Announcements for Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
Today
we welcome Nelson Weippert as our guest preacher. Barbara will be back from her
educational leave tomorrow.
We
continue our annual appeal for the Canadian Food Grains Bank. Envelopes are
available in the church.
The United Church
has launched a special appeal for victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti and
Cuba. They are inviting us to learn about the situation; to hold it
in our prayers, and if possible, to donate to the special appeal. Donations may be made online through the
church’s secure webpage from w.united-church.ca; by phone to 1-800-268-3781
ext. 2738 with a credit card; or by mail to The United Church of Canada, Philanthropy
Unit—Emergency Response, 3250 Bloor St W., Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M8X 2Y4.
On Sunday, October
30th there will be a combined
service at St Paul’s United Church at 11am, for all three of our
churches. There will be a fellowship
time starting from 10:30am in the church.
The
Franklin Centre Church of the Nazarene is inviting all pastors, priests, lay
preachers, worship leaders, and their congregations to a free concert
celebrating all those who give so much of themselves to others. Come and enjoy
an evening of gospel, country, and old time tunes. Requests are welcomed.
Fellowship, coffee and finger foods to follow. The concert takes place at The Village Church 52
Lambton St., Ormstown QC, Saturday, October 29th, at 7:30 p.m. For
more information call: 450-264-3308
The applications for the Howden-
Templeton Student Bursary are now available at the church or from Brent
Tolhurst, Scott Templeton, Debbi Templeton or Marlene Stuckey. Applications
must be returned NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 20, 2016, and bursaries will be presented
in a 9:30am service on the 18th of December.
Halloween Party at Georgetown, 7:30 pm, on Saturday, Oct. 29. Prizes
for funniest and most original costumes. Welcome young and old alike!
Semi-Annual
Meeting of the Women’s Auxiliery of the
Barrie Memorial Hospital: November 2, 2016, 2 pm in the library of the Pink
School.
There will be a combined Remembrance Day service for the Howick area to be held on Sunday November 6th at 10:30am in the Riverfield Presbyterian Church.
The new catalogue for Gifts with Vision has been received. You are invited to take one and see the kind of charitable gifts you could be giving in someone's name!