Notices for the Week of October 25-31
Week of October 25th – 31st Sunday –
Tonight
7pm Evensong with the music of Taizé
Tuesday
7 pm Songs of Praise
Wednesday
10 am Holy Eucharist
6:30pm – Evening Prayer (Lady Chapel)
7pm - Bible Study (Lower Hall Office)
Saturday
First Aid Course (Upper Hall)
Songs of Praise THIS Tuesday, November 27th Once a month usually the last Tuesday of the month, we gather at 7pm in the church to sing our hearts out in songs of praise. We go through many of the hymns that will be upcoming in the month ahead. This is not a choir rehearsal but just a good hymn sing. Sometimes we learn a bit about where a hymn may have come from or something about the composer. It is a lot of fun and we usually finish by 8:15. Do come along no matter what you might think of your voice and join our happy chorus
First Aid Course – Next Saturday, October 31st - A one day Emergency First Aid Course taught by one of our former parishioners, Amelia Foster. The cost is $70 per person. You can still register. If you would like to do so, please Kelly Foulds by email at kdawn_559@hotmail.com or leave a message of the office 604-581-4800
Movie Night is this Saturday October 7th starting with supper at 5:30. Our feature presentation is ‘The Second Best Marigold Hotel’. There will be a children’s movie playing downstairs. Tickets will be sold today at coffee time Adults @ $5 and Families of 4 (2 adults/2 children) $12. There will be no tickets sold at the door as we will need to know numbers for supper preparation, but you can phone/email Jos by end of day Wednesday with a message of how many tickets you would like and pay for them on the night. Phone: 604-219-0879. Email: ladarnetal@outlook.com
Clothing/Textile Drive Sunday, November 8th! Please rummage through all your closets and basement. We all have old clothes, suitcase, purses (come on ladies be honest!) and shoes that we will never use or wear again so let’s put it all to good use & bring it down here by Sunday, Nov. 8th. This is an excellent fundraiser with minimum effort. The key is asking your friends, family & neighbours to do the same.
International Pot Luck Supper – Saturday, November 21st We are a wonderful multicultural faith community and each year we celebrate the anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone for St. Helen’s on the Reign of Christ Sunday. This year we will have a potluck on the Saturday evening. It’s a great time of fellowship and fun. A splendid time to invite your friends and parishioners we haven’t seen for a while. Do think up your most revered dish to bring along and share with us all. Would you like to help with some entertainment? If so, please speak with our rector, Steve.
Thank You to Everyone who gave toward the Dorcas Shower. It was a great event and half of what was collected went to Bales for the North and half to Surrey Memorial Hospital.
Tri-Parish Quiet Day – Saturday, Nov 21st Just in time to prepare for Advent the parishes of St. Helen’s, St. Michael’s and Church of the Epiphany are offering a quiet day. The reflections and meditations will be led by our own priest, Steve Laskey. The gathering is from 9:30am with the day beginning at 10am. Tea/Coffee etc. will be provided. Please bring your own bag lunch. The day will conclude at 2pm.
OUR Christmas Bazaar - WAYS YOU CAN C ONTRIBUTE
...to help make our largest FUNDraiser, FUNraiser and FRIENDraiser a great success.
- advertise for us -invite everyone! we need the people to purchase our goods!
-can you volunteer to oversee the Publicity?
-volunteer to “man” a table or be part of a table team
-can you supply a few bags of specific candy please see Lynn
-there will be at least one evening work party we could use your help, so stay tuned.
-a few jobs can be completed “at home”, see Lynn
-can you sew or crochet? We can suggest a project.
-BAKE, BAKE AND KEEP BAKING especially pies and bread/buns
-if you are still preserving/pickling please give generously.
-if you would like to contribute (items or $ to purchase items) for themed gift baskets, this would be appreciated.
-sell the raffle tickets consider selling one more book than you did last year.
-talk to your friends, have they been to a craft sale/bazaar lately, what was different
Sunday School – Our Sunday School continues to grow under the leadership of Anoma Thilakeratne and Roshi Anthonisz. We NEED more help from week to week. If you think you would like to find out more about helping with this ministry on a rotation or periodically, please speak with our priest, Steve, or with Anoma or Roshi. As with many ministries working with children and other vulnerable people a criminal records check must be undertaken.
2016 Church Calendars.....are available now! St. Helen’s ACW is pleased to offer copies for $7.00 each. Scenes of various churches across Canada are featured, beginning with Barkerville, BC, in January. A list of Holy Days and other observances as well as the liturgical colours are included. Please see Jacquie Stinson or Judy Nicholson to get your copy.
Our Website and Facebook Page The best way to keep up to date with what is happening at St. Helen’s is by visiting our website www.sthelensurrey.ca or our Facebook page. The website has been substantially updated and is getting quite a few visitors. Please Remember to ‘Like’ our Facebook page. When you like the page, you will get the new posts on your own Facebook page as they are posted. AND Please do make sure you ‘Like’ the page and not just the post. We now have 94 likes for the page and are creeping ever closer to the 100 like threshold. When there are special events to take place please share the post on your page. By doing so you are helping to get the information out there about our event with the likelihood that more people will be looking to attend.
Anglican Journal Newspaper for October has arrived & are at the back of the church for anyone who wishes to take one.
Forthcoming Events
Tri-Parish Quiet Day Nov 21st @ St. Michael’s
International Pot Luck Nov 21st
Christmas Bazaar Nov 28th
Readings for Sunday, November 1st , 2015 – All Saints Day:
Isaiah 25:6-9,
Psalm 24,
Revelation 21:1-6a,
John 11:32-44