Hello, Church Family!

Has anyone else been encouraged by the decrease of virus cases and easing restrictions this last week?

BC restrictions now allow you to have one other household or up to 5 other people in your home.

In other words, you don't have to worship alone!

If you feel comfortable, you may invite a friend or two to your home to share a Sunday worship or weekday study time! Of course, please consider the most recent safety recommendations, and if you're comfortable, we encourage you to reach out and enjoy some fellowship together.

Today we pray for our local mission The Mustard Seed which seeks to fight hunger and restore faith to hurting souls in Greater Victoria.  Despite the impacts of Covid, they continue to run a Food Bank and Food Rescue Project as well as more traditional Church services.

Save the date for the SGM, where members may vote on the proposed budget for 2021/22. The meeting will take place via Zoom.

More details to follow in next week's email - so stay tuned!

Tristen Schuh has been part of Lambrick since he moved to Victoria in 2018 to study Civil Engineering at UVic. Earlier this year, Tristen responded to the MET's invitation to support Lambrick young adults in engaging with short term mission opportunities, and is preparing to serve with The Mustard Seed this summer.

Click here to read Tristen's first prayer letter, and find out more about what he will be doing and how you can support him!

We have also made a little introduction video so you can get to know Tristen a little better.

You are invited to share a time of praise, prayer and honest community, digging deeper into God's heart.

We will be meeting via Zoom. Please register below to receive the link.

This year, the Bottles 4 Hope Campaign is happening virtually.
If you are able, please consider donating to the work of the Victoria Pregnancy Centre.

The tragic discovery of 215 children, who were killed and buried in an unmarked mass grave at Kamloops Indian Residential School will have left many of us horrified and grief-stricken.

Among us, we will have many different responses, but one thing we can all do is lament.

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart
    you, God, will not despise.

(Psalm 51:17)

If God is using this moment to lead you to learn more about the experiences of Indigenous Canadians, these resources may be helpful:

 1) Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

2) The creators of the Ending Poverty Together Podcast, produced by FH Canada have allowed us to share their episode entitled The Indigenous Story and Systemic Racism, featuring Dr Cheryl Bear, a Christian from from Nadleh Whut’en First Nation.

Scott Anderson continues our new series, entitled 'Ordinary Christians, Everyday Mission' with the message:

The Gift of Listening

Watch at 10AM at www.lambrick.com/live, or anytime from Sunday on our Youtube channel.

Kids ministry and Apex content will be linked in the Sunday email.

Click here for last week's service

The Eagle and Child · Radiance

That grace is not dependent
On what I achieve
I can breathe
I’ll go where I am
And set the Spirit free

This week's song of the week was chosen by Tristan Schuh. He says:

"Whenever I am called to something new, it's easy to feel the weight of everything I feel I need to be (Enneagram 3, anyone?). To reflect a perfect God as a very imperfect person in a very imperfect world is not an easy task in itself. But thanks be to God, we are not alone in this. Sometimes, often even, we simply go where we already are and become instruments of the Spirit. We are so covered by grace, and we are so equipped to be everything He needs us to be, today and every day. We need only surrender to the gracious flow of the Spirit and patiently watch as the Kingdom advances. This is my meditation for myself this summer working with the Mustard Seed, but I hope to take this far beyond into my everyday until Christ returns."