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Rector’s Lenten Letter

My Dear Brothers and Sisters of Saint Matthew’s  ‘The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you will not despise’ (Psalm 51. 17).  On Ash Wednesday (February 22nd) our Lenten journey begins. Lent is the Church’s desert season. ‘It’s tough in the desert. It’s bewildering. It’s destructive. It’s hellish. Yet [...]

LENTEN SERIES: What Kind of Church do We Want to be?

Held Wednesdays at 7 pm February 22 to March 28 in the Grace Church Sanctuary, the Lenten Series will be presented by the clergy of Saint Matthew’s in the context of Evening Prayer, with teaching and the opportunity for discussion. They spent their time learning from the apostles, and they were like family to each [...]

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 23 @ 12:15 pm

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Coming January 23rd-29th “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” So said Samuel Johnson, one of the literary giants of the English-speaking world. The things a person focuses on and prioritizes in their last days [...]

Christmas Message from Bishop & Moderator Donald Harvey

Dear Friends in Christ: And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed…….Romans 12:2 Not only have my brother bishops empowered me to write this message on their behalf, but it is being sent to you without them having opportunity to see it in advance.  That indicates a level of trust that I [...]

Christmas & Vestry letter

My Dear Friends ‘And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you  good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born  this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the LORD. And this will  be a sign for you: [...]

Journey with us this Christmas

This Christmas we invite you to journey with us as we travel in heart and mind to Bethlehem and recall the  greatest story ever told. Have you ever noticed how much travelling goes on in the Christmas story? The angel Gabriel travels to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce that she will be the mother of Jesus. Mary then [...]

Reflections from your Rector – November 2011

My Dear Brothers and Sisters  of Saint Matthew’s ‘And they devoted themselves  to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the  prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all  things in [...]

Sunday Service @ 8:30 am

Sunday services include nursery, children’s ministry and youth Bible study.  They are Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-led, sacramental services, distinctively Anglican in style, rich in liturgy, preaching, aesthetics and music and are characterized by a sense of mystery, contemplation and majesty to the glory of God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Motion from Diocese of Sydney, Australia

The Synod of the Diocese of Sydney today passed this motion – Synod requests that the following message be sent to the following four churches in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada: St. John’s Vancouver (comprising the congregations formerly known as St John’s Shaughnessy); Good Shepherd, Vancouver; St. Matthias & St. Luke’s Vancouver; and St. Matthews, Abbotsford [...]

Letter to Parish on the Feast of St. Matthew

My Dear Brothers and Sisters of Saint Matthew’s ‘As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and He said to him, “Follow me”. And he rose and followed him’ (Matthew 9.9). Greetings on this Saint Matthew’s Day, the day in the Church calendar given to our Patron [...]