Deer Park Announcements for the Week of October 26, 2014 Treasurer’s Financial Update for September 2014 Monday: 9:00-10:30 Tai Chi (continuing) 10:30-noon Tai Chi (beginner) 6:30-8:00 Parkland Scouts Tuesday: 9:15 -10:30 Food for Thought 9:30-noon Coffee and Chat 1:30-2:30 Autism Choir 4:00-6:00 Afterschool Program September Wednesday: 9:30-11:30 Women of Spirit 4:00-6:00 Afterschool Program Thursday: 4:00 – 6:00 Home Alone Safety 7:00 Choir 7:30 p.m. AA Meeting Friday: 7:00 – 9:00 Deer Park Youth Developing a common vision for our church community At the request of Council, a small group has been meeting since spring to discuss a vision as we move forward in our church life. We would like to meet in small groups with any or all who attend this church, to receive your input. We want to ask you three questions:    What brings you here? What are we doing right? What are we missing? What can be changed or added? There will be various opportunities to be involved. One will be right after church on November 2. Others will be announced. If you are unable to attend a small group, you can send your thoughts to Denise Penfold at denisepenfold@dpuc.ca . We will tabulate everyone’s input, share it with the Joint Needs Assessment Committee and with you. Thank you for helping shape our church for the future. Other upcoming events: Remembrance Benefit Concert Sun. Nov. 9 from 3–5 pm , with Barry Luft, Richard Harrow and Cara Luft. $25 Proceeds to support Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.. The Annual Turkey Supper will be Saturday, November 22.Two sittings are available at 5:15 and 6:45pm. Tickets areavailable at the church office during the week or afterchurch on Sundays: Seniors: $15 Adults: $20 Child: (6-12): $10 Child under 6: free Family 2 (adults and 3 children): $50 Volunteers are needed for providing food donations, preparation and cleanup. Sign up sheets will be in the Narthex for the period leading up to the event. There will be a silent auction at the same time and donation information will be up coming. Local Givings Total Income Expense Net Income Year-to-date 2014 197,248 234,436 246,789 -12,353 Year-to-date Budget 206,900 233,783 252,946 -19,163 2014 vs. Budget -9,652 +653 -6,157 +6,810 September local contributions of $21,264 were $2,885 below September in 2013. Other Income was $3,738 above that of last year. Therefore, total revenue was $853 above that of last year. St Andrews contribution of $2,083 was the primary difference. Year-to-date local contributions of $197,248 were $6,978 below the first nine months of 2013 and $9,652 below the budget. This is a 3.5% decrease from last year and 5% below budget. Year-to-date Other Income of $37,188 was $20,839 above last year -- because St. Andrews contributed $18,750 through September, resulting in the Total Revenue increase of $13,861 compared to 2013, and $653 above the year-to-date budget. September spending of $24,566 was $5,312 (18%) below that of last September, as salaries were down by $2,849 and benefits were lower by $307 compared to that of last September. Year-to-date spending is lower than last year-to-date by $640 and lower than budget by $6,157. Compared to our year-to-date budget, Office & Admin Expenses were down by $1,222. Building Expenses were over budget by $9,419, $7,402 of which was due to unplanned but necessary increased spending for maintenance on, and upgrades to the building and grounds. Ministry expenses of $5,598 were below the budget with the majority of the spending ($2,966) allocated to the youth program. Salary & Benefits were below $8,403 below budget. Other expenses were $3,195 below budget, because the Council retreat planned for September was not undertaken. The month of September saw a small surplus of $446, helped by GST rebates for the January to June period. Year-to-date spending was $6,157 lower than budgeted for and Total Revenue was $653 higher than budgeted for, resulting in a year-to-date net loss of $12,353 which was $6,810 better than budgeted for. A more detailed report has been posted in the “Finance” section of the bulletin board. Ministry of Worship and the Arts Ushers and Greeters: If you can volunteer from time to time to be an usher or greeter, please call Donna Black at 403-256-2435. We hope you enjoy today's HymnSing. We are keeping track of all requests, and will do our best to include as many as possible each 4th Sunday of the month. The signup is on the south bulletin