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STEWARDSHIP SECONDS - October 30/16 THANK YOU to the many members who have submitted their 2017 Commitment Cards. If you have misplaced the Stewardship Information Package that was mailed to your home address, or if you did not receive a package, you may pick up a package today at the Welcome Desk, or stop by the church office during the week to pick up a package. We encourage you to mail or hand in your cards on the offering plate or to the church office over the next two weeks (by Sunday, November 13). For 2017 budget planning purposes, if we do not receive a card from you, our assumption will be that your givings will be maintained at the same level as in 2016. Update: Envelope, PAR, and member donations to September 30 - $116,720. This represents 66% of the 2016 budget target of $178,000. While January to September represents 75% of the year, our average revenue for this period is 68% of the projected total, so we are slightly behind historical giving levels thus far. (October through December are traditionally the months in which we receive the most donations, from our members and other supporters.) Please consider an extra one-time offering this fall to help us "catch up." We thank you for your ongoing generous support of the work of St. Andrew's United Church, and the wider church both nationally and globally. We are collectively making a positive difference in many people's lives, thanks to your gifts of time, talent and money. The Stewardship Committee
Maureen McGuinness Bill Steadman Phil Thurston Diane Trollope Alison Warner-Smith
St. Andrew’s United Church “NEWS”
October 30, 2016 111 Larch Street, Sudbury, ON P3E 4T5
Phone: 705-674-0721 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.st-andrews.ca/church Like and Follow us on facebook at
www.facebook.com/standrewsunitedchurchsudbury
Ministers: Rev. Catherine Somerville, ext. 104 Wednesday - Friday, 9:00 am to noon [email protected]
Rev. Dr. Bill Steadman, ext. 103 Monday - Wednesday, 9:00 am to noon [email protected]
Director of Music: Dr. Robert Hall, ext. 108
Office Manager: Alison Warner-Smith, ext. 101 [email protected]
Treasurer: Jill Bennett, ext. 102 [email protected]
Youth Leader: Church School Coordinator:
Nursery Coordinator:
Nissah Sleik Kate Barber Shanda Mese
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Monday: Tuesday to Thursday:
Friday:
CLOSED 9:00 am - 2:00 pm CLOSED
Please note that any general inquiries may be directed to our Office Manager, Alison, during Regular Office Hours, or you may leave a
voicemail message at other times at 705-674-0721, ext. 101.
If you are visiting with us, welcome! We are very happy you have joined us today. Following worship, we invite you to the 2
nd floor to continue our fellowship while enjoying refreshments.
Manitou Prayer List Western Manitoulin Pastoral Charge - Sudbury Presbytery - Elizabeth Bay United Church - St. Andrew's United Church, Meldrum Bay - St. Andrew's United Church, Silver Water
Janice Frame (OM) Bea Arnill (OM), Retired - Sudbury Presbytery
This week and more...
Today (Oct. 30), 10:30 am Worship in the sanctuary. Children and Youth programs on the 2nd floor (after Time Up Front). FOCUS: Celebrating generosity. We give thanks for people’s generosity. Commitment cards mailed out earlier this month may still be received on the offering plate, in the boxes at the front, or in the office.
After worship: You are invited to the 2nd floor for cake and refreshments.
Tonight, 7:00 pm Out of the Cold concert featuring “Dala.” Some tickets ($25) are still available (at time of printing). Help is needed after church to re-arrange the chairs.
Monday, Oct. 31, 7:00 pm Study Group is cancelled for this evening. Next Monday we return to Revelation, Chapters 10 and 11.
Tuesday, Nov. 1, Noon Staff planning meeting, off-site. The office will close at noon this day.
Thursday, Nov. 3 - Saturday, Nov. 5 Rummage Sale by One-Eleven Senior Citizens’ Centre. Details elsewhere in the News.
Looking ahead…
Sunday, Nov. 6, 10:30 am Communion service and Remembrance Sunday. Confirmation class during worship.
Thursday, Nov. 10, 11:00 am Connex partners meeting, 3rd floor boardroom.
Worship Volunteers Next Sunday, November 6th
Greeters: TWO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Offering Leaders: TWO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Please contact Alison in the church office to volunteer for this important work of the church.
Thank You Note
We would like to thank the congregation for all your prayers,
for visiting, for your donations, and for being with us during
the difficult time of Jessica’s death.
