 – 274 

For an On Being interview with adrienne maree brown: “We are in a time of new suns”