Games Night

Every Monday night, we gather to kick back and get our game hats on. You’ll find people playing cards on the table, chatting on the couch, hunched over a puzzle or drinking a cup of joe. Some of our friends bring their children and that always lightens the space and makes for a relaxed evening in.

Mondays 7-9pm

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Worship Night

Once a week we gather together for an hour to sing together with an assortment of musical instruments. For a long time Tuesday's were off days but community members really wanted to have time to get together and sing. We have song books that we pick out of or every once in a while someone might regale us with a solo rendition of "Amazing Grace to the tune of "The House of the Rising sun." We share any common concerns or friends we'd like to support in prayer. Often light hearted and amusing, the readings and songs are easily accessible no matter if you are a person of prayer or not and no matter your faith tradition, - all are welcome.

Tuesdays 7-8pm

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Community Kitchen

Once a week, many members of our community gather to plan, cook and clean up a meal together.  Thanks to our partnership with Food Stash Foundation, a delivery truck drops off produce to supplement what we receive from the food bank and then some of our friends from the neighbourhood come and help cook.   We always put the coffee on early so that people can come in, and in no time the front room is usually packed with familiar faces, games of cards, and lots of laughter. We never know what we are cooking but gather & glean everything that we can, and by 2pm we have a plan.  About 50-80 neighbours and friends, unlikely companions, come together around tables to eat in one another’s company.  We eat family-style, and our meals certainly have both the deeply fulfilling and frustrating characteristics of family meals.  Plenty of people stick around to finish up the dishes.  We leave grudgingly at 7pm.

Wednesdays, Dinner Prep, 2-5pm, Community Dinner 4-7pm

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Bible Study

In 2020 as the COVID Pandemic required us to gather in smaller groups, community members asked if we would do a Bible Study. We have meaningful (and lively!) discussions about faith, theology, life - anything and everything.  Though we don't always agree, we are kind to each other (a trademark of the Well) and make space to listen to one another and to learn and grow.  

Thursdays 7-9pm

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Coffee Time

On our weekday afternoon teams, we try to maintain a presence at the Jacob’s Well storefront so that we can show hospitality to friends who come to hang out, have coffee and chat.  But several years ago, we decided to intentionally make coffee and baked goods and invite our friends to come join us once a week.  We now have a faithful group of friends and neighbours who join us for Coffee Time, sharing snacks, playing cards, enjoying conversation, and playing music together.  

Fridays 1-3pm

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Prayer

Most of our team gatherings at Jacob’s Well either begin or end in a time of liturgy and prayer.  We often use liturgies from the Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals.  We write our own liturgies for special times of the church year, like Advent, or for significant times in our neighbourhood, like welfare day.  We also have a whole room in the front of our storefront space dedicated to prayer, and team members are invited to make use of it on a regular basis.