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Feast of Pentecost - May 23rd

Sunday, May 23rd is the celebration of the Feast of Pentecost, 50 days after the Easter resurrection of our Lord.  It is the coming of the Holy Spirit which empowered the disciples to step ouy of their comfort zones and begin to proclaim the good news.  It is for the purposes of the continuation of the ministry of Jesus through the people, who are viewed to be the body of Christ.  And that is just who we are, the body of Christ, through whom the Spirit does its work, though it is not limited to us.  May we all be filled with the Holy Spirit and reinvigorated to do God’s work.  

Our New Camera Livestream System - Thank you to Jinx from St. Cuthbert’s who came to show us how to set up the new livestreaming system.  Thanks to Simon Lee and Zoltan Barabas who came for the short workshop on operating the system and learning the best practice.  We think you will find the sound better than it has been and if it isn’t, we still have a trick or two up our sleeve.  

Please do join us for Daily Prayer, livestreamed at 9:30am from Tuesday to Friday.  May people participate in this virtual way of gathering and now that the weather is fine, it is often taken outdoors to be with nature and creation as a back drop.  If you have any prayer requests, please do send me an email and I will add your request.  

Please do join us for the Wednesday conversation as well.  It takes place after Daily Prayer on Wednesdays beginning around 10am.  Bring a cup of tea, coffee or some favourite beverage and join the conversation. Here below is the link to join.  I will let you in from the waiting room once I see you are there.
May 26, 2021 10:00 AM
Join Zoom Meeting Wednesday Conversation - Join Here
Meeting ID: 897 6183 2369
Passcode: 959574  

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.   

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 

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