News & Events

NEWS

FRIENDLY REMINDER: HOSTS NEEDED FOR COFFEE HOURS

If you are interested in hosting, please sign up using the sheet on the welcome table. Expenses can be reimbursed through the office; all you need to do is submit your receipt(s). Please note that coffee hours will only take place on Sundays if someone has signed up to facilitate!

HOLY WEEK AT CHRIST CHURCH

Join us as we move into the Easter season together:

April 13th: Palm Sunday (8am & 10am services)
April 17th: Maundy Thursday (7pm service)
April 18th: Good Friday (8:30am Cross Walk;
10:30am Ecumenical service at Christ Church)
April 20th: Easter Sunday (8am & 10am services)

MAUNDY THURSDAY FOOT WASHING

Please add your name to the sign-up sheet on the Welcome Table if you are interested in having your feet washed during the Maundy Thursday service at 7pm on April 17th.

GOOD FRIDAY WATCH

A sign-up sheet is on the Welcome Table for those wishing to sit watch on Good Friday between 12-3pm. If you are unable to sign-up in person, please email or call the office. Prayers will follow at 3pm.

Palm Cross Making

Join us on Thursday, April 10th at 1pm in the Nailer Room for palm cross making ahead of Palm Sunday. No experience required! We will teach you.

LENTEN LOVE FOR THE FOODBANK

For a second year, the ACW is organizing a donation campaign for the season of Lent in aid of the Stouffville Foodbank! Starting March 5th, Ash Wednesday, and for the following six weeks, participants can donate 2-3 items that fall under that week’s theme; for example, week 1 is “Beverage Week” so donations could be tea, coffee, hot chocolate, juice, etc. Donations can be brought in each week or all at once on Palm Sunday. For more information and weekly themes, see the insert on the front table.

THERE IS STILL TIME TO JOIN THE LENTEN STUDY

Join us this Lent and Easter as we go on a pilgrimage through the Holy Land. Recreating the world of first-century Galilee and Judea, James Martin, Jesuit priest and author, offers revealing insights about the historical Jesus along with profound spiritual insights about the Christ of faith as he travels to different locations throughout the Holy Land that were important sites in the life of Jesus.

We will meet on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 pm -8:30 pm starting Wednesday March 19th - Wednesday April 23rd over Zoom. Books can be ordered either through Chapters: Jesus: A Pilgrimage Book By James Martin, (Paperback) | Indigo or Amazon:Jesus: A Pilgrimage : Martin, James: Amazon.ca: Books. Please let Jenna know through the church office if you'd like to join so the Zoom link can be sent to you.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN – SUMMER VBS!

Mark your calendars for the Christ Church summer Vacation Bible School for kids ages 4-12y/o happening the mornings of July 7-11. This year’s theme is “True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World”! The cost will be $25 per child for the week. For registration and more info, go to stouffvilleanglican.ca/summervbs Please take a poster to hang up around town.

THERE IS Less Than A MONTH BEFORE THE DRAW FOR THE QUILT

The draw will take place on APRIL 20th during the announcements. The quilt "Variation on Courthouse steps", was hand stitch by members of the Christ Church Quilters group. Tickets are still available from Susan Walmsley, the office, or from members of the ACW who are selling them. The price has not changed, it is $2.00 per ticket or 3 for $5.00.

To all Ladies that still have tickets, could you please return all SOLD tickets to Susan Walmsley no later than April 13, so they can be added to the draw box. Thank you!

FOOD BANK DONATIONS

A gentle reminder that we are still accepting donations for the Stouffville Food Bank! We are also still accepting donations of salmon. There is an updated list in the front entryway for items that are most needed right now. Thank you!

LIBRARY HIGHLIGHT: OUR OWN AUTHORS

Please take a look at the Christ Church adult library as we have two books of poetry authored by Larry Hopperton, who’s a member of our choir, and one book, "Grant us Tomorrow", a medical memoir which the stories of the Health Team missions to Northern Ghana with GRID and NEA, authored by Dr. Jennifer Wilson who is a GP from Uxbridge.

York Region Food Network's Good Food Box

York Region Food Network is a non-profit community organization based in Aurora and serves the Region. The Good Food Box program offers fresh, quality fruits and vegetables from local farmers at 19th Avenue Farmer's Market and sell them at wholesale pricing. They've recently added a pick-up location in Stouffville. The program is open to everyone and The Good Food Box is available for pick-up on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. The contents of each box are different and will change based on seasonal availability. Each Good Food Box contains 6-8 types of fruits and vegetables and cost $18 (plus PayPal fees). The boxes are packed in Aurora by YRFN staff and a team of volunteers. For more information, check out their website (here).

MISSING KEYS

Are you missing a set of keys? A set has been in the church office for a couple months and no one has come to claim it. If you have been missing your keys, we have them! There's a Freightliner tag attached to the ring. If this sounds like your keys, please contact the church office!

EVENTS

SENIORS GATHERING – SAVE THE DATE

Mark your calendars for Saturday April 12th at 10:30am-12:00pm as Christ Church will be hosting a Seniors Gathering. Refreshments will be served. More info to come!

THE GORDON LIGHTFOOT STORY WITH DR. MIKE DALEY

Those people who attended our evening with Dr Mike Daley, hearing about the story and listening to the music of Leonard Cohen, will be excited to learn Mike is returning to Christ Church. On Friday May 9 at 7:30pm, come and experience the Gordon Lightfoot Story with Dr Mike Daley. There has never been a more appropriate time to celebrate a true Canadian music icon. Tickets are $25 and are available on Eventbrite (Link: bit.ly/4kFoBYB), through the office, or at the door.

LAY LITURGICAL REFRESHER DAY

Calling all Lay Readers, Eucharistic Ministers, Servers, Intercessors, Crucifers, and Acolytes for the York Central Deanery Lay Liturgical Refresher Day! Come together with others in your ministry to reflect on our ministries and encourage one another. The event is Saturday, May 10th at 9:30am – 12:00pm at Holy Trinity, Thornhill. Admission is free! For more information and the electronic sign-up form go to: tinyurl.com/liturgicalrefresher Registration forms are also available from the office.

SAVE THE DATE: DIOCESAN WORSHIP SERVICES

Bishop Andrew Asbil is encouraging Anglicans to attend one – or more – of the five large worship gatherings planned around the diocese in 2025. “It’s an opportunity for our community to come together and pray and sing and rejoice as followers of Jesus Christ,” he says.
The dates and locations are:
March 22 at 2 p.m. at St. James Cathedral
March 29 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Church, Streetsville
May 31 at 2 p.m. at All Saints, Whitby
Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. at St. James, Orillia
Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul, Bloor Street

STOUFFVILLE PRAYER BREAKFAST

Everyone is invited to attend the Whitchurch-Stouffville Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, May 15th at 7am at Station Creek Golf Course. The speaker will be Ruth Ann Onley, recording artist and award-winning author. Tickets are $25 and are available at Reesor’s Market or online at wsprayerbreakfast.com

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

If you would like to add someone to our prayer list, please fill out our prayer request form. We ask that you seek permission from the person you wish us to pray for before submitting the form. Only first names will be read out during the service to help preserve privacy.

Weekly Announcements

For the week of April 13th 2025