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Parish News May-June 2016 11 Temperance St. / Telephone (905) 623-2460 St. John’s Anglican Church Bowmanville INSIDE... Incumbent’s Page - pg. 3 Around St. John’s - pages 4- 5 May-June Calendar - pages 6 - 7 Special Events - Pg. 8 Reaching Out to Migrant Workers - Pg. 10 BRIDGE TO HOME BRACELETS HELP REFUGEES - Ellie Kingsley, the Reverend Kit Greaves of St. John’s Anglican Church Bowmanville and Rebecca Elliott string beautiful bracelets as a fundraising project for Bridge to Home refugee sponsorship in Bowmanville and Newcastle. These bracelets, made from all-natural materials, will be sold at the Bridge to Home booth at Maplefest. - Photo by Allan Kirby
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Page 1: Parish News e-edition - St. Johns Bowmanville...We will resume our two Sunday services (8 a.m. and 10 a.m. in the main church auditorium) September 11. Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion,

Parish NewsMay-June 2016 11 Temperance St. / Telephone (905) 623-2460

St. John’s Anglican ChurchBowmanville

INSIDE...Incumbent’s Page - pg. 3

Around St. John’s - pages 4- 5

May-June Calendar - pages 6 - 7Special Events - Pg. 8Reaching Out to

Migrant Workers - Pg. 10

BRIDGE TO HOME BRACELETSHELP REFUGEES - Ellie Kingsley, theReverend Kit Greaves of St. John’s AnglicanChurch Bowmanville and Rebecca Elliott stringbeautiful bracelets as a fundraising project for Bridgeto Home refugee sponsorship in Bowmanville and Newcastle.These bracelets, made from all-natural materials, will be sold at theBridge to Home booth at Maplefest. - Photo by Allan Kirby

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Info PageChurch Office: (905) 623-246011 Temperance St. Bowmanville ON L1C 3A3E-mail: [email protected] site: www.stjohnsbowmanville.comCheck out our updated web site. Now mobile-phone friendly“LIKE” us on Facebook

INCUMBENT: The Reverend Christopher (Kit) Greaves (905) 623-5873 Retired Clergy: The Reverend Canon Susan Sheen (905) 623-4386 e-mail: [email protected]

Incumbent’s Warden: Julie Chatterton (905) 419-4244 People’s Warden: David Crowe (905) 623-4332 e-mail: [email protected] People’s Warden: Elspeth Theriault (905) 434-3609 e-mail [email protected] Incumbent’s Warden: Williette Gardner (905) 419-1520 e-mail: [email protected]

PARKING -Available at the Morris Funeral Home lot, corner of Division and Queen St. Please leave spaces closestto the church on Temperance St. for newcomers and those who have difficulty walking extended distances or familieswith toddlers and baby strollers.

SUNDAY SERVICES 8 a.m. - Holy Communion, a traditional service of Holy Communion from the 1962 Book of Common Prayer is cele-brated. All are welcome.10 a.m. - Holy Eucharist from the 1985 Book of Alternative Services is celebrated, with programs for children and teens. A nursery is available. Coffee Hour follows 10 a.m. service.

SUNDAY SERVICES (SUMMER 2016)This Summer, there weill be one Sunday service at 9:30 a.m.. Summer services will be held in the air conditioned ParishHall July 3 to September 4. We will resume our two Sunday services (8 a.m. and 10 a.m. in the main church auditorium)September 11.

Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion, coffee and conversation each Wednesday at St. John’s,

Messy Church - 4th Saturday of Each Month (Oct., Nov. and January - May)Kids’ and family program commences at 3:30 p.m. Enjoy story-telling, crafts, music, games, and share a simple familymeal.

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Incumbent’s

Page by The Reverend Christopher Greaves

Pentecost: The Holy Spirit at Work

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Pentecost is the annual celebration of God’s sending the Holy Spirit on the first disciples from diverse lan-guage groups and races. Pentecost is the third of the three great Christian festivals - Christmas, Easter andPentecost. The powerful story of the birth of the Christian Church (Acts 2) is a foretaste of Jesus unitingheaven and earth.

So what? Reading about men and women in the past speaking differentlanguages all at the same time sounds interesting, but is it a miracle of lastingconsequence? There are so many issues that divide; wars and conflicts withinand between nations, races, ethnic and language groups. There is so muchmistrust, fear, misunderstanding and hatred between peoples, and muchheartache over remote Canadian communities with dozens of teens on sui-cide watch. Was the Holy Spirit’s descending on people a useless exercise?

