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Tips for catching "phishy" messages
posted on Feb 15, 2024 Scams that pretend to be people or organizations you know are called "phishing" scams because they put out a hundreds or thousands of "lines" - messages - in the hope of catching a few people off guard. It's a highly effective tactic and it's onl...
Read MoreFrom Exodus to Jesus and Beyond
posted on Feb 8, 2024 An online Lenten series workshop on Progressive Christianity, Social Justice, and the Bible
There is an amazing and often hidden alternative understanding of what it means to be Christian. From Exodus to Jesus and beyond, the Bible offers an...
Read MoreInvitation to a Holy Lent
posted on Feb 8, 2024 Once again, we enter the contemplative season of Lent, placing our feet on the path of pilgrimage and turning our hearts toward Jesus as we recall his journey to Jerusalem and the cross. There are many ways to engage with the Lenten season...
Read MorePalm Sunday readers wanted!
posted on Feb 1, 2024 Holy Week begins with shouts of acclamation, and the story of Christ's Passion told by many voices. Would you like to be one of them? Email Ross McKay about being a reader on Palm Sunday as we follow Jesus from the gates of Jerusalem to the foo...
Read MoreMardi Gras at St. Mary's
posted on Feb 1, 2024 Mardi Gras Jazz Mass Sunday, February 11 10 am service in the sanctuary
Many Christian traditions include a time of delightfully decadent celebration, often called Carnival, between the feast of the Epiphany and the beginning of the more ...
Read MoreSweet Treats for Sale!
posted on Feb 1, 2024 Youth Group Valentine's Fundraiser Sunday, February 11 starting at 9 am Get 'em before you give up chocolate for Lent! The youth group is making chocolate-dipped strawberries for Valentine's Day - treat yourself or a loved one! Luscious b...
Read MoreVisiting priest on Palm Sunday
posted on Jan 25, 2024 It is a tradition at the Vancouver School of Theology Indigenous Studies Program for advisors to visit their students' home parishes at least twice during their time at the school. On Palm Sunday, March 24, the Rev. Dr. Ray Aldred, director of th...
Read MoreAnnual Meeting
posted on Jan 25, 2024 St. Mary's Annual Meeting Sunday, February 4 following the 10 am service
Please note that there will be no 8 am or 4 pm services the day of Annual Meeting
Each winter, the congregation gathers to do the administrative work of the pari...
Read MoreChildren's Ministry
posted on Jan 18, 2024 A New Direction for Children's Christian Formation For the past few months, Children's Christian Formation leaders have been discussing how we can provide the best experience in Christian education for the kids at St.
Mary's, and we are exci...
Read MoreIs it I, Lord?
posted on Jan 12, 2024 Vestry Position Open
The Vestry is the elected body that leads and guides our congregation, attending to its spiritual and temporal needs. Are you feeling called to serve St. Mary's in a new way this year? The chair for Growth and Communica...
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