* WHATS GOING ON ...
... At St. Paul's and in/around Midland
June 17 -
Senior Safety Symposium on Thursday, June 17 from 10:30 am to 12 noon at North Simcoe Sports and Rec. Centre, Bill Thompson room. Come and listen to the following speakers on 3 important topics Fire Prevention, Falls Prevention and Maintaining strong and healthy bones, for more info call 526-7980 or 549-7611.
June 13 -
Everyone is invited to our annual church picnic immediately following the service on Sunday June 13th. Once again, Clint and Bev Truax will be hosting our picnic at 414 King St. Please bring a picnic lunch.
Dessert, beverages and entertainment will be provided.
Look forward to seeing you there!!
June 4 -
Movie Night
You are invited to join us on Friday June 4th at 7:00 pm for our final movie night of the season. We will be showing the whimsical, yet thought provoking movie, Joe Versus the Volcano starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Here's what the critics said; "Sweet and funny. Lightning bolts everywhere."
June 2 -
Hunger Awareness Dinner Buffet at Sainte Marie on Wednesday June 2. Tickets are $35.00 per person a donation of non-perishable food items appreciated. Proceeds to the Good Food Box and local hunger relief providers. See posters for more info and where tickets are available.
June 2 -
Change of date - St. Paul's Garden Planting Day: If you would like to help with planting the annual’s in Church beds Mary Ellen would appreciate your help on Wednesday June 2nd at 10am bring your gloves and tools. Thank You! *If you have any perennials that you can share please call Mary Ellen at the church or email church with the names so we can plan beds with the local Horticulture Society.
June 1 -
Fellowship Club end of the year Pot-Luck on Tuesday, June 1st at 5:30pm in the Great Hall. Please bring your own cutlery and dishes and a dish to share with others.
May 29 -
May 25 -
Attention Boys and Girls!
Kicks and Sticks and Girls Night Out will be meeting this Tuesday May 25th at 7:00 pm. For more information contact Andy and Martha Ahrens. See you there.
vox huronia – ten year anniversary concert
Saturday May 29 at 7:30pm
Tickets are $15 and under 16 free
available at Johnstone’s Musicland or at the door
conductor- aaron bell,
guest conductor - roger priddle
accompanist - amanda thorpe, organist - paul sloan
soloist - victoria thompson
May 22 -
Yard and Bake Sale and BBQ for the Huronia Pregnancy Resource Centre May 22nd,2010 at the River of Life Church, 170 Eight street, Midland 8am to 1pm. 527-4272 or cell 527-3744, ask for Diena. Drop off of items at the River of Life Church, Thurs. May 20th, after 6pm. and anytime after 9am. Fri. May 21
No electronic equipment or clothing. Donations of baked goods gladly accepted. Men to help lift tables out also gladly accepted
May 19
The Circle will meet at Gail’s on Wednesday May 19th at 11am
May 16 -
Community Living Huronia is celebrating 50 years in 2010 of supporting people with exceptionalities in North Simcoe. They are planning a Gold Anniversary Tea on Sunday May 16th from 1:30 to 3:30pm at the North Simcoe Sports & Recreation Centre in Midland.
April 27 - June 1
Lively discussions, interesting talks and great desserts await you at the What’s in the Bible for Monday? Explore how the Bible is relevant in your life between Sundays, beginning Tuesday, April 27th for 6 weeks ending June 1st. In small groups a different passage will be explored each week – the Good Samaritan, Jonah, the Exodus, the book of Ruth, the Prodigal Son and the feeding of the multitude. Come prepared for a fresh look at these stories. Sponsored by St. Mark’s Anglican and Holy Cross Lutheran Churches, all are welcome. The series is held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 845 Yonge Street and begins at 6:30 p.m. with dessert. Come for any of the sessions, or all of them and bring a Bible
April 15 -
Inaugural Organ Concert - HI Everyone: This Saturday promises to be an absolutely memorable day in the life of St. Paul's United Church. Our new pipe organ is rapidly getting the reputation for being the finest and most versatile musical instrument in Simcoe County and beyond. On Saturday, the Inaugural Organ Concert will celelbrate the new organ and chancel renovations, and also showcase the organ's amazing musical capabilities.
THe program is varie and designed to appeal to a wide range of musical tastes. Featured guest artist, Christopher Dawes, is a distinguished and versatile musician who has a remarkable connection to this particular organ. Don Anderson of Phoenix Organs (builders of the beautiful new console and much more) will give a brief explanation of some of the less obvious features of the organ and will illustrate with some wonderful musical examples. Local artists include our own Paul Sloan, St. Paul's choir, Phyllis McCullough, Aaron Bell, Amanada Forsyth and Sadie Bridgeman.
