Choral Evensong - August 15, 2021

We invite you to join us for a livestreamed choral evensong, an opportunity for quiet, reflection and prayer on the feast of St. Mary the Virgin.

You are welcome to attend either in person (no pre-registration currently required) or online by watching the livestream via our Facebook page, or by clicking the livestream button above or by scrolling down. 

The service begins at 5:30 pm and the livestream will be available by about 5:25 pm. 

The order of service is available to download below if you wish to follow along.

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In our worship we use language which is poetic and filled with metaphor and wonder – realising that any language about God is limited. We use some ancient words which may seem odd, or may seem to refer to God as male, or in terms which elsewhere we might not choose to use. The poetry and the metaphor are there not to restrict or define our understanding of God, but to remind us that our words are never enough to talk about the Divine: instead we use the beauty of the words and music in our worship to help us glimpse just a little of the God beyond all words.

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If you would like to and as you are able, please consider supporting the ongoing work of St. John the Divine by donating through Canada Helps.

You can also make donations to the August Blue Envelope Fund to support Victoria Native Friendship Centre through Canada Helps by selecting Monthly Blue Envelopes from the Fund dropdown menu.

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Officiant: Stephanie Wood
Reader: Elizabeth McAuley
Music: The MacRae Choral Scholars; Emily Markwart, Sutton Organ Scholar