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MARCH 2016 - NEWSLETTER – ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH, RICHMOND ONT.

St. Paul’s United Church, 3452 McBean St. Richmond, Ontario

Come And Celebrate

Easter At St. Paul’s

Meet Your New Chair of Council

Hi, my name is Margaret

Eddy. In the two years that I have been a part

of St. Paul’s United Church, I have come to love

the people and the many activities that happen

here. After the annual meeting 21 February and

having talked to Mary Norman, I decided to

volunteer to be Chair of Council. I cannot fill

Judy Wagdin’s shoes. In different shoes, with

God’s help, I will do my best in the job.

To give you a short history of my life, I was born

an Army dependent, studied to be a Registered

Nurse and then became an Army wife. I am a

lifelong learner having completed a B.N. and a

M. Ad. ED, and am presently taking an online

course from Centre for Action and

Contemplation (CAC).

After 35 years, my husband and I retired to

Arnprior where I attended Grace St Andrew’s

UC. While there, I sat on the Christian Education

Committee, the JNAC, and the Intern support

committee. I was secretary for the Council and

attended all learning opportunities. When we

down-sized and moved to Richmond, I joined St.

Paul’s congregation. At St. Paul’s I have been

very involved and enjoy working at any and all

events. I participate in all learning

opportunities, pie making, messy church,

creative worship, and UCW.

Many changes in the United Church as a whole

and St Paul’s are in the future. Working

together will make these changes easier and

less traumatic. I believe in coming to a general

agreement as everyone cannot have their way

in any group of people. I look forward to

working with all of you in the future.

Thanks Judy………….. Somehow “thanks Judy”, does not convey the

deep feeling of appreciation we all have for the

time and effort and love Judy has put into being

the Chair of Council for all these past years. If

you’ve been on Council, or worked with Judy, in

any of her many roles, here at St. Paul’s, you

will know just how much caring she puts into

making each meeting, each event, each project

or each activity, a joyful, rewarding and

successful experience.

Her energy is boundless, her caring is sincere

and somehow, she always finds time to get it all

done. When a gap is identified and no one else

volunteered to take on a task, you will find Judy

filling in and taking on yet another job. If she

doesn’t, she has the most pleasant way of

asking for help and no one, not even Jim, can

say no.

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In the Judy style, she has agreed to mentor

Marg in taking over the duties of Chair of

Council….. easing Marg in and easing Judy out .

So, thanks Judy for always being there, for

dealing with all the hard stuff, for being a friend

to St. Paul’s and to the community of Richmond.

Oh yes, and for being a friend to Jim.

REAL

SAMARITANS IN OUR WORLD

TODAY – Joanna Braaksma

Recently, I had occasion to visit a new

Rheumatologist. Once in his office he asked me

the regular questions. He then took out a

jewelers’ magnifying glass and examined my

fingers. He further examined my feet. He then

asked me to go next door to the hospital to get

x-rays and blood work done. No problem. I was

right there, so get it done now.

The problem started when the receptionist said

that there was a “short” corridor between

where we were and the hospital. I knew that

was going to be a problem as I now have

trouble walking. Oh well!

This “short” corridor was in a “Z” shape on a

slope uphill. There was no railing to hold on to,

glass windows on both sides—so you can enjoy

the view. By the time I got to the doors of the

hospital, tears were running down my cheeks.

Just then a lady came along and asked if I

needed help. I just nodded. She got me a

wheelchair and said she was on her lunch hour

and could help me. I just handed her the pile of

papers in my hands and she took over.

I need a “green” card for the hospital. She

wheeled me right in and in no time the card was

in my hand. She then wheeled me to the x-ray

room. I was to go right in. She then apologized

that she would have to leave me as she had to

get to work. I was so grateful to be sitting

down, thanks did not seem enough.

The x-ray lady proceeded to twist my feet and

knees as if I were a contortionist.

Standing to get my shoulders x-rayed was also

not helpful. The tears came again. The hands

being x-rayed were no problem. This lady knew

that I was in pain so she wheeled me to the

blood work area.

Here I had to sit as there were 20 people ahead

of me. I could now calm down and relax a bit.

