Announcements

Announcements January 10, 2016

Thank you to this week’s volunteers (January 10):

Offering Receivers: Al & Arlene MacDonald, Garry MacEwen, David Charters
Counters: Rose Carolyn Smith, Ron & Helen McKinnon-Bagnell
Scripture Reader: Ron Bagnell
Greeters: Al & Arlene MacDonald
Coffee Hour: Brad & Nancy Nickerson
Nursery: Colleen & Tony Watson
Church School: Tamela Collrin, Holly Blaikie, Jordan & Candace Schriver

Next Week  (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

The  Women’s  Inter-Church Council of Fredericton is having The World Day of Prayer Planning  Meeting on Monday, January 11, 2016  at 10:00 am here at Saint Andrew’s.  All those interested are encouraged to attend.

Annual Report – All submissions should be received by the office by Jan 24.

The Women’s Inter-Church Council of Fredericton – will promote a program to mark a day within the International Week of Christian Unity on Thursday, Jan 21 at 2:00pm at Ste. Anne des-Pays-Bas Church.  Service will be in French/English. The Theme is “Called to Proclaim the Mighty Acts of the Lord”. Participants represent the Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Presbyterian and United Churches.  A free will offering will be taken up in support of the Canadian Bible Society.  Fellowship to follow. For more information call 454-3008.

Dale Woods Workshops – Dale Woods, Principal of Presbyterian College, will be in the Presbytery for workshops as a follow up to the book “Your Church Can Thrive:  Making The Connections That Build Healthy Congregations”.  The schedule is as follows:

  • Thursday, January 7. Bethel Presbyterian Church. Coverdale Road, Riverview, NB at 5:30pm for Supper followed by a 2.5 hour workshop
  • Friday, January 8. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 37 King St., Miramichi, NB, at 5:30pm for supper followed by a 2.5 hour workshop
  • Saturday, January 9 Knox Presbyterian Church 2412 Route 3, Harvey, NB at 9:am for coffee, tea, muffins followed by a 2.5 hour workshop.

Please note that these workshops are open to all congregation members in addition to Sessions and Boards of Managers and all are encouraged to attend. Participants can choose which workshop they want to attend but it would be better if groups from each congregation could attend together as this will be a workshop to discuss ministry within each of our contexts.

 

Grief Share – Beginning Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 7:00 pm, at Brunswick Street Baptist Church, a 13 week video series by Christian experts on grief and recovery, combined with support group discussions for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one.  Please call 458-8348 if you would like more information.