Category: Abendmusik Vesper Services

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 2026 Vespers service video (51 min, 1080p) recorded on Sunday, March 8th at St. Philip’s Anglican Church. You can follow along with the lyrics and readings using the 16-page program hand-out (PDF).

We deeply appreciate donations to support the choir and Pax House at Menno Hall, our new student residence under construction at the gateway entrance of UBC (across from Regent College in the University Endowment Lands). Thank you to everyone who has donated before, during and after the two services!

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

• Saturday, March 7, 2026, 7:30 pm, Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, 3366 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford, BC
• Sunday, March 8, 2026, 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: A video recording of the Sunday service will be posted online about one week afterwards.

Thank you very much to everyone who attended our Vespers services in Vancouver and Abbotsford this Advent season! Enjoy the 55-minute video, including optional Closed Captioning (CC) subtitles for the spoken parts. You can also download the 16-page PDF of the programme handout to follow along with the song lyrics.

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.

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!

 

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.

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.

 

 

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.

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!

 

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.