Draw closer to Jesus by attending these special services during Holy Week: HOLY COMMUNION @7 PM: Monday, Tuesday Wednesday (April 2, 3, 4) MAUNDY THURSDAY @ 7 PM: April 5 This is a special service that commemorates Christ’s last supper with foot washing, Holy Communion and a meaningful stripping of the Altar, then departing in [...]
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A Prayer for Holy Week
April 2, 2012 – 10:25 am
Jesus, by your wounded feet, direct my path aright. Jesus, by your nailed hands, move mine to deeds of love: Jesus, by your pierced side, cleanse my desires: Jesus, by your crown of thorns, annihilate my pride: Jesus, by your silence, shame my complaints. Jesus, by your parched lips, curb my cruel speech. Jesus, by [...]
LENTEN SERIES: What Kind of Church do We Want to be?
February 2, 2012 – 8:53 am
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
January 16, 2012 – 4:39 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 [...]
Sunday Service @ 8:30 am
October 18, 2011 – 1:09 pm
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
October 18, 2011 – 10:19 am
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 [...]
A Message for Saint Matthews. Sermon by Bishop Ron Ferris. Go – Travel Light – Do the Will of the Father! (July 10, 2011)
August 20, 2011 – 6:36 pm
In the Old Testament and the New Testament, God gives imperatives to his faithful people. There are clear commands that they discern, deep within in their hearts. GO In one of the earliest stories of the Bible, Abraham is called to leave all that is familiar. “Go from your country and your kindred…to a land I [...]
Rector’s Reflections, Parish Letter July 20, 2011
July 20, 2011 – 6:44 pm
My Dear Brothers and Sisters of Saint Matthew’s Turn now, O God of hosts, look down from heaven; behold and tend this vine; preserve what your right hand has planted (Psalm 80. 14). When I think of all that we have achieved together as a Church community in such a short space of time [...]
WE HAVE MOVED! Same Church, different location
July 12, 2011 – 6:59 am
We are now located at 2087 McMillan Road in Grace Church (1 block north of Marshall Road). Our new Sunday service time is 8:30 am. Phone 604.853.6746 for more information. Heartfelt thanks to Grace Church for welcoming us and providing a home.
SAINT MATTHEW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH IS MOVING
July 4, 2011 – 4:08 pm
Please join us for our Service of Departure on Sunday, July 10, 2011 starting at the current Saint Matthew’s location as we journey in community to Grace Church with God and begin a new chapter in our history. Service of Departure 2010 Guilford Drive, Abbotsford • 12:30 pm Lunch will be provided following the service. As [...]
A Letter from Father Mike: June 23, 2011
June 23, 2011 – 7:14 pm
My Dear Brothers and Sisters of Saint Matthew’s Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the LORD Jesus Christ Following our information meeting last night I want to highlight a few things for the sake of those who were unable to be at the meeting and as a reminder to those who were. Unless [...]
A Letter to the Parish
June 20, 2011 – 12:00 pm
My Dear Brothers and Sisters of Saint Matthew’s ‘Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for My Name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life’ (Luke 19. 29). By now you will have heard of the very saddening and disappointing news from the [...]
Congregations Evicted from their Church Buildings ~ NEWS RELEASE
June 16, 2011 – 12:21 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 16, June 2011 Vancouver, BC – The trustees of four Vancouver-area Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) parishes are preparing to vacate their church buildings after the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed their case and awarded legal costs to the Anglican Church of Canada Diocese of New Westminster. The four churches are: St [...]
House of Prayer Reflection #16 – Pentecost Season. Veni, Sancte Spiritus
June 13, 2011 – 12:53 pm
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ This is the birthday season of the Christian Church! The Scriptures tell us, ‘When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place’ (Acts 2. 1). Pentecost is the moment of empowerment. It is the moment when the disciples of Jesus Christ are empowered to [...]
Bible in a Day (Sat. June 11)
May 16, 2011 – 12:38 pm
BIBLE IN A DAY: Saturday, June 11. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in Saint Matthew’s Parish Hall. Speakers: The Rev. David McElrea, The Rev. Sean Love Cost: $20 Price includes lunch and study material To register, contact Saint Matthew’s or pick up a registration form from the table in the Narthex and turn it into [...]