Remember, this is a celebration not only for St. Paul's but also for the community that uses the church facilities for concerts. So, invite your neighbours, friends, and family to join us for this momentous occasion.
Concert time is 7:30pm. See you there!
Week of March 21
Easter Services at St. Paul's:
* Palm Sunday Service, 10:00 a.m., March 28, Andy Ahrens presiding
* Good Friday Service, St. Paul's Sanctuary, April 2, 10:00 a.m.
* Walk of the Cross - Town Dock - 12:00 p.m. April 2, 2010
* Sunrise Service, Flag Pole, Little Lake Park, 7:30 a.m. April 4, 2010
* Easter Sunday Service, St. Paul's Sanctuary, April 4, 2010, 10:00 a.m.
Week of March 14
* The Salvation Army food bank in Midland will be making spring coats and jackets available without charge. The spring coat giveaway will take place at the Food Bank offices on Second Street at Dominion, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 26th and 27th. All are gently used and suitable for spring and fall wear. Hundreds of coats and jackets available in men’s, women’s and children’s sizes.
* Bible Study will be led by Rev. Jim McKean, starting May 5th.
* Baptism Sunday will be April 18th. Anyone wishing to have their child baptised, please call the church office. (526-6077) Thank you.
* UCW Garage Sale will be on Friday, April 30/10, at the Penetang Legion. Please keep them in mind when you are doing your spring cleaning. Contact numbers are Kay 549-2575, Judy 549-9031, Lenore 526-5138 and Brenda 526-3009. Thank you.
* Canadian Cancer Society: Daffodil month for cancer is March 26th to April 30th/10. Volunteers are needed to wrap daffodils on Friday March 26th at 8:30 a.m., at the Midland Curling Club. Please contact Phyllis Clapp, 526-1758 or Elaine Finch, 526-7666. Thank you
* May Communion will be held on Sunday, May 9th.
* Next Sunday, March 21st, Rev. Jim McKean will lead our service.
* Our Good Friday Service on April 2nd at 10:00 am, will be led by Dr. Rev. Glenn Robitaille.
* Easter Sunday, April 4th; ladies dust off your Easter bonnets and everyone join us in the celebration that Christ is Risen.
* Easter Food Drive: Our hallmark food baskets will be out on Sunday, March 21, March 28 and Easter Sunday April 4, 2010. Please mark these dates on your calenders - someone is counting on you for your help. I have talked to Peter at the Salvation Army and he will update me in the near future, on their new programs. I will keep everyone informed as I get the new information. Byron Metzgar.
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Week of February 27, 2010
* Next Sunday's Service (March 7)will be conducted by Rev. Jim McKean and communion will be served
* This Sunday's Service (February 27) will be conducted by Tom Hazel with special guest Fred Hacker
* Circle: The Circle will meet Monday March 1 at 11:30 a.m. in the Parlour. Please bring your own lunch.
* Movie Night: Come join us on Friday March 5 at 7:00 p.m. and enjoy the brilliant classicc The Rear Window staring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. Critic Joshua Tyler describes the movie as "Never to be surpassed, never to be repeated." See you there!
* Easter Newsletter: we need your reports into the office no later than March 14/10. Thank you.
* Thank You! A big Thank you t oall who arrived Monday Morning with shop vac's and buckets in hand. In only 3 hours we cleaned three quarters of the Sancutary. We will be scheduling another cleaning time soon so we can finished the job.
Week of February 21, 2010
*Next Sunday, February 28, 2010, our service will be led by Tom Hazel and Fred Hacker (local solicitor)
*The Circle will meet in the Parlour on Monday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m.
*The Official Board will meet in the Parlour on Tuesday February 23 at 7:00 p.m. Minutes of the last meeting are available in the Great Hall or the Church Office
*Help Wanted: We are nearing the completion of the Construction Phase of our Chancel/Pipe Organ project. Volunteers are needed, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, February 22. If you can loan a shop vac to this activity, it would be appreciated. We will also be storinig surplus pipes and repositioning surplus pews. Bruce/Colin would like to hear from you - or better still, just show up!!
*World Day of Prayer will be celebrated this year with our friends at Knox Presbyterian church on Friday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m.
*Judy is coming home! Our office adminstrator, Judy McConnell, has, successfully, completed her surgery and is making great progress. She will be coming home on Monday, February 22, 22010.
*Fellowship Club: The club will meet on Tuesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall. Guest Speaker will be Mary Ballantyne, Executive Director of the Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society, who will make a presentation on her three month sabatical working with child welfare organizations in India.
