Parish News April 2008, Edition

Transcription

1 All Saints Anglican Church Parish News April 2008, Edition ALL SAINTS CHURCH 30 High Street, Huntsville Ontario P1H 1N9 Diocese of Algoma Bishop s motto: Happy are they...whose hope is in the Lord. Psalm 146:4 Rector The Venerable Dawn Henderson Office: Res Rector s rector@allsaintshuntsville.ca Office phone: Fax: Office office@allsaintshuntsville.ca Website: As Worshippers of the Living God We Hear, Proclaim and Live His Word; And in Love bring People to Jesus

2 8.30 am Holy Eucharist am Holy Eucharist 8.30 am Holy Eucharist am Holy Eucharist 8.30 am Holy Eucharist am Holy Eucharist 8.30 am Holy Eucharist am Holy Eucharist Regular Wednesday morning Holy Eucharist at 9.30 in the chapel Other Services of Holy Eucharist Rogers Cove Thursday 03 April am Fairvern Tuesday 08 April10.30 am South Haven [Hospital] Thursday 17 April am Muskoka Landing Tuesday 22 April am

3 Editor s Note April Showers So keep looking for a blue bird, and list ning for his song, whenever April showers come along April Showers is one of my all time favourite songs. It s one of those songs that you find yourself humming or singing when you feel and smell that first warm April rain. The old tunes do that to you. You know the ones. They bring back a memory, a time and place or an old friend or a first love. Songs like: As time goes by, Smile, I ll be seeing you and Stardust. There are many others of course, but the one that strikes a cord with me at this time of the year is April Showers. The music was composed by Louis Silvers and the lyrics were written by D.G. DeSylva for Al Jolson. The song was introduced in the 1921 Broadway musical Bombo. The show did not have much of a story and was really just an excuse to showcase Al Jolson. The lyrics speak to a brighter future. World War 1 had just ended and the hope for better times was a popular theme. Little did they know that in just a few years the Stock Market would crash triggering the Great Depression and many years of hardship. This April, when you feel and smell that first warm April shower, think of these words: Life is not a highway strewn with flowers, Still it holds a goodly share of bliss, When the sun gives way to April showers, Here is the point you should never miss. Though April showers may come your way, They bring the flowers that bloom in May. So if it s raining, have no regrets, Because it isn t raining rain, you know, (it s raining violets) And where you see clouds upon the hills, You soon will see crowds of daffodils, So keep on looking for a blue bird, and list ning for his song, Whenever April showers come along. John Oliver 1

4 Dear Members of All Saints Parish Family - Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! This Easter greeting has been exchanged, not just in liturgical settings, but in the streets, homes and workplaces of believers since the very earliest time in the Christian church. The truth of a risen, living and present Lord and Saviour is at the core of our faith. I grew up with these words spoken in Ukrainian each morning throughout the Easter season. The celebration of Holy Week and Easter this year is very different for me because of the unexpected death of my Mother. Thank you for all your thoughts, prayers, phone calls, s, visits, support, care and cards on her death. I felt surrounded and held by your love. Thank you also for the gorgeous flowers that graced the chancel for Mom s service. It was my privilege to conduct her funeral service in the church in which I had grown up, and to celebrate the Eucharist, the sacrament of life, with those who were there - family, old friends, neighbours, people from my former parishes and from my All Saints Parish family. My mother, Anne, was an artist, having done Fine Arts at Queen s; a teacher who, graduated Normal School in 1933 and began teaching in one-room schools. In her career she taught in both elementary and secondary school - her passion was art and teaching Shakespeare and sharing her love of literature and poetry, which she never lost. Over their years, my parents, between them, taught everyone in the town, and beyond that, had a profound influence on everyone in the area. After retiring she and my father, Arthur, were professional community volunteers. In many areas of her life Mom was a pioneer and the fact that her funeral was on International Women s Day, would not be lost on her. My father was Presbyterian and she, Ukrainian Orthodox. Their faith formed the basis of how they lived their lives. They had a living relationship with Jesus Christ, and death was, for them, but the door to eternal life with Him. This is the glory of the Resurrection, the truth which we proclaim this Easter season and the faith in which we live as Christians. Praying that all of us have this same living relationship with our risen Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I remain, Yours, in His love The Venerable Dawn Henderson Rector

