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ST.
ANDREW'S CHURCH
73 Simcoe St. Toronto, Ontario M5J 1W9 -- 416-593-5600
www.standrewstoronto.org
The
people of St. Andrew's are called by God to serve in faith, hope and love in
the heart of Toronto
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Wednesday July 15, 2009
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This
Coming Sunday
Sunday, July 19, 2009
7th Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 7:
1-14a
Psalm 89
Ephesians 2:
11-22
Mark 6:
30-34, 53-56
Lay Reader
Eric Reynolds
Greeting Elder
Nancy Mathewson
Soloist
Xin Wang
Organist
Douglas Bodle
Minister
William Ingram
Road Closures
this Sunday July 19
Yonge Street
from Dundas St. to Queen St.
Just for Laughs Festival at Yonge-Dundas Square
Mill St.,
Cherry St., Front St. E., and Trinity St.
Acura Races for the Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.toronto.ca/transportation/events.htm and
click on “Event Calendar.”
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A picture from last Monday night's concert with the
choir from St. Giles Cathedral (Edinburgh).
St. Andrew's was honoured to welcome the members of
the St. Giles Cathedral Choir from Edinburgh, Scotland for a special concert
last Monday night. It was a wonderful evening, and a special thanks is
extended to John and Ruth Darling, Dan Bickle, Nancy Mathewson, Kristen Stout
and Heather Dalzell for their great work in organizing and hosting this event.
1) "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.
2) SAGA
Summer Pool Party - Saturday July 25, 2009
The SAGA pool
party will take place on Saturday July 25, 2009 at the home of Robert Sheng from
2:00 - 9:00 pm. Robert's home is located at 63 Neilson Ave in Scarborough.
Please RSVP before July 23 at 416-269-7828.
The cost will be $10 to cover the cost of food and drinks -- or give what you
can.
3) Church Secretary Vacation Schedule
Our
administrative assistant, Judy Neal, will be on vacation from Monday, July 13th
to Friday, July 31st, and will return to the office after the August
3rd 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!
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) 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!
