This is a call for all cursillistas, lay and clergy, to come to a 25th Anniversary Reunion and Celebration, September 25, 2010, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at St. Peter's Quamichan. Potluck dinner, Ulrerya, music, speakers.

Come rejoice and give thanks, reconnect, look back, and look to the future, together.

Cursillo, a Spanish word for short course prononced KER-SEE-OH, the short form of the orginial title Cursillos de Cristiandad, a short course of Christianity and Christian living.

The cursillo method focuses on training lay people to become effective leaders over the course of a three-day weekend. The weekend includes fifteen talks, some given by priests and some by lay people. One emphasis of the weekend is on preparing those undergoing it to take the movement's methods back into the world on what's called the "fourth day".

For those who haven't attended Cursillo the strange word Ulrerya means "reunion of reunions" or a gathering of those who have attended the weekend course in, for the Diocese of British Columbia, all those who have attended the course across the Diocese.

This event will take place at St Peter's Quamichan, just east of Duncan on Saturday September 25th and is open to all Cursillo members, course graduates or those curious about it as well as members of the general public.

For more information or regsitration you can contact David Fitzsimmons.  It's appreciated if you register by September 11th.  If you're curious about the broader Cursillo movement in the Diocese and in Canada you can visit the Diocese of BC Cursillo web site or download the PDF.

Education For Ministry, also known as EFM, is a four year course of study based on the recovered ideal that all baptized persons are called to the ministry of the whole people of God.  It's important to understand that this includes all peoples of the Earth.

It's also about the vision of an educated, informed and active laity within the Church equipped to carry the message of Christ within and without our membership.  This was clearly understood, and assumed in ancient times by the early church but has been lost, for one reason or another, through the centuries.

The program looks at the Old Testament, sometimes called the Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament, Church History up to the end of the 19^th Century to the challenges faced by the Church in the 20^th and 21^st centuries in what's commonly known as the western world.

The first two years consist largely of Biblical study and the last two years on the broad path of Christianity since the Resurrection.

The course consists of weekly group seminars led by a Mentor, prayer, meditation and reflection as individuals and as the group.

If you're interested in attending please contact Peter or Jane Fowler at 250-245-3480.

Education for Ministry began at the Episcopal Church of the USA seminary at the University of The South in Sewanee, Tennessee and came to Canada in 1977 sponsored by the Diocese of Kootenay and the Diocese of Cariboo.

All courses in Canada are administered by EFM – Canada.  The course is open to all baptized Christians though there is a slight Anglican flavour to the course of study.

The images used are copyright © by the artists Miranda Hasset and Marylin Doyle and used with permission of themselves and ECUSA.

A round of  fun at the Ladysmith Par 3 Golf Course.  It begins with a shotgun start at 10am Saturday September 18^th, all 9 holes Best Ball event.  Registration is an inexpensive $25 for lunch and golf.

There are prizes for closest to the Pin on holes 2 and 9 plus prizes for scores (good and ne sa good).  There's also a Mystery Prize!

Come join  us for a relaxing, well kinda -- this is golf you know, fun and social event.

Open to everyone!  You don't have to belong to St John's to join us!  Heck even the Mayor will be there

To register please email Tony McCrory or call him at 250-245-5692

Due to Daniel's new work hours we have rescheduled the Wednesday services and ministries.

Beginning immediately the Centring Prayer is moved from 11:30am to 7:00pm and the Mid Week Spoken Eucharist is moved from Noon to 7:30pm.

Please take note and we do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  We hope that these new times may open up the services and ministries to people who are at work during the day or otherwise busy to take part in these events.