Grace and peace to you through our Lord Jesus Christ! My prayers are with you all! The Quebec government has banned all indoor and outdoor gatherings and closed all non-essential businesses. Here is a list of what still remains open. The news at the church is that the Session has passed a motion to cancel services for the month of April. This, unfortunately, includes all of our Holy Week services and Easter. Session also passed a motion to close the church for the whole month of April. This affects our in-person smaller gatherings, both in and outside the church, as well as our renters. In the meantime, here are 10 tips for meeting online. We all have to do what we can to follow the gover
Sunday, March 22nd - No services or activities at Briarwood Grace and peace to you through our Lord Jesus Christ. I missed worshiping with you all on Sunday. How are you connecting with God during this quarantine? While many of us feel our lives grinding to a halt, as I look out the window, I see life just beginning! There are buds on some of the trees and the birds are returning! I hope you get outside for a walk to enjoy these gifts from God. What other signs of life have you noticed? The major update for our church family is that the Session passed a motion to suspend worship services through the end of March. We will not meet for worship on March 22nd or March 29th. During this ti
Sunday, March 15th, 2020 - Services and activities cancelled: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a rapidly evolving situation. The leadership at Briarwood is monitoring it very closely. Premier Francois Legault issued some restrictions in the province of Quebec yesterday. While we do not have 250+ people on a Sunday morning, we do have a large number of regular attendees who are age 65+, the high-risk age group. Consequently, we have decided to cancel services and activities for this Sunday, March 15, 2020. Where is God in all of this? This situation can feel very overwhelming. Where is God in all of this? God is right here with us, accompanying us through this. The Bible does not
Friday, Mar. 6th – World Day of Prayer Service at 1:30 pm at Beaconsfield United Church, 202 Woodside Rd., Beaconsfield. Prepared by the women of Zimbabwe, the theme is “Rise, take up your mat and walk”. All are welcome! Saturday, Mar. 7th – Ladies’ Breakfast 9 am at Le Manoir (corner Hymus & St-Jean). Friends are welcome. Sunday, Mar. 8th – Lent II Daylight Savings starts. Two worship services at Briarwood – our traditional service at 10:00 am and contemporary service at 11:30 am, with kids’ faith program and nursery space at both. The scriptures are Ecclesiastes 3:12-13; Psalm 34:1-14; Mark 10:32-52. Communion at the 11:30 service. At 7:30 pm on Sunday, the Moderator of the Presbyterian C
