World Day of Prayer
St. Peter, Quamichan
Pictured are (left) Trish Pebbles, who co-led the World Day of Prayer service; and (right) gathering to tea, coffee and fellowship. Image credit: Karen McCullough.
On Thursday, March 5, St. Peter, Quamichan hosted an ecumenical service for World Day of Prayer. A total of 66 participants from several local churches were in attendance, including Duncan United Church; St. John the Baptist, Cobble Hill; St. John the Baptist, Duncan Anglican Church, Duncan Seventh-day Adventist Church, and St. Edward the Confessor, Duncan.
St. Peter’s was one of four churches on Vancouver Island hosting World Day of Prayer services this year. The World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement that brings Christians of many traditions together to observe a common day of prayer each year.
Through preparation and participation in the worship service, we can learn how our sisters of other countries, languages and cultures understand the Biblical passages in their context. We can hear their concerns and needs and can join in solidarity with them as we pray with and for them. In this way, it is possible to enrich our Christian faith as it grows deeper and broader in an international, ecumenical expression. This year’s World Day of Prayer service focused on the hardships of our Christian sisters in Nigeria.
After the service, all attendees were invited into the church hall for coffee, tea and treats. This gave us all a chance for fellowship with Christians of other denominations. We are all God’s children bound together by our love of Christ.
By Karen McCullough
Holy Week
St. George, Cadboro Bay
Left to right: the altar at St. George decorared for Holy Week; an Easter cross; a parishioner has her feet washed; on Palm Sunday St. George held a reading of “Women at the Well” by Carolyn Pogue, a play reflecting on Jesus’ Holy Week journey. Image credit: Sheila Hofmeyr
St. Michael and All Angels, Chemainus
Left to right: Palm Sunday with Norman Knowles, the incumbent at St. Michael and all Angels; candles on the altar for the Service of Shadows; Sally Pilyk receives a foot washing from Norman Knowles; and an almond, buttercream and coconut frosted lamb cake created by parishioner Jodie Phillips. Image credit: Jodie Phillips