5 Rector s Report to PAC [for February 2008] regular Sunday Eucharists : 03 February - - Vestry Sunday - 10am Family Service [Candlemas - We Are Shining with the Light of God ] ; 10 February - - installation of new Wardens and PAC, at the beginning of the 10 am service 17 February - - Healing Services - Rev d Mal Binks preached, I celebrated ; 24 February am Family Service [ We are Speaking with the Lord in Prayer ] 06 February -, with imposition of ashes, 9.30 am and 7.00 pm in the church - Rev d Howard Hawes preached, I celebrated regular weekly Wednesday morning Eucharist additional scheduled monthly Eucharist services: Rogers Cove [07 February], Fairvern [12 February - Rev d Mal Binks celebrated], Huntsville Hospital [21 February], Muskoka Landing [26 February- Rev d Mal Binks celebrated] 18 private communions [home or hospital] 1 funeral 16 February - Marlene Roberta Cleverdon [assisted at service conducted by Rev d Derek Shelley] attended parish meetings [Nominating [01 Feb]; Pastoral Care [04 Feb]; Outreach [06 Feb]; Corporation [08 Feb, 20 Feb] ; PAC [11 Feb] ; Worship [19 Feb] 03 February - chaired our parish Annual Vestry Meeting, held in the Church, following the 10am service [lunch was served in the Chapel] Thanks be to God for the ministry of the many of our parish! 05 February - attended Deanery Clericus at Christ Church, Port Sydney 05 February - attended Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper in Sutherland Hall, hosted by Men s Breakfast 16 February - attended Men s Breakfast [guest speaker Louis Tusz speaking on the Music program at Huntsville High School] attended, as able, Wednesday Lenten brown bag lunch discussion on Good News People by Harold Percy, facilitated by Linda Smith facilitated ACTS Prayer study sheets [handouts for older and younger saints] as Archdeacon 12 February - attended BADs meeting [meeting of Bishop, Archdeacons, & Dean] in Sudbury February - attended Diocesan Executive meeting in Sudbury participate in community prayer group [7 am Wednesdays] drop in on Monday morning Bible Study group, as able regular on-going pastoral & administrative work continues including regular home visiting and hospital visiting [when advised], marriage and baptism preparation. regular meetings with peer clergy group 26 February - 06 March on retreat in Sumas, Washington [clergy], and Rosemary Heights, Surrey BC [Wholeness Through Christ]

6 Why Flowers in Church? Floral decoration is as old as civilization. For centuries flowers have been cut and placed in vases of water for people to enjoy. They have been an inspiration for architects and builders, designers and artists. Classic painters and sculptors used flowers symbolically to communicate their message to a non-reading public. In religion, grain, fruit, and flowers were presented as ceremonial offerings to the Divine. Elaborate symbolic values were attached to particular flowers and plants. During the Middle Ages and through the Renaissance, a combination of classical, pagan and Christian themes found expression in this way. Ordinary, unlettered people were close to nature and understood the value and significance of living things around them. Flowers are arranged in churches to help provide a beautiful setting for the act of worship. Those who arrange flowers in church find it is a peaceful act of devotion. Their artistry shows the congregation the loveliness of God s creation in a church setting. Flowers can be more than decoration. Their arrangement can speak of our experience of God s presence in His creation. Colour is used in Worship and is often reflected in the choice of flowers: Blue THE VIRGIN MARY S COLOUR. Used in Advent and feasts of Mary Gold Yellow JOY, HEAVEN. Used for Christmas, Easter, weddings Flowers communicate meaning: Symbolic meanings of flowers varied from country to country, and from age to age. Some symbolic values are shared by most worshippers. A few are: White - PURITY & JOY Great Feasts Christmas, Easter, Feast Days Green LIFE, ETERNAL LIFE, HOPE, GROWTH Epiphany and Sundays after Pentecost. Red FIRE & BLOOD Feast of Pentecost and Martyr Saints Violet Purple REPENTANCE (Lent) and Royalty (Advent.) Black - SORROW. (No flowers) Funerals in older custom. (Now white) Apple Balsam Columbine Crocus Cyclamen Grapevine Lily Rose Red rose Rosemary Violet Original Sin Consolation Virgin Mary s woe Joy Passion of Christ Christ and the Apostles Virgin Mary s flower Purity Divine love, Virgin Mary Martyrs Remembrance Humility Fr. Don Clark 4

