SPPC Today

News for Sunday, June 15, 2025

Last Sunday, we celebrated the great gift of Pentecost, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that breathed life into the church. This week, we are given another profound gift: the invitation to gather as one family at the Lord’s Table.

It is especially fitting that our Communion service falls on Father’s Day. On this day, we honour the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures who have guided and nurtured us. Their love, however imperfect, reflects the boundless, welcoming love of God our Father, who invites us all to this special meal. The table is a place of remembrance, of grace, and of deep community. It is a place where we are all children of God, welcomed and fed.

As the warmth of summer begins to settle over our beautiful peninsula, we have so much to be thankful for. Let us come together this Sunday with hearts full of gratitude, ready to be nourished in body and spirit.

Finally, please keep our church presbyters in your prayers next week as they travel to the Comox Valley for the meeting of the Presbytery. At this gathering, we will also be saying farewell to the Rev. Laura Kavanagh, who is retiring from Knox Presbyterian Church in Victoria at the end of July. With all the changes happening within our Presbytery, your prayers for the wisdom and guidance of all its members are needed and deeply appreciated.

Worship this Sunday

Our service begins as usual at 10:00 a.m. You can participate in person or connect with our community online via the live stream. The link is available here.

The Scripture readings are:

• Psalm 122

• Acts 2:42-47 – The Church of Pentecost

• Philippians 2:1-5

This week we also look forward to our choir singing of both the introit, Give thanks to God, and the anthem, Credo by Jane Marshall.

Upcoming

• This Sunday we will be celebrating the Lord's Supper.

• For our Wednesday Study, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., we continue with the movie Bonhoeffer: Pastor Spy, Assassin. 

• Our next Sunshine Lunch is on June 23. Please register by Monday, June 16. The luncheon will follow a Hawaiian Theme.

• The next Friendship Coffee gathering will be on Thursday, June 26, at 10 a.m. It will take place outside at Resthaven Park, next to the Sidney Library. Please, if possible, bring your own coffee, or beverage, and a folding chair. If rain is forecast, we will meet as usual at the church. Feel free to bring a friend to enjoy this wonderful fellowship time.

• Our Food Bank Drive continues until June 29. The Food Bank has circulated a special request for personal hygiene products, tea bags, canned milk, canned meat and pasta sauce. There will be a draw for a flower basket for all donors (tickets are available in the Narthex).

• If you still need to update your Earthquake Emergency Kits with fresh food and water, please contact Janet Smith or the office before the end of the month, so we may make a bulk order.

May the Lord bless you all!

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 is 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.