Week of February 7, 2010
* New Supply Minister is announced by the Official Board: After a long and sometimes frustrating
search we are pleased to advise that Rev. Jim McKean has
accepted our invitation to become our Supply Minister.
Rev. McKean, who conducted the Service of Worship at St. Paul's last Sunday, will be working ½ time for three months starting Feb.
9th, and will assume full time duties on May 10th. He will be with
us in a full time capacity until June 30, 2011."
* Over the Top!! We are pleased to announce that, by the end of December 2009, the Organ and Chancel project had raised all the money necessary to fund this wonderful project. Thank you to all who contributed. We are still accepting donations which will be used to add some finishing touches to the project.
* Organ and Chancel renovations Album: You may view the progress being made on this project by clicking on this link to the Album
* FINDING A NEW MINISTER (JNAC): On Sunday, 7th February, your views on a number of questions about the church will
be asked of you. Responses will be used, as a major source of information, to prepare the JNAC report. It is very
important for us to have a good response to this questionnaire.
Bring a pencil or pen. No one will be required to identify
themselves.
Thank you!
T. Milne Dick, Chair of J.N.A.C. Committee
361-9931.
Week of December 13, 2009
* We sincerely thank Andy Ahrens for providing leadership to our service today.
* Attention Sunday Schoolers! On Sunday December 20th there will be no regular Sunday school program. Instead the children are invited to remain in the sanctuary and partake in the service prepared by our Choir. Time to take a breather, teachers!
* 2009 Annual Reports , and 2010 Budgets and Five Year Plan. We are having the Annual General Meeting of the church on Sunday January 31, 2010. All reports, budgets and 5 year plans should be into the church office no later than the end of December. Your co-operation in these matters is always appreciated.
* The book on the life of Robbert Hartog is available for purchase in the church office for $25.00. This $25.00 which will go directly to Outreach programs in sponsored by our church.
* Angel Cards: Thank you to everyone who donated a gift to this program. We had 25 cards on the bulletin board and all were taken. Thank You!
* The Sunday School would like to thank the Circle for their help with the Christmas Luncheon last Sunday. Thank you ladies for the wonderful job!!!!! For its part, the Circle would like to thank all who helped set up, and take down the chairs and tables last Sunday. The food, as usual, was delicious and the fellowship was even better. Special thanks to Santa for making a trip from the north to see us.
* Shhh… it’s a surprise ..Mary Ellen our custodian will be celebrating her 50th birthday on Friday December 18th. Everyone is welcome to drop by on the 18th to wish her happy birthday and have a piece of cake.
Week of December 6, 2009
* Thank you to children of our Sunday school under the direction of Andy and Martha Ahrens and our faithful Sunday school teachers for leading our service on December 6.
* The UCW have cookbooks for sale at $18 each. Lets’ Break Bread, lunches, brunches and suppers on the go, country cooking. To get your cookbook call Helen at 526-8293.
* The UCW have a limited number of 2010 church calendars. The price is $6.00 each. Call Helen at 526-8293 to order your calendar. Thank You!
* The Harmony Unit of the UCW will meet on December 8 at 12:30pm in the ladies parlour. Our guest speaker will be Lorna Bywater. Come and enjoy the Fellowship that we share and see what it is all about. Please bring your finger food.
* Mark MacLeod is once again serving his annual Christmas Dinner in our gym on Christmas Eve day, December 24th at 4pm. Mark has been volunteering his time and skills for many years to prepare a wonderful turkey dinner for anyone in our community that may not be having a Christmas dinner. Mark is always happy to accept donations of money and or Turkeys to help offset the cost. You can get in touch with him 526-9228.
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Organ/Chancel Renovations Fund Update (December 6) - As a congregation we have raised $86,300 dollars towards this project but we still have $38,700 left to raise to meet the congregational share of $125,000. Would you like to donate to the Organ & Chancel Fund but find giving a lump sum does not work for you, please consider the PAR program, and give your donation monthly.
* The book on the life of Robbert Hartog is now available for purchase in the church office for $25.00. This $25.00 which will go directly to Outreach programs in the church.
