We'll be having Silent Night on Wednesday, Nov 22 at 7:30pm-9pm. There will be an hour of silence in the candlelit sanctuary, a chance to come to a quiet space to sit, contemplate, pray. We will conclude with a brief time of reflection. Please feel welcome to come when you can and leave when you want. Thank you Shaun for organizing.

SATURDAY, OCT 28, 7PM | DJ KILT, Keep Waiting, A Playlist Liturgy of Cultural Grief, Redemption, and Longing
A contemplative evening with DJ Kilt entitled, Keep Waiting, A Playlist Liturgy of Cultural Grief, Redemption, and Longing.  Click here for a video.

Not quite a sermon and not really a dance party, but a chance to listen, pray, and grieve the current state of our broken world while we hopefully wait for God. In the spirit of the Halloween season, please come dressed to grieve, or to wait, or to hope. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct 28 at 7pm in the sanctuary of St. David of Wales. Spread the word!

We'll be having Silent Night on Wednesday, Oct 18 at 7:30pm. There will be an hour of silence in the candlelit sanctuary, a chance to come to a quiet space to sit, contemplate, pray. We will conclude with a brief time of reflection. Please feel welcome to come when you can and leave when you want. Thank you Shaun for organizing.

Join us for “The Sound of Music” Movie & Sing-Along this Saturday, June 24, 12:30pm-4:30pm at St. David of Wales. Doors open at 12:30pm, the movie starts at 1pm. Entrance is by donation. Audience participation bags (while quantities last), popcorn, juice, and water provided. Costumes welcome!

This event is by donation with proceeds to help low-income families attend church camp.

 Volunteers needed to help with the lift (for those needing wheelchair access to the sanctuary), setup, serving snacks and cleaning up. If you can help, please email vev@telus.net.

This Sunday, May 28, we'll be having a VEV Day Camp from 10am to 2pm just outside St. David of Wales. Our theme is “Practicing the Pause” and we look forward to taking a pause together to connect with one another and have fun. There’ll be group games, hot dog lunch, face painting, balloon animals, make-your-own-sundaes and more!

See VEV Day Camp Info for the program schedule, what to bring, and more on our theme.

No Zoom, sorry.

We will begin the Season of Lent together with Strathcona Vineyard who will be joining us for our Ash Wednesday service this coming Wednesday at St. David of Wales. We encourage you to fast on the day as you feel led in grace, which can be from other things than food, such as social media, devices, etc in order to be more present. The service will end with the imposition of the ashes. Please enter in silence. There is a Zoom option, you can email vev@telus.net if you’d like the link (same link as Sundays).

Silent Night, Wednesday, February 15th, 7:30pm-9pm at St. David of Wales. A chance to come to a quiet space to sit, contemplate, pray. Please feel welcome to come when you can and leave when you want.

We’re excited to have special guest and friend, Andrew Nemr, share with us during our Sunday, January 29th service! The service starts at 10:30am at St. David of Wales. Andrew is an international tap dance artist and performer, choreographer, educator and speaker. He will be sharing on the topic, A Journey Through the Beatitudes, as well as blessing us with his dancing.

For more on Andrew Nemr, please check out his website, www.andrewnemr.com.

The service will also be live-streamed on Zoom with the link distributed through our weekly newsletter. If you’d like to take part please subscribe or email vev@telus.net.

Silent Night, Wednesday, January 18th, 7:30pm-9pm at St. David of Wales. A chance to come to a quiet space to sit, contemplate, pray. Please feel welcome to come when you can and leave when you want.

VEV Sunday Brunch this Sunday, Jan 15, 10:30am at St. David of Wales in the lower hall.

Hi everyone, we’re going to have a brunch and time of connecting this Sunday. Thanks to Wade for generously offering to provide the meal!

We are in need of some volunteers, please email vev@telus.net if you can help with any of the following:

• Set Up/Takedown Tables & Chairs - 2 to 4 people 

• Tableware, Cleanup, and Compost - 2 to 4 people

Visit Brunch Volunteers for more details on the specific tasks.

You are invited! Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, Saturday, December 24th at 6pm at St. David of Wales (2475 Franklin St, Vancouver, BC). We look forward to singing carols, seeing the sanctuary lit up beautifully with candles, and celebrating Jesus, the light of the world as a community! There will also be a Zoom option available (subscribe or email vev@telus.net for Zoom link). Invite your friends and neighbours :)
Please note, this Christmas Eve Service will be our last VEV worship event for 2022. There will be no service on Christmas and New Year's Days, December 25 and January 1. We will regather for our first Sunday worship service of 2023 on January 8, 10:30am.

