Programs & Services

Biblical study is taught using the Godly Play program with storytelling, drama, and crafts.  Key faith formation stories are explored using the Montessori method.

Youth Plant Table at the Growing Community Spring Fair

St. John’s Youth Group meets every Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. We meet to grow spiritually and socially and to help our community. We strengthen our connection with God by reading the Bible, talking about spirituality and watching videos about Christianity. New members are always welcome. For information contact Bernadette.

We have distributed hotdogs to the homeless; participated in Santa's Anonymous and Operation Christmas Child, filling shoe boxes with toiletries, useful items and small toys for children in third world countries; gathered clothing and household items for the earthquake victims in Haiti, which were sent through the Compassionate Warehouse. Soon, we will go to the Sanctuary Youth Centre to help serve dinner and socialize with local street youth.

We also do purely fun things like going swimming, playing laser tag and games.

At Youth Group, a main focus is our trip to Mexico to build houses for families who live in poverty in Vicente Guerrero. Some of us went on a similar trip last year and are eager to return this summer to reconnect with our Mexican families we worked with last summer. To raise money, we offer babysitting through our Kids' Night Out, and serve coffee and baked goods at Jazz and Celtic Vespers. As well we have other fundraisers planned and would appreciate all the support our local community can give us.

Book Study:

Small Group Experience

The Way of Prayer – Companions in Christ

Group meets on the
first Thursday of each month. 
Please join us.  7 – 8:30 p.m.

Last spring we said:

"We need to pray! Vital congregations are praying congregations.  Transformation for us as individuals, for our congregation, and for the planet depends on our being tuned into God’s desires, and prayer is one way that can happen.  Through a wide variety of prayer practices … we can grow more and more deeply into the kind of people God has in mind for us; prayer is one way in which we can be transformed into people who bear the image of God".

Many of us participated in this prayer group last spring using The Way of Prayer as a guide.  At the conclusion of our time we decided that to use the same resource at a much slower pace would help all of us to really get a feel for the variety of prayer practices the book offered.   We agreed to begin again in September meeting once a month (on the second Thursday) for an initial learning/practice session, and then for those who felt the need for a second meeting a month, there would be an additional opportunity to check in on the fourth Thursday of the month.

Making Connections with the Bible

The scripture readings for the following Sunday will be our starting point as we seek to make connections between the ancient stories and our own lives and times. Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. Bring a bag lunch. Coffee/tea is provided.

Each special holy day – Christmas Eve, Easter and Pentecost - the Ad Hoc Choir offers their gift of special music.

Bernadette, Musical Director ~ Susan, Vocalist

St. John’s Eco Cell Meets monthly over a pot-luck dinner.

Our purpose is to support one another around taking initiatives, both personal and collective, to counter global warming and "to live with respect in Creation" -

New members and drop-ins are most welcome.  Call Janet (655-9676) or Eve (656-5273) for info and meeting dates

St. John’s EcoCell – 2010 Earth Day Forum
Climate Change – The Science, Politics, and Economic Impacts
Thursday, April 22nd at Mary Winspear, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

With guest speakers,

Andrew Weaver,
Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, UVic;
member of International Panel of Climate Change;

Elizabeth May
Leader of the Federal Green Party
and author of the popular 2009 book
“Global Warming for Dummies”;

Frank Arnold,
Head of Victoria-based Pinch Group of Raymond James Ltd.,
specializing in Socially Responsible Investing.

For Information: Contact Jack Thornburgh – 250-665-6314

Children's Playground in Fall

The Social Action Team works for justice and equality in the world around us.  "Small but vital" would best describe us.

We focus on:

• Environmental issues with an emphasis on education and action on global warming

• Partnering with Africa

• Building friendships with our First Nations neighbours

We are also partners with our neighbour, the Deep Cove Elementary School in their twinning with Motati Primary School in Leribe Lesotho. This project will be a multi-year relationship drawing on resources from our church, the school and the broader Deep Cove Community.

Community Dinner at Deep Cove School
Thursday, May 27th