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Career opportunity: Director, Menno Hall Student Residence

We are now hiring our first staff member to lead us into this exciting next chapter. This is a rare opportunity to shape a new intentional community in an academic residence from the ground up. The Director of Menno Hall’s Student Residence will be responsible for establishing systems and culture, reporting to PCDA board members, and leading future staff (including the Dean of Students and Kitchen Manager) to realize Menno Hall’s mission.

Reports To: PCDA Board
Location: Vancouver, BC
Employment Type: Full-time, commencing September 1, 2025

Read the full job posting and apply using the form at https://www.mennohall.com/careers

Video of our Vancouver Abendmusik Lenten Vespers service from Mar. 9, 2025

Thank you to everyone who came out for the services in either Abbotsford or Vancouver for our Lenten services. Click the image below or go to YouTube to watch the Vancouver Abendmusik Lent 2025 Vespers service video (55 min, 1080p) recorded on Sunday, March 9th. You can follow along with the lyrics and readings using the 16-page program hand-out (PDF).

If you donate to the PCDA before the end of the year, you will be supporting the choir and Menno Hall, our new student residence under construction at the gateway entrance of UBC (across from Regent College in the University Endowment Lands). We truly appreciate everyone who donated before, during and after the two services!

Abendmusik Lenten Vespers 2025

Join the Abendmusik Vesper Choir for an hour of Choral Music this Lenten season.

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 7:30 pm, Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, 3386 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford, BC
Sunday, March 9, 2025, 7:30 pm, St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 3737 West 27th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

See maps and links to driving directions on the “Hear us sing” page.

Add a reminder to your Apple/Google/Microsoft calendar (see ICS files for Abbotsford or Vancouver).

NOTE: we will make a video recording of the Sunday service and post it online about one week afterwards.

Watch our Vancouver Abendmusik Advent Vespers service from Dec. 8, 2024

Thank you to everyone who came out for the services in either Abbotsford or Vancouver for our Advent services. Click the image below or Vancouver Abendmusik Advent 2024 Vespers service to watch the video (58 min, 1080p) recorded on Sunday, December 8th. You can follow along with the lyrics and readings using the 16-page program hand-out (PDF).

If you donate to the PCDA before the end of the year, you will receive a 2024 charitable donation receipt by e-mail. Donations support the choir and Menno Hall, our new student residence under construction at the gateway entrance of UBC (across from Regent College in the University Endowment Lands). We truly appreciate everyone who donated before, during and after the two services!

Abendmusik Advent Vespers 2024

Abendmusik Advent Vespers 2024: Saturday December 7 at Emmanuel Free Reformed Church in Abbotsford; Sunday December 8 at St. Philip's Anglican Church in Vancouver.

Join the Abendmusik Vesper Choir for an hour of Choral Music in this Advent Season season.

Saturday, December 7, 2024, 7:30 pm, Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, 3386 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford, BC
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 7:30 pm, St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 3737 West 27th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

See maps and links to driving directions on the “Hear us sing” page.

Add a reminder to your Apple/Google/Microsoft calendar (see ICS files for Abbotsford or Vancouver).

NOTE: we will make a video recording of the Sunday service and post it online about one week afterwards.

Menno Hall ground-breaking

On Wednesday, June 12th, a small gathering of project team members celebrated the milestone of breaking ground on the development of Menno Hall, the multipurpose facility to be constructed at the corner of Wesbrook Mall and University Boulevard, at the gateway of UBC. Hosted by HyLand Properties, with representatives of PCDA and MCC BC, the event also included participants from SHAPE Architecture, Axiom Builders, Fast + Epp, Hapa Collaborative, and others.

8 of 10 members of the PCDA Board (Myron Penner, Nimaya Fernando, Jessica Lipps, Kevin Hiebert, Ruth Enns, Jonathan Ehling, John Friesen, and Ken Friesen)

Wayne Bremner (Executive Director, MCC BC), Kevin Hiebert (President, PCDA), and Jay Teichroeb (Senior Advisor, HyLand Properties)

Toasts - Jay Teichroeb, Ken Friesen, Nick Sully, and Wayne Bremner — Toasts – Jay Teichroeb, Ken Friesen, Nick Sully, and Wayne Bremner

Gathering for ground-breaking celebration at Menno Hall construction site

Photo credit: Finn Longhurst.

Recording of Vancouver Lenten Vespers – Sun. Mar. 10, 2024

Watch the 64-minute video of the Vancouver Abendmusik Lent 2024 Vespers service (YouTube) recorded on Sunday, March 10th at St. Philip’s Anglican Church in Vancouver, BC. Thanks to Allan Larson for videography and Kevin Hiebert for titles. New this year: subtitles (closed captioning)! You can follow along to read the prayers and lyrics by viewing the 16-page PDF of the program hand-out.

Thank you very much to all of you who contributed at the two services (including beforehand and afterward, online). We truly appreciate all of you who donate to the PCDA to support the choir and Menno Hall, our new student residence to be constructed at the gateway entrance of UBC in the University Endowment Lands. If you aren’t already getting our newsletters by e-mail be sure to subscribe to our mailing list.

Abendmusik Lenten Vespers 2024

Abendmusik Lent Vespers 2024

Join the Abendmusik Vesper Choir for an hour of Choral Music in this Lenten Season season.

Saturday, March 9, 2024, 7:30 pm, Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, 3386 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford, BC
Sunday, March 10, 2024, 7:30 pm, St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 3737 West 27th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

See maps and links to driving directions on the “Hear us sing” page.

NOTE: instead of a live stream this year, we will make a video recording of the Sunday service and post it online about one week afterwards.

Repeat the sounding joy! Watch our Vancouver Abendmusik Advent Vespers service from Dec. 10, 2023

Thank you to everyone who came out for the services in either Abbotsford or Vancouver for our Advent services. While the Vancouver service was live streamed on Zoom, we now have a YouTube video recorded partly with better sound quality to share with you.

Click the image below or Vancouver Abendmusik Advent 2023 Vespers service to watch the video (1 hr, 4 min, 720p) recorded on Sunday, December 10th. You can follow along with the lyrics and readings using the 20-page program hand-out (PDF).

NOTE: The first 41 minutes from our first camera has very good sound, but — when that recording ran out — the second camera angle’s sound was not ideal, so we’ll try to improve that next time.

We are deeply grateful to all of you who contributed at the two services (and before and after online). We truly appreciate all of you who donate to the PCDA to support the choir and Menno Hall, our new student residence to be constructed at the gateway entrance of UBC in the University Endowment Lands. It’s not too late to get your donation in online to receive a 2023 charitable donation receipt!

Abendmusik Advent Vespers 2023

Please join the Abendmusik Vesper Choir for an hour of Choral Music in this Advent Season season.

Saturday, December 9, 2023, 7:30 pm, Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, 3386 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford, BC
Sunday, December 10, 2023, 7:30 pm, St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 3737 West 27th Avenue, Vancouver, BC + watch the video on YouTube and follow along in the program hand-out (20-page PDF).

See maps and links to driving directions on the “Hear us sing” page.