Week of November 29 2009
* You are invited to our Annual Sunday School Pagent and Pot Luck lunch on Sunday December 6, 2009
* La Maison Rosewood Shelter Remembrance event on Sunday, December 6 at 4:00 p.m. at Penetang Centennial Museum
* Memorial Poinsettia Sale
* Angel Cards are available on the Easy Street entrance bulletin board
* Community Children's Choir Concert - Dec 6, 7:00 pm - St. Paul's
* Vox Huronia Christmas Concert - Dec 12, 7:30 pm - St. Paul's
* Volunteers Needed for Sanctuary Setup
* Planning for 2010: Budgets, Pledge Cards - we need your involvement
* We sincerely thank Lorna Bywater for conducting our services on November 29, 2009
* 4th Midland Scouts again selling Christmas Trees in front of Canadian Tire - now to Christmas
* Movie Night - A classic Christmas tale - "A Christmas Story" will be shown in the Great Hall at 7:00 p.m., November 4, 2009
Week of November 22, 2009
* We sincerely thank Pat Edmonds for conducting our service last Sunday, Nov 22, 2009
* Providing Tapes of our Service to shut-ins and others: For about 10 years, now, we have video taped our Sunday services for the use of people in our congregation who cannot get to church. Gunter has been our faithful servant during this whole time, delivering on a weekly basis about 10-11 tapes and then picking them up again for reuse in our recording of the service. Gunther has indicated that he needs some help with this project, so if there are those who might be willing to act as back-up to Gunther, he and we would appreciate it. Please contact Sheila Thompson or Judy (in the church office - 525 6077 or stpaulsunited@rogers.com (Nov 20)
Week of November 15, 2009
* We sincerely thank Andy Ahrens for conducting our services last Sunday, November, 15 (Nov 20).
* The UCW has a limited number of 2010 United Church calendars at a price of $6.00 each. You may order your copy by calling Helen at 5268293. Thank you. (Nov 20)
* The 2010 schedule for offering counters is being prepared. If you are interested in assisting with this work please call Wayne Morrison at 526-6887. (Nov 20)
Week of Nov 8, 2009
* The Communications Committee is setting up a group of members interested in becoming visitors for St. Paul's. A training session for those interested will be held Monday, November 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the church parlor. If you are interested in participating in this program please let Judy know (526-6077 or stpaulsunited@rogers.com. (Nov 20)
* Greeters needed: If you are interested in being a greeter for some of our church services please contact Judy at 526-6077 or stpaulsunited @rogers.com. (Nov 20)
* Our November/December Services: November 22, Pat Edmonds; November 29, Lorna Bywater; December 6, White Gift Sunday - Children's Play and Pot Luck Lunch; December 13th, 3rd Sunday in Advent; December 20, Choir Service. (Nov 20)
* A special thanks to Lah Eh Shee, Dah Dah Eh, Naw Doh and Lah June Paw as well as little Eh Moo Soe for seeing all the leaves piling up around the front of the church and coming to rake them up and put them in paper bags for pick-up. Thank you!
* Organ/Chancel Renovations Fund Update (Nov.10).
... In our Community
* A Celebration of Memories: Nicholls Funeral home invite you and your family and friends to a “Service of Remembrance” on Thursday Dec 17th at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church at 7pm. See poster in St. Paul's for more information.
* Carson Funeral Home - Christmas Candlelight memorial service for a special evening of remembering those who are no longer with us. On Thursday December 10 at 7 o’clock at the Lynn-Carson funeral home, 290 First St., Midland. Fellowship and refreshments to follow.
* Out of the Cold: Beginning December 1, 2009 the Out of the Cold program is once again opening its doors to all who are inneed of a hot meal and a warm place to sleep. We are in need of volunteers who can provide as little as four hours a week to share with those in need. If you are able to help or would like more information please call Gord McKay at 526-7129. (Nov 20)
* One Warm Coat: The Salvation Army Coat Drive runs from Oct 14 through Jan 15, 2010. If you have a donation of a coat you can either bring it into the church office during the week or take it directly to the store located in the Mountainview Mall. Thank you! (Nov 20)
* SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS KETTLES: Volunteers are needed for the kettles for 2 hour shifts. Dates are Nov 20,21,27, 28 and 30, as well as all days from December 1 to December 24 except Sundays. If you can take a shift or if you wish more information, please call Joan at 361-2433. (Nov 3 2009)
* WORK WANTED: our new Karen families are seeking employment with members of the congregation and community for yard work and other appropriate tasks. From all reports, they have proven themselves to be reliable and hard workers. If you have jobs for them please contact Lori Payne at 549-9876 to schedule a time for the work to be done. (Nov 3 2009)
* On October 24 over 250 people enjoyed a joint concert of the Orillia Silver Band and our own Choir. It was a wonderful concert and the choir raised $2,345 for the Organ/Chancel project fund. (Nov 3 2009)
... In Our World
* Congratulations to all of us - we raised $3305.00 for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank - an amount which the federal government will match 4-1. (Nov 20)
* Our Mission and Service Dollars at Work - Ryan's Story (Nov 23)
* United Churches Invited to Focus on Children in Foster Care (Nov 24)
* Report on our support of Canadian Foodgrains Bank program (Nov 29)