When my turn came, I was then surprised that it

was taking so long to get one needle and take

some blood. When I questioned the lady, she

showed me all the stickers that were needed. I

was to have 10 vials of blood taken. I asked if I

would have enough blood to get home.

When she finished, she then wheeled me to this

main corridor. There she explained that she

would have to leave me on my own as she had

other people to look after.

With that, a gentleman asked her if he could

push me. When they asked me, I was so

grateful for the help, I said “Yes.”

“Where to?” he asked. Now, I had to go to the

ATM machine. The receptionist earlier had told

me that the parking lot charged $3.50 for every

20 minutes. I had arrived at 11:00 am and it

was 3:00 pm. I knew that I only had $12.00 on

me and they did not take credit cards. I needed

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cash. No problem! And we were off to find the

machine.

Once I had money I then had to get back to my

car. This gentleman then said that he had time

to push me wherever I wanted or needed to go.

He told me his wife had had surgery this

morning and he was waiting for her in the

recovery room. He had nothing to do and was

bored. He was more than happy to wheel me

around.

He then wheeled me right to my car. It was

then that I had a chance to see him. He was a

young man but he would not give me his name.

He said that I had helped him by giving him

something to do. He left with the wheelchair to

take it back through this “short” corridor to the

hospital.

As I prepared to drive out, I said a prayer to

thank God for giving me these good Samaritans.

UPCOMING OUTREACH COMMITTEE

ACTIVITIES

“Loonie” Sundays

The congregation is encouraged to bring their

spare loonies and toonies to church during Lent.

The Sunday School children take up the

collection with all monies going towards the

Mission and Service Fund.

“Souper” Sundays Delicious homemade soups and desserts are

served after the service on the first Sunday of

each month with all funds raised going to the

Richmond Village Refugee Welcome (see article

below).

Food Bank Luncheons Outreach Committee members prepare a warm

meal for Food Bank participants once a month.

The lunch is served in the church basement and

includes dessert, coffee, entertainment and

friendly conversation

The Quilt Luncheon Our church neighbour, “The Country Quilter”

holds an outdoor quilt show in June of each

year with the Outreach Committee and the

UCW jointly preparing a lunch in the church

basement for the quilters. Everyone is welcome

to attend this fun event, so if you enjoy good

food and beautiful quilts, check out future

church bulletins to confirm the date.

The Richmond

Village Refugee Welcome (RVRW) The Richmond Village Refugee Welcome

(RVRW) is a group of dedicated Richmond and

surrounding area residents who have been

working together since fall 2015 to sponsor a

refugee family from Syria. Most of the group’s

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volunteer positions have been filled;

approximately one half of the $30,000 required

to sponsor a family for the first year has already

been raised; a list of required household items

has been created and most of the items have

already been donated; applications have been

completed and; as of March 10 a family of six

living in Turkey has been identified. The mother

has a sister with three sons who recently

arrived in South March with sponsorship from

the Anglican Church. If all goes well, it could be

four to eight months before the family arrives.

St. Paul’s Outreach Committee donated $500 to

the project in December and since that time an

additional $383.80 was raised from a bake sale

and the first “Souper Sunday” on March 6th. If

you would like to make a donation in cash or by

cheque, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church has

volunteered to take in the donations and issue

tax receipts for amounts over $25. Make

cheques out to “St Andrew’s Presbyterian

Church” and write “for refugee sponsorship” on

the memo line. Cheques should be mailed to

P.O. Box 846, Richmond, ON, K0A 2Z0. You can

also visit the web site

http://www.richmondvillagerefugeewelcome.ca

for further information and to donate directly

through “Go fund Me”.

Pie People Report to the

Nation - Isabel Thompson

The Pie Making Project is also a very busy

commitment several of our church members

make every Tuesday morning. We even have

some volunteers who are not members but

enjoy getting out to have some "fun" with us.

A lot can be learned from this group of Pie

People! We are in our 15th year making pies

and we have also been making pies for

Shouldice Farms to sell from their Bells Corners

location for 8 of those years. We are a busy

group! The profits do not go directly into the

Operating Account of St. Paul's but over the

years we have paid for several necessary Capital

Expenditures. We do make an annual

donation towards the hydro bill though.