board on the way to the Fellowship Hall. Next HymnSing will be November 23, so keep your requests coming! Painting Volunteers needed for Saturday, November 8th to help paint the kitchen with Dave Patterson. Meet at 9:00 a.m. We will supply the paint, but bring brushes and rollers. Call Dave or Sue at 403-278-7228 if you have questions. Ministry of Community Coffee and Chat: Tuesday mornings in the Fireside Lounge from 9:30 –noon….come and go as it suits. All welcome Progressive Dinner – January 31 Save the Date Ministry of Social Justice and Outreach Deer Ridge Kids FREE City of Calgary Afterschool Program: Tuesday and Wednesday from Oct 14 to Dec 18th from 4 p.m. to 6 Make a Child Smile: We are collecting new running shoes and white socks for Mazatlan again this year (infants to young adults). Thank you so much for your support. Bob & Brenda Horen – 403-271-1392. Home Alone Safety Program: presented by Aspen Family Services at Deer Park. A free program for those aged 9-12 on October 30 from 46 pm. Call Kim to register: 403-219-3477 x117. M&S Enthusiast: If this opportunity is of interest, contact the office. Fall Craft Fair and Bake Sale Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We raised $1700.63 for youth programs here at Deer Park. Thank you to everyone who came to our sale, ready to shop. Thank you to all who donated baking and crafts. Thank you to the Copper Guild craft group for their donations of knitted and quilted craft items and fruit cakes. Thank you to our anonymous donor of the wooden craft items. And an extra special thank you to everyone who donated their time for setting up and running the sale, especially Betty, Shirley and Brenda, who went above and beyond what anyone could ask. Kitchen Committee If you have questions about kitchen operations, a new Kitchen Manual is in place where you will find the answers. Look for a well marked 3 ring blue binder on the kitchen counter near the phone. Please let us know if you have suggestions or additions. Thanks to Barb Savidant for her work on this project. Following food events, we are required to LABEL and DATE items left in the refrigerator. Labels and a pen are in a clear container in the fridge. To avoid us having to throw out undated foods, please share the food amongst your group to take home or notify an incoming group that the food is for their consumption. Unnecessary waste of edible foods can be avoided this way. Thank you for your help. Ministry of Health and Healing Prayer Circle: Prayer group is looking for new members. We meet every second Monday in the sanctuary to pray for 'The prayers of the people' and confidential prayer requests. If you feel a deeper connection through prayer, this is a wonderful time to pray in the quietness of the sanctuary. Next meeting: November 3rd at 7 p.m. Contact Kathleen Coombes 403 271 4965 Food For Thought meets Tuesdays from 9:15 - 10:30. We are reading ‘Fastdiet’ by Dr Michael Mosley. It is an interesting idea…. pick 2 days a week and restrict what you eat and then eat normal the rest of the week. We read the book as a group so it is not necessary to buy the book. However it is available at the library. We always welcome newcomers. For info. contact Barb bvogan@telusplanet.net. Conversation Bench We are getting underway with the Conversation Bench, which will be located at the front right corner of the sanctuary. This is to be for making connections with one another, meeting those we don’t yet know and generally providing another way of allowing people to get to know one another. If you feel called, please help us keep tabs on who might like to make a connection there. Phone Marj Hansen, 403-203-3280, for more information. Ministry of Spiritual Formation Women’s Candlelight Service: If you would like to help plan and/or participate in the annual Women’s Service, please come to the meeting on Tuesday, October 28 at 7 p.m. You can also contact Rhonda Blakney at 403-278-1712 or email at Walterandrhonda@shaw.ca or call the church office: 403-278-8263. The Women’s Candlelight Service will be on Monday, December 1st at 7:30 p.m. Women of Spirit Are you hungering for conversation, connection and community? We have prepared a veritable smorgasbord of ideas to whet the appetite for soulful living. All women welcome. Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF Sunday, October 26, 2014 The Calgary Presbytery Prayer Cycle focuses this week on Pastoral Care Ministry of Calgary Presbytery and Pastoral Care in All Congregations. The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Prayer Cycle focuses on India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In our prayers this week: the family of Bob Bailie, on his death;; Connie M.; Doug; Ernest; Helen; Jan T.; Joan; Margaret; Pearl; Shirley; Susan & girls; Victoria. ST. ANDREW’S EVENTS THIS WEEK Healing Touch Mon. 7 p.m. Lakeview UC Palates (with Danah Cox) Tues. 5:30 p.m. Great Room, SAC Council Tues. 7 p.m. Board Room SAC Coffee House – Barry Luft Sat. 6:30 p.m. Great Room SAC Palates is a weekly event on Tuesdays presented by the St. Andrew's Centre and Campbell Stone United that combines the culinary and visual arts as well as dynamic table discussion which might best be described as an Art-full experience of dinner and the Divine. You're invited to take advantage of the "Beta" period and experience "Palates" for the amazing price of only $7 a person. If interested, you must RSVP by the Sunday evening or Monday morning before the Tuesday Palates event. Offer is for the next two Tuesdays, Oct. 28, and Nov. 4, 5:30 to 7:30 pm. So please RSVP. Space is limited Just email/Call the Monday before by 9 am to get your place at the table. Contact is Danah Cox, Minister of Campbell Stone United. danahcox@hotmail.cpm, 403-708-7729. Healing Touch - a wonderful gift! OPEN TO ALL who need something positive and healing on Mondays @ 7 pm at Lakeview United Church Lower Hall. Join us October 20th and go home relaxed and aligned. Bonnie and Lynda Helping the Food Banks – Your donations help to nourish those in our community who need it most. Three ways our congregations can help:  Bring donations to Deer Park UC on Sunday mornings. Deer Park stocks items such as peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, canned food, Kraft dinner, cereal and soup (not tomato) which are handed out to families in need in their community.  Drop off non-perishable food items to St. Andrew’s Centre. These items are delivered to the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank.  Take a turn volunteering at the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank from 5:45 – 8 p.m. the 4th Thursday of the month. To volunteer, contact Bryon Delarue at 403-278-2253. The Mitten Tree is coming! We will be looking for donations fo mitts, toques, scarves, socks, underwear, toiletries for all ages. All donations will be sorted and delivered to various organizations on Dec. 5th. Watch for our trees appearing in November. If you have any questions, contact Sheila Swan 403-873-0221. Coffee House - Sat. Nov. 1st, 6:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Centre. Come for a casual, intimate evening with a light dinner and the folk stylings of Barry Luft. $15/person. Tickets available in the narthex following the service or phone 403-259-4080. Other events in this series include Christmas Carol sing-along Dec. 13th and Robbie Burns Training Night Jan. 17th. Know Your Neighbour – Thurs. Nov. 13th we will be visiting Fort Calgary. We will meet at the Haysboro Community Centre and take the bus together. The cost of the bus and tour is $15. For more info or to sign up contact Carol Douglas 403-225-2362 or Joan Hartman 403-2814116. - PHANTOM Silent movie 9:00-10:30 pm., with organ accompaniment $15/$10 www.knoxunited.ab.ca Do you need some help filling out Government forms such as CPP or Blue Cross? Two Fridays per month a worker from Kerby Centre’s Information Resources will be available at St. Andrew’s Centre to help you with any government paper work. For more info phone St. Andrew’s or phone Kerby Centre 403-705-3246 Please feel free to drop by or make an appointment and help us spread the word. Everyone welcome! St Thomas UC: Sun., Nov 2, 7:00 The Great Plains -Darrel & Saskia $12/person 403-241-0366. $15 at the door. Robert McClure UC: Community Annual Bazaar and Fashion Show on Saturday, November 1st, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.. Homemade pies, gifts from private artisans, perogies, cabbage rolls and more! www.robertmcclurechurch. Southwood UCW: Old-Fashion Christmas Bazaar Nov 1, 1- 4:00 Other Churches and the Community See ‘happenings’ bulletin board for more information Alpha House is a Calgary shelter and recovery centre for men and women with addictions. Their Clothing Closet is empty and they are in critical need of new or freshly laundered used clothing for both men and women. Also needed: shampoo, tooth paste, tooth brushes, soap,combs, etc. Bagged or boxed donations can be dropped off at 203 15 Ave. S.E. Call to Action: Mobilizing Relationship to Support the common Good, with Paul Born, co-founder and president of the Tamarack Institute. This is a community event for people passionate about Calgary. Wed., October 29 from 7 – 9:30 p.m. at the Danish Canadian Club. $10 prepaid or $15 at the door. www.metroalliance.ca/registration.html Seniors Secret Service: We are urgently looking for people willing to brighten up a grey Christmas. This season, our volunteers will deliver Christmas gifts to thousands of seniors across Calgary who are living in loneliness or isolation, but hundreds more are still waiting to be matched with his or her own Secret Santa. Seniors Secret Service is a Calgary-based registered charity that has been delivering Christmas gifts to solitary seniors almost three decades. We match Secret Santas with seniors who live in over 80 area care facilities and seniors’ residences as well as isolated seniors living in their own homes. These seniors are identified by a partner senior service agency, and our seniors have no close family or friends, so the gift from their Secret Santa is all they receive for Christmas. Knox UC: 2 Events on Hallowe’en Night: - G.H.O.S.T a show for all ages; 7:30-8:30 pm Free Hillhurst UC and Urban Curvz Theatre: Take Back Halloween! October 31st at 7:30 p.m. -special live performances by awesome feminists -film screening of “Wonder women! The Untold Story of Superheroines!” -feminist costume contest More info: urbancurvz.com Journey to Faith & Freedom – An evening with Rev. Brent Hawkes, LGBT and human rights pioneer. Sat. Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. at Hillhurst UC. Admission by donation. Featuring a special opening performance by Calgary’s own Barberellas! For more info contact Hillhurst UC office@hillhurstunited.com. Definitely Faith on Tap: Conversations, guest speakers, good eats and friends at 4th Spot Kitchen & Bar for those aged 18 – 35ish. LGBT friendly. Nov 2 & Dec 7. See BB for more info. McDougall UC: Healing Pathway, Phase 1 – Introduction to the Healing Pathway. Learn to develop the gift and skill of healing hands within the Christian tradition. November 14-16. St. Thomas UC: “Bullying Ends Here” – a presentation by Tad Milmine. Using his own story, Tad has made it his mission to help others. Please note that the presentation is not suitable for children under 11 years of age. Donation accepted. St. Thomas UC Tues., Nov. 18, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Community Hubs Workshop: Come & Discover the ART of strong Communities, finding ways to eliminate poverty. Nov 22 from 1-5 at Knox Presbyterian Church. Register: http://goo.gl/T91C1x Free. The Swanson Lectures in Christian Spirituality with Rev. Raymond C. Aldred, Asst. Prof. of Theology, Ambrose University.  Stories From the Edge: Aboriginal Insights in an Uncertain World – Mon. Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. Airhart Lecture Theatre (A1085) Ambrose University, Calgary  A Communal Theology of Holistic Engagement with Creation – Tues. Nov. 4, 12 p.m. Evans Room, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary Fall Speaker Series – presented by the Southwood UC Caring Ministries. November 21, 1-2:30pm: Brain Gym, presented by Patricia Elford, licensed Brain Gym Instructor. Join us for lunch and/or speaker by registering through the Southwood UC church office (403.253.2979). Free will offerings are gladly received. Epiphany Explorations 2015 – an annual conference that invites you to live out our faith, love our God and celebrate each other while singing our hearts out. Since 2003, First Metropolitan United Church has invited clergy and laity from across North America for an eclectic mix of presentations, music and visual arts. Presenters for Epiphany Explorations 2015 (Jan. 22-25) include (but are not limited to)  Gary Paterson – Moderator of the United Church of Canada on the changing church, “How can church model a different kind of community so that people want to be part of that.”  Lois Wilson – former Moderator and former Senator on the “spiritual but not religious” among us  David Felton – one of the founders of the pro-LGBT clergy group, No Longer Silent/Clergy for Justice and director of the Arizona Foundation for Contemporary Theology For more info and to register http://epiphany.firstmetvictoria.com.