Here are two shining examples of how the Holy Spirit is at work today tobreak down barriers and build community, locally and globally.

# 1 “Bridge to Home” Refugee Sponsorship group, of which St. John’s is a founding partner this year, iscreatively fund raising with projects like selling hand-made bracelets from wood, stone and metal beadsoriginating from all over the world, including countries in Africa. In two months, hundreds of bracelets have

been made in the dining room of Barry and Cathie McCabeby nearly two dozen youth and adults. The making of thebracelets is building community. The Bridge to Home steeringgroup is making friends from three churches represented onthe committee who would not otherwise be working together.Ultimately we are trusting the Holy Spirit to send two familiesto Bowmanville from halfway around the world, families thatmay be Christian or Muslim or not practicing any faith, who

speak Arabic or French or English, to settle in Canada, adding to the diversity and vibrance of our town.Can you hear barriers crumbling and community building?!

# 2 The Water Crisis. A colleague in Schomberg, west of King City, Ontario, the Rev. Sheilagh Ashworthand her Parish of Lloydtown, held a 5 km fun run/ walk last Fall in the beautiful rolling hills near Kettleby,

Continued on page 9

Here are two shin-ing exampes ofhow the Holy Spiritis at work today tobreak down barri-ers and build com-munity, locally andglobally.

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Around St. John’s

The RebeccasThe A.C.W. (Anglican Church Women) was formed in 1967 with our church ladies deciding to have three ladies

groups, the Marthas, Joannas and the Rebeccas who were to be the younger church women. Over many years theRebeccas have held rummage/yard sales, helped with the snowflake bazaar, looked after the Pancake Suppers til1992 when it was handed over to the 21/91 club of St. John's. We also produced a cookbook in 1982 and in 1992donated a refrigerator for the kitchenette. We have also held spaghetti dinners, been involved with the ChristmasHamper Program. We still help with snowflake bazaar and the Hamper program. Also we hold a poinsettias cam-paign to raise funds for the Hamper Program. We have also held movie nights, played miniature golf and atChristmas we have our annual potluck supper which is open to all ladies of the church and is a very enjoyableevening of fun and fellowship For our last meeting of year we choose a restaurant and dine out. Our meetingsare usually held the 3rd Tues. of the month. We've also held fashion shows, jewellery sales and tupperware salesWe are looking forward to our rummage/yard sale which will be held in the Parish Hall on Sat. May 14th from9am to 1pm. We always welcome new members who only help to enhance our group with new ideas.

Respectfully submitted, Linda Dempsey & Pat Russel - Co-chairs

The MarthasOriginating as members of the Evening Branch of the Women’s Auxiliary when the Anglican Church Women

(ACW) was formed in 1967, the ladies adopted the name the Martha Group. From the Bible, we remember Marthaas the one who was always busy in the kitchen with her pots and pans, the one who prepared and served the meals.

As the Martha Group of St. John’s, this group of ladies caters to dinners and luncheons throughout the year. Astheir way of outreach to the church community, they provide refreshments for funeral receptions for a time of fel-lowship for the family and friends. The Martha Group has become very well known for its annual StrawberrySocial in July and for hosting the Lunch Room at the Snowflake Bazaar in November.

The Martha Group, with the much appreciated support of many church members, generates fundraising moniesto support St. John’s special projects. At year end, a donation is always made to the St. John’s Wardens’ Fund.

The Martha Group meets at noon in the lower kitchen on the first Monday of the month, except for January,July, August, and September. If you would like more information, please call Mary Tillcock 905-623-4326.

Groups at St. John’sHere’s a brief introduction to some of the groups and organizations at work in

the St. John’s community. In this edition, we meet the Rebeccas and the Marthas,along with “Messy Church” and an evening Bible study program moderated byCathie and Barry McCabe Tuesdays and Wednesdays. September’s edition will in-clude Community Corner and a continuing introduction to other groups. (See photoat right of some of the shawls, quilts and crafts made at Community Corner.)

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Messy Church is going from strength to strength. We areaveraging about 15 children every fourth Saturday withparents.

This year each Messy Church has had a Shape Theme.April 2 was a cross. April 23 will be a triangle. On Messy Church Saturdays we open our doors at 3 30 pm.As families arrive and are greeted by Dianne, we have a craft table available for colouring and other activities.At 4 pm we gather around with a song. Then Cathie and Elizabeth lead the children in stories. Older childrengo with Cathie and younger ones are led by Elizabeth. The story telling is interactive. Kit wraps up storytelling with a song, usually a “Kit Original”. The families then do crafts organized into stations by Jen. Vol-unteers assist at each station.

