Thanks to Len Reimer, Lori Riel and Ebey Masillamanee, along with Laura Pauloski, the choir and the production team for this offering of worship in Jesus' name.
Christ's death and resurrection were the fulfillment of prophecies concerning the Messiah. His disciples did 'clue-in' to what Jesus had been telling them until after that first Easter when he appeared to them and to many others. The Ascension is what completes Jesus' ministry on earth - he still has things to teach his followers! Are you one of those who would be taught by Jesus? Follow this link and see what you think.
Read Isaiah 53 to better understand the Messiah, "We all like sheep have gone astray. Each has gone to his or her own way, and the Lord has laid upon him [Messiah Jesus] the iniquity of us all.
Journey with Jesus through Holy Week
This Sunday we reflect on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey with shouts of "Hosannah!" (which means 'save now'). The popular perception was that Messiah would throw off Roman rule and reign in power. His arrival on a donkey did not fit the popular expectation. What do you expect from Jesus? This is called Passion Sunday since the road from Ashes to Easter leads through profound suffering and death.
Please use the link below to view the worship service for Sunday, March 21.
To view the Worship Service on Sunday, March 14, please use the link below.
Please use the link below to view the Worship service on March 7.
Please use the link below to view the service of worship on Sunday, February 28.
Please use the link below to view the Worship Service held on February 21.
Please use the link below to view the worship service on February 14.
To view the worship service for February 7, please use the link below for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany.
Please use the link below to enjoy the service of The Fourth Sunday After Epiphany at St. Cuthbert's.
God is merciful and gives us 'second chances' - this is grace. The Good Shepherd leading us to green pastures, and sometimes we choose junk! Is there a part of your life that is crying for a 'reboot'?
The photo on left is from the service of Ordination of The Rt. Rev. John Stephens as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster. As such, he will serve alongside Archbishop Melissa Skelton until February 28, 2021 when Archbishop Melissa will retire.
If Jesus was without sin, why did he submit to John's "baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins"? (Matthew 3:15 records the exchange between John the Baptist and Jesus a bit differently than Mark. He puts it this way, [John had protested to baptizing Jesus saying, 'You should baptize me, not I you."] And Jesus responded, "Let it be so now' it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented.)
Please use the link to enjoy the service of the Epiphany of the Lord on January 3.
Please join us and enjoy the recording of the Festival of Lessons & Carols held on Sunday, December 27.
Although the Christmas Pageant was part of this service, it is available through a private link and not available here.
We have edited-out the Christmas Pageant, and as a result, there is a 4 minute, 24 second gap which you will have to 'forward arrow' through. The gap begins at 19:10 and ends at 23:34 with the beginning of the Creed. the Pageant also took the place of Gospel and sermon.
Working for peace with justice means moving mountains, filling-in valleys - on a scale that is way beyond human effort. So we ponder the Prophet Isaiah, who 'forth-tells' of a time when the people of God will be re-created. The Gospel writer Mark, picks up the words of Isaiah and applies them to another prophet, John the Baptist, the herald of the Messiah. Know God? Know peace. No God? No peace. Consider these words...
The teaching today includes a video from The Bible Project www.thebibleproject.com - a word study on the Hebrew words used for 'hope'. How does hope differ from optimism? Have a look and consider this!
Please join us on the link below for the ZOOM service.
Please use the link below to view the service for Pentecost 24.
Please use the link below to view the service on November 8.
Christine Goater is our parish's nominee and Gail Revitt is the Bishop's nominee. They will be invested to the Order. Sharon Grove is also a Bishop's nominee and will be invested in her Parish of Holy Trinity, Vancouver. We will read her citation also.
Please join us in the link below for the 10am Service on Sunday, October 25.
Please join us for our Holy Communion service on the link below.
The 10am Service.
Please use the link below to follow the 10am Service.
Please welcome the Rev. Jim Fergusson to our Service of Holy Communion, please use the link below to view the service.
Please use the link to watch a full emersion Baptism and Service of Holy Communion.
Please use the link below to view the service of Holy Communion.
To view the service of Holy Communion please use the link below.
Please join us for the Service of Holy Communion listed below.
The Service of Holy Communion can be found in the link below.
Please use the link below to view the Service of Holy Communion.
Please use the link below for the service of Holy Communion.
Please join us for our service of Holy Communion with the link below.
The Service of Holy Communion can be found on the link below.
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord's face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord give you peace forever.
As we return to in-person worship, we also celebrate Holy Communion - which is our touchstone, 'remembering' Jesus Christ as we are re-membered week to week.
