BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261105T184544Z UID:223-1576444@christchurchchatham.ca DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20261105T111559 DESCRIPTION:Greetings on this Remebrance Sunday.\nHoly Communion begins at 8:30 am \nHoly Eucharist begins at 10:00 am \nThis week's Gospel passage is from Matthew\, chapter 25\, verses 1-13.  In it Jesus unfolds the Par able of the Bridesmaids.  Rev'd John encourages you to read this passage prayerfully and to decide what Jesus is telling us about spiritual prepare dness.\nWe are excited to invite children back to Sunday School!\nEach mon th from November to May:\nFirst Sunday: Children will attend Sunday School \nSecond Sunday: Children will take part in the service carrying the cross \, carrying up the gifts etc.\nThird Sunday: Children will attend Sunday S chool\nFourth and any fifth Sunday: Children will participate actively in the church service\nThank you\nSharon and Joy\nTo view readings for this w eek and the entire year\, please use this link to the common lectionary.   https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/ (You might have to select th e correct Sunday).\nIf you would like to donate an anthem in loving memory of someone or just to contribute to the music ministry here at Christ Chu rch\, please consider it.  Thank you for your consideration.\nThe Hymns f or this Sunday are printed below.  Please google to go over ahead of tim e.\n\n  National Anthem:               O Canada\n  Processional Hymn:         For the Healing of the Nations\n  Gradual Hymn:                    Let There Be Light\n  Chancel Choir Anthem:  Don a Nobis\n  Offertory Hymn:                 O God\, Our Help In Ages Past\n  Royal Anthem:               God Save the King\n  Re cessional Hymn:             Let Streams of Living Justice\n\nCoffee Hour Hosts\nCoffee &\; Fellowship Hour this Sunday will be hosted by J o &\; Bob Leach and Mary Jane &\; Ron Hunter.  Please sign up on t he bulletin board in the hallway if you are able to host Coffee and Fellow ship for Nov/Dec/Jan.  We appreciate you helping with this Ministry.  Th ank you to all who host the coffee and fellowship hours throughout the yea r.  \nWednesday Holy Communion Service - Wednesday\,  November 11th - Cancelled    \n"Let's Talk About Grief" - Cancelled for Wednesday\, Nov ember 11th\nOffice Hours:  The Office is open Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and Friday from 9:00 am – 11:30 am.\nPlease notify the Office of any new addresses\, phone numbers and email addresses if yo urs has changed.  Thank you.\nFinancial Givings to the Church\nThe follow ing are ways of giving financially to the Church:\n\nThrough Envelopes\nE- Transfer to churchoffice@christchurchchatham.ca\nThrough our updated Webs ite www.christchurchchatham.ca– Select: Give\nPre-authorized withdrawal s – Direct from your bank account.  Choose from the 10thor 25th of  t he  month.  If  interested\, please contact the office.\n\nThe Giving Tree  \nFor November we are looking for Help!  A young boy in our commu nity has been collecting pop tabs for the Children's Treatment Centre for several years and is hoping to donate the thousands of tabs he has collect ed in November.  Please save any pop or beverage pull tabs in a baggie or container and place them under the Giving Tree.  I will make sure they g et added to his collection to help provide a wheelchair for a child in nee d.\nAlso for November and December\, we will be collecting hats\, gloves\, mittens\, blankets and scarves to help bring warmth to little and big peo ple in our community. Thank you so much for your very generous and kind su pport of the Giving Tree and all of the people it supports each month!  J oy Kemble\nPlease be advised that portions of the Worship services are som etimes taped or photographed and placed on our Facebook or Website.  If y ou do not wish to be recorded or photographed\, please advise a Warden\, R ev. John or the Church office.\nUpcoming Events\nCash/Gift Cards - (Orders due First Friday of the Month) - Friday\, November 6th. \nPlease submit your orders to Vicki V. or to the Church Office Mail Box by 11:30 am on th e scheduled Friday.  You receive the full value of the card and the Churc h receives a percentage from the value of cards purchased towards our oper ating fund.\nPlease note: Loblaws cards (used at the Real Canadian Supers tore and No Frills) is appreciated towards the Little Food Pantry and/or M onday Bag Lunch Program.  You purchase the card(s)\, donate to the church \, and the value is added to your yearly contribution on your tax slip.  We thank you for your ongoing support.\n Pop Can Sundays – (first Sund ay of each month) - Sunday\, December 6th.   Bring your empty aluminum cans in a tied bag (beer cans to be separate).  We are now accepting empt y wine and liquor bottles for recycling.  Please place all in the bin jus t inside the back door of  the Sanctuary.  Thank you for supporting this project.\nMen’s Breakfast (3rd Friday of the month).  8:00 am -  F riday\, November 20th  at Hungry Man’s Restaurant\, Keil Drive.\nJingl e Bells Christmas Bazaar - Saturday\, November 28th from 9 am to 1 pm  \ nWe are looking for donations of items for our Bazaar.  You could assist by donating items for our White Elephant table\, providing some of your gr eat baked goods\, canning/preserves/jellies or jams.  Books are another i tem which can be donated.  Show us your homemade Christmas items (knittin g\, crocheting\, etc.).  We are also accepting slightly used Christmas de corations.  Items can be brought in to the office and will be stored for the Bazaar.  Thank you for your consideration.  \nLunch will be availa ble for purchase on the day of the Bazaar.  Dessert/Beverage $5.00 or Sou p/Sandwich/Dessert/Beverage $10.00.  \nRemembrance Day Vigil - November 10th from 9 am to 7 pm and November 11th from 8 am to 10 am\nChrist Churc h is hosting the Remembrance Day Vigil from the above noted times which no w have been filled by volunteers.  Thank you!  \nLa Posada - Frday\, De cember 11th\, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm\nCome join us for this Mexican tradition!   Starting with prayers and music in the sanctuary\, a candlelit walk wit h candles/flashlights.  Bring your favourite Mexican inspired dish to sha re.  There will be the traditional breaking of a pinata.  Fun will be ha d by all?  Come join us!\nLessons &\; Carols - Being held on Sunday\, December 20th at 10:00 am\nPlease save your Empty Paper Towel Rolls (pleas e tear off loose pieces of towel to assist with crafts) and Egg Cartons (n o toilet paper rolls please).  It would be appreciated that we only acce pt clean cartons inside without broken eggshells and egg residue.  The ca rtons are used to hold individual paints for crafts. \nThe Altar Guild - is in need of large round margarine and large cool whip containers once ag ain and please place them in the container at the back of the church.  Th ank you!\n2027 Church Calendars - are now available at $8.00 in the office .  Please call ahead to reserve as there is a limited amount of calendars . 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