Week March 25 to 31, 2012

BULLETIN ST. PAUL # 362

Week of March 25th to 32st, 2012

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
This Sunday, please join us to celebrate

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Join us a as community to worship and
proclaim an inclusive and transforming Gospel.
See you on Sunday @ 10:30 am.

Here is some news to share with you:

MARCH 25th @ 10:30 am

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Presider: Fr. Maurice 
Lay Reader: Radika Fraser
Sidepeople for March:
Shirley Buckley & Liz Quinlan

Chancel Guild:

Shirley Buckely & Radika Fraser

Hymns: 511, 257, 444 & 149  
Rite: BAS.
 

SUNDAY LEAFLET: Please, take home the New Sunday Leaflet. It can help you review the readings, collect, prayers and news, or you can share it with other parishioners or friends who were not able to attend the Sunday Service. Thank you for your cooperation.

WEDNESDAY SERVICES: Join us for our Study & Morning Prayer Service n Wednesday, March 28th @ 10 am. followed by coffee time. Liturgical Colour: Purple. We pray for the Diocese of Nakuru, Kenya. Readings: Daniel 3: 13-28; Psalm 24: 1-6 & St. John 8: 31-47.

PRAYERS: Please, keep in your prayers:
For those who are travelling:

For those who are sick: Kelvin Diaz, Kim Williams, Norma McLeod, Lynne Argyle, Maureen Curint, Bernice Graham, Mimi Rossias, Regina Jarowsky, Ruth Johnson, Martinique Francois, Fr. Gary Botha, Br. Christian Swayne, Fr. Jeff Kennedy & Beulah Alay.
Those who are in need: For the Canadian Forces abroad. We pray for those who have died: For all those beloved from our congregation, family members, relatives & friends of St.Paul's. Gladys Colledge, Nancy Jeffereys, Frank Ferrugia & Jackie Wright.
Our thanksgiving prayer for: For the ministry of the Advisory Board for 2012. 

Please, let us update the list of prayers by checking the book at the entrance of the nave. Thanks.

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ADVOCACY

PRAYER CYCLE of MARCH:

March 25, Lent 5

Pray for John Gibson House, a LOFT ministry providing high-support housing to seniors and older adults, including those with serious mental illness and substance abuse problems; and forthe Khanyisa Centre,a drop-in for people with HIV/AIDS and their children in our companion diocese of Grahamstown, South Africa, its chaplaincy services, and skills and nutrition training.

COMING ACTIVITIES:

MAR 25 Sunday Service & Sunday School @ 10:30 am

MAR 25 Hispanic Mass @ 2 pm. Parroquia San Esteban

MAR 28 Wednesday Study & HE @ 10 am

MAR 28 Matrimonial Prepaeration @ 12:30 pm

MAR 29 Mass in Italian @ 10 am. St. Mary Magdalene

MAR 31 Area Workshop 101 from 8:45 am to 3:30 pm

MAR 31 Chancel Guild x palm crosses 9:30 to 10:30 am

APR 01 Palm Sunday & Sunday School @ 10:30 am

APR 03 Blessing of the Oils @ 10:30 @ St.James Cathedral

APR 04 Wednesday Study & HE @ 10 am

APR 05 Pot Luck dinner @ 5 pm

APR 05 Maundy Thursday Service @ 7 pm

APR 06 Good Friday Service @ 10 am

APR 07 Paschal Vigil @ 8 pm @ Church of The Advent

APR 08 Easter Sunday & Sunday School @ 10:30 am

APR 08 Centennial Book launching @ 12 pm

APR 09 Advisory Board @ 8 pm

AREA WORKSHOP 101: The Area Bishop York-Credit Valley will held a Parish Leadership workshop on Saturday, March 31st from 8:45 am to 3:30 pm. at St. Matthew's Church (Islington), 3962 Bloor Street West. Join Bishop Poole, as well as other Anglicans from the Diocese, as we give you the tools you need to effectively do your job as a Parish Leader. Register Now! For more information contact Gina Bearne 416-363-6021 x 223.

FROM THE ANGLICAN CALENDAR:

MAR 25 The Annunctiation of the Lord to the BVM

MAR 27 Charles Henry Brent, Bp. of the Philippines, 1929

MAR 29 John Keeble, Prist, 1866

MAR 31 John Donne, Priest & Poet, 1631.

APR 01 Frederick D. Maurice, Priest, 1872

APR 02 Henry Budd, 1st Canadian Native Priest, 1850

APR 03 Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253

APR 04 Reginald Heber, Bishop of Calcutta, 1826

APR 09 William Law, Priest, 1761.  

