Announcements January 17, 2016

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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.

Celebrations, Community

Welcome to Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

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Announcements

Announcements January 10, 2016

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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):

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.

Birthdays, Celebrations

Birthdays, January 2016

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As is our custom on the first Sunday of each month, we gathered after worship on Sunday January 3 to celebrate the birthdays of all those born during the month. Some of the celebrants and friends and family are pictured here.

Announcements

Announcements for Dec. 27, 2015 and Jan. 3, 2016

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Please note that the church office will be closed Dec 24 – Jan 3. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday!

Thank you to all the volunteers of 2015! And, thank you to those who have put your name forward to volunteer in 2016. The 2016 roster will be emailed out early in the new year.

Please find the volunteer roster for the next three Sundays below:

December 27

Offering Receivers: Al & Jean Boudreau, Don & Lucille McCrea
Counters: John Astle, Al & Jean Boudreau, Brian Barnes
Scripture Reader: Jeanne Kaye Speight
Greeters: Don & Lucille McCrea
Coffee Hour: Heather Labadie
Nursery: Colleen & Tony Watson
Teachers: Supervision in the Nursery

January 3

Offering Receivers: Lucille & Don McCrea, Wanda Klingbell, Roy Brostowski
Counters: Rose Carolyn Smith, Victoria MacLeod, Roy Brostowski
Scripture Reader: Dallas Davis
Greeters: Lucille & Don McCrea
Coffee Hour: Jeanne Kaye & Dick Speight
Nursery: Carol McEachen, Sheena Page
Church School: (Supervision)Holly Blaikie, Jordan & Candace Schriver

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