“Seeing God-presence in Everyone”
What would you do if Jesus came knocking on your door? We encounter God-presence everyday in the people we meet. Hospitality is the first step toward dismantling the barriers of the world and living with an open heart.
Join us this Sunday as we continue to explore our Hospitality theme and the "Tools of the Trade" we have to practice a wide and radical welcome from our hearts, for our community.
- Revelation 3:20 & Matthew 25: 24-26, 40
Congregational Meeting notice
A special meeting will be held following the Spirit Gathering on October 16th, to vote on the implementation of the new governance model: "Governance as Spiritual Practice and Congregational Ministry through Circles of Service and Learning."
We will also approve the nominations for the new CLT and other representatives effective November 1, 2022.
The in-person meeting will begin at 11:10. You can join by zoom immediately after the livestream of the Spirit Gathering ends.
Terry MacTavish-Hawkes will host the zoom meeting room and admit on-line participants.
In preparation for the vote at this meeting, a draft document and appendix were distributed on October 2 at the Spirit Gathering and circulated by email on October 5. Please bring your copy with you.
Click here to view copies:
Thanksgiving Sunday
"We're so glad you're here! Let's celebrate" - What kind of welcome table will you gather around this Thanksgiving?
Join your Visions family as we give thanks and celebrate the blessings of life and faith.
World Wide Communion & Hospitality
We've all heard of the 'Golden Rule' and 'doing unto others what you would have them do unto you'. But have you heard of the 'Platinum Rule'? It makes all the difference in our ministry of hospitality! Join us as we welcome each other to the Table of Jesus, the Christ, and celebrate communion this World Wide Communion Sunday.
The 'Bread of Life and Forgiveness' is one of our many tools of hospitality.
Joining us on-line?
If you are celebrating with us on-line, we invite you to 'set' a table for worship with your symbols.
Bring a little bread and drink for communion.
Who's Hosting Whom?
We continue our fall series on Hospitality: Everything Begins and Ends with Hospitality.
Join us as we explore the story of Abraham and Sarah welcoming three strangers (Genesis 18:1-14). They really did "entertain angels without knowing it'!
Life at the Heart of the Universe
The mystery of the Trinity is a spiritual and religious way of understanding what animates life at the heart of the universe. This week we dust off the doctrine of the Trinity as we play with a fidget spinner, ponder what it means to be alive and in relationship, and go into creation searching for some 3-leaf clovers or shamrocks!
Reimagining our Ministry & Governance: Drawing the Circle Wider
The team working on a new recommendation for how we engage in our mission together, leadership and governance will offer a reflection and presentation, and invite us into conversation.
Pentecost - Knowing Jesus by the Spirit
Pentecost brings to a close the season of Easter with the fiery, windy festival of the Holy Spirit.
This week we hear part 2 of the story of how those first followers came to "Know Jesus in a New Way".
Join us as we celebrate the gift of the Spirit!
We invite you to wear some red to help celebrate Pentecost!
If you are joining on-line, bring along a scarf or ribbon to wave with the Winds of the Spirit.
A New Way of Life!
As we emerge from the pandemic, the need for compassionate community is greater than ever. Visions aspires to be a spiritual community that makes a difference.
We have a home again in the Community Hub on Joyce. Yet our mission of growing community and sharing God’s love is beginning anew. Are we ready? Are you ready?
This week we conclude our three week stewardship series, inviting all of us to reconnect, renew, and recommit to our mission of 'Loving Our Neighbour, Near and Far'.