7 Mrs. Anne Henderson Mrs. Anne Henderson, mother of the Venerable Dawn Henderson and Sidney Henderson died peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital, General Site on Monday March 3, Anne Henderson was a mother, teacher, artist, Christian and community volunteer of Bruce Mines in her 94 th year and wife of the late Arthur Henderson who died May 26, 1993 and was also a well respected teacher and principal of the High School in Bruce Mines. The local school is named after Mr. Henderson. Keeping the promise to her mother, The Venerable Dawn Henderson officiated at the funeral service. The funeral was held at St. George s Anglican Church in Bruce Mines, Mrs. Henderson s home church, on Saturday March 8, The love of god was not only portrayed through every person present but also through the floral arrangements. Incorporated into the arrangement from Dawn and her brother Sidney, were her Mom s paints and paint brushes, her Fine Arts Certificate from Queen s University and her Ukrainian ribboned headdress. Around her shoulders was the prayer shawl from All Saints as well as a palm cross in her hand made by the Altar Guild from All Saints. A beautiful arrangement from a friend of Dawn s was a large palm cross with flowers incorporated into it - it was absolutely beautiful! Other arrangements of flowers adorned the sanctuary including the flowers from All Saints. Dawn began to sing How Great Thou Art and asked for help to sing by placing her hand upon her chest and all of a sudden, the entire congregation erupted in song. I will never forget that moment as everyone sang from the heart and as I looked around the entire church was filled with the Holy Spirit. We ask for your love and prayers for The Venerable Dawn Henderson and her brother Sidney as they grieve the loss of their mother, Anne Henderson. Donations can be made to the Light Haven Christian Home Bruce Mines (where Anne resided for 13 years) or to the Anglican Diocese of Algoma in memory of Anne Henderson. Prayerfully, Joanne Cunnington 5

8 Reports & Announcements Newsletter Feedback: Some of our readers have reported to me that they prefer the web version of the newsletter as the graphics are in colour. I agree, and would urge all of you that have computers to view the newsletter on the All Saints web site. If you would prefer to view and copy the newsletter from the web site, rather than getting a hard copy in you mail slot, please let Pauline Lucas know and she will make sure it happens. As always, thank you for your kind words. John Oliver New This Month: This month I am introducing a new feature. Pic of the Month. It requires your participation. I would ask you to send me a picture that you find particularly interesting or inspiring. This month s submission is from Doug and Dorrie Millikin. Just look at the dogs face! If there is a story behind the picture we would like to hear it as well. You can leave your photo in Donna Oliver s mail slot or put it into the newsletter folder in the office. Let s have some fun with this! Men s Breakfast Please note the change of date to April 12 th due to the conflict with the Muskoka Mayors Prayer Breakfast on April 19 th Please join us on April 12 th in Sutherland Hall Coffee hour is at 8:00 AM and breakfast is at 8:30. Our guest speaker will be Bob Hutcheson. Please bring a donation to the Parish Food Bank. Come for the food, fellowship and Fun! Morley & Bruce 6

