February 20th, 2022 7th Sunday after Epiphany

  1. Vestry Meeting This Sunday Feb 20, 2022 at 1:30pm

    • REVISED Vestry report, Budget and draft financial statements are available on website: stechurch.com/vestry

    • Page Password: (only included in email distribution of St. E members)

    • The vestry name list of those parish members who are eligible to vote and be voted is posted on locked vestry webpage above.

    • Church members must meet with conditions stated in the Diocese Canon to be eligible to vote in Vestry Meeting. According to the Diocese Canon 14, voting members need to declare the following: "I solemnly declare that I have been a member of the Anglican Church of Canada and of this congregation for at least three (3) months, that I have attended regularly scheduled services of worship with this congregation at least three (3) times in the past year, that I am of the full age of sixteen (16) years and that I have not voted as a member of any other vestry during the previous three (3) months, nor do I intend to vote in any other vestry during the ensuing year".

    • Zoom Meeting Link: Click here

    • Meeting ID: 848 9491 6287 Passcode: 1051

  2. Next Sunday Feb 27 11am Joint Online Holy Communion & Holy Baptism Service

    • Pastor Tom Ho will preach that day.

    • As there will not be English or Mandarin services, please join the joint service instead

    • There will not be English Children’s Online Sunday School

    • Zoom Click here on Feb 27 at 11am

    • Meeting ID: 971 0493 5659 Password: 494353

  3. Mar 19 English Ministry Retreat “God’s Family of Faith”

    • All EM members and friends are invited to come together for a safe and physically distanced in-person retreat led by the Rev. Micah Latimer-Dennis who will speak and facilitate our discussion on the story of the Prodigal Son and what we can learn from this family for our own relationships.

      • Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

      • Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm

      • Venue: St Elizabeth’s Anglican Church (In-Person)

      • Registration: stechurch.com/EMRetreat

      • The registration closing date is March 18.

    • The day begins with Morning Prayer at 9am and ends at 12:30pm after a pizza lunch. Here is the schedule:

      • 9-9:15 Morning Prayer

      • 9:15-10:15 Session 1

      • 10:15-10:30 Break

      • 10:30-11:30 Session 2

      • 11:30-12:30 Lunch (Please bring your own drinks)

      • 12:30 Close

    • There will be a Children’s programme led by Yvonne Zheng and helpers. A freewill offering will be received to help cover costs.

    • For more info, contact Rev. Maria by email priest@stechurch.com or phone 647 507 1051

  4. Lenten Studies (Cantonese) stechurch.com/lent

    • The Cantonese Ministry will be providing selected articles in Cantonese for your devotional studies during the Lent season. There will be one article per week for a total of seven weeks. These articles are taken from “Spirituality through the Liturgical Seasons” of the Working Group for Discipleship Training of the Steering Committee of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Church Policy Paper. We would like to thank the Chairman, The Very Rev. Samson Fan for his kind permission to allow St. Elizabeth’s Church to use such articles. These articles will be sent through our “Love and Pandemic” network. As well, they will be uploaded to the St. E website. We encourage all, during this Lent season, to regularly meditate, pray and reflect on the questions set out at the end of these devotional articles.

    • The devotional articles are,

      • #1 Feb. 27: Ashes and Temptation

      • #2 Mar 6: Fasting

      • #3 Mar 13 Prayer

      • #4 Mar 20 Almsgiving

      • #5 Mar 27 Self Control

      • #6 Apr 3 Listening to the Holy Word

      • #7 Apr 10 Follow the True Light.

  5. Mar 2 8pm Ash Wednesday Service

    • Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day Lent season. During this time, we commemorate Jesus spending 40 days facing Satan’s temptation. We also prepare our hearts for the passion of our Lord. Ashes remind us that “we are dust and to dust we shall return.”

    • This year’s Ash Wednesday Service on Wednesday, March 2, will be a combined service with St. Christopher’s. The service will be held both online and in-person in Richmond Hill. Please join the online worship at www.stchris.ca at 8 p.m. Bulletins will be posted on St. Christopher’s website under “Members Login,” passcode 490#.

    • If you cannot go online, you are welcome to join the service by

      • Phone 647 374 4685

      • Meeting ID: 910 5680 1758 #

      • When it asks for participant ID just press #

      • Password: 490 #

    • Ashes – if you wish to pick up a small bag of ashes to impose on your forehead during worship, please pick it up from the church on Sundays.

  6. Feb 20 Preacher at EM Morning Prayer

    • EM will have a guest preacher on Feb 20. He is Pastor Melvin Tai from St Christopher's Anglican Church. Here is a short write-up from him: I am from Singapore, married, and have 2 adult daughters. We came to Canada in 2009 for my theological training. Prior to that, I served as a missionary to Thailand, and pastored an Indonesian congregation in Singapore. On top of that, I have led many short-term mission trips to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

    • After graduation from Master of Divinity at Wycliffe College, U of T, I served as a church planter in Toronto, as well as a parish pastor in Singapore. My interest is in liturgy and outreach work, but my greatest passion is to share a meal with friends in my house.

  7. Lent Bible Study (English)

    • English Ministry Monday Bible Study will study "Toward the Sunrise" for Lent. Materials will be sent to everyone in EM via email. Those who wish to meet can join on Mondays at 8pm starting March 6 until April 4.

    • Zoom Link: Click Here

    • Meeting ID: 830 0185 3125 Passcode: 275638

  8. Plans for returning to in-person services

    • Feb 13 – Cantonese Online Service where those on service roster can come to church to prepare

    • Feb 20 – Cantonese Service re-open for online & in-person service

    • Feb 27 – 11am Joint Holy Communion & Baptism Online & In-person Service

    • Mar 20 – English Online Service where those on service roster can come to church to prepare

    • Apr 3 – English Service re-open for online & in-person service

  9. St. E 30th Anniversary Planning Committee

    • This year will be St. Elizabeth’s 30th We are looking for volunteers to form this committee to plan and coordinate celebration.

    • This committee will hold their first meeting on March 12 at 10am through Zoom.

    • We are looking for a member from each of the Cantonese fellowship groups and 1-2 members from each of the Mandarin & English Ministries to join this committee along with the corporate team and the 3 ministry chairs or their delegates. Please contact the corporate team or your ministry chairs if interested.

  10. 2021 Donation Receipts

    • We are in the process of preparing the donation receipts for those who made offerings to St. E in 2021. If your mailing address or other contact information has changed, please let us know by contacting the corporate team by phone or email info@stechurch.com.

  11. Pray for Baptismal Candidates

    • Please keep Xiu Lin Li who will be baptised on Feb 27 in Joint service in your prayers

  12. Links to Online Services and Other Programs on Zoom

  13. Sermons stechurch.com/sermons

  14. Livestream or Recorded Services stechurch.com/services

  15. Rosters stechurch.com/roster