Notices for week of 25 April
Notices: 25 April, Easter 4
Dear friends,
This Sunday we will hear the story of the Good Shepherd. As Easter people we proclaim the Good News of Life in Christ. But this Christ life, this Life of fulness of Love, is not something we can discover by ourselves. We need a Shepherd, a guide to lead us into the fulness of Life. For us as Christians, in our tradition, this Shepherd, this Guide, is Jesus. Really and truly, he is worth getting to know.
Love,
Father Gerald+
The number of participants now permitted at liturgy is now 100. Come along, bring a bubbled friend, and pre-register at www.anglicanresurrection.com.
Bishop Sam will be in the Parish on May 12 for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Because of the Covid restrictions, this is an invitation event only. Please keep our confirmands and families in your prayer as they open up to the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Our annual spring auction will take place on line again this year. Hoping to run it around Mother’s Day. We are looking for donations and gift card donations. You can drop the items off at Church House either on Wednesdays or bring it to liturgy on Sundays. The auction will run for one week so please help make it a success by either donating or bidding during the auction week. If you have any questions, please contact Deanna Spicer 589-5340, dr.dmspicer@nf.sympatico.ca or Shelly Drover 680-1471, shelleydrover@gmail.com.
Vestry: Because of Covid restrictions we did not have an annual meeting last year (The Annual Report was made available for everyone to see). Our hope is to have an annual meeting this year before the end of October. The Annual Report of 2020 will soon be complete and available. In the meantime, the constitution does allow the Rector to appoint members to vestry for a one year term (an appointment that can be made into the regular 3 year term at the annual meeting). I have recently appointed Joe Skanes, Elizabeth Fry and Harley Follett to the vestry. I have also appointed Deanna Spicer as the Rector’s Warden, and Alfreda Bungay has been elected People’s Warden until the annual meeting. I’d like to thank the outgoing members of vestry, Terry Murphy, Lorne Taylor and Jim Escott, for their ministry on the vestry over the last three years.
Vestry Members:
Rector’s Warden: Deanna Spicer
People’s Warden: Alfreda Bungay
Treasurer: Winston Bishop
Secretary: Stacey Escott
Joe Skanes
Elizabeth Fry
Harley Follett
Roy Mercer
Benjamin Percy
Barry Andrews
Offerings can be dropped off at the Emmaus Cafe on Wednesdays between 1 and 3pm.
Please financially support your faith community with eTransfer at finance@anglicanresurrection.com; or sign up for auto deposit; put your offering in the mail (Box 142 South River, A0A 3W0)
Monday nights at 7pm we are exploring Christian faith and Questions of Life. We are currently exploring the question: Christianity: Boring, Untrue, Irrelevant? All are welcome, and you can join in on the conversation at any time. Contact Deacon Gladys at gladysharvey13@gmail.com. 6832266.
The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86285430090?pwd=ekhFeXlPNUx1RmlTTGRxb3kyNWUyZz09
Meeting ID: 862 8543 0090Passcode: 410743
Level 2 Restriction Ministries at the Resurrection:
Sunday Liturgy in person at 11am and on Facebook and Youtube.
Sunday Confirmation Classes at 9:45am on Zoom.
Sunday AA Zoom at 8pm.
Monday Christian Education at 7pm on Zoom.
Tuesday NA in person at 8pm.
Wednesday Simple Prayer at 8:30am on Facebook.
Wednesday Resurrection Yoga at 9am in person and on Zoom.
Wednesday Group Meditation at 11am in person and on Zoom.
Wednesday Emmaus Cafe Drop Off from 1-3pm.
Thursday AA at 8pm in person.
Saturday Curb Side Breakfast 3rd Saturday of each month, 8-11am.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of the clergy for prayer and support.
The parish fundraising committee recently met to plan events for the remainder of 2021.
Take-Out Breakfasts will hopefully be able to resume in April (more to follow on that).
On-Line Spring Auction is scheduled to take place in May.
Jiggs and Reels Take-Out is scheduled for September.
Fall Bazaar is scheduled for October.
Christmas Auction is scheduled for the last weekend in November.
If you would like to volunteer with any of these events, please let me know.
Fundraising is about more than raising revenue to help support our mission, it also helps build and nurture community.