Spirituality

Name: Candlelit Contemplative
Start: 2024-04-28
End: 2024-04-28
Location: Sanctuary

Our Spiritual Program is in depth, empathetic, and revolutionary in spirit. It’s here that we dig deep to explore ourselves, our faith, and our values of spirit, art, social justice and inclusion. Nurturing your soul, making space for your spiritual path and doing this in community is one of the most ancient practices of being human and is shared by all faith traditions. We offer a safe, inclusive and supportive environment to explore anything and everything related to your spiritual life.

Exploring Our Faith

Advent and Lenten Study

Film and Faith

Curious about the Christian path and full of questions? This program runs in the Fall and Spring and offers an introduction to Christianity. Full of discussion, questions and support with video resources, mini-presentations, and fascinating readings, it’s recommended for anyone who is wanting an introduction to Christianity, the United Church, or anyone considering membership. Contact Rev Dan for more info.

Unpack the spiritual themes of the seasons of new beginnings and letting go. Held on Wednesdays, each season we explore a great book, film or host a workshop that lets you awaken to new ideas that will deepen your experience of these spiritual holidays. Check out our events calendar to find out what’s this year’s theme!

Our popular Oscar Sermon series unpacks the spiritual themes of the best movies of the year. Held a month before the Oscars, we host discussion groups on the films to dive deep in the spiritual longings of our culture. Contact Rev Rhian for more info.

Labyrinth Program

Bible Study

Yoga Program

Reset your week with an ancient spiritual practice by walking the labyrinth. Held on the first Sunday and Thursday of the month at 7pm, experience this candlelit space in silence, chants, crystal bowls or with guest musicians designed to take your practice deeper.

Expect a fresh way to look at a 2000 year old text in a safe and supportive environment. Bible study is held throughout the year so check our events for the details or contact Rev Dan.

Experience sanctuary and peace in the city with our weekly yoga program held Thursdays at 5:30pm. Taught by Regina Zhen who brings a trauma-informed perspective, this one hour drop in yoga class is held in a beautiful setting designed to connect you to the Spirit within and around you!

Social Justice

April 26

I Am Somebody is the inspiring story about six street-connected children who are chosen to represent their country at the Street Child World Cup in Qatar. Some of them are from the streets of Brazil and Bangladesh, some come from poor families in Pakistan and another is from a refugee camp in Palestine. But there is one thing that all these children have in common: their lives will change forever when they participate in the Street Child World Cup.

Spirit

May 2

Join us for a mystical experience in the heart of Vancouver and walk the St Andrew’s Wesley United’s candlelit labyrinth while experiencing sacred music! Featuring Jerry Desvoignes and Duncan Hogg from The One Voice Harmonic Choir (OVHC), healing sound artist Kate Siddall and Michael Streit on oud.

Adult Education

Wednesdays

21st century life is awash with music as never before in human history, yet how easily the ear and soul have been drowned out by the saturation of sound in the modern era. Join us we cultivate a practice of intentional listening, spiritual interpretation, and articulation of physical sensation that is found in music.

Our Place
In the World

St. Andrew’s-Wesley respectfully acknowledges that we gather on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. For thousands of years, First Nations people have walked on this land and their relationship with the land is at the centre of their lives and spirituality. As a church, and settlers on these shores, we have a life-long responsibility to unlearn our misunderstandings of history, territory, and identity through critical reflection, acknowledgement, and listening.