Kit summarizes the lesson of the story and theme just before dinner at 5 pm. He then leads everyone intothe Dining Hall for grace then a buffet meal prepared by our kitchen team, Sarah, Kourtney and the Campbells.We have served tacos, pasta, mac and cheese and on April 3 a tasty baked ham dinner with mashed potatoesand veggies. We ALWAYS have a fun dessert. Kit insists on wrapping up with FLOOR HOCKEY. Sometimeshe lets the kids play too.

God responds to our efforts of song, stories, crafts, food and laughter with dividends of smiles, thanks andlove. We are already starting to plan for next year. Hope you can join us as we live our faith with fun andfood. Blessings - William Spotton [email protected]

NEXT MESSY CHURCH - Saturday, May 28 @ 3:30 pm. Family-based worship, infants to age 10. Biblestories, crafts, games, songs, simple supper and floor hockey! No Charge, Donations welcome. Please let usknow if you can come: Contact William Spotton or call the church office at 905-623-2460.

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An Afternoon at “Messy Church”

Bible Study on the Gospel of JohnThe Gospel of John is filled with profound truths and rich spiritual stories. The dramatic milestones of Christ's

ministry, as portrayed by John, have invited millions of believers throughout the ages into a saving faith withJesus, leading them into a deeper understanding of His ultimate story.

We are following John MacArthur's 12-week study and discussion guide on John while viewing a moviedramatization of the Gospel.Bible Study on The Gospel of John – currently running Tuesday evenings, opento everyone, 6:45 - 9:00pm Moderator: Cathie [email protected],

Wednesday evenings, Men's Bible Study, 7:30 - 9:30pm Moderator: Barry McCabe,[email protected] Location: McCabe residence, 905-623-1961. Please call Cathie or Barry if youwish to attend for an evening or for the remainder of the study series.

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Calendar

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Weekly Events at St. John’sMondays12:00 p.m. - Marthas (hospitality group) meet in the Lower Kitchen. (2nd Monday of the month.)3:30 p.m. - Informal prayer, Lower Kitchen6:30 p.m. – Bowmanville Sparks, Great Hall 7:00 p.m. - Adult Badminton in the Parish Hall.Tuesdays1:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Community Corner (Craft Group) meet in lower kitchen6:00 p.m. – 6th Bowmanville Brownies, Parish Hall6:15 - 8:15 p.m. – 3rd Bowmanville Guides, Great HallTuesdays and Thursdays10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Canadian Mental Health Association meet in Parish Hall and Kitchen.Wednesdays9:30 a.m. - Mid-week Communion Service followed by refreshments. 12 Noon - Alcoholics Anonymous meet in Great Hall8:00 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous meet in Great HallThursdays6:45 p.m. – Choir Practice7 p.m. Drake Ballroom Dancing7:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Rangers (Former Girl Guides Senior Branches) in Lower Kitchen (alternate Thursdays)7:30 p.m. -Men’s Sharing Group in the Parish Hall.

SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00 a.m.A traditional service of Holy Communion from the 1962 Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is cele-brated. All are welcome.

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist from the 1985 Book of Alternative Services (BAS) is celebrated, with programs for children and teens. A nursery is available. Coffee, tea, juice and refreshments following.

Sunday Worship - 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. • Sunday July 3, 9:30 a.m. (One Service only for July/August)

May Week of May 1- 7

Sunday May 1st - Easter 68:00 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Wednesday May 49:30 a.m. ~ Mid week communion

Saturday May 7 - Maple Fest in Historic Down-town Bowmanville. Visit the St. John’s booth. Bakesale, face painting, donate used bikes

Calendar continues on next page...