Worshipping God and serving our community in a pandemic.
We are currently in Phase ll and await word from our Archbishop Melissa Skelton when we can move to "Phase lll" when we can celebrate Holy Communion. We will keep you up-to-date through this website and you can call the church office, M-Th, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at 604-594-8822.
Simple things, like greeting one another on Sunday morning at Church and being able to pray together. Like having flowers on the Altar. We are slowly coming back together in a safe and orderly manner with a limit of 50 people. It is so strange to listen to the hymns and songs being sung (pre-recorded) and still not be able to sing!
Thanks to the Bartyuk family for organizing and reading the Scripture this morning!
The full service recording is now ready.
Beth has designed a button-blanket (style) wall hanging for the church (see detail in photo) which is patterened after St. Cuthbert's Cross. You can learn more about St. Cuthbert's Cross by visiting the website of Durham Cathedral, the home of The Crypt of St. Cuthbert https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/heritage/collections/st-cuthbert-treasures.
Find also our recorded service of the first time we have worshipped in-person (in-the-flesh) for 13 weeks. We are planning to layer a Zoom element to our on-line service and there will be more information on this later.
Watch this space also for a slide show of our St. Cuthbert's history.
Something new this week. You have the option of viewing the entire service (about 50 minutes) or the readings and sermon (about 20 minutes).
Even though our doors are pesently closed, our hearts are open to the life-giving Holy Trinity. We look forward to the very real possibility of opening our doors to in-person worship. Learn more through clicking on the link.
Talk about diversity! The day of Pentecost was a riot of colour and sounds and praises. Read about it yourself in the Bible - Acts chapter 2. This is exactly what this offering of worship at St. Cuthbert's is. We are glad that you can join us.
Watch for Barney! For young and old - Barney is our "Continuity Officer" and will show up 4 times throughout the service, in four different places. Send Pastor Paul an email and let me know where and when you spy Barney, named Barnabas, "the son of encouragment" [email protected] Barney is rocking the lockdown 'up-do'.
We also offer a tribute to Mothers. Happy Mothers' Day!
Do you need shelter in these trying times? Ever forget what day it is or whether you should be at work or emptying the dishwasher at home? You have come to the right place! Jesus offers to shepherd us, protect us and lead us.
Pastor Paul's Blog - Unswerving hope in a time of pandemic
"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23
Here are a couple of reflections from Holy Week by Pastor Paul that were never posted due to technical difficulties.
"The Lord's Supper" (8 minutes) and "Jesus Washing the Disciples' Feet" (11 minutes). These were both intended for Maundy Thursday.
This Service of Holy Communion is about 12 minutes long. I encourage you to explore the Durham Cathedral website www.durhamcathedral.co.uk
Thanks to our music team; Laura, Barb, Tony and Sarah. Thanks to our technical team; Mike and Jinx. Thanks to our Easter Bread baker; Marj. Thanks to our Easter Flower Cross donations of flowers; Altar Guild members and Leslie Ward. Thanks to our Easter Flower Cross 'makers'; Sharon and Jan. Thanks to Len who 'called-in' the Prayers of the People. Thanks to the de-Heer - Amissah family (Ken, Ida, Adrian and Daniel) for "video-ing-in" the readings. And thanks to Susan for the illuminated heart which frames the Cross - a message of hope and love to our community! Thank-you Jesus.
Lori reflects on the life of Elijah at the mouth of the cave and how the image speaks to her life. The text is 1 Kings chapter 19 and it is a gripping story.
There will be another Constant Contact email tomorrow on the line up of videos: another meditation on the Last Supper (Maundy Thursday Evening) and Good Friday Stations of the Cross (9 a.m.) and the Ecumencial
Service (10:30)
The liturgy begins with, "Hosannah in the highest!" as Jesus entered Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. And it ends with the crowds yelling, "Crucify him!" Even his closest disciples deserted him. And we think we are living in challenging times!
This Sunday we had planned to host a service of Confirmation and Reception. There were 10 people preparing to be confirmed and one to be received into the Anglican Church (was baptized and confirmed in the Roman Catholic Church). So this is a post-poned celebration that will be rescheduled!
Scroll down this page/screen to the place where you see Archbishop Melissa's picture. Click on it. - you will be taken to another page on the website - Then scroll down and click on the video arrow button to begin. Enjoy!
Our Mission Statement
"To seek and encourage growth as a Christ-centred community, empowered by the Holy Spirit, to know God and to make God known in word and deed."
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