St. Cuthbert Anglican Church

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Future Events Focus

Sunday, February 15, 2026

The Transfiguration of Our Lord

8:00am - Said Holy Communion BCP

10:00am - Choral Eucharist BAS*

*Available via live Zoom: Click Here To Join This Sunday's Service

*With Sunday School & Supervised Nursery

Thursday, February 12 at 10:00 am

Hannah Grier Coome

Religious, Founder of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine

Aging with Grace seminar to follow.

Just a Teaser from Tomorrow's Session

entitled

"Legacy Planning & Terminal Costs"

This is part of what will be discussed in tomorrow' session in a manner to help you plan for your terminal arrangements and costs also with the idea of helping you maximize on the legacy that you will leave for those surviving you. Join us to get it in full and also to hear it being explained in tomorrow's session.

What is Shrove Tuesday?

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday or Pancake Day, is the day before Ash Wednesday and the official countdown to Lent. It’s the last day before the season of fasting and reflection begins, so traditionally, Christians have used it as a time to confess sins, seek absolution, and prepare their hearts for Lent. Some churches also burn the previous year’s Palm Sunday branches to create the ashes for Ash Wednesday.

But let’s be real, what most people associate with Shrove Tuesday is food, and for good reason! Historically, this was the last chance to use up rich ingredients like eggs, butter, and sugar before fasting, which is why pancakes became the star of the day. Even today, many cultures celebrate with indulgent meals before stepping into the Lenten season.

Shrove Tuesday in 2026

Because Easter moves each year, so does Shrove Tuesday; it always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday. In 2026, it will be on February 17th, but depending on the year, it can land anywhere between February 3 and March 9. Whether you observe it with pancakes, confession, or both, Shrove Tuesday is a meaningful (and delicious) way to prepare for Lent!

Ash Wednesday Service

Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00 pm

What is Ash Wednesday?

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and repentance for Western Christians, symbolizing mortality and spiritual renewal as they prepare for Easter. During special church services, many receive ashes (from last year's Palm Sunday palms) in the shape of a cross on their foreheads, accompanied by words like "Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return," signifying humility and a call to turn away from sin. It's a solemn day of penance, often observed with fasting and abstaining from meat, reminding believers of their need for God and the promise of resurrection.

Lenten Evening Prayer

Wednesdays @ 6:00 pm

Lenten Series Study

Wednesdays @ 6:30 pm

St. Cuthbert Annual Vestry Meeting

Sunday, February 22 at 12:00 noon in St. Cuthbert Hall

ALL WELCOME!!

Men's Breakfast

Saturday, February 28 at 8:30 am in St. Cuthbert Hall

Guest Speaker: Dr. Christopher Wu, Urologist looking at Prostrate Health.

Please RSVP to Philip Kenny at philipaskenny@hotmail.com.

St. Cuthbert Celebration of Talents

Includes: any talent that God has given you, painting, knitting, sewing, pottery, drawing, acting, singing, and playing an instrument. There will be display tables in the Narthex and an intermission to enjoy goodies. Please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex if you wish to participate.

Barb Buxton: 604-596-0369

Anglican Church Women (A.C.W.) Meeting

Monday, March 2 at 7:00 pm

Church Office Area

Parishioner Emergency Contacts Form

For a long time we have not collected emergency contact details from parishioners and that is changing. We have designed a "Parishioner Emergency Contacts Form" that we are asking those who are at liberty of allowing St. Cuthbert's to fill in and then return the form into the Rector's letter bin by his office door as soon as possible. The forms are available at the back of the church.

Pastoral Musings

Why A Sung Eucharist in Lent?

As we enter Lent, this year at St. Cuthbert’s we will reinforce the season’s solemnity and penitential focus through deliberate musical restraint, aiding reflection, repentance, and preparation for Easter as we will focus on a Sung Eucharist. By chanting dialogues and using simpler, often a cappella, settings, the liturgy creates a “desert” atmosphere that marks the season as distinct.

Key reasons for a Sung Eucharist in Lent include:

Emphasizing Solemnity & Repentance: The removal of the Gloria and Alleluia (which will be replaced by specific Lenten Gospel acclamations) this shifts focus from joyful praise to contemplative, quieter worship. The idea is to enable contemplation and focus on Christ’s resurrection when it comes and then when it does greet it with jubilant Alleluias!!
Marking a “Season of Darkness”: Singing the Kyrie (often in Greek) and other parts reinforces the somber, penitential, and reflective tone, aiding that inner preparation that we will be focusing on.
Tempering Instrumental Music: We are encouraged to use music primarily to support singing rather than solo instruments to enhance the “desert” experience.
Building Anticipation: By intentionally refraining from joyful acclamations, the eventual return of the Alleluia at Easter is more profound and celebratory.
Unified Prayer: Singing together as a community, particularly using traditional chants, provides a structural, communal, and meditative experience that binds us as worshippers together in our Lenten journey.

We shall sing and chant the beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer up until we come to the Sanctus, that part when we say, “Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of power and might….”

So, get your singing boots on as we will do this for the season of Lent.

Rev. Monte

Our Mission Statement

“To seek and encourage growth as a Christ–Centred community, empowered by the Holy Spirit, to know God and to make God known

in word and deed.”

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