Parish Life Announcement

Parish Life Announcement
St. Andrew’s
Anglican Church
Sidney, B.C.
WHITE GIFT SUNDAY - December 7th, is White Gift Sunday. Please
bring non-perishable food items, for the Food Bank, and unwrapped gifts
to be blessed.
FAMILY POTLUCK SUPPER & FAMILY CAROL SERVICE - We will be
having a Family Potluck supper on December 14th, 5:30 p.m.,
immediately prior to the Family Carol Service at 7:00 p.m. Please bring
something to share and plate and utensils to save time washing up.
Reign of Christ
The Family Carol service, ’The Nativity’, will be led by the children
featuring lots of Christmas Carols for all to sing. What a wonderful way
to support our Sunday School children and to get into the Christmas
spirit - you won’t want to miss this!
11:00 Choral Eucharist
2015 CHURCH CALENDARS - Church calendars are available for
purchase, in the office, Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
PWRDF REP NEEDED - We need a new St. Andrew’s representative for
the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund. Rev. Bruce has
retired from the post. Duties would include making periodic
announcements to the parish about PWRDF initiatives in the world.
Please contact the office if you are interested in helping.
FLOWER CALENDAR 2015 - The Flower Calendar for 2015 is posted
at the back of the church. Please fill in your name and phone number
beside the day you want to donate flowers. **Please note that we
discourage the use of scented lilies and baby’s breath in
consideration of those with allergies.**
NEIGHBOUR’S LUNCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - We need relief help
with cooking and serving, due to holidays and ill health of current
volunteers. Any help would be wonderful (i.e. once a month). Contact
the office 250-656-5322
DIOCESE OF THE ARCTIC -The Diocese of the Arctic has been on a
long journey re-building St Jude's Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut after it
was destroyed by fire in 2005; and once again we are asking for your
assistance in helping us on the final leg of it. More information is
available on the hall bulletin board. To make a donation, please contact
the Diocese of the Arctic office directly at: Diocese of the Arctic, PO Box
190, 4910-51st Street, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N2
November 23, 2014
ST. ANDREW’S ANGLICAN
CHURCH
9686 - 3rd Street, Sidney, BC
(Office / Mailing Address: 9691 – 4th Street, Sidney, BC V8L 2Y8)
Tel.: 250-656-5322
E-mail: standrewssidney@bc.anglican.ca
Web-site: standrewssidney.bc.anglican.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/standrewssidney
Rector:
Deacon Assistant:
Music Director:
Secretary:
Honorary Assistants:
Wardens:
The Reverend Osita Oluigbo
The Reverend Suzanne Crerar
Cameron Ashton
Lois Ainey
The Rev. Greg Lynn
Don Rodger (250-665-6814)
Janice Varga (250-656-4532)
Tim Cribdon (250-479-7447)
Processional Hymn, 383 ‘Jesus Shall Reign’
Collect for Purity ......................................................BCP 67
Summary of the Commandments............................
69
Collect of the Day
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 .......................................OT 803
Psalm 100 ..............................................................BCP 457
Ephesians 1:15-23 ................................................NT 192
Gradual Hymn, 592 ‘Where Cross the Crowded Ways’
The Holy Gospel, Matthew 25:31-46 ....................NT 29
The Creed ...............................................................BCP 71
Sermon – The Rev. Suzanne Crerar
Anthem: ‘God and God Alone’ (Fettke)
Offertory Hymn, 434 ‘The Love of Jesus Calls Us’
The Prayers of the People
Confession and Absolution:
Celebrant, The Rev. Osita Oluigbo
Thanksgiving and Consecration ..............................BCP 78
THE COMMUNION, 61 ‘As We Gather at Your Table’
79 ‘To You, O Kindly Jesus Christ’
The Lord’s Prayer....................................................BCP 85
The Blessing
Recessional Hymn, 378 ‘Crown Him with Many Crowns’
Please join us for coffee and fellowship before the service.
Mission Statement
To know, proclaim and become living examples of Christ.