Anyone, men or women, are welcome to join us

on Tuesday mornings starting around 8:45am

for 2 - 3 hours. No experience is necessary as

there are several jobs that do not require much

expertise! We have a group who come in

during the apple season and they just sit there

quietly peeling apples! Well, not too quietly!!

Come For Dinner

and Take Home a Treasure April 2nd at 6:00 p.m.: Instead of our annual St.

Patty’s Day meal, we will be having an Italian

Supper and Auction. Silent Auction items are

now on display in the church basement and can

be bid on. While initial plans considered not

having a live auction this year, these plans have

changed and, after dinner, there will be a live

auction with many items available. We are still

looking for items for both the silent and live

http://www.richmondvillagerefugeewelcome.ca/

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auction portions. Bring your appetites and

your wallets.

Tickets are on sale now, $15.00.

Come and enjoy an evening of fun

Author Unknown -contributed by Judy Wagdin

Once upon a time the colours of the world

started to quarrel; all claimed that they were

the best, the most important, the most useful,

the favourite.

GREEN said: “Clearly I am the most important.

I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen

for grass, leaves, trees –without me, all animals

would die. Look out over the countryside and

you will see that I am in the majority.”

BLUE interrupted: “You only think about the

Earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is

water that is the basis of life and drawn up by

the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives

space and peace and serenity. Without my

peace, you would all be nothing.”

YELLOW chuckled: “You are all so serious. I

bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth to the world.

The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow and the

stars are yellow. Every time you look at a

sunflower, the world starts to smile. Without

me, there would be no fun.”

ORANGE, started next to blow her temper, “I

am the colour of health and strength. I may be

scarce but I am precious for I serve the needs of

human life. I carry the most important

vitamins. Thinks of carrots, pumpkins, oranges,

mangos and papaws! I don’t hang around all

the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or

sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one

gives another thought to any of you.”

RED, could stand it no longer. He shouted out:

“I am the ruler of all of you! I am blood! Life’s

blood! I am the colour of danger and of

bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring

fire to the blood! I am the colour of passion and

of love, the red rose, the poppy and poinsettia.

Without me, the earth would be as empty as

the moon!”

PURPLE , rose up to his full height. He was very

tall and spoke with great pomp: “I am the

colour of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs and

bishops have always chosen me for I am a sign

of authority and wisdom. People do not

question me, they listen and obey.”

Finally INDIGO spoke, much more quietly than

tall the others, but with just as much

determination: “Think of me. I am the colour of

silence. You hardly notice me, but without me

you all become superficial. I represent thought

and reflection, twilight and deep water. You

need me for balance and contrast, for prayer

and inner peace.”

And so all the colours went on boasting and

quarrelling, each convinced of their own

superiority. Soon, their quarrelling became

louder and louder. Suddenly there was a

startling flash of bright lightening. Thunder

rolled and boomed! Rain started to pour down

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relentlessly! The colours crouched down in fear

drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamour, RAIN began to

speak: “You foolish colours, fighting amongst

yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest.

Don’t you know you were each made for a

special purpose, unique and different? Join

hands with one another and come to me.”

Doing as they were told, the colours united and

joined hands, The RAIN continues: “From now

on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across

the sky in a great bow of colours as a reminder

that you can all live in peace. The rainbow is a

sign of hope for tomorrow”.

And so, whenever a good rain washes the

world, and a rainbow appears in the sky, let us

remember to appreciate one another.

Note: Ancient people recognised the RAINBOW

as a sign of peace and of harmony. The ancient

Hebrews recognised it as a sign given by the

Creator that he wants all living things to live and

to flourish in peace and harmony; all clans, all

tribes, all colours, all faiths, all nations. That

between us there should be no division but

mutual respect and appreciation of one

another's gifts as well as of our differences. In

this way we enrich one another by reflecting to

one another the beauty and magnificence of

the Creator.... "When the rainbow appears in

the clouds I will remember the everlasting

promise between me and all living beings on

Earth."

Camp Awesome is happening once

again. -July 18-22, 2016 This camp is organized by Ottawa Presbytery for

children 4-12 years of age.

This will be our 4th annual camp being held at

St. Paul’s with 28-30 children enjoying a camp

during the summer months. Cost is $80.00 per

child, we have family rates available.

