We stand on the edge of the New Year.  Advent 1 is upon us and Christmas will arrive before we know it. Some of the special seasonal services and events at All Saints are highlighted below.  Time seems to go by quickly. Rev Paul arrived to work with us in Advent last year. He has been a gift to us and we are grateful. 

The Living Well Through Advent Devotional Guides are now available. Please pick one up if this interests you or talk to Claire Pickering about the inperson group meeting weekly. 

Thank you to all who worked on the Christmas Bazaar.  It was a huge success, bringing people in and raising money.

Gabriel’s Kitchen will have their last meal with us on Dec 26. They will I hope find a suitable location to continue their work. 

We are moving ahead in preparing the St Mark’s property to put it on the market in 2025.

A small group will meet at the church on Tuesday to start cleaning  and sorting our storage space and the St George room. Thanks to all who volunteered.

We will need people to clean, sort and pack-up the kitchen contents before the start of renovations in January. We expect to start this work between Christmas and New Years. Let me know if you want to join us.

On Friday evening I received an update from Rev Jenny Replogle who is overseeing the hiring process for us at the Diocesan level.  We have received a number of applications for our position. Rev Jenny will  be checking references and advising us on next steps late next week.

Ruth

SUE NEWMAN plus SCROOGE and Company are coming to Tea à Tempo on December 4th. Singing and dancing through the season is a delicious tonic for the darkest days – in fact, they help all through the year!

Food, friends, and music! What more could you ask for? Hope to see you there.

The Music Makers

Carols for Christmastide, the annual community carol sing-along held in All Saints by-the-Sea, hosted by Music Makers of the Anglican Parish, this year falls on Wednesday, December 18th, at 2pm.

Admission is by cash donation with optional refreshments and treats a suggested $5.  All proceeds go to the Salt Spring Island Food Bank.

Join us 3:00pm for a Eucharist service on Christmas Eve to celebrate our Saviour's birth in hope, faith and love.  All are welcome.

Join us at 10:30pm for an Evening Prayer service in celebration of our Saviour's birth on Christmas Eve.   All are welcome.

Bach on the Rock is once again offering a community sing-along version of Handel's beloved oratorio Messiah.  Come and sing the choruses with us, or come and listen. 

Tickets for the show are $30-General and $5-Youth/Student under 26, or $25-General at our special discounted presale rate, available from Bach on the Rock Society members until Dec 1st. 

For more information and tickets, click below.

Christmas comes but once a year and brings with it beautiful music. This year, the Salt Spring Singers are presenting two concerts including both sacred and secular music and ranging from Vivaldi to Brubeck with many classical and popular Christmas songs familiar to all.

Tickets now on Sale at ArtSpring Box Office.  For more information, click below.