First Sunday of Advent
This Week at St. Andrew’s:
Sun. Dec. 3: Greening of the church for Advent between services. Please join us!
Tues. Dec. 5: Parish Council Meeting, 7 pm
Thurs. Dec. 7: EfM, 12:30 pm
Announcements
Compost Collection at St. Andrew’s
Beginning this week, St. Andrew’s has begun collecting compostable materials in the downstairs and upstairs kitchens. The program will help us keep food and yard waste out of the landfill. It also complies with The City of Calgary’s Waste & Recycling Bylaw that requires onsite diversion of food and yard waste at all businesses and organizations. There are posters in the kitchens describing how to sort the various types of trash we produce on Sundays and throughout the week. Thanks for your help keeping St. Andrew’s clean!
Finance update
St. Andrew’s operating deficit to the end of October, 2017 is -$11,132. Our projected operating budget for the same period is -$15,666, a difference of $4,534. We look forward to the generosity of our parishioners to help reduce the deficit by year end.
Decorating the Church for Christmas
After the 10:30 am service on December 17th we will be adding decoration to our Advent greenery in anticipation of Jesus’ birth. Plan to grab a coffee and join in!
Christmas Cakes!
Due to overwhelming response from St. Andrews members, all the cakes were sold off on Nov 26th itself. Therefore, there will be no more cake sale on Dec 03, 2017.
Church Calendars are here!
Feedback from last year’s major re-design has been incorporated into the 2018 calendars available now! Cost remains $5.00. Please see or contact Pat Kover or Adeline Ridley to buy yours today!
Calgary Drop In Centre Christmas Gift
In the past ten years, St. Andrew’s generosity to the DI Kitchen has resulted in a grand total of 3103 lbs of food being donated at Christmas time. Again this year, Chef Cindy is asking for ground coffee as the item on their wish list. The DI serves coffee and a snack twice a day as well as preparing the 3 daily meals, so there is always a great need for a hot cup of coffee. On behalf of the DI Lunch Bunch, I again invite you to contribute a donation of ground coffee (no decaf or beans please) if you are able, or Carole Thomson will be happy to shop for you if you would like to make a cash donation. The collection basket for the coffee will be in the Narthex as of November 17th. Blessings and thank you from the DI staff and clients…and from the “St. Andrew’s Lunch Bunch” who so faithfully serve there throughout the year. Carole T.
Women’s Group Update
Rosemary Christmas has retired as our kitchen supply coordinator. She has looked after our kitchen supplies for many years and we thank her very much for her dedication to this task. What would we do if we ran out of coffee or tea on Sunday morning? We don’t want to think of that possibility so would like a volunteer (or possibly a couple) to take over monitoring and purchasing kitchen supplies. All expenses are reimbursed from the coffee donations. Please speak to Mary Ellen 403-816-6914 or e-mail wells.game@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer.
Out on the Town – 4th Tuesday of most months at 6:30 pm.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list for this social dinner group please contact Ginny at ginnyabetty@hotmail.com.
Christmas services will be as follows:
Advent 4, Sunday, December 24:
8:00am service with baptism.
There will be NO 10:30am service.
Christmas Eve, Sunday December 24:
4:00pm Children’s service with Eucharist
7:00pm Festive Eucharist
Christmas Day, Monday December 25:
10:30am Simple service of Holy Communion
Myanmar Crisis Relief Fund – PWRDF
If you would like to take advantage of the federal government’s commitment to match funds donated to the relief of Rohingya refugees, you can do so online through the PWRDF. More information can be found at this link: http://pwrdf.org/2017/federal-government-announces-myanmar-crisis-relief-fund/
60th Anniversary Planning
The proposed committee structure for our upcoming 60th anniversary next year is shown below. For your information, Church construction started on Sep 22nd, 1958 (costs for the church back then were $42,800) and the first service held on Dec 24th, 1958 with 140 persons in attendance. Church services were held prior to church completion in the Chief Crowfoot School Auditorium and at Parkdale Community Hall. So we have a lot of history to celebrate and a wonderful future to plan for!
