The Archbishop of Canterbury announced the annual Lambeth Awards April 7 – and a Vancouver church musician was on the list: Rupert Lang, BMus, MA (Cantab) – The Thomas Cranmer Award for Worship. For more than 40 years as an outstanding… Read more →
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Indoor Easter services lost, but there are signs of increased equity
by Shannon Stange • • 1 Comment
Last weekend my wife and I went out for dinner at a restaurant to celebrate life. And on Sunday, for the first time in four months, we were able to attend church in person. It was Palm Sunday, one week… Read more →
Easter and Ramadan: considering God’s forgiveness
by Lorna Johnston • • 1 Comment
The juxtaposition this year of the Christian celebration of Easter (April 4), and the Muslim celebration of Ramadan (30 days of prayer and fasting beginning April 13) offers some interesting reflection on the nature of each of these two religious… Read more →
Easter creativity, some grumbling, greet modest changes to COVID-19 Order
by Flyn Ritchie • • 2 Comments
March 29 update: Indoor in-person religious gatherings and worship services of any size are again prohibited. March 25 update: Dr. Bonnie Henry introduced a one-time variance on health restrictions March 25 to allow limited indoor gatherings for some religious holidays between… Read more →
Around Town: Testament, Lenten Vigil, Brian Doerksen, West End preachers . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Every year, Pacific Theatre’s Christmas Presence shows sell out. This spring, as the pandemic lingers, they are offering something similar. Similar, but not the same. Testament is focused on Easter, and the performances will be online: A celebration of Easter,… Read more →
Churches restive as government hints at looser COVID-19 restrictions
by Flyn Ritchie • • 3 Comments
Lent is a time of waiting. While the church prepares for Easter, we also await decisions from the provincial government about opportunities to meet in person again. Dr. Bonnie Henry offered some hope, but was very cautious, when she spoke… Read more →
Around Town: Easter, community care (refugees, UGM + TSA), The Light online . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Last week I posted a powerful comment by Darrell Johnson: Praying Boldly: coronavirus 2020. I will repeat a portion of his conclusion, as it leads into the Easter weekend so well: So, where do we go? I can only speak… Read more →
Two books prepare us for Lent and the Easter season
by April Yamasaki • • 1 Comment
April Yamasaki has written two books which offer unique insights and opportunities to reflect on Lent and Easter. She writes about spiritual growth and Christian living on her own site, but also for a range of publications, including Christianity Today… Read more →
Around Town: Easter together, movies at Easter, Gospel Mission, Take 6 . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
There will be several multi-church Easter gatherings around Vancouver. Here are some I have heard about: Downtown Eastside Several churches in the Downtown Eastside will gather for worship on Good Friday, 10:30 am at the Japanese Hall. Stay after for a potluck… Read more →
Lent: ‘Season of seriousness’ helps us see our Saviour more clearly
by Marion Van Driel • • 0 Comments
Breaking bread and drinking wine with his disciples just before his arrest, Jesus said, “Do this in remembrance of me.” He commanded them (and us) to partake in the embodied act of eating and drinking as a way of fellowship… Read more →