St. John's has lead and hosted retreats for the past 10 years. Most significant of these has been our Women's Silent Retreat that is offered annually in late summer. View Women's Silent Retreat Registration form for the 2009 retreat at the Bethlehem Retreat Centre in Nanaimo. The Parish has a centering prayer group that meets Monday evenings called Sounds of Silence which maintains a long-term consistent development of spirituality normally associated with retreat experience. Also offered is a Scripture Prayer, Centering Prayer programme on Friday mornings 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Our Lenten Study programme this year is the DVD-based First Light programme.
Over the years we have welcomed many students from the Vancouver School of Theology. Our most recent student, Janice Lowell has participated in all aspects of worship, ministries and outreach projects. Janice was stationed in Belize on a practicum mission last year and kept us updated with her progress and adventures. Please enjoy her Spring Message and her Summer Message from Belize.
