Wednesday Morning Gathering - 9:00

From silence to laughter, scripture to table - wrestling with faith in good company.

Join us midweek for Communion, scripture, and honest conversation. A safe space to share questions, explore diverse perspectives, and deepen fellowship. Start your day nourished in spirit and community.

Philip's Schedule 

Rev. Philip Cochrane will be out of the parish until Friday, May 1.

He will be at Sunday services on May 3, and then away again at the Clergy Conference from May 4 to May 6.

If an emergency arises during either absence, please contact Curt in the church office and he will connect you with the appropriate person.

Gathered Together: Card Making Event

Saturday, May 9th 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the church. Come enjoy a relaxed morning creating 'Thank You' or 'Mother’s Day' cards.
All ages and skill levels are welcome. Premade kits will be available, or bring your own ideas. Please bring glue and scissors or a straight paper cutter if you have one.

Coffee, tea, and light refreshments provided.

Book and Plant Sale

Come browse a great selection of books and stock up for your summer reading!

We are also looking for gardeners who would like to contribute cuttings or small plants to sell alongside the books.

If you are able to help out at the book sale or have plants to contribute, please let the office know.

Now open for registration.

Every Monday evening from 7:30 to 9 pm, May 25 to June 29. In person at Saint Laurence. 

We will be discussing ALLY IS A VERB A Guide to Reconciliation with Indigenous People by Rose LeMay.

The book is available for purchase for $21 or can be borrowed for the duration of the book study. Payment via cash, e-transfer, cheque or credit card. It is also available from the library and local bookstores.  

Please contact Curt in the Church office to register.

Welcome to Parishioner Profiles

Keep an eye out for an addition to our Members Portal. A profile and photo of a Saint Laurence parishioner will be posted every other week. These profiles are designed to help us get to know each other a little better and possibly stimulate some interesting conversations.

Check out our first profile HERE (the usual password is required; contact the office if you don't have it).

Help protect mature trees in our Coqutilam neighbourhoods - Deadline April 30

Parishioners are encouraged to join the letter-writing campaign to persuade Coquitlam Council to include better protection for mature trees in the Urban Forest Management Strategy which City Council will be adopting in May.

Click on this link to find a sample letter, email addresses for the Mayor and Councilors, and more information on the issue, including recordings of the experts who presented at the Nov. 29th forum which St. Laurence hosted.

If you would like a copy of Philip's letter to city council, please email the parish office.

Emails from parishioners will amplify the message of our rector Philip who has sent a letter on behalf of our parish, and of members of our parish's Issues and Action Committee, who are participating in this community campaign.

This Easter, we are inviting the parish to support the Gaza and West Bank Emergency Appeal from Alongside Hope, one of our parish partners and the Anglican Church of Canada’s agency for relief and development.

The appeal serves the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem: our own sisters and brothers, living and ministering in the very lands where Jesus lived, died, and rose. As war engulfs the wider Middle East, Anglican hospitals there continue to heal. Anglican schools continue to teach. Anglican communities continue to hold the line for peace. Not because the violence has stopped, but because the resurrection says that life does not wait for permission.

Please donate through St. Laurence so we can track our collective effort and share the difference we make together.
Mark your envelope or e-transfer “Alongside Hope, Gaza.”
E-transfers may be sent to: office@saintlaurence.ca

For more information about the appeal and the work of the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem. please speak with a member of the clergy or visit the parish office.

One of the things people notice first about St. Laurence is that they are welcomed, not just greeted. Our coffee time after the service is a real part of that: it is where folk start talking, friendships grow, and people who walked in as strangers begin to feel at home.

None of that happens by itself. It happens because a team of people give their time to make it so, and we are looking for a few more to join them.

We need at least one more helper to lead a team (we will show you the ropes) and a handful more willing hands to be part of a group that, every five or six weeks, comes early to set up, stays a wee bit longer to tidy up, and brings something to share. One of our team put it well this week: the friendship that comes from working together has itself become a place of belonging.

If helping people feel at home sounds like your kind of thing, or if you want to know more, get in touch with Sylvia Wallis or contact the office; office@saintlaurence.ca or 604-936-5423.