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THE PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY ST. STEPHENS
ANGLICAN MEMORIAL CHURCH
Weekly Newsletter - Covid-19 edition #10
Sunday May 24th, 2020 7th Sunday of Easter
Worship readings for this Sunday are: Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11 In conjunction with Rev. Rob’s worship video you can find a link for the week’s readings posted on the Worship Schedule page of our website. PRAYER INTENTIONS THIS PRAYER MINISTRY IS MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW! Your prayers DO MAKE a difference. Please take additional time in your day and in you daily prayers for those most vulnerable and in need of healing. PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to request prayers for someone, please email to: [email protected]. Our prayer team will also include your loved ones with their allotted intercessions. First names will be printed in the weekly bulletin.
We are honoured to hold in prayer – family, friends, loved ones, and all in need. We pray especially for those listed in this bulletin and those in our hearts this day.
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Prayers for those in need of Health and Healing: Roseanne R., Phillip, Rebecca, Kyra, Diane, Barbara, Lisa, James, Petra, Hailey, Carol, John & Val, Kristen, Kylee, Molly Rose, Catalina, Soledad, Bea, Linda, Sandra, Luke, Peter, Diane, Peggy, Evan & Family, Edith, Jerry, Cheryl, John, and Krista. Prayers for those in Long Term Care or Seniors Homes: Ken, Marg, Diane, Noreen, Helen, Jim, Peter, Gene, Evelyn, Dave, Shirley, Rhiannon, Janet, Junia, Cliff, Shirley Mac, Florence, Leona, Laurie, Gloria, Joannie, Sheila, Hazel, and Bob. Although there’s no actual Altar Flowers to assemble, those noted below still have a place of importance for us as a parish family to honour and remember.
MAY ALTAR FLOWERS:
May 3 - Given to the Glory of God by Rob & Miriam Hewitt in memory of
Marjorie Hewitt, Winifred Holt, and Wendy Smith.
May 10 - Given to the Glory of God by Ruby Stone in memory of husband Cliff
Stone.
May 17 - Given to the Glory of God by Vince McCarthy in memory of Joan, loving
wife and mother, who passed away 2 years ago.
May 24 - Given to the Glory of God by Linda Butt and family in loving memory of
mother and grandmother Myrtle Noel. Forever remembered.
May 31 - Given to the Glory of God by Anne Buchanan with warm thoughts to all
her parish family. Hoping this finds you safe and to worship together soon.
Parish Council: The 2020 Vestry Report has now been posted to
the website under Warden’s Page. Please contact a Council
Member if you have any questions and concerns to be addressed.
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Photo Directory Update An update on our parish photo directory. The company that is
producing the directory (IPC) is currently closed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. We were hoping to receive our directory
this spring but it will more likely be sometime in the late fall.
Thank you for your patience and we will keep you updated!
CROWN THE LOUNGE UPDATE Further to our Parish Vestry meeting in January 2020 we
voted acceptance on a motion to raise $50,000.00 for a new
lounge roof and other projects. The intent was hopefully to
achieve this goal through the Parish raising $10,000.00;
Current Investment Funds of $10,000.00; and a Grant of
up to $30,000.00 from the Diocese of Huron.
We are now pleased to report that our good and faithful Parishioners have raised
to date $13,995.00! (Will your last bit of ‘green’ put us over 14k?!?)
We are currently awaiting a decision from the Diocesan Council. Thank you to
each and every one of you for your dedication and commitment!
UNDIE SUNDAY UPDATE Thank you for all those who contributed to Undie
Sunday! We collected and will be donating 116
Pairs of Undies, 2 T-shirts, and 32 pairs of socks.
Daily Bread Daily Readings Booklets We have received the Daily Bread readings booklets. We will distribute 15 at a time in our front mailbox at HTSSM, and once depleted we will add more. Parishioners can come by and pick one up from our mailbox. If there are none at the time, please call the office and they will be replenished. Take care and stay safe. Thanks, from Jeanette.
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Various Options Are Always Available for Regular Tithing & Contributions! Are you looking to ensure that you are still able to contribute on a regular basis? Here are some options available to you at any time for your convenience. 1) Pre-authorized payments on a recurring monthly date of your choosing. Please contact Jeanette in the church office for more information for set up. 2) Offerings made directly from your bank account whenever you choose. Simply select Interac e-transfer option through your banking institution’s website. Please see our Website home page for more details for setting up this option. 3) Regular envelopes may still be mailed to the church or deposited in the church mailbox at 727 Southdale Road (cheques only please). Your contributions are always continually appreciated. Thank you for your faithful stewardship!
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I Please enjoy another letter received from The Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE). Once again, I felt its relevance as it speaks to our current condition and I just couldn’t WAIT to share it with all of you! Peace, Luv&Hugs, from Allison
Dear Friends,
Jesus’ arms hold new life. For many years, robins have nested on the wooden crucifix in the monastery cloister. This spring, for nearly two weeks, a mother and father robin have taken turns like a tag team “sitting tight” on the eggs, while the other mate searches for food. Once the eggs are hatched, the fledglings will leave the nest when they are ready for their maiden flight in about two weeks. Meanwhile, there is a great deal of waiting. Waiting figures prominently in creation. The gestation and development of flowers and trees, of animals, fish, birds and human beings follow a cadence that resists being rushed. In a dark night, you may wish for the dawn to come soon; but, of course, it will come on its own time. We are waiting now for the resolution of the Coronavirus crisis; however, for so many of us, that timeframe is beyond our control. Even if we are agents in the resolution of the pandemic – being health care workers, research scientists, government or corporate leaders, or among the countless numbers of people who, by their work, are making life possible for others – we still face an element of waiting for what is beyond our ultimate control. We are working, and we are waiting. We must be patient.
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The English word “patience,” comes from the Latin patientia which is a “quality of suffering.” And suffering you are as you wait patiently, hopefully, sometimes desperately for a resolution. Patience also means dependence, exposure, being no longer in control of your own situation, being the object of what is done. Living life patiently is very difficult to do. Living life patiently is not the only way to navigate life. Some situations we face in life just now require aggressive responses; however, patience also needs to be an active word in your soul’s vocabulary. When the answer is not forthcoming, when something is not being resolved, when the door isn’t being opened, when someone is not acquiescing, when you have lost any sense of controlling your circumstances, there is also an invitation for patience. It’s “to wait, like watchmen waiting for the morning,” (Psalm 130). Waiting is difficult. You may have a predisposition that you shouldn’t have to wait. But these days we all are having to wait. Pray for the gift of God’s power, provision, patience, that this huge trial we now face also be a time of gestation for new life beyond which you could have imagined. Pray for the strength you need just now to work and to wait. “I waited patiently upon the LORD; he stooped to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay; he set my feet upon a high cliff and made my footing sure.”
Psalm 40:1-2
Faithfully,
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
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