Applications are now being accepted; please

see Judy for the forms. As usual we are looking

for a few volunteers to help this camp run

smoothly, specially picking up counsellors at

the’ park and ride’ in Kanata,

If you can help please mention it to Judy

Wagdin……….

A Special Thank You to

Golden Triangle Signs -Isabel Thompson

Several years ago we had our St. Paul’s banner,

used for special events, parades, etc. made up

by Golden Triangle Signs. Since it was out of

date with respect the new United Church logo

shown above, we decided to have a new one

made up. This has been done and we wanted

to thank Golden Triangle Signs, a family owned

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business located at 429 Richmond Road,

Prospect, Ontario for donating the new banner.

They are a very special neighbour that deserves

our appreciation and your support. Next time

you need signage of any kind, vehicle graphics,

promotional items like fridge magnets, etc.

don’t forget to contact Golden Triangle Signs

(613) 253-Sign (253-7446)

So What’s “UP” With Our

Elevator, Isabel? The Expenses are UP,

That’s What’s Up!

Our elevator or more accurately named ,

"handicap lift" was installed at the church 11

years ago. At that time we did special

fundraising, people made donations in memory

of a loved one and it was also the beginning of

our pie making project! By law we have to

have it in tip top condition so every year an

inspector comes from the provincial TSSA

(Technical Standards & Safety Authority). We

have to pay an annual fee of $1,000 to the

province. As well as having the TSSA inspector

arrive (usually unexpectedly), the regular

maintenance is performed by the elevator

mechanic we had hired to install it 11 years ago.

There is usually an issue to deal with in this

regular maintenance.

Some of the problems we have had in the past

are:

• About 5 years ago the TSSA decided we

had to change the cable that contains the

lubrication which makes the car go up and

down. That costs us close to $1,000. There

was nothing wrong with the cable we had but

the TSSA decided we had to have a thicker one.

They had changed their standards.

• Then there was issues with the doors on

each of the three floors would not close tightly

which makes the left not operate. This

problem was rectified.

• In addition, a problem was identified

with the guides that make the lift run straight

up and down inside the elevator shaft and ours

had started to hit the sides of it.

• The backup battery system decided it

didn't like working at St. Paul's so we had to

purchase a new battery.

• A current problem happening now is

the locks on each floor all have to be replaced

before the end of the month. The mechanism

is wearing out and that is an issue that does

happen inside a lock. We have been told it

would probably cost approximately $600 per

lock.

• Trouble off and on with the doors not

opening and closing when they should but this

problem has been resolved.

• A couple of years ago the TSSA

inspector said we had to lock the doors on each

floor so we had to purchase four little black

combination boxes. One for each floor and

one for the inside of the lift. The keys are really

supposed to be locked in these boxes until

somebody requires the use of the lift. We have

been negligent in doing this because of the

inconvenience of it all. The little black boxes

are attached to the side of each door.

People might ask "Is it necessary for us to

continue to maintain our Lift?” We believe it is

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since it is not only used on Sunday mornings,

but also throughout the week for other Church

events. Because of the elevator, we have an

accessible building for people with walkers,

canes and particularly wheelchairs. We made

this commitment to the congregation and

visitors to St Paul's. Our curved stair cases in

the front lobby are quite attractive to look at

but can be dangerous to walk on. We have

had people falling down or tripping on the stairs

in past years.

A couple of months ago we put a large glass

bottle on the kitchen pass through counter

asking people to throw a $ donation for their

coffee/tea into it to help with some of these

expenses. We have not counted the donations

yet but whatever is there will certainly help a

little bit. If anyone can come up with other

ways to help defray the operating costs of the

handicap lift, please let us know. It may seem

like we are always asking for money for one

thing or another but it is no different

maintaining a church than our own homes. The

expenses go on all the time.

At this time, we are appealing to our church

members to make a special donation towards

these costs. Right now we are waiting to

receive an invoice from the maintenance

company but we know it is going to be a high

one!

St. Paul’s members have always, in the past,

risen to meet the needs of its members, the

needs of the building and of the needs of the

community. Hopefully we can do it one more

time.

