News and Service Sheet for Sunday, May 9th, Easter 6
Easter 6 - May 9th, 2021
The Sunday Eucharist Please join us this Sunday, May 9th as we celebrate the Eucharist for the 6th Sunday of Easter. The service is livestreamed on our Facebook page beginning at 10am.
We would like to wish all those who are celebrating Mother's day a blessed day.
We know it can be hard for many people for a variety of reasons and so pray for those who grieve at this time, those who struggled with their relationship with their mother, and mother's now, who have a difficult time as a single parent, making ends mee,t and all the other issues they face everyday. Where we can, may we all give mothers who find themselves in hard situations encouragement and a helping hand. This is just one way of loving one another which is our focus for our worship this week.
The Wednesday Conversation - You are welcome to join parishioners for our weekly gathering by zoom for conversation as we have a 'Coffee Hour by Zoom'
Click on this link at 10 Wed, May 12 to join: May 12 Wednesday Conversation
Groundskeeping - If you would like to do a bit of gardening at the church or help with caring for the cemetery, please be in touch with Jane Denton who is coordinating the grounds keeping. You can email the church office or leave a phone message. These will be forwarded to Jane. The grass cutting and trimming is being done by Leo on a regular basis so we can have consistency for this aspect of the groundskeeping. Please note, if you are passing the church and notice that the grass in front of the rectory looks rather long, we have been asked to let it grow for a while by students from the Vancouver Film School who are just completing a short film production using the rectory. That area of the lawn will be cut this week. There is not much of a financial benefit to St. Helen’s but we hope that St. Helen’s will be remembered by these students when they launch into their careers and are looking for a great church as a film location. It is a great way to build good will.
Daily Prayer – takes place each morning from Tuesday to Friday at 9:30am as a livestream service on our Facebook page. It’s a great way to start the day by centering ourselves on the Holy One, reflecting on God’s Word and seeking guidance for the day. Many join at 9:30 and others take it in at other times of the day, including the evening as a way to finish the day.
Financial Offerings – Please remember St. Helen’s in your financial offerings. We do not have any opportunity for fundraisers at the moment. If you are sending in your offering through the post or putting it through the door of the lower hall yourself, please remember to not put cash in the envelope. It is too easy for cash to go missing. Please write a cheque or make your donation online using Interac etransfer. The email address to use for etransfer is: giving2sthelen@gmail.com