Holy Week begins this Sunday with our celebration of Palm Sunday.

Here is what you need to know as we get ready for the week:

Palm Sunday, I am asking you to bring your own branch to be blessed and process into the sanctuary with. We will have palm crosses for you, but we won't have palm branches.

Holy Monday, April 15 is the day for the Diocesan Chrism Mass at Christ Church Cathedral. At this service the clergy of the Diocese will renew our ordination vows, receive our holy oil for the year and Archbishop John will be installed as the Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon. Mass begins at 12:15pm.

Spy Wednesday or Holy Wednesday (the day we commemorate the Bargain of Judas) 10am Eucharist at St. Anne's.

Maundy Thursday, April 17 at 5:30pm Our Triddum begins with a simple supper, Eucharist and foot washing in the church hall and then we will go into the church to strip the altar.

Good Friday, April 18 at 10am Stations of the Cross

Easter Vigil, April 19 at 8pm We will light the new fire, process into the church. Bring bells!

Easter Sunday, April 20 8:30am a said service celebrating the risen Christ, 10am A service for everyone, with two baptisms, and an Easter Egg hunt to follow

In gratitude for our ministry together.

Marnie

Readings for next Sunday include:

Palm Sunday:Luke 19.28-40; Isaiah 50.4-9a; PSALM 118:1-2, 19-29; Phil 2.5-11

Holy Wednesday: ISAIAH 50:4-9A; PSALM 70; HEBREWS 12:1-3; JOHN 13:21-32

Maundy Thursday: EXODUS 12:1-4 (5-10), 11-14; PSALM 116:1, 10-17; 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26; JOHN 13:1-17, 31B-35

Good Friday: ISAIAH 52:13-53:12; PSALM 22; HEBREWS 10:16-25 OR HEBREWS 4:14-16, 5:7-9; JOHN 18:1-19:42

Holy Saturday(Easter Vigil): Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Genesis 7.1–5, 11–18; 8.6–18; 9.8–13; Exodus 14.10–31; 15.20–21; Isaiah 55.1-11
;  Ezekiel 37.1-14; Luke 23.55-24.9 

Join us for the last time this year for a sung evening prayer service on Wednesday evenings in Lent. 

Or stream the service on Our Saviour's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@oursaviourlutheranchurch-r6416/streams

Growing up near the troubled city of Belfast, Gareth Higgins was schooled in suspicion, mistrust, and
paranoia. Years after the Troubles ended, he wrote How Not to Be Afraid, identifying how fear feeds on
stories of scarcity, negativity and othering. In the book, Gareth delves into the mechanisms of fear, as
well as the quiet, immense strength of individuals and communities to resist these mechanisms.
Grounded in personal experience and expertise on violence, conflict transformation and trauma
recovery, Higgins points to vulnerability as a strength to address seven common fears that plague each
of us at some point in our lives. By examining fears of isolation, scarcity, violence and death, he invites
us into habits of hope rooted in Celtic spirituality and the mysteries of love.

This event is co-hosted by the Vancouver School of Theology and supported by SSHRC. Registering by the
early bird date of March 20 will give access to a lower registration fee.

Register here or contact Michelle LeBaron at lebaron@allard.ubc.ca if you have any questions.
Gareth Higgins (Ph.D)
Peacemaker, Writer and Story Activist at the Intersections of Spirituality, Justice and Art

Click here for more information

We would like to invite you to a charity concert on 12th April at 7 pm on Granville Island that our daughter Erin-Rose is organizing and performing in. She decided to put on this concert with her musical theatre friends to raise funds for our campaign Box Around Your Heart in connection with Richmond Hospital Foundation. All the proceeds will provide much-needed additional youth mental health counselling at Richmond Foundry.

As you know, this is an area that is very special to our family, we are very excited to have this event.

Tickets can be purchased here