Thursday July 9, 2009

 1) PLEASE NOTE -- Special Concert - July 13, 2009 - The St. Giles Cathedral Choir

This coming Monday -- July 13, 2009 -- the Choir of St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, will be performing a choral concert at St. Andrew's. 

Tickets are $10 and all proceeds will be donated to ministries of St. Andrew's Church.

All are welcome. Please come -- and bring your friends!!

2) Church Secretary Vacation Schedule

Our administrative assistant, Judy Neal, will be on vacation from Monday, July 13^th to Friday, July 31^st, and will return to the office after the August 3^rd Civic Holiday.  In her absence, please contact either Church Manager Doug Pearson at extension 223, or Rev. Ingram at extension 228.

In Judy's absence, please make a special effort to have bulletin announcements in to the church office as early as possible.  Thanks!

3) "Wine, Cheeses and Jesus" Summer Gathering - Thursday July 16, 2009

The "Wine, Cheeses and Jesus" fellowship group will be meeting on Thursday July 16 at 7 pm in the second floor meeting room.  They will be discussing the article "Take and Give: Two Words that Describe the Workings of Love" -- a copy can be found here.

Everyone is warmly invited to come and to join the conversation. 

4) Fall Supper Seminars - "Understanding Islam" - Wednesday October 14, 21, and 28, 2009

Plans are well underway for our fall supper seminar series.  We are very pleased to announce that Michael Taylor, who is a Muslim imam and a Chaplain at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), will present a series of three seminars about “Understanding Islam” on Wednesday, October 14th, 21st and 28th.

Registration information will be available soon -- but please set these dates aside.

5) The 2009 Annual Congregational Retreat - Saturday November 7, 2009

This year’s congregational retreat will be held at the Old Mill on Saturday, November 7th.  Our leader will be the Rev. Dr. Clyde Ervine of Central Church in Hamilton, Ontario.

More information will soon be available -- but please keep this date free on your calendar and plan to join us for a great day of conversation, reflection and discernment.  

6) Presbyterians Sharing... EAPPI: Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel 

One of the ways that our congregation supports ministry beyond ourselves is through our financial contributions to Presbyterians Sharing... which is the denominational fund for the Presbyterian Church in Canada.  From time to time, we will be including snapshots of some of the ways that this support is making a difference in many parts of Canada, and the world.

Presbyterians Sharing... Update: Our gifts to Presbyterians Sharing support participants in the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) as they accompany Palestinians and Israelis in their non-violent efforts to work for peace. Participants spend three months monitoring and reporting violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, offering protection through non-violent presence, engaging in public policy advocacy and standing in solidarity with churches. In April, the Rev. Jeannie Lee returned to Toronto after three months in Bethlehem with EAPPI. Jeannie is happy to share stories of her life-changing experiences with interested congregations. Let us pray together for a peaceful resolution to conflict in the Middle East.

7) Online Donations

We are pleased to announce that donations to the Church, and to ministries such as the 'Out of the Cold' programme, can be made online.  To learn more, please click on the button below!