~ Joseph, Donavine, Odessa, Jefferson, and Caleb Ntahoturi
Reaching Out Advent Project Our Reaching Out team is collecting gently used backpacks for an Advent project. During Advent, we will be inviting you to help fill up these
backpacks with toiletries and small food items for people who live on the street.
Please bring your extra backpacks to the church office. (Plan B: If you don’t have a
backpack, you might consider picking one up at the Jarrett Centre or Value Village.)
Why give another sweater to someone you love this Christmas? This year, give a gift that matters. Gifts with Vision catalogues are available and include a wide variety of sustainable gift-giving ideas. A gift of $10 provides art canvases for the River Bend Community Ministry to Saskatoon’s marginalized. A gift of $30 provides a warm winter kit (hat, scarf, jacket and mitts) to refugees in Syria and Iraq. Many more ideas are included in the catalogue. Catalogues are available at the greeter’s area or from the church office. You may also go to www.giftswithvision.ca to view the catalogue and make purchases on-line.
MILC Annual General Meeting “A Chapter of My Spiritual Journey”
The Manitou Intentional Learning Community (MILC) invites you to attend their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, November 16th at St. Luke’s United Church, Barry Street, Sudbury. “Keynote Address” will be a panel of four local clergy sharing recent chapters in their spiritual journeys: Rev. Erin Todd: Chasing the Spirit; Rev Kathy Dahmer: CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) in 4 words – joy, suffering, exile and embodiment; Rev. Cory Vermeer Cuthbert: My Year of Buying Nothing; and Rev. Stewart Walker: Holy Shift: The Spirituality of Institutional Change.
A simple supper will be served at 6:00 followed by the AGM. Keynote Panel at 7:00pm.
Please RSVP to [email protected] 705-671-0185 if you are able to join us for supper. Plan to browse the book display provided by UCRD beginning at 5:30.
Events at other United Churches
Christmas Luncheon
St. Luke’s United Church 1520 Bancroft Drive, 705-566-5685
Saturday, November 5, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bazaar, Baking, Quilt Draw and DOOR PRIZE
Admission $10.00, Children under 10 $5.00, Children under 3 Free Parking on Barry Street
Frosty Fair Tea
St. Mark’s United Church 45 Walford Road
Saturday, November 5, 12:00 - 2:30 pm
Craft Table, Penny Table, Bake table, Sunday School Table and DOOR PRIZE
Admission $6.00 per person
Café and Bake Shop
St. Stephen’s on the Hill 1248 Lauzon Avenue
Saturday, November 19, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Coffee and Tea, Sandwiches, Sweets and Treats, Assorted Craft Tables, Bake Table and DOOR PRIZES
Admission $5.00 per person
One-Eleven Senior Citizens' Centre is holding our annual Halloween Party on Monday, October 31
at 1 pm! For just $6 you get coffee, tea or punch, and light finger foods. There will also be door prizes, a 50/50 draw, and prizes for creative
costumes!
Come decked out in your best or scariest!
Rummage Sale! One-Eleven Senior Citizens’ Centre is holding its annual Fall Rummage Sale November 3rd to 5th, in the One-Eleven Lounge.
Thursday November 3rd (9 am to 4 pm) Friday November 4th (9 am to 4 pm) Saturday November 5th (9 am to 12 pm)
Location: Club 111 Lounge at St. Andrew’s Place
Healthy Living Day
One-Eleven Senior Citizens’ Centre has received funding from the Ontario Government to host a Healthy Living Day in November. This full-day, free event will feature three speakers, workshops to develop goals for healthy living, and a free catered lunch prepared by Kuppajo. The speakers will be Dr. Birgit Pianosi, the head of the School of Gerontology at Huntington University, Kim Curtis, a Registered Dietician with the Sudbury District Health Unit, and Dr. Janet McElhaney, head of Geriatrics with Health Sciences North. Registration is required. Please register with Colleen by calling 705-675-5303 x202 or emailing [email protected] if you are interested in attending.
Hurricane Matthew Relief Donations The United Church of Canada has established an emergency fund for
Hurricane Relief for Haiti and Cuba. You can go to www.united-
church.ca/hurricane-matthew to make an on-line donation, or send it through our church. Make your cheque payable to “St. Andrew’s United
Church” and note “Hurricane Matthew Relief” on the memo line.