9 WARDEN S MUSINGS By Georgi Doyle Contrary to popular belief, I am not crazy. (Yet) Three people who phoned to congratulate me on being elected your People s Warden, began the conversation with Are you crazy? No, I am honored that you think I can do the job with the Lord s help and a lot of prayer. Like you, I have dreams for the future of our parish. The extension of the narthex will require plenty of research and will therefore be well into the future but there are some things that can be done - perhaps this year. We need new signs and our super Property Chairman, Phil Merson and his team have some great ideas. Their recommendation will come to the P.A.C. for approval and your financial support. At the Vestry meeting our Cemetery Board Chairman, Bruce Payne raised the issue of another respectful way to bury ashes. A columbarium was mentioned. He and his Board have done such a caring job at our Cemetery that we will need to give them our support in their decisions. Parishes that I have served in have been close to high schools and were unable to come up with programming for teens or even younger kids. Wouldn t it be great to have a youth worker from All Saints, out and about in town? Another vacation bible school would be an asset too. Could we send some of our young people on a work tour, as the high school is doing? Ours could have a Christian focus. You can probably think of many more ways a youth worker would add to the Lord s work done here. There likely is some funding available and we could make up the balance. Much of this could be done before we get into the expansion. We spend much time keeping our old buildings in good repair. It would be nice to think outside of our boxes and have a greater impact on our community as the saints from All Saints. From time to time, perhaps monthly, I plan to keep you apprised of what is going on with your Wardens and the P.A.C. FELLOWSHIP I am currently finding my feet and fortunately have a very good committee of. Lillian Gallant, Patty Payne, Joanne Bionda and Dana Porter. In our future plans we are considering the following activities: Picnic - Hopefully to be held at Avery Beach where there would be lots of room for children to play safe, have games, BBQ, with help from Parishioners for finance for hotdogs hamburgers, etc, Prizes for kids races, etc. Christmas Party - to be held at Sutherland hall, Cook already confirmed, meal downstairs, entertainment upstairs, would be looking for donations for draw prizes. Robbie Burns - in January with pipe band, Scottish dancers, etc. The committee would appreciate any ideas for events either in conjunction with a fund raiser or just for enhancing parish life. Please contact the undersigned at Pat Merson, Fellowship Team Chair 7

10 A friend sent me some very interesting statistics - I knew Easter was very early this year, but didn't know it could be the earliest we will ever see. Here they are: Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar. Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is pretty rare. This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see. Only the most elderly (95 or older) of our population have seen it this early and none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here are the facts: 1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913, so if you're 95 or older you were around for that. 2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year! Doug & Dorrie Millikin Church School We are giving the proceeds of the offerings in the Lenten boxes to the Table Soup Kitchen. This is a local group that serves supper meals weekly to those in need of nutrition and companionship. Please try to have Lenten boxes returned as soon as possible after Easter Sunday Thanks! On Palm Sunday, the children participated in an interactive drama, Journey through Holy Week. In keeping with the Lenten theme of Prayer, the children were given a Praying hand doorknob hanger. These are still available in the Church School area. We are continuing to learn new songs that can be incorporated in the Family Services. Other new and exciting things are being introduced at this service come and check it out! JAGs look for the April, May, and June, schedule. Also we will send out the schedules for the Family Services for May 4 th, and June 1 st. Sunday Apr. 6 th : 3 rd of Easter Family Service. This will be the story of Easter. Sunday Apr. 13 th : 4 th of Easter regular classes Sunday Apr. 20 th : 5 th of Easter regular classes Outreach Sunday Sunday Apr. 27 th : 6 th of Easter regular classes Sunday May 4 th : 7 th of Easter Family Service All Saints Church School a place for worship, friends, songs, stories, crafts, and fun! Shirley Spiers 8

11 PROPERTY The property team this year will have a new mandate as the Roofing Project is in reality complete. I have been given a couple of projects that should prove interesting to say the least. The first project that is on the books is a new sign down near Main Street by the Lych Gate to identify our Church to the general public and also to advertise some of our events as well as service times. The team will try to come up with a sign that meets all town requirements as well as enhances the aesthetics of our building. I do not know at this time if it will be lighted or not but I do know that a lot of thought will be going into making it vandal-proof as I'm sure it will be, by virtue of the location, a target. The team will be keeping the parish members informed of all designs and layouts to get a good consensus before any construction begins. Anyone who would like to offer an idea or advice please do not hesitate to call me. I'm sure our treasurer will be first in line with his financial advice but in the words of a famous song "we shall overcome". The second project is one that will be one of the Churches most ambitious to date, the revamping of the west end of the building starting with the Narthex. I'm very excited to tackle this project as the scope is limitless. I will be starting slowly with the initial committee being the Rector, Ed Willms and I, this will be just to gather all past ideas, sort them out and establish the basic criteria to form a specific project committee. We will then open the committee up to members of the parish who will be willing to give their time and expertise as I'm sure it will impact on our parish for at least the next decade. The general day to day operation of our three buildings over the past winter has been very good with only minor problems cropping up that our custodians and I have basically been able to handle in house" keeping the financial impact low. Finally if anyone sees an item that needs addressing in the operation of the church property, no matter how small, please either contact the church office during business hours or myself directly as it could mean a quick solution before a major calamity occurs. Phil Merson, Property Team Leader. Letters to the Editor If you would like to comment on any of the articles or reports in your Parish Newsletter, please send your comments to me at john.donna.oliver@sypmatico.ca or put a printed copy in the newsletter folder in the church office. I will be glad to print your views in Letters to the Editor in the next edition of the newsletter. John Oliver St. John s Anglican Church Presents April 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th and 16 th 17 th 18 th and 19 th At the Algonquin Theatre Many of your St.John s and All Saints friends are involved with the production, So come on out and support them. 9