For more information about the calendar of the Church Year, check the BAS (pages 14 to 33). 

THE ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER:

MAR 25 Diocese of Mytikyina, Burma

MAR 26 Diocese of Nagpur, India

MAR 27 Diocese of Nairobi, Kenya

MAR 28 Diocese of Nakuru, Kenya

MAR 29 Diocese of Nambale, Kenya

MAR 30 Diocese of Namibia, South Africa

MAR 31 Diocese of Namirembe, Uganda .

LAY READER'S CALENDAR:
MAR 25 Radika Fraser

APR 01 Margaret Lyons

APR 08 Mark Richardson

APR 15 Brian Beech

APR 22 Radika Fraser

APR 29 Mark Richardson.

FLOWERS AT THE ALTAR:

Please, after you donate flowers to the altar provide your invoice to Shirley Buckley or accumulate them for the end of the year. Thanks.

MAR 25 Put your name here

APR 01 Kay Karbownik

APR 08 Easter Sunday by donations

APR 15 Put your name here

APR 22 Put your name here

APR 29 Fr. Maurice x his sister Rosemarie.

EASTER LILLIES: Join us to decaorate our church for Easter Sunday! Please, contact Shirley Buckley for arrangements. Deadloine: Sunday, March 31st. Thank you very much.
 

COFFEE TIME:

MAR 25 Father Maurice

APR 01 Kay Karbownik

APR 08 Put your name here

APR 15 Put your name here

APR 22 Put your name here

APR 29 Put your name here.

BIRTHDAYS

MAR 22 Alan Peters

MAR 25 Monica Edwards

MAR 25 David Stankiewicz

APR 03 Ben Borsa

APR 09 Nicholas Robins

APR 15 Gordon Leighton

APR 20 Anne Ferrugia

APR 29 Shirley Buckley

ANNIVERSARIES:

MAR 25 Ramon Calero & Gloria Jimenez. Wedding Ann.

MAR 30 Emma Borsa. Baptismal Anniversary

MAR 30 Stephen Francis & Melissa Parson. Wedd. Ann.

APR 11 Claudio Soto. Memorial Anniversary. 
  

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: Still making your pending decision? There is still time! Please, let us know about your support. You will receive a phone call or letter soon. Thank you for your time and good will to give to your parish.

PROPERTY REPORT: The Property Committee reported that new doors will installed at the north entrance (indoors) of the Day Care and a new external door will replace the current one the north entrance to the Community Centre, also a new landing will be built at the furnace room (basement). This is a vignette to keep us update about what is happening with our church building and facilities. 

FOOD BANK: Thank you very much to everyone who is supporting our Food Bank that we share with those in need. We are asking to focus more into food and supplies for children (diapers). Please, do not bring peanut butter. Thanks.

WEEKLY SMILE: Priceless quotes from Mark Twain: " All generalization are false, including this one."

WHO IS WHO?: Each month we will have a person to discover! A few clues and let us guess the person's name: Nice couple, they sit ath south side of the pews and decided to return to St. Paul's after a while. So, who is our person of March? Let us know during the coffee hour.

CENTENNIAL BOOK: Our Centennial Book's launching will be held on Sunday, April 8th after the Easter Sunday Service. A special and brief liturgy will be say to bless and dedicate this great effort to the glory to God. Book will be sale in $ 35 (subside price) and signed by the author, Harlan Lunn. Please, mark this day and plan to buy your copy and other to give for birthdays, anniversaries or keep it until Christmas as a gift. 

YEAR AROUND CALENDAR:
APR 01 Palm Sunday @ 10:30 am

APR 05 Maundy Thursday @ 7:00 pm

APR 06 Good Friday @ 10:30 am

APR 07 Deanery Easter Vigil. @ 8 pm @ Ch. of the Advent

APR 08 Easter Day @ 10:30 am

MAY 06 Mother's Day

MAY 27 Pentecost Sunday

JUN 10 Garden Society Party

JUN 17 Father's Day

JUN 24 Strawberry Social

JUL 01 Canada Day

JUL 19 Summer Parish BBQ

SEP 08 Evans Street Party

SEP 30 Back to Church Sunday

OCT07 The Blessing of the Animals

OCT 07 Thanksgiving Sunday

NOV 11 Remembrance Sunday

DEC 02 St. Paul's Anniversary # 103

DEC 24 Christmas Eve Service

EPILOGUE: Come and join us. Our Sunday Service & Sunday School @ 10:30 am. and our Wednesday Study & Eucharistic Celebration @ 10 am.

See you around. Chanel your gifts and talents with us!


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