The Community - includes, 'church' and 'geographical'
February 11th Shawna Wang Recital
February 21st Pancake Supper
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Wholly Hockey Tournament
When – March 23rd, 24th and 25th
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where - Honeywood Arena
Cost - Free
Ø Sign up is open to all St. John's Men, Women, and Children 10 years of age
and older. (Goalies must be 14 or older)
Ø Of the 5 skaters on the ice at any given time, we must have at least 1 man,
1 woman, and 1 child, therefore we will need to have at least a few players from
each category to allow for line changes.
Ø Full equipment required.
All skill levels are welcome.
Sign-up sheet is on the Bulletin Board in the passageway between Church and Hall
For more info contact:
Jim Kerr 705-435-0351 jdchskerr@rogers.com
Ron Reid 705-435-0760 ronreid8@rogers.com
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April 20th Lutheran College (Regina) Choir Concert
Remit 6: FYI
What is a remit? A remit is a referral to presbyteries and sessions (or equivalents i.e. Church Council) for a vote. The following is drawn from “background document” see below.
The 40th General Council that met in Kelowna, British Columbia, August 2009 approved a motion to add to the Doctrine section in the Basis of Union three other doctrinal statements that General Councils of the United Church have approved since 1925.
Those three statements are the Statement of Faith (1940), A New Creed (adopted in 1968; revised in 1980 and again in 1994), and A Song of Faith (2006). For this proposed action to take place, the General Council authorized remits, which are votes by presbyteries and, in this case, also by pastoral charges, on whether to add some or all of these three statements to the Doctrine section of the Basis of Union.
In summary, the remit before the church reflects the Reformed practice of adopting additional subordinate standards from time to time. The proposals to include A New Creed and A Song of Faith as subordinate standards acknowledge current expressions of faith now widely in use across the church. The additional inclusion of the 1940 Statement of Faith acknowledges that it was used widely in the United Church into the 1970s. It reminds us that subordinate standards represent the desire of the church to give expression to its faith in its day, and that the theological journey of the church continues over time…
St. John’s Church Council will be submitting the vote on these statements before the dead line date: May 15, 2012
A copy of the full account: Our Words of Faith – Cherished, Honoured and Living is available in the church library for reading OR find on United Church website
www.united-church.ca open: Our Words of Faith Remit 6; scroll down to and open “background document” for the complete study.
Faith Formation Committee
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On-Going Events -
Alliston Food Bank - 1st Sunday of each month -
-- please bring non-perishable items to the church and place in baskets near the church doors, for the Good Shepherd Food Bank.
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If interested in a specific group mentioned below, please double-check with the church office, in case an individual meeting date has changed.
Habitat New Tecumseth -- 1st Monday at 7:30 pm
Book Club -- 1st Monday at 8:00 pm
Alzheimer Support Group -- 3rd Monday at 10:00 am
Narcotics Anonymous -- Tuesdays at 8:30 pm
Quilter's Corners -- 1st Tuesday at 6:30 pm
Horticultural Society -- 4th Tuesday at 7:00 pm
Bible Study -- Thursdays at 7:00 pm
Choir -- Thursdays at 8:00 pm
Alcoholics Anonymous -- Thursdays at 8:30 pm
Men's Breakfast and Fellowship -- 4th Thursday at 8:45 am
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For information about the following, please contact the church office.
-- Sparks -- Brownies
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