We are pleased and excited to announce and extend invitations to attend the world-renowned ALPHA COURSE – “A Practical Introduction to the Christian Faith”. The course provides a comfortable, relaxed and enjoyable setting as it outlines all aspects of the Christian faith.
The Introduction Dinner evening will be held on Wed. September 25 , with the course starting on Wed. October 2 . For more information please see alphacanada.org or contact Gord & Doreen Clark at 416-991-8499.
Church Family Picnic Sunday June 23
Save the date and please join us for our annual picnic. A special “THANK YOU” to Ian and Sue Smith for the use of their home and yard. It will be held following the service. Please sign up to bring some food and for numbers. Please join us for the fellowship and children’s activities. There will be a basket for a free-will offering to help cover the cost of this event.
We are in need of food for our Thursday food distribution program. Here are some suggested items which we could use: canned goods (soups, vegetables, pasta sauce, fish, fruit); cereal; pasta; peanut butter. Please use the 2 green bins at the back of the sanctuary. Thank you in Jesus’ name!
“Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord” – John 20:20
Perhaps because it is an example of one of the greatest understatements in all of Holy Scripture, I find this to be one of the more memorable texts coming from the four accounts of the Resurrection! It certainly gives a whole new dimension to the word “glad” while at the same time declaring in a single sentence the emotions of credulity, surprise, and above all, joy as these men and women came to the realization that the broken, dead body they had placed in the tomb a couple of days before, now was alive, vibrant and above all triumphant.
Although I am writing this early in Holy Week, when most of you read it, Easter will be on our doorstep, and we too, yet again, become triumphant because of HIS triumph! May it be a joyful and blessed season for all of you.
It seems as if only yesterday I sent you a Lenten Pastoral as we began that great season of preparation and I do want to thank you for the many responses I received as to what your parish was doing to make that time special and rewarding. I am sure many of us have been strengthened and enlightened by these activities, and that they make the message of Easter even more meaningful.
During the past two weeks we have witnessed two moving events: the Installation of a new Archbishop of Canterbury and the election and Installation of a new Pope. Just as Easter conveys a sense of new life and fresh beginnings, so may both of these great leaders infuse into our churches a new spirit of what it is to be disciples of the Risen Christ and be much more than just “glad” (in the modern, weaker sense of that word), but instead try to cultivate the new enthusiasm and zeal these leaders seem to have as they seek to carry out what they perceive God has raised them up to do.
During my first visit to Argentina around five years ago, our dear friend Archbishop Greg asked me to accompany him to a special service to which he had been invited. When we arrived at the great Roman Catholic Shrine we were warmly welcomed and escorted to the front pew. Within minutes we were joined by the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, now known as Pope Francis. Not only did he insist on us sitting one on either side of him, but when a high ranking state official arrived on the scene asking to be seated next to the Archbishop, he graciously but firmly informed the ushers that this space already was occupied by his friends – two Anglican Bishops! The qualities that we pray will make his tenure as Bishop of Rome special and God-honouring were so obvious even then.
We wait to see how Archbishop Welby will carry out his role in mending a broken Communion, but are much encouraged by the beauty of his Service of Installation (on the Feast of Thomas Cranmer) and by the moving challenge in his sermon.
May God bless them both, and may the spirit of EASTER JOY enrich and encourage them, as it also stimulates each one of us for the unfinished task that lies ahead.
My brother Bishops join in extending the joy of the Risen Christ to you all.
The Right Reverend Donald F Harvey
Bishop and Moderator
Sun. Mar. 24 – PALM SUNDAY 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. services
Mon. Mar. 25 – Women’s Lenten Study 10 a.m. (in church office)
Tues. Mar. 26 – Time of prayer & discernment 7 a.m.
Wed. Mar. 27 – EPHESIANS Bible Study 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Thurs. Mar. 28 – MAUNDY THURSDAY service 7:30 p.m. followed by all-night Vigil in church office
Fri. Mar. 29 – GOOD FRIDAY Service 10:30 a.m. (in Columbus Hall)
Sat. Mar. 30 – Men’s Fellowship 8 a.m.
Sun. Mar. 31 – Sunrise Service at Coronation Park 6 a.m.
– Holy Communion 8 a.m. (in church office)
– Easter Brunch 9:30 a.m. (in Columbus Hall)
Family Easter service 10:30 a.m. (in Columbus Hall)
April 17-19, 2013
Hosted by St. George’s at the Crossroads Centre
This Assembly begins on Wed. April 17 with a service of Holy Communion. This is a ‘free’ event and open to everyone. No registration is required.
You must register for Thursday and Friday, but we encourage not only clergy and lay delegates to attend, but anyone from the local area churches to attend. Registration is now open on the ANiC website.
The theme for the Assembly is based on the verse “Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.” (Col. 1:28 ESV)
The keynote speaker is Bishop Tito Zavala, Primate of the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone. Four Bible teachings will be led by Rev. Keith Ganzer of Emmaus, Montreal and Rev. Ray David Glenn of St. George’s, Burlington. There will also be workshops led by the 5 archdeacons, including our own Pastor Paul.
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