- Volunteers Needed: Are You Interested?
- Somebody Else
- Stamps Needed
- Healing Pathway Prayer Shawls
- Calendar of Events (Last updated: Feb 2, 2012)
- Sunday School News (Last updated: Jan 6, 2012)
- Youth Group News (Last updated: Feb 2, 2012)
- WIPCR Bereavement Support Services
- WonderCafe
- Take Note of the Following
- Consider
Becoming a New Member
- Drivers Needed
- Bulletin and E-mail Announcements
- Pre-Authorized Remittance (PAR) Program
- Helping Others
Every Friday morning, except July and August, announcements are e-mailed to members and adherents (those who have given their e-mail address). These announcements are also made available in printed form for those who do not have e-mail and distributed with the Worship Service Bulletin the following Sunday morning. In addition, the announcements are posted on a bulletin board in the hallway. If you like to receive our e-mail announcements, please send a note to our secretary Donna at sguc@stegennys.org.
Last updated: Feb 2, 2012
- Feb 5 - Worship & Sacraments meeting following the service
- February 12
- Calling all brains! Young and old! Please note that starting in
January, we will be doing a fun brainstorming activity spread over
several weeks! Mark your calendar for a potluck lunch and a workshop
after church on Febraury 12. The open topic we will be discussing is
“What makes a Church Healthy?” The New Year is a
wonderful time to do some self reflecting work and see what is great
about our community and where we might want to make some changes in the
future.
- February 26 - Annual Congregational General Meeting
- March 2 - World Day of Prayer
- SG Youth are asking the congregation to take the challenge. There
is always the dilemma at church events & Sunday after church
fellowship time of "do we use styrofoam" or put out the mugs but not
everyone is up to the task of washing all the dishes. In order for
our church to go green, we are asking you to bring your mug to church
(and of course bring it back home again). In case you forget, do not
despair, feel free to use one of the mugs from the kitchen but please
take 1 minute to wash & dry it afterward.
- Ste-Genny's "Community"
is looking for a couple of Vocalists and a Keyboard Player to join our
musical outreach committee. If you are looking for a
musical group to join, or know of someone who would be interested,
please contact Lisa Byer at community@stegennys.org
- Thank you
for all the donations of school supplies for Saint Columba House.
In 2011 we ended up with several boxes of supplies and the picture below is
just a sample.
Saint Columba House
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Over the past several years, we have received a request from Saint Columba
House to help out with school supplies for children in the
community.
Unfortunately normally the request comes at a point in time that many
of the children only receive their supplies after the start of the
school season. With this in mind, we are looking for donations and
hoping to distribute them to the children before the beginning of the
school year. Donations of the following would be greatly appreciated:
Hilroy copy books, Hilroy loose leaf, Three-hole binders, Duo-Tangs,
Pencils, Coloured Pencils (Laurentian), Blue pens, Red pens, Rulers,
Erasers, Scotch tape, Yellow-highlighters, Liquid paper, Spiral
Notebooks, Lunch Boxes, Geometry sets, Scissors, Glue Sticks, Lepages
white glue, Kleenex boxes, Backpacks. Watch
for sales beginning in July. Please bring your donations to
the
church office prior to August
15 so that the items can be
delivered before school begins. Even after August 15 you can
still
bring more supplies. We will make sure they are delivered to Saint
Columba House.- Volunteers needed. Are you interested? See details here.
- Hearing Assistance devices are available for those who have difficulty hearing the worship service. To obtain a device for use during the service, speak with Gerard Gouw or Ross Wilson. We also have a few Large Print More Voices Hymn books available. Please ask Gerard Gouw.
- HEALING
PATHWAY
MINISTRY:
Invite you to call the office to set up a time to give
yourself the gift of GOD'S HEALING ENERGY. Healing Pathways has
restarted with appointments @ 12:00 & 1:00 / 7:15 &
8:15
Tuesday afternoons and most Tuesday evenings. Contact the church office at 514-626-4795 between 9:00 – 11:30
am to
set up your session. Practitioners are VOLUNTEERS and so
please
understand that their availability can and will change on short notice!
To View the On Line Brochure go to http://www.stegennys.org/healing.html
- Ste-Genny's is trying to be become more environmentally friendly! We are looking for a volunteer (or a couple of volunteers) to take a recycling box home weekly in order to help with this project. The initial stages would be to simply recycle paper and plastic products. Please contact Lisa Byer, Dorothy Moffat, Diane Milford or the church office for details.
- Pre-Authorized Remittance Program - also known as PAR - … What is PAR? PAR is a great way to simplify making your financial contribution to Ste-Genny's. You don't need to fill out weekly offering envelopes and you don't have the worry of having to "catch up" if you are unable to make it to church because of sickness or vacation. All you have to do is ask Ross Wilson, Ste-Genny's envelope steward, or Donna Olinik, our church secretary, or any member of the Finance Committee for a PAR authorization form. The form is also available on-line here. The form is easy to complete and should be returned to Ross so you can be entered in the PAR program. All the members of the Finance Committee are ready and willing to answer any questions you may have about PAR. Your participation will make a difference.
- See our Calendar of Events for upcoming activities, meetings, etc., the Sunday School / Ste-Genny's Kids page for their information and the Youth Group page for their program.
- Help Wanted - Community is looking for a roadie/sound person to man the controls during our practices and performances. If you are interested, please contact Lisa Byer-de Wever by e-mail, or speak to her after the Sunday Service.
- Ste-Genny's has a site on WonderCafe. Go to http://wondercafe.ca, select Church Search, search by Name and enter Ste-.