Service Information
Collect of the Day, Reign of Christ, BAS p. 394
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your
well-beloved Son, our Lord and King, grant that the peoples of the earth,
now divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together
under his gentle and loving rule; who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Celebrant:
People:
Celebrant:
People:
Prayer Over the Gifts, For BAS only
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation; through
your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth
has given and human hands have made. It will become for
us the Bread of Heaven.
Blessed be God forever.
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation; through your
goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and
work of human hands. It will become for us the Cup of
Salvation.
Blessed be God forever.
***
Today
2:00 p.m.
Beechwood service
Monday
10:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
Abbeyfield service
Parish Council meeting
Tuesday
6:45 p.m.
Praise practice
Wednesday
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 - “Neighbours” Lunch
Thursday
Friday
10:00 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Sunday
November 30, 2014 - Advent 1
7:45 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
***
December 6
December 6
Weekly Cycles of Prayer
-
In our parish, we pray for Adrienne and Rod Marsh; Jean Mason;
Elizabeth May; Bill and Rosalie McCubbin; Christine, Kali and Austin
McDougall.
In our community, we pray for Deep Cove Elementary School, the
Administration, the staff and students.
In our Diocese, we pray for Logan our Bishop, and Your faithful people of
Sts. Anne and Edmund, Parkville and the Church of the Good Shepherd,
Lasqueti Island, The Rev. Andrew Twiddy.
Pray also for the Diocese of New Westminster, Bishop Melissa Skelton.
In our companion Diocese, we pray for the Diocese of Hpa’an, Bishop
Saw Stylo.
In the world, we pray for The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain, The
Rt. Rev. Carlos López-Lozano.
***
(November 23 - November 30, 2014)
Acknowledgement - As we gather we recognize that we live, work and
play on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish Peoples. We also join in
a line of Anglicans who have worshipped on these lands. As we continue
we commit ourselves as a settler church and people to continue with our
First Nations neighbours on the journey of truth and reconciliation.
Altar Flowers - Given to the Glory of God in loving memory of family.
From Shelagh Horel
This Week at a Glance
December 7
December 14
December 14
December 24
December 25
2015
January 28
Our special offering for the month of November is for St. John’s
House which supports the Sisters of St. John in our diocese.
From the Psalm This Week …
Holy Eucharist
Prayer Circle
Table Tennis
Sidney Care service
Choir practice
Suzanne Johnson’s Celebration of Life
service
“…O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands:
serve the Lord with gladness,
and come before his presence with a song.
Be ye sure that the Lord he is God;
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise;
be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name…”
Psalm 100 (BCP)
Holy Eucharist
Family Eucharist
Continental Brunch
Choral Eucharist
Looking Ahead
MONTHLY MISSION
BCP p.67
BAS p.185
BAS p.185
***
Ultreya at St. Andrew’s, 11:00 a.m.
Community service - 25th Anniversary of Montreal
Massacre, First Metropolitan United Church (Quadra &
Balmoral), 1:00 p.m. (see bulletin board for more info)
White Gift Sunday
Family Potluck, 5:30 p.m.
Family Carol service, ‘The Nativity’, 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve services:
6:00 p.m. Family Candlelight Eucharist
8:00 p.m. Community Candlelight service
10:30 p.m. Candlelight Choral Eucharist
Christmas Day service, 10:00 a.m.
FaithLink meeting, Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian
Church, 2:30 p.m.
January 31
Ultreya at St. Andrew’s, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
February 17
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
February 18
Ash Wednesday services, 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
February 19-22 Cursillo co-ed weekend, Camp Imadene
Last Week’s Attendance:
Rest Haven Lodge Rembrance Day
Thursday Eucharist
Home Communion
Gerry McDowell Memorial
7:45 Holy Eucharist
9:00 Family Eucharist
11:00 Choral Eucharist
TOTAL
73
21
2
180
14
79
42
411
Readings for next week, November 30, 2014
Advent 1
OT:
Psalm:
Epistle:
Gospel:
Isaiah 64:1-9
80:1-7, 16-18
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
MAKE A FRIEND — BE A FRIEND —
BRING A FRIEND TO CHRIST