Announcements July 6 - July 12, 2026

Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples born of you

shall be divided …the elder shall serve the younger.

— Genesis 25:23

 If you have a Pastoral concern, please contact Grace Parish Office, 250-562-5611

Grace Anglican Church Office Hours

There will be no regular office hours at Grace for the next while. 

Rev. George’s Hours at Grace

Rev. George will be on holidays from July 6 to July 17, 2026.

Sunday’s Readings: July 12, 2026, Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Genesis 25:19-34; Psalm 119:105-112; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

Parish Notes

• Rev. George Westgate will be on holidays from July 6 through July 17, 2026.
• There will be no mid-week (Wednesday) Holy Eucharist Service at 9:00 am on July 1st, July 8th and 15th.    
• We are in need of volunteers for lawn mowing and grounds upkeep for the summer months.  If you are interested, please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board at the back of the church
• Grace Wednesday Lectionary Bible Study and Thursday Book Study are on hiatus until the fall.  Suggestions for a renewed format for Wednesday Bible Study are welcome.  Contact Rev. George or Ken Ponsford with any suggestions you might have.
• Forward Day by Day May, June, & July are in the office - $2.00

• As Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church now worship at Grace Church, we’re excited to let you know about their events, including

  - Food Bank: Tuesdays, 10AM - Noon. Our Saviour’s Food Bank would welcome help from anyone from Grace who has time to offer on Tuesdays.

• Please leave a note in the office or a voicemail at 250-562-5611 or fill out a prayer request form if you would like to keep a person and or family on the prayer list for an extended period of time.
• Bible riddle:  Who in the Bible had no parents?
• All year round we at Grace support several helping organizations including New Hope Society and Shepherd's Corner. New Hope Society provides a drop-in center, food and warm clothing to female sex trade workers and Shepherd’s Corner provides warm clothing and food for inadequately housed people. New Hope clients always need warm clothing, especially footwear and women’s small underwear as well as healthy hand snacks.  Shepherd’s Corner distribute snacks, clothing, especially winter coats, warm socks and boots, and warm gloves. Donations in kind can be put in the baskets at the rear of the church and cash donations can be made through your regular offering.
• We encourage people to sign up to set up coffee and goodies following the 10:00 a.m. service on Sundays.  Sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board at the back of the church.
• We would appreciate if people would volunteer to provide flowers for the Altar on Sundays.  Small plants work great and last a few weeks.  Please let Chris (250 562-5611) in the office or Sharon Armistead (250 964-1251) know if you would like to provide anything.
• The Julian Meetings with Rev. Alexis Saunders are held on the 4th Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at St. Michael and All Angels. 

Intercessions this week

• in The Territory of the People - Bishop Clara Plamondon; Metropolitan John Stephens; our Primate, Shane Parker; National Indigenous Archbishop Christopher Harper; National Church House Staff, the Council for General Synod, the Provincial Council and their families.
• in The Anglican Cycle of Prayer - The Anglican Church of South America.
• in The Anglican Church of Canada -  The Rt. Rev. David Greenwood, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Athabasca.
• in our Companion Diocese (Montreal) - Christ Church, Sorel.
• in the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada - The congregations of the East area of the Saskatchewan Synod.
• in the ELCIC/ACC/MCoC Together - Lutheran, Anglican, and Moravian summer camping ministries.
• in the Moravian Church of Canada - The anniversary of the martyrdom of Jan Hus in 1415 – we remember, not his death, but his faithful witness, even unto death.
• Parishes of the North - St. John the Divine (Quesnel), St. Saviours (Barkerville), St. Michael and All Angels, Our Saviours Lutheran Church and Grace Church (Prince George).
• Our Clergy – Rev. George and Rev. Ann Westgate, Rev. Peter Zimmer and Lela, Rev. Wendy and Ken McRae, Rev. Deacon Karen Dougan, and their families.
• Those who have died and those who mourn.

Please leave a note in the office or a voicemail at 250-562-5611 for any new or extended prayer requests.

Events This Week

There will be no mid-week (Wednesday) Holy Eucharist Service at 9:00 am on July 1st, July 8th and 15th.    

Sunday, July 12, 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.  -  Holy Communion with Reserved Sacrament.

Mondays, July 13th and July 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Monday Prayer Groups at Grace Church.  These Groups consist of one hour of contemplative prayer.

Saturday, July 17, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Thank You PG Party at CN Centre.  Grace will share an info booth with Our Saviour’s and perhaps St. Michael’s.

Sunday, June 28, 12:30 p.m. -  Our Saviour’s Lutheran worship service with Lauren Aldred.
 

Next Sunday’s Readings: Sunday, July 19, 2026, Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30,36-43

Coming Events

Sunday, July 19, 1:30 pm. - Grace Church Soup Bus at St. Vincent de Paul. 

Next Grace Church Parish Council meeting will be held on September 16, 2026, in person at the church.

ALL  ARE  WELCOME  AT  ALL  EVENTS