- STAMPS NEEDED: In order to save on office costs, would you donate some stamps to the church office? You could bring them to the office and leave them in the designated envelope on my desk, or mail them to the church if you do not plan to be in the building in the near future! Your donation would be greatly appreciated! We have a pro-active project in the works which means extra mailings a couple of times a year. Thank You! God Bless! Donna
Volunteers Needed:
Are You Interested?
In
order to help your
church home to run smoothly, various volunteer positions need to be
filled
to make the jobs run smoothly. If you are interested in being added to
any (or all) of the following positions, your help would be greatly
appreciated. (If you are already participating, thank you for your
continued support!) The more volunteers we have, the longer
the
period between your personal assignments to “work”
the
position!
- To Serve Communion?
- To Greet on Sunday Mornings?
- To Collect / Count the Offering?
- To Do Data Entry?
- To Read the Scripture Lessons?
- To Lead our Children in Sunday School?
- To Lead our Youth?
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To Sing in the Choir?
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To Prepare, Set up and/or Serve Coffee, Tea & Juice after the Service for our Time of Fellowship after the Sunday Worship Service?
- To Help with Building
Maintenance?
If
your answer is YES to any of the above, and you are not currently on
the volunteer list, please let the office know of your interest and
someone will be in touch with you soon! Please fill in the form here and submit it to the
office.
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If you see someone new, please introduce yourself and make them feel welcome.
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If you are new, first of all WELCOME. Feel free to introduce yourself (to the greeters at the door, to our Minister, Rev. Ian Smith, to others). We pray that you will experience meaningful Worship at Ste-Genny's, as we are commonly known.
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In order to keep in touch with our members, if you notice someone missing / hasn’t returned, let us know so that they can be contacted. We want to keep the lines of communication open and find out why some members have stopped attending!
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If you have a service you would like to offer to our members, let the office know so that we can pass on the information (painting, washing windows, basic house cleaning, driving to appointments, etc.).
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If you have a need for aid / service in any area let the office know so that we can do our best to find the help you need.
- Please
let the office
know if you know of anyone who is sick or in distress and in
need of
our prayers.
Consider
Becoming a New
Member
We
welcome new members. If you are not currently a member at
Ste-Geneviève United and would like to make Ste-Genny's your
home, consider becoming a member. Membership comes with its privileges,
such as being able to take full part in congregational decision making.
If
you are a youth of age 14 or older, we offer confirmation classes.
Confirmation classes
are held over a period of eight weeks leading up to a
confirmation service on Palm / Passion Sunday. Our 2012 Confirmation
Classes start March 15, 2012 and the confirmation service
will be held May 20, 2012. Registration deadline is March 11, 2012. The brochure with
further information,
including the schedule of classes and the registration form is
available here. If
you have any further questions about
confirmation you can always contact
our minister, Rev. Ian Smith.
If
you are currently a member at another congregation or parish, you
can become a member at Ste-Genny's through Transfer of Membership or
Reaffirmation of Faith. We have Reception of New Members a few times
per year. The next date for Reception
of New Members by Transfer or
Re-Affirmation of Faith has not yet been set. Typically, it takes place
during a Sunday
worship service. If
you are transferring from another congregation or denomination of the
Reformed
Church Tradition (i.e. United Church, Presbyterian, etc.), please
contact your
former congregation to arrange for your Transfer Certificate
to be sent to Ste-Geneviève United. The New Members
publicity flyer and registration
form are
available here. Please contact
the office for further
information.
As
much as possible, all information should be given to Donna prior to
Wednesday to be included in the Church bulletin. Announcements from the
pulpit should be kept to a minimum.
Every
Friday morning, except July and August,
announcements are e-mailed to members and adherents. Our e-mail messages are scanned for viruses on all
incoming
and outgoing
mail! We want to save on expenses and, by printing fewer inserts, we
can
cut costs. These
announcements are also made
available in printed form for those who do not have e-mail and
distributed with the Worship Service Bulletin the following Sunday
morning. In addition, the announcements are posted on a bulletin
board in the hallway. If you are not currently receiving our e-mail
announcements, and would like to receive them, please send an e-mail to
sguc@stegennys.org.
Please add
Donna to your "favourites" so that her mail does not fall into junk
mail or
spam!
The
HEALING
PATHWAY team has a Prayer
Shawl Ministry. The Prayer Shawls are being blessed by Rev.
Ian Smith and members of the Healing Pathway Team at a Prayer Shawl
Blessing Ceremony and then given to those seeking God's Healing and
Comfort. If you would like to support our new Prayer Shawl Ministry by
knitting a prayer shawl or donating some wool, please speak to a member
of our team.
I
know a fellow named
“Somebody Else”
There’s
nothing this fellow can’t
do.
He’s
busy from morning ‘til late
at night
While
he’s substituting for you.
You’re
asked to do this, or asked
to do that
And
what is your ready reply?
I think
you’d better get somebody
else
He’ll
do much better than I.
So much
to do in this weary old
world,
So much
and the workers are few.
And
“Somebody Else” is weary and
worn
From
substituting for you.
Next
time you are asked to do
something,
Just
give them this reply.
If
somebody else can give time
and self,
Then
for goodness sake, so can I!
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Volunteer Drivers are needed to drive members of the congregation to the church and home again in order that they can participate in our Healing Pathway Ministry. Healing Pathway Ministry is offered Tuesday Afternoons / Evenings and some Monday Evenings. For dates and times see our Calendar of Events. Please contact Donna at the office at 514-626-4795 to offer your assistance.
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