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Readings for Sunday 20th September, Trinity 17
Psalm 105
Reading: Exodus 16.2-15
Gospel: Matthew 20.1-16
Psalm response: “You have always been mindful of your covenant”

Sunday’s Message – The sermon on Sunday is the second in a six-week preaching series called Learning to Live Free: Six Stories from the Wilderness, based on the passages from Exodus designated by the Revised Common Lectionary. The title of today’s sermon is “The Hunger for Egypt” as we hear about the children of Israel’s ironic longing for experiences within their past slavery. Scripture teaches how God can help replace habits that enslave us with practices of freedom.

Here is the live stream link for Sunday September 20, 2026:

Outreach

Outreach for September
This month we continue to support St. Paul’s food bank, and our own breakfast program.
St. Paul's Foodbank
Our next Sunday for donations to St. Paul’s Food Bank is Sunday 11th October. Don’t forget, you can bring things to the church any day, not just Sunday.
From Cindy Warner
We collected $1097.00 and were able to pack 59 backpacks! The school staff were very happy and said we made many children happy. Thanks to everyone for their generous support.
Cindy

Fundraising and Social

Alongside Hope Annual General Meeting – The AGM of the Anglican Church of Canada’s Relief and Development agency will be held by Zoom for voting members. If you are not a voting member but would like to observe, please join the live stream on Alongside Hope’s YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/live/mqpP5FnNcNM on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 6:30pm ET. Members will consider the audited financial statements for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, the election of Board directors, the appointment of an honorary associate and other business of the organization.

Breakfast program
Our Run/Walk fundraiser with St. John the Evangelist is now only 4 1/2 weeks away on Sunday October 18th. The Canada Helps website is now active so go ahead and register yourself or your team. Go to our St. Jude’s website, click on Give and the on the Run / Walk icon. Pledges can also be recorded on a paper pledge sheet and brought to St. John’s on the day of the event. The pledge sheets are on the table in the Narthex. We need volunteers to help with this event! Questions or to volunteer, please contact Glenda Hayward through the office at 519-660-6198 or [email protected].
Our next community breakfast is this Saturday, September 19th from 9 - 10:30 am. All are welcome!
ACW has a few rhubarb pies to sell. The cost is $12. Many thanks to our pie makers and rhubarb growers for your contributions. Contact Glenda through the office at 519-660-6198 to purchase a pie. 
Choir. Christina invites anyone interested in singing to join the choir - you don’t have to be a trained musician or have special music knowledge, just a love of singing and appreciation of the special ministry that a church choir provides. Practices are on Thursday evenings, and have already begun - just come along and join in. If you are unable to commit to a longer term, you could join the festival choir that is put together for a single purpose, and is thus a limited commitment. The next one, of course, will be for the special Christmas music.
Mini-putt this Saturday, September 19th. Please join us for a fun game or two, 3:45 pm at Tin Cup, at 1324 Adelaide St. North. We had a very good turnout of enthusiastic putters last year. This is an all ages event. Please invite your friends. Putters provided, of all sizes including for children. T here are many ball colours to choose from. Fun and creative holes. Lovely landscaped grounds. Cost to play is $14.99 + tax for one or two games (18 holes each). We will have a casual pizza dinner with soft drinks at the church immediately after we finish playing. Vegetarian and gluten free pizza options. Suggested contribution to the cost of the meal is $4 per slice, $1 per drink . Please contact David Belford at [email protected] or 519 660-6198 if you plan to come, or if you have any questions.
Advance notice reminders:
2) Pig Roast 2026, on Saturday September 26th, Further details on the poster in the Narthex.
3) St. Judes Coffee House: Saturday October 17th, 7 PM. Talk to Peter King or Chris Chalmers for more info about this fun evening! 

Learning Together

Anglican by Design (or Accident) – Plan to attend a one-hour introduction to Anglicanism led by Father Kevin after the 10:00 am service on Sunday, October 4th. This session may be helpful to lifelong Anglicans and even those surprised to have been embraced by this curious tradition of the Church. Learn about its history, governance and practices. Bring questions!

The Pilgrim Course –Sign up for one or all six-session courses led by Father Kevin, Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30 pm. Explore the Creeds (starting Oct 6th – in person), the Eucharist (Nov 17 – online), and then two more courses in the new year. Make your spiritual health a priority! Sign-up sheets for the Creeds course are in the narthex. Space is limited!

Let's Celebrate

Happy birthday! This week to Sidney S. And Mary Jane S., both on 13th September.. Hope you both had happy celebrations.

And, happy anniversary to Mary and Larry O’C., celebrating on 14th September, Cathy and Keith F. on the 16th, and Cathy and Bryan S. on the 15th.