December 7, 2008 Announcements
Parish Events
Reminder - if you have changed your pledge for the coming year, and use direct deposit, please see Doreen about making the necessary adjustments.
Church calendars available $8. See Mary Valentine and Hilda Rudnicki.
New Toys are needed for the Christmas Hampers and St. Matthew’s-Maryland Community Ministry Toy Store. Toys/gifts for newborns to teenagers are welcomed (toys without batteries are preferable). Also needed are items suitable for a silent auction for the Community Ministry. Please place items in the box marked New Toys by coffee area by Sunday December 14, 2008.
White Gifts: Please take a tag from the table in the upper hall and buy the item written on the tag. Wrap it in white paper attaching the tag to the gift. Put the gifts in the box marked White Gifts by the coffee area by December 14th as they will be blessed that morning.
Christmas Food Hampers: Once again our parish will be making up hampers to help the Christmas Cheer Board. Please sign up to bring food items to help those less fortunate. Monetary gifts should be place in an envelope marked as “Christmas Hampers” and included in the offertory. "If you or someone you know would like to receive a Christmas Hamper please contact the Christmas Cheer Board and or Alan Livingstone in order to register to receive a hamper this year.” Please put the food items in the box labelled Christmas Hampers by Sunday December 14th. For more information contact Alan Livingstone, Margaret Jones or Barbara Bater.
ALL IS CALM: A Christmas Interlude: We invite you for a "time out" while in the midst of the Christmas rush. If Christmas is a difficult time for you, or if you feel the need for a quiet break, join us for a time of reflection, peace and healing on Thursday evening, Dec. 18th at 7:30 pm. Refreshments to follow.
Family Days Dec 14th from 12 – 3 pm downstairs Cookie Baking and Decorating. Children are encouraged to bring a friend. For more information, contact Marla Benjamin.
Lessons and Carols Service, Dec. 21, 4 pm, Hosted and led by the children and families of St. Mary Magdalene Parish. Refreshments to follow.
Church Office - 253-0555. You can leave messages for the office, or press 1 to leave messages for The Reverend Preston Parsons. Preston’s office hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 – noon. Preston checks his office voicemail regularly each day,
except for Mondays. If the matter is urgent, or in the case of an emergency, you may reach Preston at home at 489-2574. Secretary’s hours are 9 am – noon, Mon. to Fri. (break time 10:30 – 10:45 am).
Poinsettia Sale: A sign up sheet is posted in the outer hall for poinsettias. Please sign your name, address, telephone number, number of plants, colour and memorial.
Penny Jar: For many years there has been a Penny Jar at St. Mary Magdalene on Sundays and funds raised have gone to various causes. At the last Vestry meeting, it was agreed to begin to raise funds for an outdoor bench to be placed in the Sage Creek area suitably labelled so as to indicate presence and an invitation to join us for worship. Please contribute your spare change to the jar for this great cause.
Community Events
Please support the 31st Pathfinders & 35th Rangers’ Annual Christmas Bake Sale today.
Diocesan and other Events
The Preserving Group at St. Matthew’s-Maryland Community Ministry has run out of jars for making jams, salsas, etc. They need 250 ml & 500 ml sizes only, as soon as possible. Talk to Barbara Bater or Margaret Jones.
PWRDF 50th Anniversary Celebration scheduled for December 7 at St. Luke's has been postponed until the New Year, date will be announced later.
Candlelight Carol Service, St. Peter’s Dynevor (Old Stone Church) Dec.5, 6, 7 See poster.
A Red River Celebration, Festival of Advent Lessons & Carols set in Red River Settlement, Dec. 7, 7:30 at Cathedral. See poster.
Old fashioned Christmas celebration set in 1885. The service, music, & refreshments will be reminiscent of 19th century traditions, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 5335 Portage Avenue, Headingly, Sunday evening Dec. 7 Bonfire & Carols 6:30 pm, Evensong service 7 pm. Period dress welcome but optional. 831-9578.
Christmas Open House, Wed. Dec. 17, from 1-4 p.m. at Anglican Centre, 935 Nesbitt Bay.
Magnifat – The Christmas Music of John Rutter, The Winnipeg Singers on Sun. Dec. 14th 7 pm in Knox United Church, Edmonton St. at Qu’appelle Ave. Tickets are available through McNally Robinson Booksellers, at the door, or by calling Singers’ answering line at 989-6030 ext 1. Adults $25, Senior $22, Students $10. Parking passes at Portage Place with shuttle to and from the concert are available for a small additional charge by calling the Singers’ line.
Gospel Jamboree – Open to the Public. Fri. Dec. 12 & Sat. Dec. 13 from 7 pm to midnight. A healing service will take place around 11 pm each night. The gospel jamboree is at the Cathedral. You are also invited to a Christmas Feast, including moose meat, bannock, tea, coffee, juices, on Sat. Dec. 13 at 5 pm. There will be tickets for the supper, so folks can call Wechetowin office for details at 582-0130. It would be helpful to know how many can attend so we can plan.
St. Andrew’s Anglican church 2700 Portage Avenue ‘The Festival of Nine Lessons & carols Dec. 21 at 7:30 pm
Food, Faith, & Rural Community: The Saskatoon Theological Union is offering this course in distance education format: 3 Fri-Sat periods (Feb 6-7; Mar 13-14; Apr 10-11, 2009). The course looks at the social, spiritual, biblical & economic implications of producing & eating food. Contact Colleen Walker at colleen.walker@usask.ca or 306-975-1558 to register.
