Notices for Week of 5 November 2023
Notices: Proper 31, 5 November 2023
Good day dear friends,
In the Gospel for this week we will hear Jesus challenge the religious community on the trappings of leadership and privilege. Is our leadership and shared ministry for the glory of God? Or for our own glory? Do we participate in the community of faith for the benefit of others? Or for our own benefit? Why do we love? How do we love? Who do we love? As we near the end of the Church’s liturgical year, and open up to the watching and waiting of Advent, these are important questions for us to ask of ourselves and of our community.
Love
Father Gerald+
Thank you so very much for your prayers, love and support during my absence in October. I have been working through some personal health issues, and the time away has been very beneficial to the healing process.
A special thank you to the leadership of the parish that stepped up and continued to care for, lead and nurture the community in my absence. So much gratitude for our shared ministry in Christ.
Love, Father Gerald.
Our annual online Christmas auction will begin on November 30th at 7pm and continue until December 5th at 9 pm. Pickup date and Christmas Bake sale will be on Saturday, December 9th
Our ticket sale on a complete Christmas dinner will begin this week. Draw date will be on Sunday, December 17th.
We are asking for items or cash donations for our auction which we would like to have in as soon as possible. We will also be looking for goods for our bake sale. ( or cash donations). Bless you all as we work together to make this a successful auction.
Blessings,
Gladys+
Ministry Schedule:
Breakfast and Bible Study: Sundays at 9:00am.
The Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Sundays at 11am.
Children’s Church: Sunday’s at 11am.
Community Lunch: Sunday’s at noon.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Sundays at 8pm on Zoom.
Men’s Fellowship: Every 2nd Monday at 7:30pm.
Bereavement Support Group, 3rd Tuesday of each month at 12:30pm in the Emmaus Cafe.
Resurrection Yoga: Wednesday’s at 9:30am.
Alternative Spiritual Community (Group Meditation): Wednesdays at 11am.
Scones and Tea: Wednesday’s from 10:30 to 1pm.
Poetry: Wednesday’s at noon.
The Way of Love: Wednesday’s at 1pm.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Thursdays at 8pm.
Breakfast the 3rd Saturday of each month from 8am to 11am.
If anyone would like to participate in preparing and sharing meals for the Sunday Lunch Ministry, please contact Bob Bishop at 683-0879.
Wednesday Ministry:
Resurrection Yoga at 9:30
Scones and Tea from 10am to 1pm
Group Meditation at 11
Poetry at noon
The Way of Love at 1pm
AA at the Resurrection on Thursday nights at 8pm in the St.George Conference Room, and Sundays on Zoom at 8pm.
Beginning on October 1, 2023, there will be a new zoom number and password for Sunday evening‘s AA meeting at 8pm
ID #: 828 5043 0557
Password: 019651
Bereavement Support meets at the Resurrection on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 12:30. For more info contact Deacon Gladys Harvey at 683-2266.
Please remember to bring items for the Helping Hand Basket.
Suggested items for the Helping Hand
Peanut Butter, Jams, Tin Pasta or dry Pasta, Pasta sauce, Tin tomatoes, Can stew, Beans
Meatballs & gravy, Sugar, Tin milk, Cheese spread, Can vegetables, Juice, Flakes of Ham, Chicken, or Turkey, Soup’s.
Thank you for your continued support.
God Bless
Deacon Janet.
Our parish pantry is in need of some donations for our hospitality ministry:
Flour, soft margarine, margarine in 3lb box, jam,
baking powder, baking soda, vinegar 4L.Coffee,
regular tetley tea, green tea, decaf tea.
Anyone wanting a home visit, to discuss the life of prayer & spiritual living, or any other pastoral need, please take the initiative and contact Father Gerald.
Deacon Gladys is pastorally responsible for those who are sick and shut in. Please let her know (gladysharvey13@gmail.com 683-2266) if you know of anyone sick or shut in.
Deacon Janet Pardy is pastorally responsible for anyone in the Carbonear Hospital. Please let her know if a parishioner needs a hospital visit (jpardy45@gmail.com, 786-0931).
When making an eTransfer to the parish at finance@anglicanresurrection.com, please put in the memo note what the donation is for.
The Sunday Liturgy is live streamed in real time on our Parish YouTube Channel at 11am on Sunday mornings (and can be watched anytime after that on YouTube). It can also be picked up on our parish Facebook anytime after 12 noon on Sundays.
For those joining us on-line, we invite you to use this prayer for Spiritual Communion:
Lord Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament. However, since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, I beseech you to come spiritually into my heart. I unite myself with you, and embrace you with all the affections of my soul. Let me never be separated from you. Let me live and die in your love. Amen.
Please use eTransfers to finance@anglicanresurrection.com to continue to support our ministry. You can also contact our treasurer Calvin Adams to set up automatic deposit. Or simply mail your offerings to Box 142 South River, A0A 3W0.
“Come and see” (John 1:39). Remember to pray about and encourage your family and friends to share in our community of faith.
The duty to keep Sunday holy, especially by sharing in the Eucharist and by relaxing in a spirit of Christian joy and fraternity, is easily understood. Sunday is a day which is at the very heart of the Christian life. Do not be afraid to give your time to Christ! Time given to Christ is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so that our relationships and indeed our whole life may become more profoundly human.