Weekly Announcements

For the week of February March 9th 2025

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!

PANCAKE SUPPER

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances Christ Church will not be hosting a Pancake Supper this year. We hope to see you next year!

TIME TO SPRING FORWARD

Daylight Savings begins Sunday, March 9th! Don’t forget to move your clocks forward an hour!

CANON LISA'S WINTER BREAK

Please note that Canon Lisa will be on her Winter Break from Monday March 10 to Monday March 17.  Fr. Greg will be the celebrant and preacher at the 8 am and 10 am services on Sunday March 16.

VESTRY 2025

All members of Christ Church are encouraged to attend Vestry in person on Sunday, March 9th following the 10am Service. Electronic copies of the Vestry Report and Financial Report will be available two weeks before. Please let Jenna know if you would like a physical copy before Friday, March 7th. For the lunch, names A-M are asked to bring sandwiches and names N-Z are asked to bring the “with-its”. Thank you!

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 ONLY 3 MONTHS UNTIL THE DRAW FOR THE QUILT

THE DRAW WILL TAKE PLACE ON EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 20th during the announcements at the 10am service. Quilt tickets are available for the beautiful multicoloured queen size quilt, hand stitched by our own ACW ladies. This year’s quilt is the “Variation on Courthouse Steps Quilt”. The price of these tickets has remained the same for several years so $2.00 for one ticket and three for $5.00. A bargain not to pass up, especially because tickets are limited.  

Tickets can be purchased from Susan Walmsley or the office, or from members of the ACW who are selling them. 

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

JOIN US FOR ASH WEDNESDAY

Ash Wednesday services (Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist) will be held at 10 am and 7 pm on March 5th. Please note that these services will not be livestreamed to our YouTube channel.

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

All are welcome to attend the 2025 World Day of Prayer service which is being hosted by St Mark’s Church, 345 Glad Park Ave.  The service will be held THURSDAY, MARCH 6th at 2 pm.  After the service, there will be light refreshments and time for fellowship.  For more information, please contact Cathy Tubb or Hope Franklin.

LENTEN DINNER

The Christ Church ACW is hosting a Ham & Scalloped Potatoes Dine-In OR Take-Out dinner on Saturday, March 29th. Choose to pick up a take-out dinner at 5:00pm or have a sit-down dinner at 5:30pm. Tickets are $20.00. **Many helpers are needed for this Lenten Dinner. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Great Hall.   Call or e-mail Gail Wood for more info. 416 432-0293 - gail@woodmail.ca  

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.