ATTENTION ALL CHURCH MEMBERS !
St. John’s Church ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
On Sunday, September 20, 2020.
The meeting begins after church service at 12.30.
This year the congregation must vote in 5 new board members
For those of you who cannot attend please use your proxy.
INVITATION TO JOIN ST. JOHN’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM MEETING ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 AT 12:30 PM
This year, due to the Covid 19 pandemic situation, St. John’s AGM will be held both “in-person” in the church hall, closely following the COVID-19, Stage 3 restrictions of physical distancing and gathering limits (50), and, for the first time, by virtual teleconferencing via ZOOM MEETING.
All voting members of the congregation are being provided with the opportunity to join the AGM via ZOOM. Instructions for connecting to the ZOOM meeting are provided below.
Please register in advance by contacting the church office by phone or email at 416-921-3327 or baznica@bellnet.ca with the following information: name and address, participation “in-person” or by ZOOM, and the name of any proxy you may have.
The AGM will begin at 12:30 pm following the worship service.
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Sep 20, 2020 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvdu2uqz0oGNOxDenlDZl6sXqHYOESeJJO
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONNECTING TO VIRTUAL ZOOM MEEING
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From laptop –
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In internet browser, enter zoom.us
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Between 12:00 and 12:30 pm, at top of screen, click on “JOIN A MEETING”
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Where asked, enter Meeting ID, 942 1465 6227, and click on “JOIN MEETING”, then wait and at 12:30 pm the meeting will begin.
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From mobile smart phone –
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Download the ZOOM App for Android or IPhone from Google Playstore or Apple Store.
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Open the ZOOM App. Where asked, enter Meeting ID, 942 1465 6627, and click on “JOIN MEETING”, then wait and at 12:30 pm the meeting will begin.
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If you don’t have a laptop or mobile smart phone –
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Dial 1-647-374-4685 on your regular landline between 12:00 and 12:30pm.
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When asked for ID number, dial 942 1465 6627 #.
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When asked about Host or Participant, press #.
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Then wait and at 12:30 pm the meeting will begin.
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This is our first attempt at running a ZOOM teleconferencing meeting. There may some glitches, so we kindly ask that you bear with us. If you have any problems, please call 647-505-1882, and we will try to resolve them. Thanks for your patience.
The Annual Cemetery Service will be in the form of a virtual service on
Sunday September 13 at 11 AM. The service page is available at 10: 45 AM via two links https://mountpleasantgroup.permatvita.com/site/LatvianMemorialService.html?s=110
or www.etouch.ca and search “Latvian Memorial Service”
York Cemetery will be open from 8:00 AM on September 13 and entrance willbe restricted to 100 people.
Should you wish to meet your pastors after the service, please contact them directly.
Worship service for this Sunday is from Kristus Darzs:
Worship in Latvian and English about Miracles
Worship in Latvian
Join our Sunday Worship in Latvian and English:
Let us worship, reflect and pray (in Latvian):
Commemorating June 1941 deportations:
Introduction to Apologetics.
The Problem of Evil. (In Latvian)
Pentecost Worship services online
Here you can see Pentecost reflection and prayer from pastor Grietins in Latvian:
You are also invited to join our online worhsip services with LELBĀL and St. Andrews in Latvian.
(For more information see the Latvian homepage https://www.stjohnslatvian.ca/latviesu/sakums)
Listen to the second installment of pastor Girts Grietins podcast about Apologetics. How do we find our way among different religions and beliefs?
Introduction to Christian Apologetics (in English)
The New Name
(reflections on the Book of Revelation, in Latvian)
Have a blessed Easter !
Holly Week meditation with pastor Ģirts Grietiņš.
Let us join Palm Sunday's video worship service presented by pastors and musicians of Canada.
Take a look at this Sunday's new video
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You are welcome to listen to pastor Ģirts Grietiņš audio reading from C.S. Lewis "Mere Christianity" (in Latvian).