God After the Funeral of

the Church -Summary by Margaret Eddy

with permission from Rev. Dr. George

Hermanson

On February 13, Isabel Thompson and I went to

an Open Space Discussion, God After the

Funeral of the Church, at Emmanuel United

Church. Rev. Dr. George Hermanson said that

they used the title to get imaginations going.

He explained that the funeral image allows us to

let go of the past while remembering what

might be life giving as we look at the future of

the church.

Over the years, the church has been, and still is,

in continuous experimentation. Through the

middle ages when it was privileged; to now

when it is one among many options. Many

surveys and our own church attendance show

that institutional religion is on the decline.

God is no longer out there, He is in our world

and people are finding Him on their own terms

and in their own way. How can the church

respond to this change? How this will evolve is

unknown and is open to our imaginations.

After this talk, we broke up into groups to

discuss the following topics:

-Social Gospel, Learning and Fellowship, Dreams

and Mystery, What is Good News,

-The Nature of God and Family Ministry and

Church’s Role in Parenting.

I have copies of the notes from these

discussions if anyone would like a copy. The

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only one that really hit home for me was when

one minister attending said that, “you do not

need a building to have a minister and church”.

INVITATION TO

ALL WOMEN OF ST. PAUL’S UNITED

CHURCH -Joanne Braaksma

June includes a special NIGHT OUT for the

ladies. This will be Monday June 27, 2016. We

choose a local restaurant and we do not have to

prepare, cook, or clean up. All ladies of the

church are invited even if they do not attend

the UCW meetings. The UCW ladies also help

the Quilt Luncheon on Saturday June 18, 2016.

This is sponsored by the Outreach Committee.

Sunday School

News: We would like to thank everyone for supporting

our baked bean luncheon. We have a lot of

events planned for the spring session

March 20th - Palm Sunday Breakfast. From

09:15 – 10:30 - A goodwill offering will be

collected.

April 10th -Messy Church From 04:00 – 06:30

With an Earth Day Theme. The children will be

examining geodes.

May 7th Our Annual Garage Sale

May 8th We will be planting our Mother’s Day

flowers.

June Sunday School Picnic - There will be more

information at a later date.

A Growing Church is a Dying Church

- Reprinted with permission of Rev. J Barrett

Lee*

Whenever a congregation goes looking for a

new pastor, the first question on their minds

when the committee interviews a new

candidate is: Will this pastor grow our church?

I’m going to go ahead and answer that question

right now: No, she will not.

No amount of pastoral eloquence, organization,

insightfulness, amicability, or charisma will take

your congregation back to back to its glory days.

What then can your pastor do? She can make

your board meetings longer with prayer and

Bible study. She can mess with your sense of

familiarity by changing the order of worship and

the arrangement of the sanctuary. She can play

those strange new songs and forget about your

favorite old hymns. She can keep on playing

those crusty old hymns instead of that hot new

contemporary praise music. She can bug you

incessantly about more frequent celebration of

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Communion. She can ignore your phone call

because she’s too busy praying. She can ruin

your perfectly balanced budget with appeals for

more funds to be allocated toward mission and

outreach. She can take up your precious

evenings with kooky new book studies and

meditation groups. She can take up your

precious weekends with exhausting volunteer

projects. She can open your church building to

the ugliest and meanest freaks in town, who

show up at odd hours, beg for handouts, track

muddy snow into the building, leave their

cigarette butts in the parking lot, and spill their

coffee on the carpet during their Junkies

Anonymous meetings.

She can come off sounding like a Jesus freak

evangelical, gushing on and on about the Bible

and your personal relationship with God. She

can come off sounding like a “smells n’ bells”

catholic, pontificating on and on about tradition

and sacraments. She can come off sounding

like a bleeding-heart liberal, prattling on and on

about social justice and the need to constantly

question old interpretations.

What can she do to grow your church?

Nothing. There’s nothing your pastor can do to

make your church grow. She can’t save your

church. Your church already has a Savior and

it’s not her. She can push you. She can open

doors. She can present you with opportunities.

It’s up to you to take advantage of them. She

can plant seeds and water them. It’s up to God

to make them grow.

