Thank you for wanting to help out at this years North Shore Community Christmas Dinner!!  This year we will be providing food hampers or to-go meals for our city's most vulnerable.

We have quite a few different volunteer opportunities available!

We are also asking for donations of gift cards of $25 to Tim Hortons, McDonalds, Save-On-Foods, and Walmart.

Please drop off donations to the church office or contact Pastor Dave for more info: daves@nsac.bc.ca

Click the Button below for Volunteer Opportunities & Times and to sign up!

Our  faith community is welcoming  to people with different perspectives on Covid 19. Please contact mardids@nsac.bc.ca or daves@nsac.bc.ca if you have questions or concerns on these protocols.

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Updated Protocols for Sunday Services (Starting Dec 5th, 2021)

Worship service attendees will NOT need to prove vaccination status under the new provincial rules, however masks are now required by provincial health order (*see current exemptions to mask ruling below).  Our capacity will be 50% maximum by public health order.

Please only attend services when you have no cold, flu, or Covid-19 sypmtoms (even mild ones).

For our full Covid Safety Protocol, click on "Read More" below.

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*Current Exemptions to Masks: 

Exemption from use of face covering in indoor public spaces, - visitors 

1.)  to a visitor who is less than 5 years of age; 

2) to a visitor who is unable to wear a face covering because of
     (a) a psychological, behavioural or health condition, or 
     (b) a physical, cognitive or mental impairment; 
3.) to a visitor who is unable to put on or remove a face covering without the assistance of another person. 

Come celebrate the season with us as we make a joyful noise!

Friday, Dec 10th at North Shore Alliance Church
Doors open at 7:30 pm, Show starts at 8:00 pm

Proof of vaccinaiton and face coverings required

Collecting donations for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and BC flood relief efforts

Reserve your FREE tickets at www.deanthiessen.com/nswchoir

The NSAC Environmental Justice Community Action Group is inviting everyone to Try Something New This Christmas! 

This December, join us each Wednesday on our NSAC social media channels, as the EJCAG shares short video clips featuring ideas for how we can incorporate creation care into our Christmas gifting and festivities.

The videos will focus around four themes:

• DIY and Sustainable Gift Wrapping
• Sustainable Gifts and Vendors
• Charitable Gifts
• Experiences

We hope these videos will provide you with ideas and inspiration for ways you can care for your family, friends, neighbours and planet this holiday season!

instagram.com/northshorealliance
facebook.com/northshorealliancechurch

Parents & Caregivers!  Come downstairs between the 9 am and 11 am services to socialize and meet other parents and cargivers.  Grab a coffee or tea and some Timbits and make some new friends or connect with familiar ones.  Your kids are welcome to play while you chat. See you soon!

(Note: We encourage you to head to the Balcony or Main Floor Auditorium at 10:45 am.) 

Join us as we celebrate the life of David William Ramsay

Monday, December 6th
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon

North Shore Alliance Church
201 East 23rd Street, North Vancouver 

Light reception to follow

Come join us for our annual youth Christmas Party!!!

We'll have a dessert buffet, games, and a photobooth!

This year's theme is: Creative Christmas

Please come dressed up as one of the following:

1. Your favourite Christmas Character
(e.g: Rudolph,  Scrooge, Cindy Lou Who, etc.)

2. A Christmas item
(e.g: a candy cane, ornament, nutcracker, etc.)

3. In a homemade Ugly Christmas Sweater!

If you can, please bring a dessert to share!

Invited friends are welcome to attend!! No need to register.

WHITEOUT! Preteen Event is for NSAC Grades 5, 6 and 7!

This is an event where you MUST register and pay in advance, so please sign up online by clicking the link below. Registration CLOSES on MONDAY Dec 6th at 12noon.  No refunds are possible after December 6th.

All visitors to Grouse Mountain must be vaccinated.  If your Preteen child is 12 years old and up, they must provide a copy of their vaccination passport to Michj@nsac.bc.ca on the day of registration to confirm their spot.  Preteens under the age of 12 do not need to be vaccinated to attend.  Please be sure that all Preteens who attend are healthy and well.

We will be visiting Grouse Mountain - the Peak of Christmas again this year as our Whiteout event.  

We plan to enjoy the Christmas Light Walk, visit the reindeer, toboggan and visit the chalet.

Please have your kids arrive at Grouse Mountain Skyride by 6:30pm so we can be on the 6:45pm ride up the mountain.  

Michelle and the Preteen Leaders will endevour to have the kids down the mountain by 9pm.

Please ensure all the preteens are warmly dressed for the weather and have appropriate shoes for walking in the snow.

If you have a Grouse Mountain Season pass, Y2Play pass or other Grouse Mountain Pass, you should still register and pay a cost of only $5 - please be sure to bring your pass on the night. There is a picture of the Grouse Passes attached to clarify that only the Grouse Mountain pass gives access to the Skyride.

If you have any questions, please call Michelle Jackson at the church, 604 984 6422 ext 307.

Hey Parents! 

We can't wait to hear your kids' beautiful voices singing our three Christmas carols this year!  However, recent COVID restrictions mean that we CAN'T do the video recording as planned.

But, fear not! There is another way!  Parents, here is where you come in...

1. Gather your kid(s) and practice the songs so they'll be happy and relaxed when they are recorded.  The links for all three action songs are below.
2. Dress up your kid(s) in their favourite Christmas outfit or colours.  
3. Find a fun place to record your kid(s) singing and doing the actions! Maybe it is in front of your own tree or up on a mountain hill, or somewhere else where you can record the kids singing WITHOUT wearing their masks.
4. Send it to children@nsac.bc.ca to be included as a compilation video to be shown during the December 19th NSA Kids Christmas Party! (Submission Deadline: midnight on Sunday, December 12th)

Let's make a joyful noise to the Lord together!

Would you like to learn more about mental health? Would you value connecting with others? Sign up for The Sanctuary Course and explore a topic that is more relevant than ever.

Mondays, January 17 to March 7
7:00-8:30pm at the church
Facilitated by Mardi Dolfo-Smith and Brenda Martin

About the course:
The Sanctuary Course is an eight-part course for small groups designed to raise awareness and start conversations in local churches regarding mental health. It offers communities a base of shared knowledge and the opportunity to discover a common language for talking about mental health.

Topics covered include: mental health and mental illness, stigma, the recovery journey, companionship, self-care, and the role of community. Each theme is covered from a psychological, social, and theological angle, and each session includes a short film that tells the story of a person of faith with mental health challenges.

There is no homework, but it’s recommended that you read the short sessions in the coarse book before each group gathering.

Because there is limited space, please only sign up if you are available to attend a minimum of 6 out of the 8 sessions.

Cost: $10 for printed coarse book  (or download the PDF for free)

Kirsten Rumary works as the Program Resource Coordinator for Journey Canada, an organization that exists to give people a safe and spiritually supportive place to help them get in touch with their hearts and emotions and integrate their beliefs with their feelings and experiences.

Kirsten recently travelled to Lithuania to help with training the Journey team there, her first time travelling since covid began.

Please join us in praying for Kirsten's ministry:

If you have any questions about the church finances please contact Tami at tamic@nsac.bc.ca