THE VAUDREUIL PARISH PULSE

AUGUST 2008

 

AUGUST SERVICES

 

   7:45 am service at St. James

    9:30 am service at St. Mary’s

SUMMER DAY CAMP: 

A successful day camp ended last Friday with a closing service in the church followed by a reception.  This year 42 campers aged 4 to 12 had a wonderful time with this year’s theme “Follow the Leader”.  Thank you to the “Day Camp Team” and everyone who volunteered their time and energy to provide snacks, lunch time supervision, and craft materials.  The camp went without a hitch and couldn’t have been done with the cooperation of the parish.  Pictures will be available on the web site shortly.  Thank You!!!!  Wanda Smith

PARISH FAMILY  (Milestones of recent weeks)

WEDDINGS: 

Oana Ciobanu and Philip Hunter were married at St. Mary’s on July 5th.

 

Suzan Dalphy & Bernard Connell were married at St. James on August 2nd.

 

BAPTISMS AT ST. JAMES:

Justin Browitt son of Isabelle Carle and Paul Browitt  and

Brandon Nielsen, son of Natalie Kisil and Cameron Nielsen were baptized on July 20th.

 

DEATHS:

Rowena Bicknell (sister-in-law of Joanna) died recently in England.

 

Joan Bristow Norton’s ashes were buried at St. James Cemetery on July 5th.

 

Shirley Dillingham’s ashes were buried at St. James Cemetery on July 19th.

 

John Lewis’s ashes were buried at St. James Cemetery on July 26th.

 

Hilda Pearce (Bryan’s mother) died on July 20th & her funeral was held on July 29th in Ottawa.

 

David Sergeant died on June 30th & his Memorial Service was held at St. James on Aug. 2nd.

 

Ross Shaw’s ashes were buried at St. James Cemetery on August 3rd.

 

BON VOYAGE:

 

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Brierley’s, Heather, Paul, Sydney and William who left for Singapore this month.  We are very grateful for Paul’s involvement in the Communications Committee and Heather’s help with the Sunday School.  We wish them well and look forward to their return.

 

 

STRAWBERRY SOCIAL:

 

This year's event was a huge success with more than 170 people taking part. The hamburgers and hot dogs were done to a "T" (thank you Wilf Hall and John Manning) and the strawberry punch to die for (thank you Pam Maguire and Bernice Hall). The salads were delicious thanks to all who brought them. Philip Habib's tents provided just the right amount of shade over the serving tables and those who served the ice cream and berries endured the onslaught of those peaked appetites with equanimity.

 

Special thanks to John and Karen Bradley for hosting the event, to Graham Campbell and Alan MacLeod who organized set up and removal of the tables and chairs, to the berry hullers Linda Cobbett, Glenna Vipond, Mary Vipond, Karen Bradley, Eleanor Lock, Jill Legg and Alan MacLeod. Extreme thanks to Ed Cowell who ordered in perfect weather for the event.

 

ON-GOING RESTORATION and BUILDING AND GROUNDS UPDATE:

 

The four openings on the steeple, have had their louvers fixed in place. They have been stripped, cleaned, painted AND, best of all had new screening installed on them. The screen is raccoon proof and,  more important,  bat proof !! Only "Bat Man" can get in there now!

 

The one beautiful window over the front entrance is still being repaired. When it was removed it looked like it was in good shape. Subsequent scraping, stripping and sanding showed it was not; lots of dry rot plus cracked glass.  Window frames also needed replacing. The repairs are being carried out by a competent cabinet maker worthy of heritage restoration. We are doing it RIGHT. The work is being done on this gentleman's spare time and evenings. It will be ready soon.  Watch for its re installation.

 

Bob's Tree Service came and removed the dangerous dead branches in and around the cemetery and grounds. There is more to be done but the ones that created the hazards have been removed. It will take two more days for him to complete the work. One important item is a support cable for a beautiful oak tree.   Bob is on vacation as this goes to press, but he will complete the job on his return.

 

Painting of the garage and Rectory will start as soon as the weather cooperates.

 

A leak was discovered in the roof over the chancel.  A contractor came to look at the roof sections there and he spotted the area needing fixing.  The contractor will re-shingle the entire area over the chancel and altar when he can fit us in.  The shingles there are "toast", but the structure is fine.

 

One of the trees dedicated last year looks like it is not going to survive. Not to worry! All five trees are under warranty and the chap who did the planting will provide us with another oak this Fall.        Alan MacLeod

 

DROP-IN CENTRE:

Starts up again at the St-Mary’s Parish Hall, 273 Main Road, Tuesday September 9th,

9:30-11:00am for Moms & Tots 0-5yrs.  Come and meet new friends while your children play.

No registration and no fees. 

 

‘GOING GREEN’ 
The Joint Corporation has heard of a parish in Ontario where a green team was formed to identify and implement environmentally friendly opportunities in the parish operations e.g. office stationery, kitchen use etc. If you are interested in leading or being part of such a team please give your name to one of the wardens."

 

SEWING CIRCLE NEWS:

It was decided at the last Sewing Circle meeting at St. Mary's that the centennial gala celebration will be held on November 08, 2008. It will consist of an evening cocktail party at the Hall, with continuous nibbles and sparkling wine. The proposed format will ensure that elderly people be able to drop in for a short period of time, in order not to become tired.

 

BARBECUE AT THE RECTORY:            Sunday, 10 August, beginning at 12:30 pm.

Karen and John look forward to seeing you at their annual Barbecue.  A great time for fellowship while enjoying the beautiful grounds overlooking the lake. 

RSVP: 640 Main Road, Hudson, QC J0P 1H0; or e-mail jbradley@parishofvaudreuil.com.

 

 

ANNUAL PARISH CONSIGNMENT SALE:     Saturday 20 September, 10 am to 2 pm

Articles for sale can be brought to St. James on Thursday Sept. 18th from 7 to 9 pm and on Friday  Sept. 19th from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm.  Items not sold must be picked up between 3 and 4 pm. Volunteers are welcome.  Please call Linda Cobbett  if you can help.  450-458-5100.

 

The Parish Pulse Editorial Team is actively looking for your articles.  Please feel free to contact any of them with your ideas or suggestions for an article. (Mary Vipond, 514-488-3485, maryvipond@gmail.com; Wilf Hall, 450-458-7913, wghall@sympatico.ca).

 

 Deadline for the next issue-Wednesday, August 20th, 2008.  The publication will be at the end of the month. 

 

Submissions should be directed to Mary Vipond through:   maryvipond@gmail.com or parishvaudreuil@ca.inter.net, drop off at the Parish Office, FAX to the Parish Office at 450-458-8802, or mail to The Parish of Vaudreuil, 642 Main Road, Hudson, Quebec, J0P 1H0. 

 

WEB LINKS RECOMMENDED BY THE EDITORS:

http://www.montreal.anglican.org/index-01.shtml

http://www.alphacanada.org/http://www.podm.net/po_how.htmwww.parishofvaudreuil.com