May - June Calendar

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May - June CalendarContinued from page 6

Week of May 8 - 14Sunday May 8, Easter 78:00 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:00 a.m. Holy EucharistWednesday May 119:30 a.m. ~ Mid week communion Friday May 135:00 p.m. ~ The Gathering Place supper, St. Paul’s,Church and Silver Streets, BowmanvilleSaturday May 14 Rummage Sale at St. John’s

Week of May 15 - 21Sunday May 15, Pentecost Sunday8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist4:30 p.m. Open Circle ~ contemporary, casual serviceand dinnerTuesday May 177:00 p.m. Parish Council MeetingWednesday May 189:30 a.m. ~ Mid week communionThursday May 199:00 – 4:00 pm ~ Migrant Worker Volunteer Training,Great Hall, Lower Kitchen

Week of May 22 - 28Sunday May 22, Trinity Sunday8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:00 a.m. Holy EucharistWednesday May 25 9:30 a.m. ~ Mid week communion 12:00 p.m. Book Club, Village Inn, Scugog & KingStreets, Book title - “Honeymoon With my Brother,” amemoir by Franz Wisner

Week of May 29-31Sunday May 29, Rogation Day8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:30 a.m. Rogation Service at Bob and Sharon Kosloski’s home 6147 Run-dle Rd, Hampton

JUNE Wednesday June 19:30 a.m. ~ Mid week communion Saturday June 49:00 – 5:00 p.m. ~ Migrant Worker Health Fair

Week of June 5 - 11Sunday June 5 - Pentecost 3 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Dedication ofRenovated Chancel, Bishop Michael Bedford-Jones (re-tired) celebrant, preacherTuesday June 72:00 p.m. ~ Area Council meeting, Christ Memorial,OshawaWednesday June 89:30 a.m. ~ Mid week communion

Week of June 12-18Sunday June 12, Father’s Day8:00 a.m. Holy Communion as usual10:00 a.m. CANCELLED for annual OutdoorEcumenical Service at 11:00 a.m. in ROTARY PARK, Wednesday June 159:30 a.m. ~ Mid week communion

Week of June 19-25Sunday June 19, Pentecost 58:00 a.m. Holy Communion10:00 a.m. Holy EucharistWednesday June 229:30 a.m. ~ Mid week communion 12:00 p.m. Book Club (Village Inn), Rockbound byFrank Parker Day

Week of June 26-30Sunday June 26, St. John the Baptist8:00 a.m. Holy Communion10:00 a.m. Holy Baptism and Eucharist

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SUMMER SERVICE TIME BEGINS SUN, JULY 3rd, 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall.

MESSAGE SERIES - 4 Sundays through the Book of Colossians:

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BLUE JEAN BREAKFAST -Women of all ages please join us for our Blue Jean Breakfast SATURDAYAPRIL 30, 2016 at 9:30 am in the Parish Hall. Speaker - Patty Bowman Kingsley.

MAPLE FEST IS MAY 7 - St. John’s will be participating inthe annual MAPLE FEST May 7th in downtown BOW-MANVILLE. This is a wonderful opportunity for our Parish to toengage the community. We will have a booth at the corner ofKing and Temperance with the church's logo on the top.Bakedgoodies will be on sale.New this year, our Refugee Sponsorshipgroup BRIDGE TO HOME will be sharing the booth sellingBracelets.

YARD AND RUMMAGE SALE SATURDAY, MAY 14-.sponsored by the REBECCAS GROUP of St. JOHN’S – May 14, 2016, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm in the ParishHall. Please start saving clothing, books, toys, small household items, etc. Donated items can be dropped offthe week of May 8. Please no large items. Coffee, Tea, refreshments will be available.

TICKETS FOR MAYOR’S & COMMUNITY LEADERS’ PRAYER BREAKFAST - Thursday May 26,7:30 am. Trinity United Church, Bowmanville. Tickets ($20/each) usually sell out and none will be sold atthe door. If you’d like to sit at St. John’s table, please let Rev Christopher know, as soon as possible.

PARISH PICNIC AND ROGATION SERVICE MAY 29 - This annual outdoor service for St. John’stakes place Sunday, May 29 at 10:30 a.m. at the Kosloski farm near Solina. It includes the traditional “Roga-tion Service” to bless the farms and fields in our community, followed by a potluck picnic, with games forkids.

ECUMENICAL SERVICE AT ROTARY PARK SUNDAY, JUNE 12 -This annual worship event, inbeautiful Rotary Park at the foot of Temperance and Queen Streets across from St. John's, brings people to-gether from most of the local churches. Attendance has varied from 600 to 800 people. The service begins at11 a.m. The regular 10 a.m. service at St. John’s will be cancelled on June 12, so that we can join our neigh-bours at Rotary Park. Guest speaker will be Ian McBride of AURA (Anglican United Refugee Alliance).

