Thank you to this week’s volunteers (Oct 27):
Greeters: Lucille & Don McCrea
Coffee Hosts: Volunteers Needed
Scripture Reading: Stephen MacKay
Nursery: Carol McEachen, Volunteer Needed
Offering Receivers: Lucille & Don McCrea, Volunteers Needed
Counters: David Dell, Vickie MacLeod
Next week’s volunteers (Nov 3):
Greeters: Volunteer Needed
Coffee Hosts: Linda Pond, Phyllis Llewellyn
Scripture Reading: Volunteer Needed
Nursery: Volunteers Needed
Offering Receivers: Jean & Al Boudreau, Volunteers Needed
Counters: Andrew Ottens, Jean & Al Boudreau
Pulpit Supply: Oct 27 – Rev. Crawford; Nov 3 – Catherine Anderson; Nov 10 – Rev. Lee; Nov 17 Rev. Jones
Annual Fall Yard Sale will be October 25 from 6 pm to 8 pm and October 26 from 9 am to noon. Drop off will be available from 10 am to noon Monday to Friday the week of the sale.
October is Meat and Mitten Month. Please bring your donations of cans of meat or fish to replenish our food box. Donations of mittens, all sizes, are always welcome during cold weather.
The next meeting of the Mission and Outreach Committee will be held Monday, October 28th at 7:00pm. Everyone is invited to attend.
2020 Volunteer Opportunity – It’s been over 12 years since I took over the editorial duties of producing the church newsletter, The Link. After much consideration, I believe it is now time for me to relinquish this role and give my attention to other volunteer opportunities. The Advent Link (to be delivered Nov 17) will be the last newsletter that I will oversee. If this is something that interests you, please contact Kathy MacKay.
The Link – Do you have a poem, story, recipe or article you think would be of interest to others? Preparations are underway for the Advent issue of “The Link”. Please send material to the church office by November 10th.
Scholarship Fund – Because Jacqueline Howie-Cleland, a very active contributor to church life at Saint Andrew’s, is attending the Vancouver School of Theology, Session has decided to activate the Scholarship Fund from which Saint Andrew’s provided scholarship support to Brad Blaikie. Contributions should be marked “Scholarship Fund”.
Church School – Sunday, October 27th Church school for children ages 3 to grade 6 will start next week in the upstairs parlour. We will follow the Young Children in Worship/Godly Play curriculum, where children experience God directly, learn and respond to sacred stories and become part of a community of worshipers. Sound familiar?
Christian Education – Monday, Nov 4th a group of church members passionate about ensuring our christian education programs remain at Saint Andrew’s will be meeting from 6:00-7:00 pm in the upstairs parlour. All those who are interested in discovering the vision of how we should serve our young people are invited to attend, even if you can’t commit to volunteering. For questions, comments or to RSVP, please contact Sonya Burrill.
Parking Restrictions – Winter parking restrictions go into effect on Nov 1st along Carleton Street as well as other nearby streets. Please watch for winter parking restriction signs and follow city by-laws to avoid ticketing.