Announcements

If anyone would like additional information on the Food Handler’s Certification, please speak with Kelly Twerdy. Kelly has just completed the course.

Request for Names to be added to prayer Group Listing

Please complete a form found in the “open white container” with the butterfly embellishment. It is very straight forward.

1. Date of request
2. Name: enter first Name & initial of surname of the person you wish us to pray for.
3. Requested by: enter your own name here
4. Information: please identify why the need for prayer. Medical, Surgical, Cancer, Birth, Thanksgiving for Life etc.

Once you have completed the form, fold it and place it in the small White box with the butterfly embellished lid. These requests are picked up on a regular basis.
Kindly make all prayer requests in the following manner.

1. 1. Complete a form or
   2. Contact myself, directly. Marilyn Trinder at 905-684-9671 or email me at marilyntrinder@gmail.com or
   3. Contact directly Jean Eaton at 905-682-3939.

Once the information is received it is promptly circulated to the prayer group via a telephone chain in an effort to expedite all prayer requests.
Many thanks,
Marilyn Trinder, prayer chain coordinator

Easter is coming soon, and we would like to invite you to host a gathering with a few international students! Hosts, from all over the Niagara region, can make a difference in international students’ lives by inviting them to their home for a meal this Easter! The gathering can take place anytime over Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Easter Monday (March 24 – April 1, 2024). It’s a great opportunity to connect with students who are far away from their own family, and share the love of Christ! If you are interested please sign up here, before March
20: https://friendsfordinner.ca/hosts/hosts-stcatherines/; for more information contact Hilda at hildavk@gmail.com.

This Saturday, March 9 from 2pm to 4pm. Talk to Kelly Twerdy for more details.

Thank you to everyone who helped and came out to support the pancake supper because you did we made a $1,000 to go toward the ministry of the Transfiguration.

Bishop Susan will be with us this Sunday, 10:30 a.m. service only. We will not be having an 8:30 a.m. service.

This Sunday at 4:00 the Rev. Pamela Guyatt will be installed as a Canon of the Cathedral. Everyone is invited. If you can’t get to Hamilton the service will be live streamed.

Congratulations Rev. Pam!

This coming Friday

The 2024 Church Calendars have arrived, they are $5 each. They are beautiful! The photos inside are from Churches across Canada. We have limited supply, if you want to reserve one email or call the office and Lindsey will put your name on one.

Ash Wednesday Services will be held 10:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m., February 14th.

With Ven. Sheila. Our Friday morning Bible Study has started and runs from Friday January 26th until February 9th. We start at 10:30 and wrap up around 11:30. Everyone is welcome to come and explore the Bible and its relevance to our lives today (and it is relevant!) Meeting Room.

No later than this Thursday, January 25. Please get them to Lindsey as soon as possible. This is a big project so please take the time to get your reports done to help ease the heavy workload. Lindsey thanks you big time.

The cleaning crew found several dishes from food and goodies people brought into the Church over time. Chris will put these dishes out in the Fireside Room on Sunday Jan 21. If you have left any dishes, please pick them up otherwise they will be donated.

We will be holding a budget planning meeting next week, if you have not handed in your intention letter and would like to pass along your intentions please feel free to email me at rectortransfiguration320@gmail.com or call me at the office.

Your donation envelopes and offering numbers will be issued as soon as Charmaine, our Envelope Secretary, returns from vacation. Please use a blank envelope or one from last year if you have any extra. If you have any questions, contact Kelly.

Closed Monday, December 25 and reopening Wednesday January 3, 2024 Ven. Sheila and Lindsey will be away during this time.

Our Advent bake sake brought in a total of $541. Thank you to everyone who purchased and a special thanks to our bakers!

Please pick up your Christmas Letter on Sunday. Also, if you know anyone who is not here, and you can deliver their letter it would be so helpful. Help us save on the cost of stamps.