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ANNOUCEMENTS
We want to let you know that the RCMP will be coming to offer a presentation on personal safety on Thursday, February 12, at 10:00 a.m. This will be a helpful opportunity to learn practical ways to stay safe in our daily lives. All are welcome to attend.
Pre-Vestry Financial/Budget Meeting will be held Sunday Feb 15th after the 10am service.
St. Alban’s will be hosting a “Winter Warm Up – Community Blanket Drive” in partnership with Blanket BC on Sunday, February 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We invite everyone to donate new or gently used (clean) blankets, socks, scarves, toques, and mittens, and monetary donations to Blanket BC are also greatly appreciated. Complimentary coffee, tea, and treats will be served to those who make a donation. All donated items will be distributed to those most vulnerable and living on our streets across Richmond as a way of sharing warmth, dignity, and care with our community.
VESTRY MEETING Sunday February 22nd, 2026, after the 10am service.
On February 28, 2026, our 360 Community will be participating in the Coldest Night of the Year 5K walk that evening, joining thousands of Canadians across the country to support people and families experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness right here in Richmond. This year, we are walking to raise funds for the Richmond Food Bank, which faithfully provides nourishment, dignity, and hope to our neighbours, especially during the cold winter months when the need is greatest. If you are interested in joining or making a donation, please speak with Fr. Bill Mok. Every step and every gift helps ensure that no neighbour is left hungry or forgotten, and your generosity truly makes a difference in our community.
Sermon Outline February 1st , 2026
Sermon Title: Blessed Are the Held: Pastoral Care with Humility and Respect
Sermon Outline:
1. God’s Way of Caring – Walking Humbly with One Another Micah 6:8
Pastoral care grows from justice, kindness, and humility — not religious performance or control, but respectful companionship.
2. A Safe Community – Where Trust and Integrity Shape Care Psalm 15
God desires a community where people can dwell safely, speak truth gently, and honor one another’s dignity.
3. God Meets Us in Weakness – The Wisdom of the Cross 1 Corinthians 1:18–31
True care honors vulnerability. God draws near not to strength and polish, but to honesty and human fragility.
4. Jesus Blesses the Vulnerable – The Heart of Pastoral Care Matthew 5:1–12
The Beatitudes reveal God’s special closeness to the grieving, gentle, and searching — blessing before fixing.
5. An Invitation to Respectful Care and Honest Conversation
Pastoral care respects personal boundaries, stories, pace, and freedom — offered, never imposed.