The bulletin for the 10 am service for January 12th is posted below.
To read or download bulletins from previous weeks, click here to go to the Bulletins page.
THIS WEEK’S PARISH NEWS – January 12 – January 19 (**New Items, *Revised Items)
*Please stay for Coffee Time this Sunday after the 10 am service – Park on Synod Road for easy access via the side door of the hall. If you can help with the coffee set up in January or February, please let Barb Felsing know.
*Our first Reflections Service of 2025 will be today, January 12th at 4:30 pm – Music for this Reflections will be provided by flutist, Mary Byrne. Enjoy beautiful flute music in the candlelit ambiance of St. Luke's at dusk. The readings, prayers, and music of this special Reflection Time will calm your spirit and soothe your soul. Please join us for a unique and uplifting service of beautiful music and inspirational words, conducive to meditative reflection and spirituality.
**The Men's Fellowship Group will meet on Wednesday, January 15th at 6 pm at the Lakes Restaurant in the Howard Johnson Hotel. If you plan to attend, please advise Harry Felsing.
**Thank you for your donations to the “Goats Project”, towards buying goats for families in Kenya. Donations in the Christmas stocking and directed donations totalled $700. We will send this to the PWRDF for their World of Gifts program. Our gift of $700 will provide 7 Galla goats for families in need in Kenya.
**Chalking the Door – As you leave today, take a look above the church entrance door. At the Fantastic Friday earlier this month, we “chalked the door” and asked God’s blessing on the church building and all who enter this year. A piece of chalk and the information sheet with the blessing were handed out last week. If you didn’t receive your take-home package with chalk and the information sheet last week, more are available at the back of the church.
**The January 2025 Faith Tides is now available online at the News page. Print copies are available in the church or from the parish office. Or please call the office (250-477-6741) to ask to have a copy delivered.
Mark Your Calendars – On Saturday, February 15th, we will hold our 2025 Attic Treasures Vintage Market from 10 am – 4 pm. This will be a multi-vendor market with vendors renting tables as they did last year. St. Luke’s will also have a table with vintage items. To offer to help, please call Carol Turnham.
Save the Date of Sunday, February 23rd for our Annual General Meeting (AGM), also known as our Annual Vestry Meeting. The meeting will be held after the 10 am service and will include a review of reports from 2024, voting on the budget for 2025, and the election of Parish Council members, Synod delegates, and the Leadership Team members. There will not be an 8 am service that morning.
Parish Council for 2025 – If you would like to serve on Parish Council or know someone who would like to be on Parish Council, please speak to one of the Nominations Committee members: Rick Saville, Heather Simpson, or Carol Turnham.
*Reports for the Annual Meeting package are due in the Parish Office by Monday, January 27th. If possible, please send your report by e-mail to admin@stlukecedarhill.ca.
Thank you from Sean Tiernay, Director of Worship – I would like to express my sincere THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered and assisted during the busy Advent and Christmas season. It takes many volunteers and much dedication for St. Luke’s to offer the incredible services during this important time in the church calendar – and we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you for your ongoing support of St. Luke’s and the important Worship Ministry.
A Note from Adrienne Lamothe – Grateful thanks to my church family at St. Luke’s for your concern and prayers for me. Thank you to Rev. Daniel and Rev. Joan, to Ann and my dear sisters in the Altar Guild, and to all who prayed for me. May God bless you all.