The bulletin for the 10 am service for November 17th is posted below.
To read or download bulletins from previous weeks, click here to go to the Bulletins page.
THIS WEEK’S PARISH NEWS – November 17 – November 24 (**New Items, *Revised Items)
**We thank Koshi Thompson for playing the trumpet during the Cemetery portion following the service today.
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.
*Cancelled – Unfortunately, we had to cancel the November Reflections, which was planned for today, as Sound Weaver, Sylvia McAvany, is unable to play for us today – We have invited Sylvia to play instead at the February Reflections service on February 9th. We look forward to hearing in February the unique sounds of the handpans and singing bowls she plays.
**Thank You to All Who Helped with the Service of Remembrance last Sunday – Thank you to Tuf Turf for providing at no cost the sand for the remembrance pots. Thanks to Noreen Saville, and Pepper and Guy Gaudio for providing the rosemary, to Rick and Noreen Saville for filling the remembrance pots with sand, and to Rick Saville and Ray Lett setting them up in the cemetery ready to distribute. Youth and adults at Fantastic Friday on November 8th added rosemary, a Canadian flag, and a poppy cross to the pots. See pictures from Fantastic Friday at the News page of assembling the remembrance pots and creating the poppy banner.
Shelbourne Valley Action Plan Open House #1 at St. Luke’s – Thursday, November 21st – 4 - 8 pm. Please visit the Events page of the Saanich website: https://hello.saanich.ca/en/events for more information.
*St. Luke’s Christmas Bazaar will be on Saturday, November 23rd, from 10 am -2 pm. Your help would be much appreciated with set-up on Friday, November 22nd from 9 am, and with selling at the Bazaar. Please call Carol to offer your help. Donations can be brought to the hall basement on weekday mornings, the week of November 18th, or on the 22nd. Thanks so much! We look forward to another exciting sale!
*Givings Cards – Some extra copies of the Estimate of Givings Cards handed out on Celebration Sunday are on the table at the back of the church. If you didn’t fill one out at Celebration Sunday, we would be very appreciative if you could fill out a card this week. If you wish to change the amount noted last week, please fill out another card and put the word Revised on it so that we know that this card replaces the one you filled out previously.
Pre-Authorized Remittance Program (PAR) – A number of people noted on their givings cards that they would like to increase their PAR or start using PAR. To make a change or start using PAR, please send an e-mail to St. Luke’s Givings e-mail and include the following information as noted. To make a change to PAR, include your envelope #, the date you would like the change to happen (eg December 1, 2024 or January 1, 2025, etc.), and the amount of the change. The PAR comes out of one’s account on the 20th of the month but changes have to be sent in prior to the 10th of the month. To start using PAR, send an e-mail to St. Luke’s Givings e-mail and a form to enrol will be sent to you. The Treasurer will follow up with everyone who indicated that they would like to change their PAR amount or start PAR in case they have any questions.
Monthly Parish Financial Information – As noted in the Canons, Parish Executive and Parish Councils are to make the monthly parish financial information available to parishioners. Not having a convenient place to post this information in the church, we decided that anyone interested in this information could contact Neil in our parish office and he can e-mail a copy to you or print for you a copy of the monthly financial information once it has been approved by Parish Council at the Parish Council meeting.
*St. Luke’s Book of Saints – This Sunday and next Sunday, we will continue reading the names of our saints who have passed away within the last 5 years. If you have names you would like added to the list, please add their name on the sheet at the back of the church.
The Compassionate Resource Warehouse Needs: Sewing notions (buttons, measuring tape, pins, needles, thread, trims, elastic, sewing scissors, Velcro, needle threaders, thimbles, small tins), crochet cotton, knitting wool, and embroidery supplies (embroidery kits, cloth, floss, hoops, large embroidery needles). If you have extras of these items, please bring them to the church or the church office. A basket for these items is at the back of the church. Their bins are empty of these items and they have requests for these supplies for their next couple of loads. Thank you for helping!
*“Help Wanted” for Sunday Morning Coffee Times including baking, set up, and clean up. Volunteers have a choice to just set up or clean up or both. Baking is always welcome and thoroughly enjoyed at Coffee Time. Our Coffee Times after the 10 am services have become very popular and we can only continue if we have enough volunteers. If you can help, please email Heather Simpson, Rector’s Warden (hsimpson@stlukecedarhill.ca) or chat with her on Sunday. Dates needed now are the Sundays in December.