CONFIRMATION AND DEDICATION - On Sunday, June 5, St. John’s will hold a Confirmation Serviceat 10 a.m., along with a dedication of our renovated chancel. Guest preacher and celebrant will be retiredbishop Michael Bedford Jones.

OPEN CIRCLE - Sunday, May 15 at 4:30 p.m. This family-friendly worship event in-cludes live music, bible stories, an interactive message with Q & A, and kids’ program. Theemphasis is on a relaxed format, with a dinner served following the service. You can likeus on facebook (St. John’s Bowmanville.) We are actively searching for persons to assist inthe music for the service or to volunteer in any other capacity that Open Circle may require. ContactCathie McCabe at 905-623-1961.

Mark Your CalendarSPECIAL EVENTS - MAY & JUNE

NEW

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SYNOD MEETS SEPT. 17 TO ELECT SUFFRAGAN BISHOPS - An election to choose two new suf-fragan bishops for the Diocese of Toronto will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, at St. Paul’s Bloor Street. ArchbishopColin Johnson called for the elections after Bishop Philip Poole and Bishop Patrick Yu announced their retire-ments and Bishop Linda Nicholls was elected coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Huron. The ordination andconsecration of the bishops-elect will take place on Jan. 7, 2017

Consultations are underway in April and May on a proposal to reduce the number of episcopal areas fromfour to three. Archbishop Colin Johnson said that, if input from from the consultation indicates the Dioceseshould move to three episcopal areas, he will make a determination by early June. If the consultations recom-mend continuing with four episcopal areas, the election of a third bishop could take place at the September 17Synod.

raising $4000 toward a clean water project in Canada’s North. The parish’s long-term vision is to forge friend-ships with communities in the North. The Rev. Sheilagh has been invited to teach in the local elementaryschool about the clean water initiative and Indigenous Land Claims and Treaties.

She believes there is a water crisis here in southern Ontario, when we systemically flush our toilets withperfectly good drinking water. “We decided to raise money for clean water in the North because we heard thatthere was a serious issue and we believe it to be an injustice,” says the Rev. Sheilagh. “We live in a very beau-tiful part of the world and we have access to clean water and believe that all Canadians should have access toclean water,” Ashworth told Anglican Journal. “We are fully aware of our ignorance (about the struggles facedby indigenous communities) and we just want to offer our assistance.”

See more at: www.anglicanjournal.com. Does clean water prevent teen suicide? Not necessarily but it showsthere are people who care, a God who loves and the possibility of a healthier life. The Rev Sheilagh invites usto be praying for healthy communities in our North.

The promise of the Father is the Holy Spirit, poured out for all believers to receive. The strongholds that theHoly Spirit helps break down may be those within us; strongholds of fear, a negative self-image, a racist atti-tude, a poverty of spirit, of addictions, where God seeks to shape a healthy self-image, forgiving and givinggrace in wonderful abundance.

May we seek to be filled by God’s Pentecost Spirit of power, love and self-control.In our small, and not sosmall ways, may we show the joyful unity, hope, peace and justice that Jesus came to inaugurate by his deathand resurrection.

Happy Pentecost!

Christopher +

SUMMER SERVICE TIME BEGINS SUN, JULY 3rd, 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall.

MESSAGE SERIES - 4 Sundays through the Book of Colossians: Is Jesus important but not unique?

Incumbent’s Page - Continued from page 3

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Ten Tips for Reaching out to Migrant WorkersGoal: respect for, and health in mind, body and spirit, of the migrant labourers working legally under various

federal government programs and not under the same worker safety/health/wage legislation as Canadians.

From June to December 2015, something amazing happened; our church met migrant workers. In that meet-ing, we began to trust. St John’s Anglican Church became a safe place for the workers to gather for worship,delicious meals, and two health fairs.

1.Pray – trust the Holy Spirit’s timing

2.Partner / Volunteer – with others. Examples: health careproviders, Migrant Worker’s Network, other churches, serviceclubs and municipality.

3.Encourage a Health Fair with above group (In Bowmanville,two are planned: June and August, 2016). Invite workers to at-tend Health Fair on a day when they are not working, perhapsSunday afternoon, offer free food and hospitality.

4.Donate a Bike: asking the community to donate used adult size bikes (kids bikes are welcome too; they’llship home), invite a worker or volunteer to repair as needed. Ask for bike locks, safety vests, helmets, bikelight, pant clips, backpacks, sun screen, men’s pants. Give away bibles! We collected a dozen bags of clothesfor the guys (thank you!) which we will give away this Spring.