If you are interested in helping this committee, please contact Dave Thomson or Wendy Taylor to sign up.
Committee- Chair: Dave Thomson 403-241-7990
Assistant: Wendy Taylor 403-286-3083
Groups-
60th Anniversary Church Services (Date, Type)
Celebration Planning (Party, Remembrances)
Physical Memories (front bench, bike rack, little library, etc)
History and Founders (Information for book or website)
New Parishioner Inputs (Feedback for book or website)
Outreach
Church Groups: Choir, Women’s Auxiliary, Altar Guild, Sunday School/Children and Youth, Church Maintenance/Improvements
Communion Bread
Would you like to make bread to use for communion? Just let Christine know. You can use any recipe you like, though please try to avoid anything too ‘crumbly.’ See the adult education section of the website for one simple recipe!
Calling all Quilters and Crafters!
We are looking for people to create some biblically-based “baby banners” for babies and toddlers in our midst to play on/with in church. Talk to Christine or Kara for more information.
FCJ Advent Retreat 2017 “A Life of Waiting”
Rev. Nancy Cowtun – Keynote Speaker
Friday, December 4th, 2017 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Doors open at 6:30 pm at FCJ Centre 219 19 Ave SW Calgary, Alberta
Registration is $20. Deadline December 3, 2017
Nancy looks on Advent as a season of preparation. We look back on the manger and give thanks for the gift of the long awaited Saviour.
Wisdom Centre Information click here.
Diocese of Calgary News Service click here.
Diocese of Calgary Information Newsletter click here.
Anglican Church of Canada – News from General Synod November 2017
This Sunday at St. Andrew’s
Altar Flowers – today are offered to the Glory of God by Marjorie Bahan in memory of loved ones
Shared prayers today:
~ The Most Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson, Archbishop, Diocese of Calgary & Metropolitan of Rupert’s Land
~ The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
~ The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
~ The Right Rev. Leopold Friday, Bishop of our Companion Diocese
~ In Our Diocese: St. John, Olds – The Rev. Joan Schellenberger, The Rev. Inez Hannett (Hon.); Vocational Deacons and Lay Ministers
~The Companion Diocese the Windward Islands: St. Mary, Bequia with Holy Cross, Paget Farm; St. Michael, Canouan; Mustique; and St. Matthias, Union Island – The Ven. Everton
Weekes, The Rev. Frank Garraway
~In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: West Buganda (Uganda) – The Rt Revd Henry Katumba-Tamale
~In our parish: John & Charlotte Carswell; Colin Catley; Samantha Catley
~ Prayers for the Custodian – contracted out to “European Cleaning Services”
Worship Leaders
8:00 a.m.
Celebrant/Preacher – The Rev. Christine Conkin
Liturgical Assistant – Pat Kover
Reader – Ruth Mauel
Administrant – Jeanne Mosca
10:30 a.m
Celebrant/Preacher – The Rev. Christine Conkin
Liturgical Assistant – Lancelot Huggins
Server – Rosemary Christmas
Prayer Leader – Kara Hallett
Readers – Jennifer Peters, Colleen MacNaughton
Administrants – Jennifer Peters, Colleen MacNaughton
Greeter – Helen Perry
Sunday School – Paul Fritz
Sidesperson – John MacKinnon
Music Director – Claire Butler
Thanks to Bob & Ginny Betty, our hosts today. A new list is on the counter in the kitchen for upcoming weeks,
please do consider being a host.
Upcoming Services
Sunday, December 10th– 2nd Sunday of Advent
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, BCP
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, BAS
Sunday, December 17th– 3rd Sunday of Advent
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, BCP
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, BAS
Sunday, December 24th– 4th Sunday of Advent
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, BCP & Baptism
Christmas Eve
4:00 p.m. A Children’s Eucharist
7:00 p.m. Festive Eucharist
