Living our Faith in Jesus Christ Through Open Hearts, Open Minds and Open Arms

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The church is open for prayer, meditation, and pastoral care on Tue, Wed, & Thur from 10am - 2 pm. Please use the Ridley (Rainbow Fence) Door, unlocked during these hours.
Tuesday 2-3pm is the drop-in hour for informal conversations with the clergy over tea.

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
8:30 – 9:30 am: Adult Education						7:30 – 10:30 am Men’s Breakfast (monthly) December 2nd from 5:00 – 8:00pm Advent Potluck Supper
9 – 9:45 am: Choir practice TBA: children’s music practice	9:30 – 10 am: Morning Prayer service on Zoom
10 – 11:15 am: Communion service (live-streamed)		10-11 am: Fitness Class	10 – 11 am: Meditation Through Art (non-religious)	10 – 11 am: Chair Yoga 10-11 am: Fitness Class
11:15 – noon: Coffee Hour	12-3 pm: Old Orchard Blossoms group (AIDS in Africa outreach) (monthly)	10 – 11: ESL Book Club (bi-weekly) 11 – noon: ESL Conversation Practice	11:30 – noon: Communion Service (weekly)	11:05-12:15 pm: Therapeutic Yoga
		12:45 – 2:30 pm: Bookclub (monthly)	12 -1 pm: “St Andrew’s” women’s fellowship and knitting group
		2 – 3 pm: “Tuesday Tea” – a social drop-in open office hour with the Rev.		7:30 pm: Choir Practice		Monthly: 5-6 pm: children’s band practice (starting in 2024) 6-8 pm: “Relaxed” communion service (45 min) with dinner and kids’ activity Next relaxed service is on Dec 2 AT 5 PM FOLLOWED BY A POTLUCK

Saturday, Dec 2 – Relaxed Service with St Nicholas’ Day Theme, 5 pm followed by the Advent Potluck and Wreath-making Workshop

Sunday, Dec 3rd – Advent 1, 10am

Sunday, Dec 10th – Advent 2, 10am

Thursday, Dec 14th – Carols by Candlelight at 7:30pm

Sunday, Dec 17th – Advent 3 with Children’s Pageant, 10am

Wednesday, Dec 20: “Blue Christmas” Service, 11:30am, as an opportunity for quiet reflection on the poignancy of the season

Sunday, Dec 24th – Advent 4, 10am

Sunday, Dec 24th – Christmas Eve Family Service, with Semi-Improvised Pageant, 4 pm

Sunday, Dec 24th – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 7:30 pm

Monday, Dec 25th – Christmas Day, 10 am

Sunday, Jan 7th – Epiphany & Baptism of the Lord, 10am: Requests for baptisms welcome

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY PROGRAMMING In-service children’s message 10-10:15 & children’s professionally-led activity 10:15 – 11:15
November 5 – December 10	Acting with “Sparx” to prepare the Christmas Pageant
Note also the Christmas Kitchen with the children’s craft and Santa photos on Nov 25 (10 am), monthly Relaxed Services with dinner and activities (6 pm), and upcoming Informal Band practices (currently in the planning stage, details TBD)
December 17	Christmas Pageant performance
December 24 (Christmas Eve)	10 am: free play, crafts, and general supervision 4 pm: informal pageant performance 7:30 pm: no supervision
December 25 (Christmas Day)	No supervision
December 31 – January 1	Free play, crafts, and general supervision
January 8 – February 11	Songwriting and singing with “Shine”

Worship Services

Sundays: Weekly at 10:00 am (in-person Holy Eucharist followed by Coffee Hour, and live-streamed on Facebook)

Monday to Friday: Daily at 9:30 am (online Morning Prayer only on Zoom)

Wednesdays: Weekly at 11:30am (in-person only Holy Eucharist)

Saturdays: Monthly at 6:00 pm (relaxed format, family-friendly followed by dinner)

Note that Dec 2nd Relaxed Service will begin at 5pm due to the Advent Potluck Supper to follow at 6pm