Online Bulletin

Willoughby Church Community Garden: A few plots have become available in the church's community garden. If you are interested and would like to know more, please see Tamara in the church office or email garden@willoughbychurch.com.

Garage Sale: There will be a garage sale at the church on Saturday, May 9 from 9:00am -1:00pm.  If you would like a table or more information please contact Yvonne Vandyk 604-710-9786 or Helen Vandenberg 604-807-3706.  This is not a fundraiser, you'll be able to bring and sell your own items in the church parking lot!  

Blood Donor Clinic: For the month of April we will be hosting two Blood Donor Clinics on Thursday, April 2 at 10am and Friday, April 3rd at 12pm. If you are able, please join in saving lives together by donating blood. Appointments are necessary and can be booked at blood.ca.

Mercy Canada - Discipleship Study: Keys to Freedom is an eight-week discipleship study designed to help individuals recognize God’s voice, heal from life’s hurts, and discover their identity and freedom in Christ. We are offering this study here at Willoughby starting on April 15 at 7pm. Across eight weeks, with five 20-minute daily readings each week, this devotional-style self-study will educate, equip, and empower your relationship with God as you explore: Hearing God’s Voice; Committing and Connecting to Christ; Renewing Your Mind; Healing Life’s Hurts; Choosing to Forgive; Breaking Generational Patterns; Using Your Authority in Christ; & Maintaining Lifelong Freedom.

Using biblical teaching, practical application, and reflective questions, every participant will gain the opportunity to draw closer to God and discover greater freedom in their life.

If you are interested in this study, a sign up sheet is available in the lobby after the service!!

Invitation to discuss the future of refugee welcome in BC:  As you may remember, in 2016 the CRC's of BC collectively contributed to creating the position of "Chaplain and Refugee Support Mobilizer" (CRSM), a position designed to offer a ministry of presence and support for newly-arrived refugees in Vancouver/the lower mainland and to help encourage and support the welcome of refugees in our churches. Dena Nicolai held this position for the last 10 years and has now stepped away from this role into a new opportunity with World Renew. As we look to the future of the ministry, the Advisory Committee of the CRSM would like to invite all of the CRCs in BC to an online gathering to present an exciting new opportunity for supporting churches across the province to continue to participate in welcome. During this gathering, we will be reviewing and celebrating the last 10 years of the CRSM's work and communally discussing its future. Anyone from your churches are welcome to attend, and we would particularly encourage involvement from deacons, outreach teams, and/or refugee support and sponsorship teams. We are hosting it virtually because we also deeply hope to see representatives from churches outside of the lower mainland as what we hope to present is equally applicable to churches across the province. The gathering is Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 pm by Zoom and you can register at this link. 

Pacific Voices for O'Ahu: The Langley Ukulele Association presents the Pacific Voices Concert on Friday, April 17th at 7:00pm here at Willoughby Church. They are uniting voices across the Pacific in suppot of O'ahu's North Shore communities affected by the recent floods. Join them for this benefit concert, with all proceeds going to flood-relief efforts. Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased by clicking here for tickets or at the door.

Re:activate Youth Conference 2026 - September 11 to 13

We are excited to announce that ReActivate 2026 registration opens on April 1st! Re:activate is an incredible weekend of worship, learning, experiencing God’s world, building new friendships, deepening relationships, and strengthening the bond we have as churches in BC.

This year's theme is Be Still and Know, from Psalm 46:10!

Registration opens April 1st and closes May 31st,

To register and for more information please go to: https://www.reactivatecrc.com/

Swallowfield Farm is pleased to be hosting Little Dipper Theatre's next production, Tempting Providence by Robert Chafe March 12-29: Based on a true story, this Canadian gem has wowed audiences around the world with its poetry, emotion and celebration of community and resilience. The Great War is over, but Myra Bennett will not slow down. She has left England on a temporary assignment as the lone nurse to nearly 500km of rural coastline in Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula. Determined to leave her mark, Myra must brave the culture shock and decide whether she will allow the feisty locals to leave their mark on her as well. Soon, matters of the heart mix with matters of business, and her temporary contract threatens to become anything but! Visit www.littledippertheatre.com for more details and use promo code SFB10 for 10% off your ticket!