And what if that happens? What will growth

look like? Will all those old, inactive members

suddenly return? Will the pews be packed

again? Will you need to start a second service

and buy the lot next door in order to expand

the parking lot? No. You might see a few new

faces in the crowd. There won’t be many of

them. Some might stick around but most

won’t. Those who stay won’t fit in with the old

guard. They won’t know about how you’ve

always done it. They’ll want to make changes of

their own. Their new ideas will make you

uncomfortable. Your church won’t look or feel

like it used to. You’ll feel like you’re losing

control of this place that you’ve worked so hard

to preserve. It will feel like your church is dying.

And that’s just the thing. A growing church is a

dying church. It has to be. It cannot be

otherwise. The way to Easter Sunday goes

through Good Friday. The way to the empty

tomb goes through Golgotha. The way to

resurrection goes through crucifixion. When

Jesus told you to take up your cross and follow,

did you expect it to lead anywhere else? What

Jesus told us about himself is also true of

churches: Unless a grain of wheat falls to the

ground and dies, it bears no fruit.

But what if it doesn’t work? What if you let

your pastor do all that crazy stuff and nobody

new shows up? What if the church still goes

under? What if all that time you spend studying

the Bible, expanding your horizons, deepening

your spiritual life, and serving your community

turns out to be time wasted? What if it does?

Tell you what: if that’s what happens, if you

commit yourself to all this and still feel like it

was a waste of time in the end, then maybe

your church really needed to die.

…………………………………………………………

*Rev. J Barrett Lee is a Presbyterian pastor with

a High Church Anglican heart. He says, “I don’t

really know what to do with that tension,

except to hold it. That’s why I’m writing this

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blog”. “If there’s anyone else like me out

there, I cordially invite you to tag along and join

in the conversation!”

Rev. Lee serves as the pastor of North

Presbyterian Church (Kalamazoo, Michigan), a

congregation that specializes in doing ministry

alongside people who live with mental illness.

He lives in Kalamazoo with his spouse (a fellow

Presbyterian pastor, but without my High

Church tendencies) and their two kids. He is a

member of the Confraternity at St. Gregory’s

Abbey, an Episcopal Benedictine monastery in

Three Rivers, Michigan.

St Paul’s Church Council is seeking your ideas

for meeting our budget funding commitments.

If you have ideas for an event that you think

others might enjoy and support, let us know.

Perhaps you have a creative fundraising idea

you seen used at another church or community

group, perhaps it’s your own idea for something

not done for years – if so just put it forward.

We’ve installed a poster board with post-it-

notes at the back of the Sanctuary for just that

purpose. Please join us as we continue to build

upon the ministry and community work we all

share in, here at St. Paul’s.

If you have an idea and want to talk with

someone in person, please contact Judy Wagdin

or Marg Eddy.

St. Paul’s Council is excited to announce the

creation of a Pastoral Care Team to better

meet the needs of the congregation and

community. The structure of the team is

currently being formulated but if you feel you

are called to join this ministry, or to learn more,

please speak to Marg Walker or Rev. Carla.

We’d love to have you join us.

A Special Congregational Vote Sunday April 3rd

will be held right after the worship service to

determine the start time for worship during the

summer months of July and August. For a

number of years St. Paul’s has changed the

worship start time from 10:30 to 9:30am during

the summer to allow people more time during

the day to enjoy the summer and be with

family. However, some people have expressed

their concern that it is harder for them to be

ready for the earlier start time. Therefore in

the spirit of fairness and compromise, the

Worship Committee and Council would like your

input as we collectively make a decision. Let

your input and opinion be heard – Members will

need to be at the meeting, in person on April 3

to vote

To find out more about Presbytery event for

Youth and Young Adults, check out the Ottawa

Presbytery web site at

www.uccanottawa.org/yaya.html

Cards, Cards, Cards -

And We’ve Got More than 52 in Our Deck

We just started our 20th years of selling gift

cards! This has been a great source of revenue

to St. Paul's annual budget. However, in

recent years our profits have been getting less

http://www.uccanottawa.org/yaya.html

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and less. It is such an easy way to make

money without any extra work to anyone

except the person looking after the program.

She gets a really good salary so does not mind

the time put into it! Please give us a try. It

costs you no more than you would be spending

each month anyway!

Invest a $1; Get a $1; Spend a $1

What could be easier than that……………??

