BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260723T215345Z UID:204-1361749@christchurchchatham.ca DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260726 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260723T104351 DESCRIPTION:Greetings on this Ninth Sunday after Pentecost.\nThis Sunday is a BAS Service of Holy Eucharist\nOnly one Sunday morning service for the summer throughout the months of July and August and including September 6t h.\nReverend John would like you to read the Gospel passage from Matthew 1 3:31-33\, 44-52.  In it are various parables about the Reign of Heaven.  It is a complicated passage that   forces us to ponder about our own mo rtality and how we conduct ourselves as disciples of Christ here on Earth. \nTo view readings for this week and the entire year\, please use this lin k to the common lectionary.  https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/  (You might have to select the correct Sunday).\nIf you would like to don ate an anthem in loving memory of someone or just to contribute to the mus ic ministry here at Christ Church\, please consider it.  Thank you for yo ur consideration.\nThe Hymns for this Sunday are printed below.  Please g oogle to go over ahead of time.\n\n  Processional Hymn:      This Day at Thy Creating Word    \n  Offertory Hymn:             Here\, Lord\, We Take The Broken Bread          \n  Recessional Hymn:        What a Friend We Have In Jesus\n\nCoffee Hour Hosts\nLemonade wil l be provided for in July and August.  Please sign up on the bulletin boa rd in the hallway if you are able to serve lemonade on the lawn during the summer.  We are currently in need of people to host coffee hour in the f all.  A list is on the bulletin board in the hallway.  If you can help w ith this Ministry\, please sign up on the sheet.  Thank you to all who ho st the coffee and fellowship hours throughout the year.  It is appreciate d.\nWednesday Holy Communion Service - Wednesday\, July 29th\, 10:00 am.\ nLet's Talk About Grief is at 10:45 am.\, following the Wednesday morning service.  \nThere is a change in Summer dates for Wednesday Services and Grief Sessions.  Please note there are NO Wednesday Holy Communion servi ces or Grief Sessions on August 12th and August 19th.\nThere will be Wedn esday Services and Grief Sessions on July 29th\, August 5\, August 26th.\ nOffice Hours:  The Office is open Wednesday and Thursday\, 9:00 am – 1 2:00 pm and Friday\, 9:00 am – 11:30 am.\nPlease notify the Office of a ny new addresses\, phone numbers and email addresses if yours has changed.    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 s hared with two other people.  It doesn't take long.  Training is provide d. Thank you for your consideration.\nFinancial Givings to the Church\nThe following are ways of giving financially to the Church:\n\nThrough Envelo pes\nE-Transfer to churchoffice@christchurchchatham.ca\nThrough our updat ed Website www.christchurchchatham.ca– Select: Give\n Pre-authorized w ithdrawals – Direct from your bank account.  Choose from the 10thor 25t h of  the  month.  If  interested\, please contact the office.\n\nTh e Giving Tree  \nFor the summer months of July and August we will be col lecting for our own Little Food Pantry.  Please consider donating non per ishable easy open items such as:  Cereal\, Juice Boxes\, Granola/Nutrigra in Bars\, Cheese &\; Crackers Individual Snacks\, Crackers\, Pudding\, Pasta &\; Sauce\, Canned Meat\, Peanut Butter\, Tins of Baked Beans\, T ins of Soup. Thank you\, Joy Kemble!\nPlease be advised that portions of t he Worship services are sometimes taped or photographed and placed on our Facebook or Website.  If you do not wish to be recorded or photographed\, please advise a Warden\, Rev. John or the Church office.\nUpcoming Events \nCash/Gift Cards (Orders due First Friday of the Month) - Friday\, Augus t 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 the full value of the card and the Church receives a percentage from the value of cards purc hased towards our operating fund.\nPlease note: Loblaws cards (used at th e Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills) is appreciated towards the Littl e Food Pantry and/or Monday Bag Lunch Program.  You purchase the card(s)\ , donate to the church\, and the value is added to your yearly contributio n on your tax slip.  We thank you for your ongoing support.\n Pop Can Su ndays – (first Sunday of each month) - Sunday\, August 2nd.   Bring your empty aluminum cans in a tied bag (beer cans to be separate).  We ar e now accepting empty wine and liquor bottles for recycling.  Please plac e all in the bin just inside the back door of  the Sanctuary.  Thank you for supporting this project.\nSpanish Lessons - No lessons for the remain der of the summer.\n Men’s Breakfast (3rd Friday of the month).  8: 00 am -  Friday\, August 21  at Hungry Man’s Restaurant\, Keil Drive.\ nChristmas Bazaar - Saturday November 28th\, 2026.   Further details to follow.  \nPlease save your Empty Paper Towel Rolls (please tear off loo se pieces of towel to assist with crafts) and Egg Cartons (no toilet paper rolls please) and place them in the container at the back of the church. It would be appreciated that we only accept clean cartons inside without b roken eggshells and egg residue.  The cartons are used to hold individua l paints for crafts. \nWe have started up collecting large round margari ne and large cool whip containers once again.  Please put them in the bac k of the Sanctuary in the boxes with the egg cartons and paper towel rolls .  Thank you for your generosity. LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T104351 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Ninth Sunday After Pentecost URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.christchurchchatham.ca/events/ninth-sunday-after- pentecost/2026-07-26 ATTACH;FILENAME=1768497563302.jpg;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0. cloudfront.net/2026/07/23/14/43/50/b07ad6f2-64fe-4c1f-a1df-562faa8424d8/17 68497563302.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR