Announcements January 17, 2016

Thank you to this week’s volunteers (January 17):

Offering Receivers: Brad & Nancy Nickerson, Jessie Sagawa, Stephen MacKay
Counters: Rose Carolyn Smith, Mardi Cockburn, Bill Cockburn
Scripture Reader: Stephen MacKay
Greeters: Jessie Sagawa, Humphery Akwar
Coffee Hour: Blom Family
Nursery: Cindy Cunningham, Alex Cunningham
Church School: Tamela Collrin, Holly Blaikie, Jordan & Candace Schriver

Next Week  (January 24):

Offering Receivers: Sheila & Greg Black, Vergil & Mary Jane Varlan
Counters: Rose Carolyn Smith, Greg & Sheila Black
Scripture Reader: Annette Stehouwer
Greeters: Calvin & Peggy MacIntosh
Coffee Hour: Zuidhof Family
Nursery: Sonya & Jeremy Burrill
Church School: Tamela Collrin, Holly Blaikie, Jordan & Candace Schriver

College and Career Dinner – Sunday, January 31st, 6:30 to 9:30 at Jordan and Candace’s apartment. Drives can be arranged and diets accommodated. Please let Jordan know by Friday, Jan 29 if you are interested.

Middle/High School Event – Snow Fun! Sunday, January 24th from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at the church. Dress warmly and bring a shovel (we will be building forts). There will also be hot chocolate and table games inside.

Annual Report – All submissions should be received by the office by January 24, 2016.

International Week of Christian Unity runs from January 18-24,2016. The services are as follows: EVERYONE WELCOME!

  • Monday, January 18 at 7:00AM at Nashwaaksis United Church, 46 Main Street
  • Thursday, January 21 at 2:00 PM at Ste Anne des-Pays-Bas Church, corner of Priestman and Regent Street
  • Friday, January 22 at 12:00 noon at St. Theresa’s Roman Catholic Church, 1 William Street off the Royal Road
  • Sunday, January 24 at 4:00PM at Christian Reformed Church, 121 McAdam Avenue with speaker Graydon Nicholas.

We welcome our Syrian Family.  The AlKreiz Family arrived safely in Fredericton Wednesday evening and are settling in.  An opportunity to personally welcome the family will be at an evening reception and pot luck to be held in the church hall on a date to be announced.


 


Cancellation Policy – Should it be necessary to cancel or postpone worship service the decision will be made no later than 9:30am. Notification of cancellations will be posted on the Welcome page of the Church website, as well as on the CBC New Brunswick Storm Centre page and recorded on our telephone answering machine.


 

Lecture and Open Discussion – on Jan. 26th, 2016, at 7 pm, Rev Priscilla Geisterfer, Ph.D, will offer a lecture entitled “Finding Light in Dark Spaces–An Exploration of the Presence and Absence of Women in the Hebrew Bible”. This talk will be followed by an open discussion. Come and learn from the wisdom of the bible and learn from the wisdom of each other. We will meet in the Sanctuary.