Silent Night, Wednesday, Dec 14, 7:30pm-9pm at St. David of Wales. A chance to come to a quiet space to sit, contemplate, pray. Please feel welcome to come when you can and leave when you want.

Christmas Appetizer Lunch, Sunday, Dec 11, 10:30am at St. David's lower hall:

Bring your favourite Christmas appetizer to share. Coffee, tea, mulled cider will be provided.

We'll have Advent candle lighting, Christmas songs, and Christmas cookie decorating for the kids. And, of course, some sort of expression of our legendary Trivia tradition

Also, a Christmas ornament exchange! So bring a funky Christmas ornament (perhaps one you always think you'll put on the tree, but never do:), and take home a new (to you) one.

If you can help with setup at 9am on Dec 11th, please contact Kate.

Silent Night, Wednesday, Nov 16, 7:30pm-9pm at St. David of Wales. A chance to come to a quiet space to sit, contemplate, pray. Please feel welcome to come when you can and leave when you want.

Hey friends, please join us at 7pm on Saturday, November 12 at St. David’s for an evening service featuring a DJ'd reflective journey examining the Christian idea of Original Sin as a continuation of our "Rule of Love" Teaching Series - but not as a sermon or a dance party... but both all at once :)

Click here for more info and please feel free to share link with your friends.

As part of Simple Church on October 30th, we’ll be carving pumpkins together in the lower hall. Pumpkins and decorating supplies will be provided. Come with your creative carving ideas! If you can help with set up at 9AM, please contact Kate. We will begin with a shortened service at 10:30AM with Gordie sharing about the spirituality of carving pumpkins. There will be a Zoom option. If you plan to join us on Zoom, we welcome you to pick up a pumpkin in advance and carve along with us.

• If you plan to join in person, and you know how many pumpkins your family will carve, let Kate know. We'll have extras, so please don't be dissuaded if you need to make a last minute decision.

• If you can help with setup at 9AM and/or clean up, please contact Kate.

• There will also be refreshments and snacks. If you are able, please bring a snack to share.

Thanksgiving is coming, and VEV is celebrating. Won’t you join us at 10:30am in the lower hall on October 9th? We’ll have a short service together, followed by turkey sandwiches and a communal charcuterie board (vegan and gluten free options available). Please bring one or two items to contribute to the board (cheese, meat, vegan alternatives, crackers, vegetables, fruit, spreads etc.) There will be options to eat inside or outside (weather permitting). And rumour has it that Gordie and Kathleen will be preparing their famous trivia game! The kids have helped organize dessert, decorations and activities. There will also be a Zoom option, which sadly won’t include pie, but will be engaging nonetheless. Support with setting up tables and chairs would also be greatly appreciated at 9AM.

We will be having an Intergenerational Service, paying particular attention to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (the Friday before, Sep 30). Frances (Ceen-ne) will be making a presentation to the church, and Stephanie will be bringing Bannock for communion. Wear your Orange shirts. There will be a Zoom option.
Also, click here for a link from the Government Canada website on ways to meaningful invest on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Join us for our Sunday, March 6, 10:30AM, Intergenerational Service at St. David of Wales.

• We are limited to 50 attendees (50% capacity according to BC guidelines). Please pre-register below. Note, the pre-registration will be closed once we reach 50 attendees.

• Masks are required.

• Please stay home if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness.

Pre-Registration for March 6, Sunday Intergenerational Service at 10:30AM at St. David of Wales

Join us for our Ash Wednesday Service, March 2, 7:30-9:00PM at St. David of Wales

• We are limited to 50 attendees (50% capacity according to BC guidelines). Please pre-register below. Note, the pre-registration will be closed once we reach 50 attendees.

• Masks are required.

• Please stay home if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness.

*Pre-Registration for Ash Wednesday Service, March 2 at St. David of Wales

Join us Sunday, Feb 20 for our in-Person Service at St David of Wales. In following the BC’s current protocols for worship services, we will require the following:

• Please stay home if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness (Zoom option, subscribe for Zoom link).

• We are limited to 50 attendees (50% capacity), so please pre-register below* if you are attending in person.

• Masks are required (can be temporarily removed for ceremonial eating and drinking, and by officiants, readers, or for singing a solo where physical distancing is observed).

Email Tae at vev@telus.net if you have any questions. Thank you!

*Pre-Registration for Feb 20, Sunday Service at St. David of Wales

Ash Wednesday Service, March 2 evening (time yet to be confirmed). Join us in person at St. David of Wales for a night of contemplative prayer. More details to come.