Creamy Italian

Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe –Church Lady

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Renée's® Creamy Italian Dressing

1 pkg. (12 oz.) spaghetti

1/2 cup peas

6 Strips bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces

2 Cloves garlic, minced

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

2 tbsp. Chopped fresh parsley

1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper (optional)

TIP: Substitute Italian-style bacon (pancetta)

for bacon if desired.

Instructions:

-Cook spaghetti according to package

directions, adding peas during last minute of

cooking; drain, reserving 1/4 cup pasta water.

-Meanwhile, in large skillet, cook bacon over

medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes or until crispy;

drain excess fat; add garlic and cook for 1

minute or until softened.

-Add hot pasta and dressing to skillet, adding

reserved pasta water if mixture looks a little

dry. Stir in cheese and parsley. Sprinkle with

pepper if desired. Enjoy!

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- Mondays -Noon to 12:30 –Spiritual

Explorer Group will be looking at a new book

“The Last Week” –A Day by Day Account of

Jesus’ Final Week in Jerusalem by Marcus Borg

& John Dominic Crossan. For more info see Rev.

Carla

- Wednesday -11:00-3:00pm – Creative

Worship –A time to work on your crafts and

projects while getting caught up on church,

community and family gossip. For more into

and to find out about materials needed for this

session, contact Sharon Eaton at (613) 838-8372

- Every Second Wednesday – The Book

Club meets in a member’s home. All are

welcome. For more info call Marg Walker at

(613) 838-5802

- Every Sunday – Gift Cards can be

purchased in the Church Hall. Just look for

Isabel or Gary.

- 2nd & 4th Fridays -7:00-9:00 – The

Richmond Youth Centre meets upstairs at the

arena for youth, ages 12-16 years of age.

- March 20th – 9:15 – 10:30am Palm

Sunday Breakfast –A goodwill offering will be

collected.

- March 20th – 10:30am – Palm Sunday

Service and Baptism

- March 21 - 7:00pm – UCW Meeting in

the Church Hall. All are welcome.

- March 24th – 10:30 am – Good Friday

Walk and Light Luncheon at St. Phillip’s Catholic

Church – The walk will begin at Grace Assembly

on Perth Street.

- March 27th Easter Sunrise Service –

(sunrise is at 6:52am) at the home of Donna and

Walter Foster, 3285 Eagleson Rd. Come and

bring a friend or two.

- March 27th - 10:30 Easter Service,

Communion and Confirmation of Emily

Carruthers – Bring the whole family and enjoy

meeting friends and neighbours on this special

day.

- April 3rd Holy Humour Sunday &

Baptism - Bring your best puns and jokes and

wear your best Easter Bonnet and Gloves.

- April 2nd - -6:00pm Italian Supper and

Auction – In lieu of our annual St. Patty’s Day

meal, we will be having an Italian Supper and

Auction. Auction items are now on display in

the Church Hall and can be bid on now. Come

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for the food, the auction and to see and hear

the auctioneer do “his thing”, a special, not to

be missed, event in itself. Don’t forget to bring

your appetite and your wallet.

- April 3 - 11:30am – Congregational

Meeting and Vote after our normal worship

time to determine Worship Start Time for the

Summer months of July and August. Will it be

10:30am as is normal for the rest of the year or

will it be 9:30am as we have done in recent

years for the summer months to give you more

time to enjoy the warm summer days.

- April 10th - 4:00 6:00pm Messy Church

Earth Day – complete with bonfire in the

backyard. Bring the family, bring the

grandchildren, and bring the neighbours. All are

welcome and all will have fund and food and

friendship.

- April 17th – Bon Voyage Service for

Rev. Carla’s Last Sunday before beginning her

Sabbatical (April 18th – July 25th) If you have

questions that would normally be handled by

Rev. Carla, please call Bonnie Warnock or Marg

Walker who can refer your call.

- May 7th – Annual Garage Sale – As you

clean up for spring, set aside any good items

you might have and donate them to St. Paul’s

Annual Garage Sale.

- May 8th – The Sunday School will be

planning Mother’s Day flowers.

- June – Annual Sunday School Picnic –

More details on events and specific date will

follow.

Stay In Touch with St.

Paul`s To provide input to the Epistle:

Bryan Giffin [email protected]

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E-Mail the Church:

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[email protected]

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