A Community of Salt and Light

Dear Friends,

It's good to be back in touch after a couple of weeks away.  We enjoyed a special week in White Rock with our adult children and partners.  In years past we've gone to White Rock when we needed an "ocean fix" but this was different; it was good to explore the community and coast line in more depth than we ever have. Here's hoping the last few weeks have been enjoyable for you as well.

As fall approaches it feels as if our society is awaiting it with trepidation. What will Covid bring us? Inflation? the weather? In all things the Spirit of God will help us be a community of salt and light. If you've not been to church in a while; I encourage you to come out and reconnect with your faith community.

We've got several ways for you to connect if you can't make it to "the main event:" Sunday worship.

Wednesday Evening Study: We'll be starting a book study on N.T. Wright's Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World.  We'll be starting this in mid-September as a Zoom study.  Here's a link to where you can find the book on Amazon but know this is not an advertisement for Amazon; you can find the book in many places online: https://amzn.to/3QycJHL. If you're interested please order the book asap. We will begin, Wednesday, September 14th at 7 pm. I'll send out a Zoom link as we get closer. 

Some other Upcoming Events:

Sept 17th -- Tea with Peace Lutheran 3 pm - 4 pm

Sept 18th -- St. Matthew Day.  There will be Children's Ministry and activities for Children afterwards.  There will be a BBQ as well.  There are invitations available at the back of the church that you can use to invite neighbours and friends

Sept 24th -- Diocesan ACW at St. Matthew.  There will be a guest presenter and Fr. Allen will preside/preach at the Eucharist

Please see our website for a list of events upcoming https://www.abbotsfordanglican.ca/events

God's very best to all of you!

Fr. A+