Your 2024 Stewardship/Pastoral letter is ready! Please remember to pick yours up in the Narthex, and return your forms on or before November 10^th.

If you are not expecting to be here, you can notify the parish office and Caroline will mail your letter to you.

You are warmly invited to join Joey and Jazmane
to celebrate as they are married at
the Church of the Advent
on Saturday 26th October at 1 PM.

Please look out for the livestream link emailed separately to parishioners today.

Join us for a lively and joyful service at 5:30 PM. Following the service, the congregation is invited to attend the Harvest Dinner potluck in the hall at 6:30 PM.

You are cordially invited to a Harvest Dinner this Saturday, October 26^th at 6:30 pm in the hall. This is a pot-luck meal, so please bring along any main, side, or dessert of your choosing! A sign-up sheet is in the Narthex. 

We gratefully accept volunteer support in setting up and/or taking down. Set-up and decorating will happen between 4 and 5:30 PM. 

We hope you can attend as we expect it to be an evening of great fun and fellowship!

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash

This Sunday, October 27th during Coffee Hour in the hall after the 10 AM service, we are holding a Ministry Fair. This is a great opportunity for you as a parishioner to learn about all the exciting ministries we have going on and discover if you would like to become a part of them! Representatives from each of the various ministry groups will be stationed around the hall and available to answer your questions. Hope to see you there!

Calling all youth and those who are young-at-heart!

The Peninsula Youth Group is made up of Anglican youth (ages 11 to 16) from across the Peninsula. We meet once a month or so to do something fun and low-stress together. On Sunday, October 27^th at 2:30pm, we'll be coming to the Church of the Advent and we're hoping to meet you! We'll be carving pumpkins, listening to scary music and maybe decorating cupcakes. Bring your favourite pumpkin carving ideas and carving utensils.  Pumpkins will be supplied.

For more information, please reach out to The Rev. Kelly Duncan from St Andrew's, Sidney at kduncan@bc.anglican.ca or by phone at (604) 644-8634.

Hope to see you there!

The Christmas Craft Fair committee is running a little short on Classico jars and Christmas mugs. If you have any to spare, we are accepting them in the bin found in the Narthex. Thank you!

You are in for a very special treat! On Sunday, November 3^rd at 2 PM in the church, the Choir of Church of the Advent performs “Joy in the House.” This is a special concert performance featuring memorable music from various genres, both sacred and secular, led by our choir director Nell Howard. You won’t want to miss this very rare opportunity. All are welcome. Suggested donation at the door is $15.00. Donations to the Goldstream Food Bank are accepted.

The Church of the Advent Jazz Vespers is thrilled to welcome The Brandy Moore Jazz Trio.

Join us on Sunday November 24^th at 7pm for this incredible show. Admission at the door is the Suggested Donation of $20/person.

A fun COFFEE HOUSE EVENING presenting the Bluegrass/ Folksy band  “Pocket Full Of Dust.”

Friday Nov. 29 th at 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 ish in the hall at the Church of  the Advent.

Tickets $15.00 at the door or purchase in advance from Dayle  Robertson or Bev Somers.

Door prize to be won! Coffee, tea and snacks will be available (cash only please). 
This event is open to the public.

POCKET FULL OF DUST 

Pocket Full of Dust is a four-piece acoustic band that plays bluegrass as well as traditional roots and folk, with strong vocal harmonies.  The band has been active locally for the past few years playing market venues, some restaurant gigs, as well as busking at the central library. Band members are: Tim Storm – banjo & vocals, Noreen Skoreyko – fiddle, mandolin & vocals, Carol Thibault – upright bass & vocals, and Bruce Medd – guitar & vocals. C’mon out and hear some good old time acoustic music!