12 Pastoral Care Nursing and Private Home Visits: There were 4 visits to parishioners who reside at Fairvern Nursing Home over the past month. Two parishioners who reside at Muskoka Landing received visits by members of our team as well. Along with a visit, muffins and cookies were taken to a parishioner who is convalescing after surgery. Three parishioners who are shut in received visits by the team and those visits were accompanied by cookies. There were 5 deliveries of home-made cookies to parishioners who have been shut in due to icy conditions. One of our parishioners received a special delivery of cranberry jam to his residence. One of the pastoral care team members took a parishioner to the All Saints pancake supper and invited another (who was too ill to attend). This same member took another parishioner to the Rogers Cove Valentines Tea. During the tea many of our friends at Rogers Cove received visits. This same member took homemade cookies to a parishioner and his wife. They also delivered the parish news to two parishioners in their building. They had many visits with residents at Rogers Cove which were accompanied by newsletters and church bulletins. Later in the month they took a parishioner to church and then out to lunch. Another visit was made to two parishioners complete with banana-cranberry loaf and lunch. They also took another to lunch and delivered bulletins and Mothering Sunday carnations to two more parishioners. Prayer Shawls: There were two prayer shawls delivered this past month. Muskoka Landing / Fairvern Communion / Rogers Cove Communions: Pastoral care assists Ven. Dawn at the monthly communions. It is wonderful that those who live in long term care, retirement homes and the hospital can participate in services each month from All Saints. Card Reports: There were four thinking of you cards sent this month. One of our team members provided the pastoral care team with 80 beautiful Easter Remembrance cards, the cards look great and there are two styles, (thanks Ruth)! Easter Remembrances: The Altar Guild made over 80 palm crosses for Easter Remembrances. We are pleased to offer cards, palm crosses and Kleenex to those in long term care, retirement homes and some of our friends who cannot make it out to church. Pastoral care currently has a need for those who could visit some of our fellow parishioners, if you are interested please contact Sue Dixon at , we really have a need. Pastoral care is grateful to all those who make prayer shawls, donate cards, assist at communions, bake, send out cards, make cards and visit our parishioners. We are all members of the team. Respectfully, Sue Dixon Public Relations Whenever/wherever possible news and photos are submitted to the Huntsville Forester, Weekend and Algoma Anglican. If you have any news, please contact Sue Dixon. 10

