SPPC Today
March 10, 2024
Sermon: More than Ritual
Scriptures:
SUNDAY MORNING
Welcome to Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church.
Our worship takes place at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning both in-person and online (via the SPPC YouTube Livestream button above). We invite you to join us each week as we continue to explore and follow the Word of God. Following the service, there will be a fellowship time at the back of the sanctuary.
For the safety of your neighbours, when you attend worship:
Please, perform a health check prior to attending.
While masks are not required, feel free to wear one if you prefer.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.
News for March 17, 2024
This coming Sunday we will be ordaining and inducting two members of the congregation into our Session. You have nominated and elected them to be elders here at Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church, and we are grateful that they have volunteered to take on this calling.
In the Presbyterian Church, it is the Session as a whole that bears both the authority and the responsibility for the life and ministry of the congregation, unlike many other denominations, where such authority is vested primarily in a priest, pastor or minister. Interestingly, in our Church, the minister, as moderator, does not even get a vote in Session, except in the rare occurrence of a tie vote.
Placing of authority in a group of called and elected elders, otherwise known as presbyters—from the Biblical Greek word for elders, presbuteros—is at the heart of our governance. Every level, from session, through presbytery and synod to the General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, works the same way: groups of ordained elders, individually seeking the will of God, decide the course of the Church.
While the system of Presbyterian government is not perfect, we believe it most closely reflects the example of the early apostolic New Testament Church, as witnessed, for example, in the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15:2–35). We therefore covet your prayers for Pam and Elizabeth and all our elders here at SPPC and across the Church, as they seek to discern and follow the will of God.
Worship with us this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. PDT. Join us in person or find our convenient live stream here.
Our Bible passages this Sunday are:
This week, our choir sings the anthem By the Waters of Babylon arranged Larry Skaggs.
Upcoming events
This Sunday we celebrate the ordination and induction of Pamela Day and Elizabeth Hewitt as elders into the Session of SPPC.
The next Sunshine Lunch will be next Wednesday, March 20. The theme is St. Patrick’s Day. If you have questions please speak to Joan Adamcsak.
There will be no study of The Safest Place on Earth next Wednesday, March 20, or the following Wednesday of Holy Week. We will resume the study on Wednesday, April 3 at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Our Church Cleaning Bee takes place next Friday, March 22 at 10 a.m. Many hands make light work!
Rev. Irwin Cunningham will be on holiday next Sunday, March 24. We therefore welcome Pastor George Hodgson, who will be leading our worship.
Our next Friendship Coffee is on Thursday, March 28 at 10 a.m. Bring a friend and enjoy this wonderful fellowship!
The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 14 following worship.
Information and registration for Camp VIP programs are available in the narthex or at vipresbytery.net
Information and registration for the Vancouver Island Presbyterian Womens’ Retreat 2024, at Camp Imadene, April 26-28 are available in the Narthex or here. Please note that early bird registration ends on March 31.
May God be with you!