Announcements June 8 - June 14, 2026

God’s gifts put man’s best dreams to shame. 

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

 If you have a Pastoral concern, please contact Rev. George Westgate at 778-349-8300

Grace Anglican Church Office Hours

Monday to Friday 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Rev. George’s Hours at Grace

Tuesdays – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; by appointment 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Wednesdays – 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; by appointment 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For appointments, please call 778-349-8300

Sunday’s Readings: June 14, 2026, the Third Sunday After Pentecost

Church Picnic Wilkins Park

Readers and Readings TBD

Parish Notes

• Grace Wednesday Lectionary Bible Study and Thursday Book Study are on hiatus until the fall.  Suggestions for a renewed format for Wednesday Bible Study are welcome.  Contact Rev. George or Ken Ponsford with any suggestions you might have.
• Forward Day by Day May, June, & July are in the office - $2.00

• As Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church now worship at Grace Church, we’re excited to let you know about their events, including

  - Food Bank: Tuesdays, 10AM - Noon. Our Saviour’s Food Bank would welcome help from anyone from Grace who has time to offer on Tuesdays.

• Please advise the office coordinator Bonnie, or fill out a prayer request form if you would like to keep a person and or family on the list for an extended period of time.
• Bible riddle:  Who in the Bible had no parents?
• All year round we at Grace support several helping organizations including New Hope Society and Shepherd's Corner. New Hope Society provides a drop-in center, food and warm clothing to female sex trade workers and Shepherd’s Corner provides warm clothing and food for inadequately housed people. New Hope clients always need warm clothing, especially footwear and women’s small underwear as well as healthy hand snacks.  Shepherd’s Corner distribute snacks, clothing, especially winter coats, warm socks and boots, and warm gloves. Donations in kind can be put in the baskets at the rear of the church and cash donations can be made through your regular offering.
• We encourage people to sign up to set up coffee and goodies following the 10:00 a.m. service on Sundays.  Sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board at the back of the church.
• We would appreciate if people would volunteer to provide flowers for the Altar on Sundays.  Small plants work great and last a few weeks.  Please let Chris (250 562-5611) in the office or Sharon Armistead (250 964-1251) know if you would like to provide anything.
• The Julian Meetings with Rev. Alexis Saunders are held on the 4th Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at St. Michael and All Angels. 

Intercessions this week

• in The Territory of the People - Bishop Clara Plamondon; Children and Youth programs, Sunday Schools, Vacation Bible Schools, The Anglican Youth Movement, Education for Ministry, Coordinator the Rev. Linda LaGroix, and all who are enrolled; Bible study groups, and all other programs. Hospitals and Extended Care Homes. The Hospice Movement and all who are dying.  
• in The Anglican Cycle of Prayer - Church of the Province of South East Asia.  
• in The Anglican Church of Canada - The Most Rev. Gregory Kerr-Wilson, Metropolitan, and the clergy and people of the Ecclesiastical Province of Northern Lights.
• in our Companion Diocese (Montreal) - St. Paul’s Knolton – The Rev. Tim Weibe. Praying for the parish and for its ministry with the schools.
• in the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada - The congregations of the Saskatoon area of the Saskatchewan Synod.
• in the ELCIC/ACC Together - Jerusalem and the Holy Land Sunday; The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, and for peace in the Middle East.
• in the Moravian Church of Canada - The School of Theology at Moravian University (formerly Moravian Theological Seminary and Lancaster Theological Seminary) in Bethlehem, PA.
• Parishes of the North - St. John the Divine (Quesnel), St. Saviours (Barkerville), St. Michael and All Angels, Our Saviours Lutheran Church and Grace Church (Prince George).
• Our Clergy – Rev. George and Rev. Ann Westgate, Rev. Peter Zimmer and Lela, Rev. Wendy and Ken McRae, Rev. Deacon Karen Dougan, and their families.
• Those who have died and those who mourn.

Please advise Bonnie (in the office) of any new or extended prayer requests.

Events This Week

Wednesday, June 10 at 9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist

Sunday, June 14, 8:00 a.m.  -  Holy Eucharist with Rev. George Westgate.

Sunday, June 14, 10:00 a.m. - Parish Picnic and worship with Our Saviour’s Lutheran and St. Michael and All Angels at Wilkins Park. Please join us for shortened Eucharist service at 10:00 a.m. with picnic and games to follow. Please bring along whatever you would like to barbeque, and desserts, fruits, and vegetables to share will be greatly appreciated. (Directions available in Church Office)

Next Sunday’s Readings: Sunday, June 21, 2026, National Indigenous Day of Prayer

Isaiah 40:25-3; Psalm 19; Philippians 4:4-9; John 1:1-18

Coming Events

Mondays, June 15 and June 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Monday Prayer Groups at Grace Church.  These Groups consist of an hour of contemplative prayer.

Wednesday, June 17, 7:00 p.m. – Grace Monthly Council Meeting Via Zoom (last one until September, 2026)

Sunday, June 21, 12:30 p.m. - Our Saviour’s Lutheran worship service with Lauren Aldred.
 
Sunday, June 21, 1:30 p.m. - Grace Anglican’s next Soup Bus at St. Vincent de Paul’s.

Saturday, June 27, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Julian Gatherings will be held in the side chapel at St. Michael’s and All Angels.  Julian of Norwich talks about her writings of “Divine Love” and how to do contemplative prayer.  Contact:  Rev. Alexis at 250-612-7122.
 
Saturday, June 27th, 11:00 a.m. – Service for the late Canon Dwight Oatway will be held at the St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kamloops.
 
Sunday, June 28, 12:30 p.m. -  Our Saviour’s Lutheran worship service with Lauren Aldred.
 
Sunday, June 28, 2:00 p.m. – Explore with Lauren Aldred – Land based healing – making ‘devil’s club’ (Hoolhgululh) salve. Grace Anglican church basement.  All are welcome and this is free to attend.

Sunday, July 5, 11:30 a.m. - Hidden Host will be held at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club.

ALL  ARE  WELCOME  AT  ALL  EVENTS