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This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration and yes there will be cake! Please come out and join us!

A reminder that Messy Church is THIS Friday February 13 from 5-7. We will be focusing on Lent and Valentine’s Day. Dinner will be provided. Hope to see you there!

Ash Wednesday service is on February 18 at 10:30am, it will be a Eucharist service with the Imposition of Ashes.

This year we will be reading “Rooted in Love” a book of Lenten Reflections by The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend Sarah Mullally. We will be gathering on Fridays in Lent beginning on February 27 at 1:00 in person and on Fridays at 7:00 on Zoom. The book can be downloaded, there are few if any physical copies available.

Year End Tax Receipts are ready. Pick yours up in the Front Hallway before you enter of the Church.

Join us for our Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on Tuesday, February 17 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Fireside room. We will be serving pancakes and sausages along with coffee, juice and water. This event will be a free will offering. Bring your family, friends & neighbours to enjoy some delicious pancakes and support our church.

We are looking for volunteers to help in the kitchen and require a few items. Please see the Sign-Up sheet on the bulletin board in the Narthex or see Kari V.

FundScrip

Purchase Gift Cards to help raise funds for our church

Thank you to everyone who purchased Fundscrip gift cards in February. We placed an order in the amount of $1,625.00 which helped us raise $33.47. To date, we have raised $387.82 for our church.
We will place our Easter Fundscrip gift card order on Sunday, March 22.

Gift cards are a great gift for any special occasion or for yourself to use for every day groceries, gas, dining out and much more.

Payment can be made by cash, cheque payable to the church or e-transfer at transfigfundscrip@gmail.com.

Next Thursday, February 19th

We will be preparing for our Easter Liturgies soon. If you are interested in joining the Choir for Easter, please talk to our Music Director Lindsey Mills. Rehearsals resume on Thursdays starting February 19th. 6:00 pm

Lent & Easter Schedule

Palm Sunday: March 29 ~ 10:30 a.m. One Service Only

Maundy Thursday: April 2 ~ 6:00 p.m.

Good Friday: 10:30 a.m.

Good Friday: Messy Church 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday: April 5 ~ 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

February Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

4th Peggy Kelly
5th Roger Herman
5th Sandra Thomson
12th Emmett Vendromin
15th Jeanette Alsop
18th David Browning
20th Kathleen Rutherford
22nd Marg Smith
26th Beverley Hamilton
27th Grace Lombarzcki
28th Tim Bruinsma
29th Audrey Marie Doan

Anniversaries

13th Janet St. Amand & Doug Herod

Forward Day by Day Books for Feb/March/April are here

Forward Day by Day is a booklet of daily inspirational meditations reflecting on a specific Bible passage, chosen from the daily lectionary readings as listed in the Revised Common Lectionary or the Daily Office from the Episcopal Church’s Book of Common Prayer.

A $2 donation to help with the costs. You can find them over by the Music Ministry Bulletin Board.

Vestry this Sunday – February 8th, after the 9:30 am service. Reports were emailed to everyone last week. Note one service only next week at 9:30 a.m.

Book study on Fridays starting on January 23rd at 1:00pm. Please feel free to join us any week, a copy of the book is not essential!

Thank you to everyone who brought in their empty bottles for our New Year fundraiser. Together, we raised $104.50 and our total to date: $745.20. Please keep your empty bottles for our Easter Bottle drive in April.

Thank you in advance for contributing to the bottle drive!

Flowers on the Altar are placed by Joan Costigan in loving memory of her husband Jim.

The next pick up for used clothing (in any condition) for the homeless, on February 1st. Please see Ray if you have any questions.

Parish Council meeting on Wednesday, January 28th at 7:00pm at the church.

We will be providing Brock Students with Supper. (Soup or Chili). There will be sign up sheet on the bulletin board for soups.

Thank you for all the sock donations. 145 pairs of socks. Thanks to Dorothy Brown as well.