St Thomas
does not allow nuts of any kind due to allergies.
You can view a
few pictures of one of the 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'
events on our website's 'Photos' page which can be accessed from the 'Home'
page (or by clicking here).
Plant, Bake & Recipe Books, Garage Sale – Saturday, May 19th, 9am - 12
noon. Please bring items for sale to the Council Room on Friday May 18th,
from 9 - 12noon, or on Saturday at 8:00 am. (No large items, please) Plant
sale proceeds are used to purchase flowers and shrubs and other garden
necessities. Proceeds form the Bake & Recipe Book and Garage Sale will be
going to the Frederick Banting Alternative School and other local and City
charities.
The Church Picnic will be held on May
27th following the 10:30 service. Join in on the celebration of the
Christian Churches Birthday, the day of Pentecost. The picnic will be held
on the church grounds. Bring your chairs and blankets and of course a sun
hat. Hot dogs will be provided. Please bring something to share. The sign
up sheet is in the narthex.
Realizing the Dream!!-You are invited to
a visioning session on Tuesday 29 May at 7.00pm in the Council Room.
Back in June we had our visioning day “Daring to Dream”. During this event
we identified some directions that we believed that God was leading our
congregation. This was refined by the “GIFT” team for the Gift campaign. We
are now receiving the GIFT money that was pledged. The purpose of this
session will be to further explore the items that we identified in our
visioning and to make specific plans and determine priorities. This will
then become the basis for our plans for this year and be an opportunity to
add further detail to items that may be realized 2013-2017.
People’s Pulpit: The summer edition
for People’s Pulpit is underway. Please submit your articles, upcoming
events, poems, recipes, etc to the editor, Rikki Cameron
rikkicameron@sympatico.ca or
hand them in to the office before June 10th.
Annual Altar Guild Meeting May 30th at 7:00 in the council Room. All
welcome.
Ladies Breakfast - Saturday June 2nd, 8:30am at Bistro 54 (Amberwood
Golf Course) - no Agenda, just good food and good company. Please call
Sylvia (613-836-6616) or Pat (613- 836-3803) if you can attend.
Coffee, Tea and Conversation please join us in the Council Room, June
3rd, after the 8:30 Service. If you would like to come a little early
and are planning on attending the 10:30 please join us. This is a great
opportunity for both congregations to meet!
ACW
Luncheon - Monday June 4th, 11:30am at Bistro 54 (Amberwood Golf
Course). This is an open invitation to all you ladies. Please come join us
and meet old friends and make new ones! Please phone Enid (613-836-0432) or
Pat (613-836-3803) so that we may have some idea of numbers.
Following the 10:30 service Sunday, May 20th, Roger Stone will be giving
a short talk at coffee hour. Roger offered a Sudanese flag to our
congregation at Vestry. He will speak on why he was presented with the flag
which will be displayed for a time on our Outreach bulletin board.
Cemetery Service: The St Thomas
annual Cemetery Service will be on June 10th at Stanley’s Corners at 12:15
p.m.
HOME BIBLE STUDY on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm. We are studying “Abiding in Christ” which is a study of chapters 13-17 of St John’s
gospel. The study is prepared by Rev Jim Packer who was a professor at the
Vancouver School of Theology. Please sign up on the list in the Narthex if
you are interested or call William and Mary Passmore at 836-2876.
Please call to
find the address of the person hosting the next meeting.
No Pain Gain – Grocery Certificates
What are they? They are negotiable
at: Your Independent Grocers, Loblaws, Superstore, and No Frills. The
denominations are $10, $25, $50, $100, and $250. The church gets 4% of the
value, if we order over $10,000 worth, which we typically do. At Christmas our
benefit is 5%.
Camp
Awesome 2012: A Christian summer day camp for children 4-12 years of
age. Mon July 30 to Fri Aug 3, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. at Stittsville
United Church. Early Bird Registration May 31st – 1 child $55. 2 children
$100 and family $125. Registration forms are available in the church office.
Community Events
Garden Party and Fashion Show: June 10th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm at The
British High Commissioners residence at Earnscliffe, 140 Sussex Dr in
support of Cornerstone Housing for Women. Features fashion designs of Sukhoo
Sukhoo and music of Gryflyn Harp Duo and a silent auction. Ticket $50 a
person for tickets contact Sukoo Sukhoo 613-860-9669 or Gerda Kraft
613-225-9324.
Help
make the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay For Life Ottawa West happen
in our community. Volunteer your time, join the Survivors' Victory lap,
register or join a team, pledge a participant or buy a luminary (candle for
cancer) that will be lit in memory of a loved one or in honour of a survivor
dedicated by you. Get involved, show your support or simply join us at a
truly memorable event. We can't do this event without you. Let's CELEBRATE,
REMEMBER and FIGHT BACK!
When: Friday, June 15, 2012, 7 pm to 7 am
Where: Walter Baker Park on Terry Fox Drive in Kanata
For more information or to purchase a luminary online, please go to
www.cancer.ca/relay
