We’re excited and getting geared up to be starting in-person Kid’s church on Sept 19. There’s a lot swirling to get this going. At the same time there’s a lot swirling in our world. A few words about that: First, let’s hold on to love. This is our priority as a church. Please know that […]
We’re excited to be jumping back into some of John’s writing. This Fall we’re going to be exploring his beautifully written letters – well actually, 1 John isn’t exactly a letter but that’s getting ahead of ourselves. This ancient Johannine Epistle is timely for us today – especially our current climate of tension, confusion, predictions,
Update (Sept 8, 2021) Hello Manitoba Vineyard friends, This is a short note to let you know we have decided to postpone the Manitoba Vineyard Gathering that was originally scheduled for Sept 25. We are saddened to postpone this event but are hopeful that things will work out in the future. We feel this is
On July 18, 2021 some of the current Covid-19 restrictions are changing regarding church gatherings. The new orders will allow churches to gather to 50% capacity to a maximum of 150 people – while adhering to the normal WCV protocols (hand-sanitizing, physical distancing, wearing masks at all time indoors, staying home if you’re sick, etc).
On June 26, 2021 some of the current Covid-19 restrictions are changing regarding church gatherings. The new orders will allow churches to gather to 25% capacity to a maximum of 25 people – while adhering to the normal WCV protocols (hand-sanitizing, physical distancing, wearing masks at all time indoors, staying home if you’re sick, etc).
This is an opportunity we’re making available to people who come to our doors – many of whom are deeply shaken by the news of the children being found buried next to Residential Schools. We encourage you to participate. This is one small way to show solidarity, support, care and concern. Every Child Matters The
Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! This year it feels like some of the celebration of this day has been displaced by the devastating news of 215 children who passed away at the residential school in Kamloops. Appropriately, there are calls to thoroughly investigate other residential school sites for what survivors already know – more bodies
We’re going to be moving into our rhythm of having shorter gatherings for the rest of June until the September long weekend. This will mean that you’ll be able to participate online easily from wherever you are. We’re aiming to keep them to 60 minutes. We will continue to respect and adhere to the government’s
The sun, our galaxy’s star attraction, is amazing. Let’s reflect on this celestial ball of fire for a moment. Without the sun, our galaxy would simply cease to sustain life. Take away the sun and the source of all energy, heat and light is instantly removed. Extinguish the sun and a mass extinction would result
“Follow me!” (1), Jesus said. The disciples did follow and it changed everything. The early Christians followed as well – so much so that they became known as people of “the Way”. (2) We at Winnipeg Centre Vineyard are on “the Way” too – the way of Jesus. We are following Jesus as closely as we
We will be joining with other Vineyard communities across Canada on Sunday May 23 for a celebration of Pentecost. You can join at 11am (Central Time Zone) on either Vineyard Canada’s YouTube channel or Facebook Page. YouTube Live Facebook Live May 23, 2021 at 11am
Invitation to Volunteer for Mercy Boot Camp 2.0 Recap on Season 1: We’ve handed out food bags every Sunday from November to April: 6 months, 26 Sundays, 800 bags to hungry people in our Street Parish including many visitors. We have two types of bags, small and large, that we alternate each week. The small holds
Effective immediately the tightened Covid-19 restrictions will result in WCV suspending in-person gatherings. We will still be broadcasting live from WCV during this time. No visitors will be permitted in the building besides those helping to run the service. We will continue to serve our community folks outside (Mercy Boot Camp). At this time, we
