The Parish of St. Laurence Coquitlam is seeking a Parish Operations Manager to support, care for and facilitate administrative and operational requirements of the parish as it conducts its ministry.

This full time position is 40 hours per week (on-site during office hours 9am-3pm, Mon-Thu), 2-3 evenings per month, and the occasional weekend event. Remaining hours are flexible and can be done remotely.

Full job description, salary and application procedure can be downloaded at the link.

Saturday, May 14 at 2pm

As part of our journey towards reconciliation, we will be hosting a mapping exercise. Our facilitators for this exercise will be John and Nancy Denham.  They have been trained by both Kairos and PWRDF and have been faciliating here in the Diocese for the past 6 years. 

This event is capped at 30, so pre-registration is required. Please email sharon.taylor@saintlaurence.ca with your name.

Sunday, April 24th, 2pm at Sasamat Lake (White Pine Beach)

Join Rev. Eric Mason, Jason and Anna Wood, the Salal + Cedar watershed discipleship community, and others for an outdoor baptism service (including Jason and Anna's daughter, Deirdre). Afterwards, we'll celebrate with food and enjoy the goodness of God's creation!

Bring clothes for the weather, some snacks if needed, and whatever might help you confidently wade into the water alongside the baptized. 

Saturday, May  7, 9am to Noon

St. John's Port Moody invites parishioners from St. Laurence to join them in their Parish Hall for a “Raising Hearts to Remember” session. This is a diocesan project in which we have been asked to participate. During this time you will be taught the craft of felting a heart. This will also be a time of discussion around the Residential Schools. These hearts will hang from a tanned salmon skin Wheel of the Four Directions at the Synod Office. This is a creative way to honour the children in gravesites found across Canada, but particularly at Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc.

If you are interested and/or to RSVP, please speak with Anne Anchor or contact her at deacon@stja.ca. 

Upcoming Sundays

With the loosening of COVID restrictions, it feels like it's time for us to change our pattern for gathering. Starting this Sunday, we will no longer be gathering at 9:30 online. Instead, we will gather in-person from 10:30-11:10am in the parish hall. Those of you who want to join in the 10:30 service are welcome to drop your kids off in the hall, and they can join you in the sanctuary after St. Laurence Kids is done. Those of you who don't yet feel comfortable gathering in-person can drop your kids off, grab a coffee, and return to pick up your kids at 11:10.

We will have at least 2 adults hosting St. Laurence Kids in the hall, and our aim is to allow for breakout groups for older and younger kids. You can expect a mix of song, prayers, Bible story, and a craft or other activity.

I am hopeful that this new rhythm will allow us to make the transition in-person, while also recognizing the different places each of our families are at. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to let me know.

Children's Service

On Sunday, May 15, the kids of St. Laurence will be leading the service at 10am (one service that day). If you are a child, youth, or family of a child or youth who would like to be involved, please let our Youth and Families Minister know as soon as possible - as well as whether you would be comfortable with being involved in-person or virtually (most likely something pre-recorded). The headtime will help us better plan how to involve as many folks as possible.

Jason stlyouthandfam@gmail.com

Please join us on May 8th to wish a fond farewell to Joan Sanderson. Joan is moving to Edmonton to be closer to family. Cake will be served after the 10:30 service.

Let us break break together! 

Potluck Luncheon, Sunday, May 15th after the service. Note: one service at 10am that day.

St. Laurence invites the people of St. Catherine to join them to celebrate the official merge of our two parishes. St. Laurence folks are asked to bring a little more to share with our St. Catherine guests. Covid protocols will be followed.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! ~Psalm 34:3

Call the office for this opportunity to volunteer outside in the fresh air.

PWRDF has increased relief funds to Ukraine. As donations come in, funds are disbursed to their partners on the ground who are able to put money to good use right away. On the PWRDF website, you can read a detailed report on how and where donations are being used to support the people of Ukraine.

1. You can donate online: Follow this link to donate

2. You can mail a cheque payable to The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund and indicate on the memo line of your cheque ‘Ukraine Response’. Then mail to:

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
The Anglican Church of Canada
80 Hayden Street
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 3G2

3. You can write a cheque to St. Laurence with "PWRDF - Ukraine Response" on the memo line