13 PWRDF BILL C-280 REFUGEE APPEAL DIVISION As an organization, PWRDF continues to face the challenges and demands of a changing world while remaining faithful to its Christian call and mandate of defending the rights of refugees. BILL C-280 (bringing into effect the Refugee Appeal Division RAD) making the Refugee Appeal a reality! On March 4 th, BILL C-280 passed second reading in the Senate and was referred to the Committee on Human Rights. The committee will likely begin its study of BILL C-280 the week of APRIL 7 TH. PWRDF asks you, your church and community to send a strong message by writing to The Honorable Jim Munson, Senator. munsoj@sen.parl.gc.ca, Fax: (613) or Tel: (613) urging the Senate to pass BILL C-280 as quickly as possible. The BILL is nearly through with an extra push we can make the REFUGEE APPEAL DIVISION a reality! A REFUGEE is a person who owing to a well-rounded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country The United Nations 195l Convention relating to the Status of Refugees SUPPORTING REFUGEES has been central to the Primate s World Relief and Development Fund mandate since its inception in Thank you for your support. Joy Lewis Outreach Report Have you seen the beautiful colored photo of the group of Huntsville High School students going to Ecuador to start building a school (church narthex bulletin board)? In their thank you note, they have offered to come and tell us about their experience. Watch for when! Committee members have been wondering what programmes The Door provides for teenagers, so we asked them. Their brochure is very comprehensive. The Huntsville Youth for Christ (The Door) is par of a wider Youth for Christ programme. Her, there is a Friday night drop-in and The Door Coffee house happens on the third Saturday of the month which involves more young people and programmes. The Kid Max Summer Day Camp is one of their projects. Programmes for elementary age and junior high teens are being explored. Volunteers are welcome. The co-coordinator has offered to come and tell Parishioners about the programmes again watch for when! Stephen Lewis is coming to the Algonquin Theatre on July 23 rd. His topic is Grandmothers to Grandmothers. Tickets go on sale April 1 st. He is a most inspirational and influential speaker who is passionate about eradicating HIV/AIDS. It will be memorable. Do plan to go to hear him. Outreach Sunday: April 20 th. Come to the morning fellowship (after 10:00 a.m. service) and learn more about what we do and hope to do from our displays and talking to Committee Members. Katharine Ford, Chair 11

14 GRANDMOTHERS TO GRANDMOTHERS CAMPAIGN The Huntsville Public Library celebrated 08 International Women s Day hosting the HUNTSVILLE Grandmothers to Grandmothers Group Saturday, March 8 th. with the screening of the film Grandmothers: The Unsung Heroes of Africa. Discussion ensued. In March 2006, on the eve of International Women s Day, the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) launched the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. The goal is to raise awareness, build solidarity and mobilize support for Africa s grandmothers. Over 180 grandmothers groups have formed in Canada and beyond to support the campaign. (The Huntsville Group began in October 06 out of Trinity United Church.) Since March 03, $17 million dollars has been raised from over 270 grassroots initiatives in 15 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. 90% of contributions go to work projects in Africa. SFL provides grandmothers in Africa with much-needed assistance, including food, school fees and school uniforms for their grandchildren, income-generating projects, counseling and social support, and coffins to allow for a dignified burial of their loved ones. Africa has become a continent of ORPHANS an estimated 13 million children have been orphaned by AIDS and the numbers are expected to reach 20 million by In the midst of this devastation, grandmothers have stepped in to the breech. They bury their own children and then in their 50s, 60s, and 70s begin to parent again, raising their grandchildren with little to no support. In some countries, 40-60% of orphans live in grandmother-headed households. Along with Health Care Providers (when available) the grandmothers teach the child patients/orphans/victims about the drugs they have to take and before they have taken them (for life). STEPHEN LEWIS is featured in The Festival of The Arts Programme this summer, on July 23 rd, at 8:00 p.m. TICKETS go on sale April 1 st. The Huntsville Grandmothers to Grandmothers will certainly be on hand lending their support along with the rest of Huntsville, for this auspicious event! Huntsville Grandmothers to Grandmothers Group welcomes any support in this calamitous cause. Joy Lewis N.B. Individuals from All Saints Outreach Committee and the ACW are members of the Huntsville Grandmothers to Grandmothers Group. Please note that the Seder Supper scheduled for March 20 th will be rescheduled for a date later in April. The date will be published in your order of Service insert. 12

15 Don t Forget These Dates Cut this out and stick it on the fridge. Men s Breakfast April 12 th, 8:00 AM in Lower Sutherland Hall Muskoka Mayors Prayer Breakfast April 19 th at Deerhurst Inn St. John s Anglican Church s presentation of April 9 th to 12 th and April 16 th to 19 th at the Algonquin Theatre Stephen Lewis - Grandmothers to Grandmothers July 23 rd Algonquin Theatre Tickets will go fast. Tickets go on sale April 1st Remember that this is YOUR newsletter. If you have material of interest that you would like to share with your fellow All Saints Parishioners, please it to me or leave a copy in the Church office. Thanks, John Oliver 13

