Save the Date for Salal + Cedar's big community meeting to review the past year, plan the year ahead, affirm new leadership and budget. If you attend events in person or online, if you contribute financially or with time, YOU! your input and questions are welcome at this meeting.

A link for this meeting will be sent to our bulletin list in the week leading up to the event.

@ Fairview Baptist Church — 1708 W 16th Ave, Vancouver BC

30 minute service with optional imposition of ashes (glitter and regular available), space for quiet contemplation after the service. Open to all.

Accessibility notes:

The most accessible entrance at Fairview Baptist is facing Pine St. There are 2 accessible parking spots on Pine St, and a ramp which leads to the foyer entrance. In the sanctuary there are 2 pews with extra space at the end for a wheelchair or motorized scooter. Accessible washrooms are on the same level. 

This service is co-hosted with Open Way Community Church and Kitsalano Community Church.

@ Cottonwood Community Gardens in Strathcona Park. The community gardens are near the corner of Malkin Ave and Raymur Ave. Call 604-399-5463 if you can’t find us.

30 minute service with optional imposition of ashes (glitter and regular available), space for quiet contemplation after the service. Open to all.

Accessibility notes:

This service is outdoors. Paths to the community gardens are unpaved and have a small amount of elevation change. There are picnic tables with fixed benches for seating, and some community members opt to bring camping chairs. Parking is local street parking. For more parking info, here is a SpotAngels map that shows the area (note that the address put in is for the animal shelter across the street).

This service is co-hosted with Open Way Community Church and Kitsalano Community Church.

Register HERE to receive the Zoom link.

Join us for an evening of sharing what Land means and how it has been honoured (or not) - in Musqueam and Gitxan lifeways, in the Hebrew Bible, and in the Christian church.

Speakers include: Audrey Siegl, Musqueam land protector; Leona Brown, Gitxan herbalist and cultural worker; Mari Joerstad, Hebrew Bible Scholar; Jesse Robertson, Land Use Historian.

This event is a part of Reading Scripture with the Land, a year-long program made possible through a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with funds provided by Lily Endowment Inc.

Location: Worship at Cottonwood Gardens, at the corner of Raymur and Malkin in Strathcona, Vancouver, Social time indoors at Samaritan House 1143 E. Pender.

Join Salal + Cedar as we mark the cross quarter day between winter solstice and spring equinox.

Facebook event link here.

Join together to do some native plantings around the Watch House. Snacks will be provided.

This is the second event in this series, but don’t worry if you didn’t attend the first one. All are welcome!

Watch House on Burnaby Mountain:
Forest Grove Park
8505 Forest Grove Dr, Burnaby

Join Salal + Cedar at St. Clement in North Vancouver for St. Francis Day worship. Following the service, there will also be a petting zoo to further celebrate our relationship with creatures of all kinds.

More info here.

Location: St. Mark's Ocean Park, 12953 - 20th Ave, Surrey, BC

Worship using the Book of Common Prayer in St. Mark's forest chapel.

Celebrate 10 years of Salal + Cedar!

This year marks our tenth birthday. We invite you to celebrate Salal + Cedar’s work with us online or in person! 

Sign our online "Birthday Card" by sharing your stories of gifts you've received from the S+C community and a "birthday blessing" for our continued work. Your submissions will be shared with the community on our website. 

Bring your own party hat, and join us in person for a birthday bbq on August 16th. Samaritan House, 4:30 - 7:00. We will provide meat and veggie options for burgers, hotdogs, buns, and fixings--as well as birthday cake! Feel free to bring a potluck contribution of a salad, appetizer, side, etc. to share.

Please contact Benjamin to RSVP or with any questions. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required!

Sparrowcreek Farm - 23000 Rawlison Cres, Langley
 
The Parish of St. George announces the Spring Eco-Pilgrimage on Saturday, May 17, at Sparrowcreek Farm. It is a quiet, prayerful walk in nature. Time slots will be every 20 minutes starting at 8:30. There will be a Eucharist and supper later in the day.

Please register for the pilgrimage and/or the Eucharist and Supper at the Church by email.

Christ Church Cathedral - 690 Burrard St., Vancouver

Laurel will preach or provide content at 8, 9, 10:30 and 1:30

There will be an online Lenten study on Biblical Animals
Tuesdays at 6PM during Lent.
Email Laurel for more information

Location: Zoom

4PM online worship (45 min)
5PM meeting (90 min)

Salal + Cedar makes decisions by consensus.  Anyone who attends Salal + Cedar events online or in person, who contributes financially or with time, who is invested in our work is encouraged to attend. For the zoom link, check your recent Community Update email or contact us.

Location: St. Phillip’s Church in Dunbar
3737 27th Ave West

Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Samaritan House 1143 E. Pender and over Zoom,

led by Bishop Jane Kryzanowski, Roman Catholic Women Priests Canada.

Space is very limited for in person attendance.

Email vancouvercatholicworker@yahoo.ca for a Zoom link.

Location: Maplewood Flats, North Vancouver

Let Elizabeth know you plan to attend

Soap-making workshop with Micaela

At St. Phillip’s Church in Dunbar - 3737 27th Ave West

There are a limited number of spots please contact Micaela to sign up

Location: United Churches of Langley
21562 Old Yale Rd

Led by Sandy Hwang

Worship, Lunch, and Learn

A joint event with with St Clement Church

Location: St. Clement Church
3400 Institute Rd, North Vancouver, BC

Drop in or stay the whole time

5 PM pot luck
6 PM church doors open
6:30 prayer stations and crafting altars
7:15 reflection and sharing

Mondays, October 21, 28 and Nov 4, 8 pm
Location: Zoom

Open Way Community Church is hosting a workshop series called “This is My Body: Resurrecting Self-Sovereignty, Embodiment & Pleasure” - led by Jess DeVries (Beloved Coaching) & Kori Doty (Soft Touch Bodies). Sessions will be held online, and sliding scale is offered for registration costs. More information & registration HERE!

Location: St. James - 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver

Laurel will be preaching

9 AM Home Liturgy via Zoom
10:30 AM Solemn High Mass

Location: St. Catherine’s
1058 Ridgewood Dr. North Vancouver

Led by Laurel and Caitlin.

Bring a breakfast item to share

Location:

Location: Robert’s Creek Provincial Park Picnic Area
Flume Rd. and Beach Ave
Robert’s Creek, BC