St. Margaret’s Guild (SMG) will be working in the church kitchen on Thursday, September 28, at 10:00am, making our second batch of Antipasto. This involves a great deal of chopping so the more hands the better. Many hands make the job easier! ESPECIALLY since we are also going to chop Pear Amber – which sits overnight to be cooked on Friday. We are adding an evening session, 6:30pm, for this week as well. We will get started on our Sweet Pepper Jelly. Anyone is welcome to join us!

For more information contact Janet Duke, 905-668-7975 or janetduke@nullrogers.com

 

 

Celebrate our love of special pet friends

on October 1, 2:00pm

at the Blessing of the Animals Service

(outdoor service on west lawn)

As has been tradition at our blessing of the animal service we will pray for pets who have died in the past year (if you would like us to pray for your deceased pet, please email allsaintswhitby@nullbellnet.ca, giving your pet’s name and type (e.g., Buffy, cat). Everyone is welcome, even if you don’t have a pet.  Bring your own lawn chair. In case of poor weather the service will be moved inside to the Parish Hall. 

In recognition of National Indigenous Day on Sept. 30th, we are inviting parishioners to wear Orange shirts on Sunday October 1st.  If you don’t have a orange shirt, Giant Tiger is selling orange shirts by Two-Spirit Ojibway artist Patrick Hunter.

100% of proceeds from the sale of this shirt are donated to Indspire’s Learning from the Past Fund, which provides bursaries to Indigenous post-secondary students pursuing an education in Indigenous Studies and Languages.

The custom shirt is available now at your local Giant Tiger and online at www.GiantTiger.com. 

Please also plan to attend the Sunrise Morning Prayer Service at 7:00am on September 30th in the breezeway courtyard in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
(In case of poor weather, service will be in the church).

The first session, led by Mthr Jennifer, will focus on the keyword “come.” We have all been given the invitation to Come to Jesus. Together we will look at Michael Curry’s backstory – what brought him to faith and how that invitation weaves through his preaching – and we’ll reflect on how that speaks to us and our own stories and faith influences.

Weekly meetings will be in the boardroom.