THE VAUDREUIL PARISH PULSE
November 29th, 2004 (2004-11)
Greetings! I want to make sure that no-one is left out for our celebration this Christmas. If you know of someone who is shut-in or unwell, please let me know (458-5372), I will bring communion or just visit.
May God bless us all as we celebrate together this Christmas. Fr. John
Fr John invites the parish to say this prayer everyday during Advent (from
now to Christmas)
“Lord your kingdom come in me today”
PARISH FAMILY: Milestones of recent weeks
Baptisms:
Elizabeth Milne Gratton, daughter of Alexandra and Richard was Baptized at St. James on November 21st.
Deaths:
Herb Donaldson died on November 15th and his Memorial Service was held at St. James on November 20th.
CHICKEN & CHIPS:
Among the successful Family Events held in the Parish since our last edition was Church, Chicken & Chips, a late afternoon Family Service followed by a feast of Chicken and Chips. The 50+ people who attended were sincerely appreciative of the efforts of Lavern Brewster and Isobel Wright who organized this event.
CHRISTMAS BAZAARS BOTH A HUGE SUCCESS:
While the financial results of the St. Mary's and St. James' Bazaars were not available to your editors at press time, the array of goodies and gifts at both events were incredible. The faces on the staff and shoppers alike were a pleasure to behold.
Countless thanks to all those who make, bake, co-ordinate and staff these marathons. Their contribution to Parish Life and the Community at Large is immeasurable and invaluable! The Churches could not survive without them!
ST. JAMES’ CHURCH WOMEN:
The St. James' Church Women held their Fall General Meeting on Thursday, 21 October. At this meeting, the membership approved Christmas Donations totaling $5,200. Groups to benefit are Auberge Madeleine, West Island Women's Shelter, St. Michael's Mission, Old Brewery Mission, Sun Youth, Crosstalk Ministries, LePont Bridging Food Bank, Hudson VON, Pastoral Institute, Tyndale St. Georges, West Island Palliative Care, Primate's World Relief & Development Fund, Mile End Mission and Le Nichoir Bird Sanctuary. Also at the Fall General Meeting, speakers from the CLSC Rene Cassin presented the ABC's of Fraud, a program for seniors and others about scam prevention. Two garden benches were donated by the church women for a "Quiet Garden" overlooking the lake.
ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR:
Scenes for the movies ‘The Human Stain’ and ‘Godsend’
were filmed at St. James' Church in March, 2002 and August, 2003. I didn't see
either film in the theatre and decided to view each of them on video with the
idea
of showing the appropriate scenes at our parish dinner. There are approximately
three minutes of film that could be shown and you'd be hard pressed to recognize
the church and surroundings unless they were
identified for you.
The Human Stain was the "big" film with big names like Anthony Hopkins
and Nicole Kidman but one which got poor reviews and was in and out of the theatres
very quickly. It also took a long time to come out on
video. There were two scenes that were shot at St. James' , one inside the church
and the other in the cemetery. I knew that they were near the end of the film
so I suffered through the implausibility of Hopkins and Kidman being a pair,
the nudity, the foul language and the dark story. When we finally got to the
funeral service it wasn't our church! They didn't show our newly sanded and
verathaned floors, the lovely flowers
placed around the window ledges, nothing - another church completely. Then we
moved on to the cemetery scene which lasted all of two minutes. It could have
been any cemetery, anywhere.
I then rented Godsend which didn't sound too promising. A science-fiction tale of human cloning starring Robert di Niro as the doctor. No nudity or foul language in this one but a very bizarre story through which I suffered in hopes of seeing our church. The scenes that were shot for this film were children playing on the back lawn, and the front of the church for a dedication after its restoration. This was supposed to be a re-shoot of the end of the film after a focus group indicated it didn't like the original ending. None of these scenes were shown in the final film and they didn't use this story line for the ending. For about thirty seconds you see the church steeple with smoke coming out of it, again it could have been any church.
Unless you're really interested in the stories or keen to see the stars don't bother renting these movies. You certainly won't see St. James' Church. Jean Sasso
OUR HISTORY: Minutes from St. Mary’s Sewing Circle’s First Meeting
Como, Tuesday, November 10, 1908.
A meeting of the ladies of Como was held In Mrs. Gibbs Sunday School, on the above date. There were present Mrs. Geo. J. Hodgson, Mrs. James Hodgson, Mrs.D. Hanson, Mrs. N. Robinson , Mrs.W. Sanderson, Mrs F, Hodgson. Miss M. Hodgson, Miss. Ida Hodgson Miss A. Hodgson, Miss Donald, Miss Stephenson, Miss Rowland and P. Sanderson. The Rector, the Rev. K. Bancroft, presided at the meeting.
The object in calling the meeting was to form a separate branch of "The Ladies' Guild". After discussing the matter it was unanimously decided to form a society called "The Sewing Circle of St. Mary’s”, the object of this Society being to raise funds for parochial purposes, especially for St. Mary’s Church.
It was proposed by Miss M. Hodgson, seconded by Miss I. Hodgson that Mrs. Geo. J. Hodgson be president. Carried unanimously.
Proposed by Miss Rowland, seconded by Mrs N. Robinson that Mrs Sanderson be vice president. Carried.
Proposed by Miss Donald, seconded by Miss Stephenson that Miss I. Hodgson be Treasurer. Carried.
Proposed by Mrs G. J. Hodgson, seconded by Miss Donald that P. Sanderson be Secretary. Carried.
THE FOLLOWING BY LAWS WERE PASSED.
1) The name of the Society is "The Sewing Circle of St Mary’s".
2) The Society is under the supervision of the Rector.
3) The proceeds of the Society‘s work are to be used for parochial purposes,-especially for St. Mary’s Church.
4) The membership fee is 25¢, except where there are two or more joining in the same family here the head of the house pays 25¢, the others 10¢.
5) No member who has not paid the membership fee is allowed to vote at any meeting.
Pauline Sanderson.
EGGS BENEDICTION: Saturday, December 11th at 8:45 am at St. James.
Doctor Without Borders To Speak at Eggs Benediction Breakfast
Dr. Fred Wiegand will be the guest speaker at the Eggs Benediction Breakfast on December 11th at 8:45 a.m. in St. James' Church Hall. Dr. Wiegand, an extraordinary fellow, received his General Surgery degree from McGill University. He has made numerous trips overseas with the International Red Cross and Doctors without Borders, spending time in dangerous areas in Africa where the air is filled with both tse-tse flies and bullets! He will talk about his experiences in remote areas, and show a video entitled "Working with Doctors without Borders - Congo, Spring 2004".
Dr. Wiegand will inspire all who attend. Everyone is welcome to partake in a spectacular breakfast and to hear an entertaining but sincere speaker. Admission is a freewill offering.
THE GREENWOOD SINGERS' CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Wednesday Dec. 8th at St Mary's Church
The Greenwood Singers will be presenting Carols for a Mid-Winter's Night at St. Mary's Church on Wednesday, December 8th at 7:30 pm. Carols for a Mid-Winter’s Night comprises a cornucopia of traditional sacred music particular to this time of year, along with a couple of opportunities for guests to sing out their favorites as well.
The Greenwood Singers are a special collection of local choristers who make quite extraordinary music. Members are Sopranos: Rosemary Angier, Dorothy Crofts, Dolores Meade, June Parry, Lynn Poirier and Muriel Webster; Altos: Carol Cowell, Marguerite King and Glenna Vipond; Tenors: Graham Campbell and Bob Cowell; Basses: John de Sévigné and Frank Royle
Tickets: Concert attendees have two choices: 1. An invitation to Greenwood at 6:30 PM for coffee and dessert before the concert (tickets $15.00). 2. To St Mary's Parish Hall for wine and cheese following the concert (tickets $20.00).
Net proceeds from the evening will be shared between Greenwood and St. Mary's Church. Tickets are available at Mays' Studio or may be reserved by telephoning Greenwood at 458-5396 or by e-mailing them at greenwood@hudson.net
POND LANE GANG RETURNS FOR CAROL SHOUT: Saturday Dec. 14th at 4:00 p.m. St. Mary’s Hall
To the delight of all who have heard them before, the Turtle Pond Lane Gang will once again invade St. Mary's Parish Hall to help Douglas Knight lead the Annual Carol Shout.
Cookies and juice, or sherry for those who are so inclined, will be served. Folks of all ages are welcome to attend this marvelous Family Event. Bring your bells, guitars, trombones, violins, trumpets, saxes and voices and join in the fun!
Your freewill offering will help defray the cost
DID YOU KNOW?
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“PULSE” CONTACT INFORMATION:
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. (Patti Ann Gannon, 613-674-1376, pattiann@sympatico.ca; Paul Brierley, 450-458-1750, paul.brierley@future.ca; Wilf Hall, 450-458-7913, wghall@sympatico.ca). The deadline for the next issue is Wednesday, December 22nd, 2004. The publication will be Friday, December 31st, 2004. Submissions should be directed to Patti Ann Gannon through: pattiann@sympatico.ca, 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 Heights, Quebec, J0P 1J0.
WEB LINKS RECOMMENDED BY THE EDITORS:
http://www.montreal.anglican.org/index-01.shtml
http://www.alphacanada.org/
SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER
Sunday, December 5th – 2nd of Advent
7:45 a.m. Holy Communion St. Mary’s
9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer St. Mary’s
10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer & Praise Evergreen, St. Lazare
11:00 a.m. Holy Communion St. James
Readings: Isaiah 11: 1-10; Psalm 72: 1-7,18-19; Romans 15: 4-13; Matthew 3: 1-12
Saturday, December 11th
8:45 am Eggs Benediction at St. James
4:00 pm Carol “Shout” at St. Mary’s Hall
Sunday, December 12th - 3rd of Advent
7:45 a.m. Holy Communion St. James
9:00 a.m. Holy Communion St. Mary’s
10:00 a.m. Children’s Pageant Evergreen, St. Lazare
11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer St. James
Readings: Isaiah 35: 1-10; Psalm 146: 4-9 ; James 5: 7-10;Matthew 11: 2-11
Sunday, December 19th – 4th of Advent
7:45 a.m. Holy Communion St. James
9:00 a.m. Family Service St. Mary’s
10:00 a.m. Carol Service Evergreen, St. Lazare
11:00 a.m. Holy Communion St. James
8:00 pm Service of Carols & Lessons St. James
Readings: Isaiah 7: 10-16; Psalm 80: 1-7, 16-18; Romans 1: 1-7; Matthew 1: 18-25
Friday, December 24th – Christmas Eve
4:00 pm Childrens’ Christmas Pageant St. Mary`s
(participation from both St. James & St. Mary’s Sunday School)
4:00 pm Holy Communion Evergreen, St.Lazare
10:30 pm Holy Night Eucharist St. James
Readings: Isaiah 9: 2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 3: 4-7; Luke 2: 1-12
Saturday, December 25th – Christmas Day
10:00 am Holy Communion St. Mary’s
10:00 am Holy Communion Evergreen, St. Lazare
Readings: Isaiah 62: 6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 2: 11-14; Luke 2: 1-14
Sunday, December 26th – 1st After Christmas
10:00 am Holy Communion St. James
Readings: Isaiah 63: 7-9; Psalm 148; Hebrews 2: 10-18; Matthew 2: 13-23