16

17 R M T H O M A S D B Q D G H U S E E Y R C H O I Y I W N F W L A S A D G G B B S V C I Q H J B P U J R L M C U A M H E T H G J O R E F I X N A D S T A J P Y E E R P D G O R G I J G Y R A M S L E T Z N X Q F Y S C Y S O E U C C R F Y Y R A N M T C S L S S J T G Q E H V B P F E I V P S U I I T R Z V S E I N C H H Q V X K O X P U J T G S D E V E I L E B N A C M E T I H H E C E B Z Q M X E X R N O R V P Q T O V M Z O Y L P N N E Q W I X Y E O Y P T V

18

19 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 -Deanery Clericus - our Eucharistic Assistants and Servers & Linda Smith co-ordinator - Worship Ctee - outside groups who use our buildings 2 all who are shut in and all who live in long-term care facilities -spiritual growth & renewal in all our lives here at All Saints 3 - our service at Rogers Cove -all families and all who are alone - Evangelism for Normal People & preparations for John Bowen s visit 4 - new parishioners - unity of spirit and a bond of peace - our Greeters & Ruth Newell, co-ordinator - Sutherland Hall usage committee -parish fundraising 5-our services tomorrow - Bette Roberts, our church secretary - our Pastoral Care team & leader Sue Dixon - our Altar Guild 6 - Ven Dawn & Fr Don - our Deanery of Muskoka, and all Deanery Officials -all Deanery clergy 7 -our wardens: David Brushey, Linda Klodnicki, Georgi Doyle, Darrel Lawson - fellow Christians around the world 8 -our service at Fairvern -Sunshine Club and all who assist - Community Bible Study 9-our Wednesday services -Outreach Ctee, Katherine Ford chair -our Welcoming team & Pauline Lucas, leader 10 - our Strategy team, Tom Peppiatt, & future planning for our parish - all in temporal authority 11 - our Church School children & teachers & coordinator Shirley Spiers - all preparing for marriage 12 - services tomorrow - Men s Breakfast - Parish Stewardship - our sexton, Dana Porter 13 - Ven Dawn & Fr Don -Metropolitan Caleb Lawrence -the Church Army -Worldwide Anglican Communion -our Diocesan vision 14 - Monday Bible Study group -all our youth and chldren - our PAC [Parish Advisory Council] -Web page Team 15 - our choir and all our music - our music director, Sherisse Stevens - Cemetery board, Bruce Payne, chair -Church catering 16 our JAGs & Catherine West, coordinator -Prayer & Study - Deanery & Diocesan Cursillo -our Building Fund -our parish vision 17.- our service at South Haven [Hospital] -All Saints ministry in the community -Parish Growth and Development 18 - all Jewish people as they celebrate Passover - our Seder Supper -all who are homeless & all who need our help and compassion 19 - Outreach Sunday services tomorrow - Muskoka Mayors Prayer Breakfast - God s guidance, grace and blessing 20- Ven Dawn & Fr Don - our Diocese of Algoma, Bishop Ronald Ferris & all Diocesan Synod staff 21 - our ACW Group & president Linda Smith -all who read lessons in church & Beryl Clayson co-ordinator - our Building Fund 22- the Christian community in Huntsville & all pastors - our Service at Muskoka Landing -visitors to All Saints 23- for wisdom and the discerning of God s will - all our young families -for all in church leadership positions 24 - work of PWRDF & Joy Lewis our rep -all who receive visits and home communions - our Property team & Phil Merson 25 - Fellowship team & Pat Merson, leader - our Finance Committee & Paul Clayson, Treasurer - all our young people 26- healing services tomorrow -our responsibility as good stewards - all preparing for baptism 27 - Ven Dawn & Fr Don - Fred Hiltz, our Primate -Anglican Church of Canada -missionaries at home and abroad 28 -formation of a Christian Education team -all who lead Prayers of the People & Terri-Lyn Magee, coordinator 29 - Deanery Council Meeting in Port Sydney tonight - the ministry of the Parish News, John Oliver, editor & all who contribute 30 - our Archives team & Marion Nickalls - our Sidespeople & Kaye Fowler -our Starfish families -Book Club

20 Why not support Parishioners where they can supply your needs

21 Your Card Here Please support the businesses that support All Saints Churc ch, and if you have a business and you would like your card displayed in the Parish News, please contact Pauline Lucus.