Wow, it’s really coming together! So many of you are getting geared up for our September 6th (actually 5th, 6th and 7th) weekend. Our website event is filling up with details, and our socials are buzzing with excitement.

Food, music, thrifting, children's activities, special presentations and more!

If you’ve already had a peek at the schedule of our GREAT BIG Open House, you’ve probably realised that we never have too many helping hands! We’ll soon be posting more on volunteer roles, but if you’re already feeling called to pitch in, please go ahead and fill out our volunteer application form or contact Gordon Miller at 250-213-1948 — we’d love to hear from you.

Our Summer EnLightenment series based on Barbara Brown-Taylor’s book, “Holy Envy – Finding God in the Faith of Others” continues as we join her and some of her students on their field trip to the historic Masjid Al-Islam in Atlanta for Friday prayers. This happens hot on the heels of the 9/11 devastation of the World Trade Center Towers in Manhattan, so we can imagine the tension in the air.

And yet, as they settled into the experience, the imam’s words resonated deeply with one of the central hallmarks of the Christian faith, calling for a return to compassion, to peace, to trust in God, to renewed commitment to resist violence. As we open ourselves to glimpsing the world through Muslim eyes, what other points of connection might we find between the Christian and Muslim faith traditions?

Do you love to sing (even just in the shower)? Our Sunday Worship Choir would be delighted to have you — everyone is welcome, no experience required!

The first choir of the season will sing on Sunday, September 7th, as part of our GREAT BIG Open House, with a single rehearsal on Sunday, August 31st from 12:00–1:30 pm in the Sanctuary. (Most of our other choir services later in the year will include two rehearsal dates.)

To take part, simply email Music Director Jennifer Turner at music@jamesbayunited.com, or chat with her after church on Sunday. Come add your voice to something joyful this fall!

The Victoria Fringe is almost here — and the very first performances of Ducks and Useless at James Bay United Church will take place next weekend, August 22–24. Both comedies are part of this year’s Fringe lineup at our venue.

Curious showtimes, buttons or tickets?