Not even Halloween yet, and here come Christmas in the stores and a new book to the Top Shelf:

Advent Conspiracy: Making Christmas Meaningful (Again)

Rick McKinley, Chris Seay, and Greg Holder

Celebrating the birth of Jesus without surrendering to society’s commercialization of Christmas is not a new idea, but this short, well-organized book, now revised and updated, is a good practical guide to holding a meaningful celebration with more joy and no debt, while helping others. Some may remember Sister Ingrid’s preaching a sermon on it.

The book’s four tenets as summarized on the jacket are:

• Worship Fully … because Christmas begins and ends with Jesus.
• Spend Less … and free your resources for the things that matter.
• Give More … of your hands, your words, your heart.
• Love All … including the poor, the sick, and the forgotten.

Advent Conspiracy is now on the Top Shelf; its regular location is in the Seasonal section of the library, shelf code SEAS MCK. To borrow it, or any other book, please fill out a green slip from the small bookcase in the narthex, and put it in the pink box. The loan period is 6 weeks, but this one is a very quick read!

In the Children’s Section, three donated story books, one of which Terri read from during last Sunday’s Chat at the Chancel, have now been added to the catalogue; these are also displayed on the Top Shelf this week. All three were written by local Heiltsuk author Teoni Spathelfer and beautifully illustrated by local artist Natassia Davies. All three are about the experiences of Little Wolf as child and adult; titles are Little Wolf, White Raven, and Abalone Woman. The books are suitable for ages 4 through 8.

Children’s books can be borrowed in the same way as adult books, and have the same loan period.

Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee has shared a short video providing an overview of the two days of Synod events and encourages all synod delegates to attend their regional meetings prior to synod. 

Synod 2024 - next weekend:

Opening service
Friday, November 1st from 7pm
Christ Church Cathedral

Synod 2024
Saturday, November 2nd 
The Baumann Centre (St. John the Divine, Victoria) 

Readings for this Sunday's services:

Job 42:1-6, 10-17   

Psalm 34:1-8 

Hebrews 7:23-28

Mark 10:46-52

Read Sunday's readings online:
1. Go to https://lectionary.anglican.ca/  
2. Select next Sunday's date in the space at the bottom.
3. Click "Link to full text for this day".

All are welcome to join us on Thursdays for our relaxed and interesting Zoom online Bible Study, to look at the readings for the following Sunday. No experience or prior knowledge is needed.

Time: 10 AM - 11 AM.

Zoom Link:  

https://bc-anglican-ca.zoom.us/j/88378461340?pwd=cU9wSUNEZG02M3h3bGVrUmpyMjRNZz09

Meeting ID: 883 7846 1340
Passcode: 4743031 

Oct 26 – Spanish Service, 5.30 PM (note earlier time)

                Harvest Dinner, Hall, 6:30 PM

Oct 27 -  Ministry Fair during Coffee Hour
               Victoria Anglican Youth Event - Pumpkin Carving (Hall)

Nov 2 – Taize/All Souls Service, 5 PM

Nov 3 - Choir Concert, 2 PM

Nov 16 – Christmas Craft Fair, 10 AM – 3 PM

Nov 24 – Jazz Vespers - Brandy Moore Jazz Trio, 7 PM

Nov 27 – Community Lunch, Noon

Nov 29 – Coffee House Evening featuring Pocket Full of Dust, 7:30 PM

Nov 30 – Spanish Service, 6 PM

Dec 7 – Taize Service, 5 PM

Dec 8 – Lessons & Carols Service, 2 PM

Dec 21 – Blue Christmas Service, Chapel, 5 PM

Dec 24 – Christmas Eve Services

Dec 25 – Christmas Day Dinner, Noon

Sunday
 8:30 AM - Traditional Eucharist, Book of Common Prayer
(no choir) Chapel

10:00 AM - Contemporary Eucharist, Book of Alternative Services,
with choir Main Church

First Saturday of the Month
5:00 PM - Taize service with singing  Chapel (except August and January)

Last Saturday of the Month
This month: 5:30 PM - Spanish Language Anglican Eucharist Service  

Office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

from 9 am until noon.