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Wednesday October 15, 2008
ROAD CLOSURES THIS SUNDAY
This Sunday, a number of road closures along the marathon route will affect your journey to church.
However, as we know that no one would dream of using these road closures as an excuse to miss worship, we would invite you to visit the following link so that you can make your appropriate travel plans...
http://www.torontomarathon.com/the_map.shtml
The Art of Prayer: Responding to Icons as Christian Theology
First Lecture Tonight! For more information, please click here.
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This Coming Sunday Sunday, October 19, 2008 Twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost Exodus 33: 12-23 Psalm 99 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10 Matthew 22: 15-22
Greeting Elder: Betsy Nieuwland Reader: Deb Baird
The Catechism This Week… Question 16 -- What do we affirm when we say that God is “creator of heaven and earth”?
Earlier this year, we began a weekly journey through a recent catechism produced by the Church Doctrine Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The present section concerns the various phrases and assertions in the Apostles' Creed, which is sometimes viewed as a concise summary of the substance of the Christian faith.
Please remember, when reading the catechism, that it is best experienced by contemplating the question before moving too quickly to consider the suggested response. How would you answer this question?
The Catechism's response to Question 16 We affirm that in the beginning, out of nothing, God created all that is. God spoke and all things came into being. Men and women were created in God’s image. Everything that God made was very good.
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At A Quick Glance (details below)
1) St. Luke's Sunday - Sunday October 19, 2008
2)"The Art of Prayer" -- the 2008 Fall Supper Seminars Begin Tonight
3) "Wine, Cheeses and Jesus" Meeting - Thursday, October 16, 2008
6) SAGA Meeting - Friday October 24, 2008 - 6:30 pm
4) 'OUT OF THE COLD' dinner programme commences November 4, 2008
5) St. Andrew's Annual Fall Retreat -- Saturday November 15, 2008
7) The St. Andrew's Reading Society (and the first book is...)
8) Faces of Faith - Deb Baird
1) St. Luke's Sunday -- Sunday October 19, 2008
This Sunday will be our annual 'St. Luke's Sunday', during which members of the St. Andrew's Health Cabinet will participate in the service and provide refreshments following the service.
2) "The Art of Prayer" -- the 2008 Fall Supper Seminars Begin Next Week
This fall, please plan to join us for the 2008 Fall Supper Seminars, which will explore "The Art of Prayer: Responding to Icons as Christian Theology". For more information about these events and about our guest speaker, Richard Schneider, please click here.
3) "Wine, Cheeses and Jesus" Meeting - Thursday, October 16, 2008
On Thursday, October 16, everyone is invited to gather for the 'Wine, Cheeses and Jesus' evening, during which Irene Faiz will share photos from a recent trip to Coventry Cathedral, and some of her photos of our own church buildings. Please join us at 7 pm.
4) SAGA October Meeting -- Friday Oct. 24, 2008
Pot Luck Dinner: 6:30
p.m.
Program: 7:30 p.m.
Most people would go through daily routine day in day out until an
extraordinary event happens. It could be a graduation, marriage, divorce, birth
of a child, finding a job, losing a job, losing a loved one, or illnesses. The
event sometimes only interrupts the routine briefly. Other times a dramatic
permanent change. It is often a negative event forces a person to grow in a
positive way and many of us have experienced them first hand.
Victoria Campbell experienced several of life’s biggest challenges in a very short time. She used western medicine combined with eastern medicine and both eastern and western spirituality to get through the last 6 years. She will be sharing her amazing journey with us at the October meeting.
Come and enjoy an evening of sharing food and friendship. All are welcome!
5) 'OUT OF THE COLD' dinner programme commences November 4, 2008
On Monday, November 4, 2008, the 2008-2009 season of the Monday evening "Out of the Cold" dinner programme commences. Volunteers, cooks, servers and hosts are always needed!
6) St. Andrew's Annual Fall Retreat -- Saturday November 15, 2008
Our Fall Retreat will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Mill Inn in Etobicoke. Our special guest will be the Rev. Karen Horst, co-minister at First Presbyterian Church Collingwood. More details will be published soon.
7) The St. Andrew's Reading Society (and the first book is...)
As previously announced, there will be a book group that will be starting this fall. We have received a number of suggestions for possible books to read and discuss, and welcome other suggestions.
The first book
that we would like to discuss is a recently published book entitled More
by Toronto author Austin Clarke. The novel is set right here in downtown
Toronto; includes an exploration of the place of the church in the downtown area
and in the life of an immigrant woman; and addresses issues of racial
discrimination, gang violence and urban poverty.
Austin Clarke is a resident of Toronto, a recipient of the Order of Canada, the Winner of the 2002 Giller Prize, as well as many other literary and civic honours.
8) Faces of Faith - Deb Baird
Please click here to read Deb Baird's contribution to the 'Faces of Faith'.
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