No Office Hours on August 1st due to the civic holiday.

VST Public Lecture

We’re excited to share that St. Mary’s will be hosting Dr. Jehu J. Hanciles for his lecture Global Migration and Christian Witness on July 8th at 7pm.

Dr. Hanciles intended to come to Vancouver last summer but was forced to reschedule. The Vancouver School of Theology (VST) is honoured that he is this year’s Visiting Distinguished Scholar, and we are all looking forward to learning from him in a few short weeks.

Dr. Jehu Hanciles will share a fascinating look at the spread of Christianity as it became a global religion.

Drawing on his extensive scholarship on the history of Christianity, Dr. Hanciles offers a fresh take on the roles of formal mission and natural human patterns of movement in global exposure to the Christian faith.

After surveying church history from its humble beginnings through 1500 CE, Dr. Hanciles proposes that contrary to popular belief, natural human migration and the sharing of ideas and beliefs that accompanies those movements, more so than institutional missions, is most responsible for Christianity’s blossoming into a global religion.

For more on Dr. Hanciles’ work in this area, you may enjoy Migration and the Making of Global Christianity (2021).

Dr. Jehu J. Hanciles is the D.W. and Ruth Brooks Professor of World Christianity and the Director of the World Christianity Program at the Candler School of Theology. He has lived and worked in Sierra Leone, Scotland, Zimbabwe, and the United States and been a visiting professor around the world. Prior to Candler, Hanciles was associate professor of the history of Christianity and globalization and director of the Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary.

No Office Hours on Monday, July 1st, due to the civic holiday.

Wednesday, June 12th, 2pm

Come enjoy our Pentecost worship as we celebrate with music, readings, prayers, and a homily. The service will be about 45 minutes long and will be followed by a lovely Strawberry Tea in the Parish Hall. We encourage the wearing of masks during the service. Please let us know ahead of time if you expect to attend in-person or if you know someone who would like to by contacting the office at 604.261.4228 or emailing office@stmaryskerrisdale.ca. This will give us an idea of numbers. We do hope you’ll join us at this time. The service gives us an opportunity to celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and to connect with old and new friends.

The service is offered in-person and online via Zoom. The tea is in-person only.

Spend some time with one of our Clergy at Grandmama’s Café (on Balsam Street) on Thursdays from 9:15am-11am.

Stop by for a visit and conversation. Make a new friend or two! No appointment is necessary - swing by, grab a drink, and sit for a bit!

June 20th will be the last date for Coffee with Clergy before taking a summer hiatus. Coffee with Clergy will return in the Fall.

Spend some time with one of our Clergy at Grandmama’s Café (on Balsam Street) on Thursdays from 9:15am-11am.

Stop by for a visit and conversation. Make a new friend or two! No appointment is necessary - swing by, grab a drink, and sit for a bit!

Spend some time with one of our Clergy at Grandmama’s Café (on Balsam Street) on Thursdays from 9:15am-11am.

Stop by for a visit and conversation. Make a new friend or two! No appointment is necessary - swing by, grab a drink, and sit for a bit!

Spend some time with one of our Clergy at Grandmama’s Café (on Balsam Street) on Thursdays from 9:15am-11am.

Stop by for a visit and conversation. Make a new friend or two! No appointment is necessary - swing by, grab a drink, and sit for a bit!