5.Ask if the workers have received their OHIP card.

6.Communicate with workers directly – not their employers.

7.Share photos / stories on Facebook, website, newspaper.

8.Build trust/ sense of community, share cell phone or Bunk house number as appropriate (discretion needed– they live in bunk houses, mobile homes, older farm houses isolated from community with limited publictransport – hence bikes!)

9.Transportation. Offer to pick them up for Church or medical appointments, worship together (Canadiansand Caribbeans/Mexicans) and encourage the workers’ participation in the liturgy, musically, reading the biblealoud, greeting, praying, translating (depending on group), provide bible, devotional guide, meet them at theirbunky for prayer group/bible study, invite them to lunch afterwards or a game of soccer or dominoes, ESLclasses or computer / internet access

10.Set up a fund to support migrant workers to help pay for clothes, barrels they fill with clothes, bikes,etc., that they send home. Apply to Deanery or Area Council or Diocese for funds. St. John’s did receive fundsfrom the Deanery in 2015 and a fund was set up to support the workers.

Please pray for Clevie Thorpe, Desley White, Devon and the other guys from Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbadosand Mexico, who are preparing to return to Canada this Spring.

- The Rev. Christopher Greaves

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Prayer PageMay-June - 2016

Please pray for these St. John’s parishioners and their families

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Week of May 1-7 Hugh and Judy PEARCEKourtney PENFOUNDDavid and Jan PENNEYCuthbert and Zayne LOOBY Paula PETERSWallace and Nancy PITTKim POLLOCK

Week of May 8 - 14Tony, Angela and Edie PRENTICEPeter and Sophie PRIDIELloyd and Elizabeth REEDPaul and Eieleen REESOREric REMPELEmily ROCHADavid and Sheila REMPEL

Week of May 15 - 21Pat RUSSELJai, Bibi, Ravi and Ashley SANASIMarcee SAVAGEClaude Betty SCOTTDavid and Anne SEBBENBonnie and Sebasten SETORichard, Wendy, Kiara and TianaSHCHEPANIK

Week of May 22 - 28Susan SHEENTom and Ruby SMITHGloria and Robert SMITHPaul and Debbie SMITHWilliam SPOTTONRhodessa STACEYPenny STRIPP

Week of May 29 - June 4Vera STRONGLoraine TAYLORElspeth THERIAULTDavid and Mary TILLCOCKJohn and Sandra TOTHGeorge and Rachel VAUGHAN

INFORMAL PRAYER GROUPMONDAYS - 3:30 p.m. - Prayer Group meetingin lower kitchen. Open to all!

IF YOU HAVE A HEART FOR PRAYER –consider becoming a part of our prayer teamministry during communion time at 10AM oron our Telephone Prayer Chain. Please contactDebbie Smith (905) 263-8658 [email protected]

VISITS - If someone you know is ill or in thehospital, and they don’t mind you calling, pleasecontact the church. We will be happy to visit.

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St. John’s Anglican Church Presents An Old-Fashioned

Please join us

Wednesday, July 8th From 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. For a luncheon with fresh

Strawberry shortcake and sandwiches Take-outs available – Please order by 10 a.m. (905) 623-2460

PRICE LIST

Shortcake & Beverage - $8.00 Shortcake - $7.00 CHILDREN (12 and under) Complete Meal (Sandwich, Shortcake, Beverage) - $6.00 Shortcake & Beverage - $4.00 Shortcake - $3.00 FAMILY Complete Meal (Sandwich, Shortcake, Beverage) - $25.00 Shortcake & Beverage - $20.00 TAKEOUTS Sandwich and Shortcake - $9.00 • (Bottled Water available for $1.00) • Sandwich only - $2.25 • Beverage (Tea, Coffee, Juice, Lemonade, Bottled Water) - $1.00

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Advertise in the Parish NewsPaid advertising will be included in upcoming editions of the Parish News, starting in September.

Ads will help defray the costs of printing, and producing additional copies for wider distribution.

Do you have a business to promote? Do you know of friends and neighbours looking for ways to advertisethe goods and services their business provides? Advertisements will be available in a business card formaton the back page. One fee will cover five editions printed from September of 2016 to June of 2017.

Deputy Warden Elspeth Theriault would be pleased to provide more details. She may reached at (905)434-3609 or [email protected]. The deadline for booking your September ad is August 15th.

St. John’s Anglican Church - 11 Temperance St., Bowmanville (905) 623-2460 • [email protected]

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