St George Maple Ridge

Good morning. Join us for our Sunday Service at 10am here in the church or on YouTube using the following link:
https://youtube.com/live/DzuBxsN14Jk?feature=share
We have coffee before and after the service.

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Alpha starts this Wednesday! We'll start at 6.30pm for dinner, followed by watching the Alpha video and small group discussion until 8:30pm.

There is still time to sign up to attend - if you are planning on bringing someone or would like to come yourself. Sign up here: https://stgeorgemapleridge.ca/nextalpha/

How can our church community support:
Food and Helpers - also if you can offer a meal, or desserts, or could help with the heating up of food, serving and clean-up please let David know.

Please also pray for the Alpha group, for those who come, that it would be a great time of fellowship and exploring faith together.

Prayer of Saint Francis for Animals
God our Heavenly Father, you created the world to serve
humanity’s needs and to lead them to you. By our own fault
we have lost the beautiful relationship which we once had
with all your creation. Help us to see that by restoring our
relationship with you we will also restore it with all your
creation. Give us the grace to see all animals as gifts from
you and to treat them with respect for they are your
creation. We pray for all animals who are suffering as a result
of our neglect. May the order you originally established be
once again restored to the whole world through the merits
and mediation of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives
and reigns with you now and forever. Amen.

Moment of Remembrance
O Lord, we pause and give thanks for the memories of those
pets we have lost. We remember with thanksgiving the ways
in which they enriched our lives. We pray for the owners
who continue to mourn their loss.
Amen. (Resources: Resources: Prayers from The Episcopal Church Occasional Services & Church of St. John the Baptist, Clontarf, Ireland.)

Alpha is starting at St George Maple Ridge this Wednesday!

Alpha is a series of sessions that explore the Christian Faith. Bring your questions, and your doubts. Share and discover in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

We are running Alpha on Wednesday evenings at church starting October 7- if you’re interested please fill out the Alpha form so we can get an idea of how many people may be coming. We will then contact everyone who’s pre-registered in early September with the specific info.

Alpha will include meals each week! Volunteer chefs and bakers who are part of St George’s community should contact the office to get involved in serving.

Please sign up here: https://stgeorgemapleridge.ca/nextalpha/

Upcoming Child and Youth Events St George Maple Ridge

See more information here:
https://stgeorgemapleridge.ca/jr-youth-activity-night/

Shared from WomanCare Pregnancy Centre Join us Thursday, October 15, for a quiet evening of remembrance 🕯️⁠
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Across Canada and around the world, families will be lighting candles in memory of babies who are no longer here. We invite you to join us for a gentle, come-and-go time of reflection in honour of Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day.⁠
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From 6:30–7:30 p.m., you’re welcome to stop by St. George Maple Ridge Church for a quiet moment to remember a little one.⁠
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📅 Thursday, October 15⁠
📍 St. George Maple Ridge Church (23500 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge)⁠
🕯️ Drop in anytime between 6:30–7:30 PM⁠
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Candles will be provided for you to light in memory of a baby, and you’re welcome to add a name or note of remembrance to our community canvas.⁠
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This is not a formal service. There’s no program to follow and no expectation of how you should spend your time. Simply a space to pause, remember, and reflect 🤍⁠
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Whether you’ve experienced pregnancy or infant loss personally, or you’re coming to stand alongside someone who has, all are welcome.⁠
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Together, we’ll join families across Canada and around the world in the Wave of Light, remembering the little ones who will always hold a place in our hearts.⁠
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📞 Call or text 604.463.5513⁠
🚨 24 hour Help Line: 1.800.712.4357 (HELP)⁠
✉️ [email protected]⁠
🤍 Book online at womancarepc.ca/book-an-appointment⁠
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Thanksgiving Food Drive underway until October 11! Supports emergency food hampers through https://ridgemeadowssa.ca/programs/emergency-food-hampers

See more information here: https://stgeorgemapleridge.ca/emergency-food-hamper-collection/

Good morning. Join us for our Sunday Service at 10am here in the church or on YouTube using the following link:
https://youtube.com/live/UJJC_LbqY_8?feature=share
Join us for coffee before or after the service.

Sunday Service for Oct 4, St George Maple Ridge // Anglican Church of Canada Did you watch a service? Please tell us!It's really helpful to kno...

“Did someone say there is a Pet Blessing?”
Bring your pets to St George Maple Ridge this Sunday October 4 at 3:30 for a blessing.

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and it is also Orange Shirt Day.

Today, we have an opportunity to listen, to learn, and to reflect of the truth of our history. https://www.anglican.ca/reconciliation/residential-schools-history/
https://bc.anglican.ca/programs/reconciliation-beyond/pages/our-residential-schools-history

"For us as Anglicans, reconciliation must begin with truth. We acknowledge and lament the Church's participation in the residential school system, and we admit that colonial structures within the Church harmed Indigenous peoples, cultures, languages, and spiritual traditions. In Christ, we have been entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation, but reconciliation cannot be separated from repentance, justice, accountability, and the patient work of rebuilding relationships... I call us to move beyond words and land acknowledgements toward faithful action. Let us listen humbly to Survivors, Elders, and Indigenous communities; learn the truth about our history; support Indigenous ministries; respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action; and build relationships grounded in dignity, respect, and mutuality....Reconciliation is not the work of one day, but a lifelong commitment to walking together in humility, justice, and hope." - Bishop Naboth Manzongo, Diocese of Rupert's Land