This Week's Announcements
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Annual Vestry Meeting
last Sunday was well attended and went well - we approved the
Capital Campaign to take care of some important, if not
essential, matters, and we shall all be hearing more about that
very soon. We have a new People’s Warden, Derek Shadlock, and
thank Bryan Smith who has retired after five years in that
position. We also have four new members of a smaller Parish
Council this year, Glenda Hayward, Sharon Frank, Don Hambley and
Steve Potter, and owe a big vote of thanks to retiring members
Ray and Mary Anne Campbell, David Goodbrand, June Rice, and
Christine Legge, most of whom had served on Council for more
than 30 years!! And also great appreciation to Jonathan
Townsend, who does so much to keep our finances under control -
that’s a lot of work - and has done so now for 24 years.
Now it’s up to us to support these hard working people! I have an issue
with the Broadway Singers; not only do they come here in January and give us a sparkling and memorable presentation of some of those wonderful Broadway songs, they also cost me money since I then have to go home and spend money downloading the songs from iTunes. But, it was worth it, as those here last Sunday will attest, perhaps the best value for $15.00 you will get all year. Thank you! To the Singers, director and accompanists - and to Pat Metcalf, who helps organise their visit, and this year welcomed them. (Their next concert is 26th May, in the Wolfe Performance Hall (by Central Library) at 2.00 and 7.30 pm. Visit them at www,broadwaysingers.net ). Festival choir for Easter presentations
; rehearsals have begun for this, on Thursday evenings at 7.00 pm. Please come at that time if you can be part of this special music; this year they will be presenting a cantata "Who is this King?". Seniors group
- mark your calendar and plan to attend the St. Jude’s ‘Lunch Bunch’ Pot Luck this Friday, February 3, 2012! Eucharist at 11:45 a.m followed by lunch in the Westminster Room 12:15 p.m. Guest speaker: Malith Kur, theology student at St. Jude’s. Note: Everyone is welcome - you do not need to be a senior! From Carol Kelly: The ACW will have jam/soup mix and cookie mix available this Sunday for sale. We would like to get this stock moved so that we can start planning what we need for the upcoming year. As you saw from my year-end report most of our funds go back into the church or Mission at some point during the year. Thank you for your support. AND
: Shop and Support cards will be available for pick up on Sunday. We also have extra cards that we have purchased on spec. Please see Rick or I for a list (we have the usual food/pharmacy and gas cards) Shirley Lawrence
would like us to know: 269 families received food, clothing and toys through the Cathedral’s Christmas Share Program and that the good people of St Jude’s had a hand in this! From Christine Legge: The youth are planning a bake sale to be held on Sunday, February 12th, after the 10:00 am service. The money raised is to help send two of our youths to the LIT Leadership Program at Huron Church.Camp. this summer. The Chancel Guild
reminds us that there are lots of spaces for altar candles, which you sponsor for two weeks. There are also spaces for flowers, but remember that we have no altar flowers during Lent, which begins on 22nd February. Also, before that time, please bring in your palm crosses from last year, so that the ashes for Ash Wednesday can be prepared. You can start doing this any time soon - leave them in the office. Readings for next Sunday: February 5th, 2012 First Reading: Isaiah 40.21-31; Psalm 147.1-11, 20c Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 9.16-23; Gospel: Mark 1.29-39
Parish membership lists
are always updated early in the new year, and we shall be doing that soon. We note that there are names on the lists of people who perhaps should not be on - e.g., children who have grown and moved away, or no longer have an interest in the parish. If this applies to you or your family, would you let us know please, so that we can adjust the lists? Of course, this applies for additions as well as deletions. Also, we do not have birth dates and wedding anniversary dates for everyone - therefore we are unable to give you recognition in the Sunday bulletin. Appeal for Sri Lanka
– a few weeks ago Katie Norton spoke to us about this need as quoted here: "A few months ago my grandparents went to Sri Lanka to visit my aunt and uncle who are missionaries there. They showed us lots of pictures and talked about the poverty they saw while they were there. My aunt and uncle live in a very small apartment with few furnishings. They sometimes find it difficult to find food that my two young nieces like to eat. One day my grandparents went with my uncle to a hostel for young men. There are 10 men who live there between the ages of 18 to 24. Most of these men moved into the hostel after they became too old to live in the children's home where they were sent by their parents because they were unable to care for them because of poverty. Now that they are adults they are either working, looking for work, or studying to improve their chances of finding work. One is working in construction and some are taxi drivers. For $15 a month the men are given a bed and a small cupboard. There are three dormitory rooms in the hostel but at the moment all of the men are sleeping together in one room because the other two rooms are unsafe and they are afraid that the roof could collapse at any moment. The most surprising thing about this problem is that it would only cost $5000 to fix the roof, but the men aren't able to raise that much money. I'm not the kind of person who likes to ask other people for money but I think this is an important cause. At the beginning of this new year, as we think about all the blessings we have, how can we let these men who have so little live in such horrible conditions? For them, the hostel is more than a home, it is their hope. Without a safe place to live, they literally have nothing." Donations are still being accepted which will be forwarded to Katie’s aunt. A service for Black History Month
will be celebrated at Christ Church (Wellington and Hill Street) on Sunday 5th February at 3.00 pm. Tai Chi Classes
are held here, on Tuesday evenings, 7.30 to 9.30 pm. More classes are offered on Monday and Thursday mornings, 11.00 am to 12 noon. All are welcome to join one or more of these groups. Contact number is: 519-675-0577. Bullying stops Here!!
A special meeting at St. Alban the Martyr Church (Huron Street at Highbury) to discuss this growing problem and how it can be prevented. Special guest speaker is Cindy Gale, who will be telling us her story and that of her daughter. Thursday 16th February at 7.00 pm. Mission Services of London
invites us to join them in ‘Freezing Your Butt Off’ on 25th February. This is billed as the ‘Coldest Night of the Year’, a 5 or 10 km walk in support of their work with the hungry and homeless in London. They want to make up teams, each with a target to raise. For more information, or to sign up, contact Carol Ristine at 519-438-3056, or email
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