BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T223844Z UID:206-1428805@christchurchchatham.ca DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260806T165144 DESCRIPTION:Greetings on this Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost.\nThis Sunday is a Service of Holy Eucharist.\nOnly one Sunday morning service for the summer throughout the month of August and including September 6th.\nTo vie w readings for this week and the entire year\, please use this link to the common lectionary. https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/ (You might have to select the correct Sunday).\nIf you would like to donate an anthem in loving memory of someone or just to contribute to the music ministry h ere at Christ Church\, please consider it. Thank you for your consideratio n.\nThe Hymns for this Sunday are printed below. Please google to go over ahead of time.\n1. Processional Hymn: Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies  \n2. Offertory Hymn:        O God\, Unseen Yet Ever Near           \n3. Recessional Hymn:    I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say\nCoffee Hour Hosts\nThere is no lemonade and fellowship this Sunday. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the hallway if you are able to serve lemonade on the lawn during August. We are currently in need of people to host coffee hou r in the fall. A list is on the bulletin board in the hallway. Please sign up for the fall. If you can help with this Ministry\, please sign up on t he sheet. Thank you to all who host the coffee and fellowship hours throug hout the year. It is appreciated.\nWednesday Holy Communion Service - Wedn esday\, August 26th\, 10:00 am.\nLet's Talk About Grief - is at 10:45 am.\ , following the Wednesday service.\nThere is a change in Summer dates for Wednesday Services and Grief Sessions. Please note there are NO Wednesday Holy Communion services or Grief Sessions on August 12th and August 19th.\ nThere will be Wednesday Services and Grief Sessions on August 5\, August 26th.\nOffice Hours: The Office is open Wednesday and Thursday\, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and Friday\, 9:00 am – 11:30 am.\nPlease notify the Office of any new addresses\, phone numbers and email addresses if yours has chan ged. Thank you.  \nThe office is looking for additional Sunday Counters to be on shared teams following the 10:00 am Service. One week a month sha red with two other people. It doesn't take long. Training is provided. Tha nk you for your consideration.\nFinancial Givings to the Church\nThe follo wing are ways of giving financially to the Church:\n· through Envelopes\n · E-Transfer to churchoffice@christchurchchatham.ca\n· Through our updat ed Website www.christchurchchatham.ca – Select: Give\n· Pre-authorized withdrawals – Direct from your bank account. Choose from the 10th or 25t h of the month. If interested\, please contact the office.\nThe Giving Tre e  \nFor the summer month of August we will be collecting for our own Li ttle Food Pantry. Please consider donating non perishable easy open items such as: Cereal\, Juice Boxes\, Granola/Nutrigrain Bars\, Cheese &\; Cr ackers Individual Snacks\, Crackers\, Pudding\, Pasta &\; Sauce\, Canne d Meat\, Peanut Butter\, Tins of Baked Beans\, Tins of Soup. \nThank you for your continued generosity towards our Giving Tree ministry. Boxes of f ood\, socks\, laundry soap and other much needed products were dropped off to very grateful volunteers at Hope Haven! We are making a difference in our community every month! Thanks so much! Joy Kemble\n \nPlease be advis ed that portions of the Worship services are sometimes taped or photograph ed and placed on our Facebook or Website. If you do not wish to be recorde d or photographed\, please advise a Warden\, Rev. John or the Church offic e.\nUpcoming Events\nCash/Gift Cards (Orders due First Friday of the Month ) - Friday\, August 7th.\nPlease submit your orders to Vicki V. or to the Church Office Mail Box by 11:30 am on the scheduled Friday. You receive th e full value of the card and the Church receives a percentage from the val ue of cards purchased towards our operating fund.\nPlease note: Loblaws ca rds (used at the Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills) is appreciated to wards the Little Food Pantry and/or Monday Bag Lunch Program. You purchase the card(s)\, donate to the church\, and the value is added to your yearl y contribution on your tax slip. We thank you for your ongoing support.\nP op Can Sundays – (first Sunday of each month) - Sunday\, September 6th. Bring your empty aluminum cans in a tied bag (beer cans to be separate). W e are now accepting empty wine and liquor bottles for recycling. Please pl ace all in the bin just inside the back door of the Sanctuary. Thank you f or supporting this project.\nMen’s Breakfast (3rd Friday of the month) - 8:00 am - Friday\, August 21 at Hungry Man’s Restaurant\, Keil Drive.\n Dine In Only Roast Beef Supper - Friday\, September 25\, 5:00 pm\, Adults $25.00 each\, Children 10 and Under $14.00 One Seating at 5:00 pm. Tickets are available by Ven. Archdeacon John Anderson and the office. Invite you r relatives and your friends. Thank you.\nChristmas Bazaar - Saturday\, No vember 28th\, 2026. Further details to follow.  \nPlease save your Empty Paper Towel Rolls (please tear off loose pieces of towel to assist with c rafts) and Egg Cartons (no toilet paper rolls please) and place them in th e container at the back of the church. It would be appreciated that we onl y accept clean cartons inside without broken eggshells and egg residue. Th e cartons are used to hold individual paints for crafts. These have come i n so handy for the crafts at summer camp for chidren held at John McGregor School. Your continuation is greatly appreciated and helpful throughout t he year. Thank you!\nWe have started up collecting large round margarine a nd large cool whip containers once again. Please put them in the back of t he Sanctuary in the boxes with the egg cartons and paper towel rolls. Than k you for your generosity. LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T165144 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.christchurchchatham.ca/events/eleventh-sunday-aft er-pentecost--206/2026-08-09 ATTACH;FILENAME=1768497563302.jpg;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0. cloudfront.net/2026/08/06/20/22/00/8a903a62-5aac-4dc1-911f-1ea222d1123c/17 68497563302.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR