Women’s
World Day of Prayer – Friday, March 5th at
1:30 pm, St. James’ Church
The annual
World Day of Prayer in Canada is
coordinated by the Women's Inter-Church
Council of Canada (WICC) which is “a
national council of representatives from 10
church partners, focusing on four main
concerns of social justice, women's issues,
ecumenism, and the growth of women's
spirituality.”
The Women’s World Day of Prayer service has
for many years been held on the first Friday
of March and is usually an ecumenical
gathering of local area church women. In
recent years due to the interest of men and
women, the men of the area churches are also
invited and encouraged to attend.
This year’s service in Hudson will be at St.
James’ Church on Friday, March 5th at 1:30
pm. A light luncheon will be served after
the service. The theme this year is “Let
Everything That Has Breath Praise God” and
it has been prepared by the church women of
Cameroon. Everyone in the Hudson area who
would like to share in this celebration and
prayer service is welcome to attend.
West Island Women’s Retreat – March 12-14,
2010
March 12th-14, 2010
with Spiritual Director Rev. Lettie James
Retreats held at the Villa Marguerite
Convent, 9409 Gouin Blvd West, Pierrefonds.
To register pick up a registration form from
your church or call: Liz Glasgow
514-453-0883 or Emily Edgley
514-453-7985.
Office Hours for the Parish Priest - Change
of Day Off
Rev'd Eleanor's day off
is now on a Friday. She will be in the
Parish office Monday to Thursday from 9:00
a.m. until noon, (except when she attends
Clericus on the first Tuesday of the month
or is called out on a pastoral emergency).
Are you on PAR?
PAR, or Pre-Authorized
Remittance, is a “direct debit” program that
allows people to support the mission and
ministries of the Church through an
automatic monthly withdrawal from their bank
account. At this time of year when we are
planning the annual budget, we encourage you
to consider getting on PAR. The benefits are
great – convenient, easy to set up or
change, and ensures missions and ministries
are supported throughout the year (even when
you are on holidays.) To get more
information about this convenient way of
giving, please contact the Parish Office at
450-458-5897.
Chancel Guild
The St. James’ Chancel
Guild is looking for a few new members. The
Chancel Guild works in a series of teams
each responsible for a week per month. The
responsibility begins on the Saturday
preceding the week of duty and includes
setting up the altar for Sunday and any
special services during that week. Anyone
who is interested may contact Joy Forster
through the
Church Office.
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St. James’
Buildings Restoration Campaign
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For
many months now Alan MacLeod has been
reporting on the status of restoration work
on our buildings. When next at church we
suggest that you walk around and take in the
beautiful improvements that have been made
in the last two years. We’re confident that
you will be very impressed.
Last year…
we launched the buildings restoration
campaign and we were delighted by the
generosity of many of our congregation.
Unfortunately we are all aware of the
difficult economic time we have found
ourselves in and for this reason the funding
program was tailored back. We know that
times continue to be difficult for some.
However, it is also recognized that the
economy has improved significantly since
this spring.
Much still to be done…
Our reality is that there is much still to
be done in order to improve the
serviceability of our buildings. Just take a
look at the condition of the roofs.
Replacement of some must be effected before
the end of 2010 and must include not only
replacement of the outer shell but also
improvements to the envelope in order to
improve energy efficiency. The energy audit
completed earlier this year suggests
replacement of furnaces and the addition of
heat pumps in order reduce costs and reduce
our carbon footprint. These improvements are
a few of the major projects, however there
is much other work that must be done in
order to keep our buildings beautiful, safe
and efficient.
Have You Made a Pledge to be Part of this
Campaign? |
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The Buildings
Restoration Campaign saw the launch of a
second phase of fund raising during the
month of October last year. At December
31st, 2009 we were at $370,000 against our
target of $500,000 having increased the
funding by $60,000 during the second phase.
Currently we are approaching all members of
the church who have not yet donated or
ledged. We invite you to join in the
campaign. If you have any questions about
how you can support our parish campaign,
please speak with a member of the Campaign
Committee:
George Cockburn,
Graham Campbell,
John Zacharias,
Marcus Owen,
or
Tom Pound.
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Note from the Choir
We
are actively seeking to add new members to our choir,
particularly those of the tenor and bass persuasions,
but also sopranos and altos. If you are interested, or
know of anyone who might be, please contact
James Armstrong or
Graham Campbell
or contact the
Church Office. Our
rehearsals are on Thursday evenings from 7:15 and at
10:15 before the Sunday morning services.
James
also announces that our Friday evening worship team will
meet once a month, the THIRD Friday of the month, to
rehearse for the contemporary Choral Eucharist/Special
Music service on the 4th Sunday. Singers and
instrumentalists are also invited to join the team and
should contact James for more information.
New Year’s Resolutions 2010
… from
the Rev. Eleanor can be found by
clicking here.
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