Tressa has been helping with our AbbeyKids and Teens. Tressa is a youth and kids minister and communications specialist with the United Church region and lives and works on Lekwungen territory (Victoria BC). She’s a BFA Honours Visual Arts graduate from the University of Victoria (2003) and is a practicing vintage fabric artist. Tressa has two decades experience inspiring and connecting with teens, and creating meaningful arts-based experiences for individuals and community. Tressa is a fierce LGBTQ2+ ally and activist, certified Rainbow Kids Yoga Instructor, Kid & Teen minister within the United Church of Canada, an art supply nut, and single mum to three super rad kids. Also, there are probably more than 2000 pens in her house.
The Emmaus Community and the AbbeyChurch acknowledge that we worship, take action and pray on the stolen territory of the Songhees and Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) Nations, the Lək̓ʷəŋən peoples'.
WELCOME BACK AbbeyChurch!
Any and all are welcome to attend. You don't need to pre-register anymore but we're glad to know you're coming.
Every other Sunday, we'll do "Gospel Based Discipleship"; which will include distanced smaller group discussion with Communion. This will happen on July 18, Aug 15 & Aug 29. These will be held outside, weather permitting - and moved inside if there's rain. Please bring a chair if it's sunny.
For the other weeks, we'll have our Communion with music and sermon. This will be on July 11, July 25, Aug. 8, Aug. 22, These will be indoors and there are lots of chairs / pews which will be sterlized before and after.
Abbeykids will meet - either outdoors or distanced, in the hall on all Sundays that we gather. Children are also welcome to stay with the people who brought them.
There will be no worship gathering or Abbeykids on August 1.
A few covid-related reminders for when you come:
- Congregational singing is now allowed. No masks are required for outdoors. They are required to sing indoors.
- Please don't come if you have travelled abroad or if you have Covid-19 symptoms.
- We will be receiving communion weekly with bread and small cups which are sanitized after use..
- We recommend that adults have at least one vaccination before attending.
- Attendees are encouraged to leave 2m space as they and others are comfortable.
Thanks for planning to attend - and we'll see you in the coming weeks!
The AbbeyChurch team