This week I’m just going to encourage everyone to have a good look at the Events pages on this site. There is so much going on around Metro Vancouver and I’m sure there is something enticing for everyone. I will…
Well, Ken Sim won’t be there, but all the other key Vancouver mayoral candidates will be – for the Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) Municipal Election Assembly. Join hundreds of members of faith, labour, community and nonprofit organizations next Wednesday (September…
The Dal Schindell Gallery will host an artist talk featuring Joy Banks, with Shadia Qubti next Wednesday evening (February 25). They will discuss Banks’s exhibition: ‘The One and the Unfathomable Many: A Lament for Gaza,’ which will continue at the…
I wrote about some major changes at Wagner Hills Farm last May, and some exciting prospects – which are now coming to fruition. The residential addiction recovery centre had decided to strengthen its work with men and transfer its work…
When Mark Glanville introduces his new book at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church next week (May 23) he won’t just be using words. Describing the gathering as “an artistic book event,” he says, “Come hear my jazz trio; and learn to…
Tenth Church is the place to be next Friday night (February 2) as a celebrated doctor and a local pastor introduce us to a movie screening of Sight, a Christian film shot in Vancouver. Dr. Ming Wang, the main focus…
First United Church has a long history of standing up for its neighbours in the Downtown Eastside. And they are undergoing a major redevelopment project to ensure their presence will remain strong on the corner of Hastings and Gore. But…
Whether you want to learn about young people, or you’re a youth leader, or you’re a young person yourself – there’s something for you this week. Renegotiating Faith The lead researcher for the recent Renegotiating Faith study will be teaching…
December 2 is the first Sunday in Advent, and thus marks the beginning of the Christian year. And this is the 20th anniversary of the Christian Seasons Calendar, which opens with Advent. The ‘Salt of the Earth 2018-19’ Calendar is…
Jazz is all around us this month. Marion Van Driel writes about the jazz vespers phenomenon. After her article, I point to several free concerts at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church during the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and to the not-to-be-missed Laila Biali…