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Easter Bottle Drive

Thank you to everyone who brought in their empty bottles and cans or donated their funds during our Easter Bottle drive. Together, we raised $140.75!

In total, including our Thanksgiving and Christmas bottle drive, we raised $464.00. Watch for our next bottle drive dates.

If you want to continue to contribute, bring your bottles back to the store, collect the cash and put it in the Loonie Toonie Fundraiser Box. Let’s keep it going, every little bit helps our Parish.
Thank you from Kari V

Our popcorn fundraiser is back! Order your popcorn from now until Sunday, June 1st (5pm). $6 per bag or 2 for $10. Pick up on June 8th at the BBQ. Order forms can be found in the foyer. You can email your order to Kelly at treasurer.transfiguration.stcath@gmail.com or leave the form in the offertory box.

If e-transferring payment, please make sure to indicate popcorn order in the memo field. Popcorn must be paid before pickup. Any questions, please see Kelly Twerdy

We will be holding our annual summer BBQ and Potluck lunch on June 8th after the 10:30 service. Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Veggie Burgers are $3.00 each or 2/$5.00, pop will be available for $1.00. Please sign up in the foyer, indicating your name, how many burgers, hot dogs, or veggie burgers, you would like by Sunday, June 1st, so we can have the appropriate quantity on hand! There is also a sign up sheet for your potluck item! Please bring your own plate, cutlery and napkins, so we can keep clean up to a minimum.

Coming Events At Transfiguration

May 30 – Messy Church
June 1 – Ascension
June 8 – Pentecost – FAMILY BBQ
Aug. 11 – 15 – VBS
Sept. 14 – Sundae Sunday
Sept. 28 – Orange Shirt Day
Oct. 4 – Games Night
Oct. 12 – Thanksgiving
Oct. 24 – Messy Church
Nov. 1 – Synod
Nov. 2 – All Saints Day
Nov. 8 Vendor Sale
Nov. 9 – Remembrance Sunday
Nov. 21 – Silent Auction
Nov. 28 – Messy Church
Nov. 30 – Advent 1
Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve
NOTE: May & June Rev. Sheila Sabbatical

May Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

5 Gerald Hulan
6 Marilyn Phillips
10 Ayo Adewumi
11 Chris Paxton
12 Beth Kerley
15 Dorothy Edwards
18 Betty Price
19 Lynne Mawson
20 Kevin Burtch
24 Nancy MacLeod Elder
25 Doug Harold
26 Charles Raynaert

Anniversaries

2 Nancy Bonna Boidya & Barnard Baroi
7 Pat & Bruce Thomson
10 Dorothy & Donald Brown
18 Cathie Crawford Browning & David Browning
30 Linda & Larry Hampson 1970

It’s Back! After a successful fundraising campaign last year, we will be launching our “Loonie Toonie Sunday” again on May 25. On the last Sunday of each month, please bring your loonies, toonies or any colour of bills, and place them in the green Loonie Toonie box in the Narthex.

Sunday, May 25
Sunday, June 29
Sunday, July 27
Sunday, August 31
Sunday, September 28

Draw for a $100.00 gift card will be held on Sunday,
October 5. Thank you in advance for all of your generous donations. If you have any questions, please see Kari V

May/June/July Forward Day by day Books are in. A $2 donation to help offset the costs would be appreciated. They are on the Table near the Music Ministry Bulletin Board. If you have never had a chance to get one of these books they are lovely. Rev. Sheila introduced them to me, and I use them daily.

Dear Church Family,

I was touched to feel your support on my Confirmation Day! Thank you so much. The unexpected gift of the beautiful cross, the lovely card and all the well wishes meant a lot to me. I have already planned where I am going to hang the cross. A special big “Thank You” to Rev. Sheila for meeting with me and helping me prepare for Confirmation. And thank you to Rev. Sheila and Sandra for being part of the service in Hamilton. It was special to have them involved.

I am so grateful to be part of such a loving and caring church family.
Love
Grace Lombarczki

May 1st – July 24th Sheila’s Sabbatical Leave and Vacation

As of May 1st I will be on my Sabbatical. During this time all communications with me must go through Lindsey who will only contact me only when absolutely necessary. Part of a Sabbatical leave is rest, rest from the work that we usually do, for me that is being your Rector and the Regional Archdeacon. While the work will be less hard to let go of, not being in contact you the people of my parish will be harder, so I ask for a favour, please refrain from Messaging me or texting me, even funny cat jokes, it will just make me miss you more!

I know that you will be well looked after by the Wardens, Barbara, Ray, Kelly and Kari, our Parish Administrator Lindsey, and our Honorary Assistants Rev. Donald Brown and Rev. Wayne Fraser and our Deacon the Rev. Deacon Sandra Thomson.

For pastoral visits please contact the office, if it is a pastoral emergency, please contact the Rev.
Donald Brown @ (905)892-0260. Sunday Worship will be officiated by Rev. Donald Brown, Rev. Wayne Fraser, Ven. Bill Mous, Rev. Krista Hilton, Rev. Deacon Sandra Thomson and Mr. Ray Elder. The schedule will be as follows:

On April 27th we will be receiving 2 certificates from Climate Justice Niagara, (the Diocesan group which promotes the care for the beautiful world we have been gifted by God), for our Community Garden and Pollinator Garden. Please join us as we celebrate this important work our parish has been doing.

We will have a new date soon.

On Sunday April 27th at 4:00 pm Grace Lombarczki will be confirmed at Christ Church Cathedral. All are welcome.

Pwrdf-Alongside Hope Lenten Lunches

Thank you to everyone who provided soup, chili, and buns for the lunches. A special thanks to those that ran the lunches, set up and cleaned up. I extend my heartfelt gratitude for you jumping in last minute to take care of things for me. Finally, thank you to those that had the opportunity to enjoy the delicious offerings, and donate toward this worthy cause. We raised $1,539.35 for PWRDF (now known as Alongside Hope!) Our next lunch will be September, benefitting the Indigenous programs.
Again, thank you to everyone!
Kelly Twerdy

Birchway Niagara is in need of some support for some families coming into the shelter.

We are in need of baby sleepers, clothing, pjs and warm coats for ages 0-3 months and 3-6 months for girls as well as boys 0-12 months. We have quite a few pregnant clients and newborns coming into the shelter and we’re just trying to spread the word that we need clothing for them. (These sizes only please.)

We are also in need of new Baby crib sheets and new baby towels. These items must be new due to health and safety requirements.

Drop offs to the shelter can be arranged by contacting Teagan directly via email teaganf@birchway.ca, or can be dropped off at church and will be delivered to Birchway.

Please see Birchway’s website at: https://birchway.ca/
Thank you for any support you can provide.
Kelly

Claim your crockpots and any dishes from the kitchen. Chris will have them out in the Fireside Room on Sunday.
Thank you.