God willing at 2 pm (MST) on February 2nd, 2019,  Mr. Eric Wong will be ordained as a deacon into the Holy Catholic Apostolic Church by The Right Rev. Charles Master at Our Lady of Peace Maronite Catholic Church in Calgary. The Right Rev. Stephen Leung will be preaching. Eric currently serves as the Ministry Project Staff member at the Anglican Network Church of the Good Shepherd Calgary church plant. Please pray for Eric, his wife Shirley, and daughters Deborah and Phoebe and also the Good Shepherd Calgary church plant in preparation for the ordination.

God willing, on December 8, 2018, the Right Reverend Stephen Leung will ordain Rev. John Ngai to the Order of Priest. The Ordination Service be at the Anglican Network Church of Good Shepherd at 3 pm. For clergy intending to vest for the service, the liturgical colour is red.

Bishop Stephen would ask for your prayers for John and his family (wife Ellen, and sons Zachariah and Joshua) for God’s special grace upon them and during this time of preparation entering into Christian ministry as a family.

The Anglican Network Church of the Good Shepherd will be having a Vacation Bible School this summer from 9:30 am to Noon on July 24 to 28. All children ages 3 to 12 are welcome to come learn more about how God has created everything. Early bird registration ends on May 31st (which includes a surprise gift). For inquiries, e-mail comejoinusvbs2017@gmail.com or visit the website to register.

AMMiC’s June 2015 prayer calendar is now available. You can find it in word (.doc) and pdf formats. Please keep these items in your daily prayers.

You can also find previous prayer calendars in the AMMiC Monthly Prayer Calendar Section.

The Rev. Dr. John Goldingay, a priest and an Old Testament scholar, will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Praise, Protest, and Poetry: How the Psalms Can Give Substance to Christian Worship” this Friday (May 2) 7:30pm at Good Shepherd Vancouver, BC (189 West 11th Ave, Vancouver, V5Y 1S8).  This event is co-sponsored by AMMiC and Centre for Worship Studies, Carey Institute.

Let’s learn together.  Please bring friends too.

**John Goldingay is the David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament in the School of Theology of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California and has been at Fuller since 1997.  Before joining Fuller, he was the Principal and Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St John’s College, Nottingham.  He serves on the Task Force on Biblical Interpretation in the Anglican Communion and the editorial board for the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies.

This program is made possible through a worship renewal grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.