BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260409T213145Z UID:186-890412@christchurchchatham.ca DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260409T105437 DESCRIPTION:Greetings on this Second Sunday of Easter. \n8:30 am Holy Comm union\n10:00 am Holy Eucharist\nThere is Sunday School.  Please invite th e children!\nRev'd John strongly encourages you to prayerfully read the Go spel passage from  John 20: 19-31.  Thomas the disciple is an enigmatic figure whose questions make us think about the importance of doubt in fa ith journeys.  What can we learn from Thomas?\nTo view 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).\n The Hymns for this Sunday are printed below.  Ple ase google to go over ahead of time.\n\nProcessional Hymn:      Awake \, Arise\, Lift Up Your Voice\nGradual Hymn:                 This Day At The Creating Word\nOffertory Hymn:             Good Christi ans\, All\, Rejoice and Sing\nRecessional Hymn:        Christ the Lord Is Risen Today\n\n  If you would like to donate an anthem in loving mem ory of someone or just to contribute to the music ministry here at Christ Church\, please consider it.  Thank you for your consideration.\nCoffee H our Hosts\nCoffee and Fellowship following the 10:00 am Service will be ho sted by Kate Williams.  Sign up sheet for coffee hour is on the bulletin board across from the office.  Please sign up for April and May.  We ar e currently in need of people to host coffee hour.  If you can help with this Ministry\, please sign up on the sheet.  Thank you to all who host t he coffee and fellowship hours throughout the year.  It is appreciated.\n Wednesday Holy Communion Service at 10:00 a.m. – April 15th    \nLet 's Talk About Grief at 10:45 a.m. held after the Wednesday Mornnig service .\nSunday School – The Teachers are looking for extra helpers to be the re for an extra person.  Please call Joy Kemble\, Rev. MJ Meinzinger or t he office. Thank you for your consideration.\nOffice Hours:  The Office i s open Wednesday and Thursday\, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and  Friday\, 9:00 a m – 11:30 am.\nFinancial Givings to the Church\nThe following are ways o f giving financially to the Church:\n\nthrough Envelopes\nE-Transfer to c hurchoffice@christchurchchatham.ca\nThrough our updated Website www.chris tchurchchatham.ca– Select: Give\nPre-authorized withdrawals – Direct f rom your bank account.  Choose from the 10thor 25th of the month.  If  \n\n      interested\, please contact the office.\nFlower Memorial Avai lable Dates \nPlease contact Vicki V. if you would like any of the follo wing dates of Memorial Flowers for the Altars:\nMay 17\, 24\, August30\, N ovember 22.  Thank you for your consideration.\nThe Giving Tree                                                                                                                           \n\n  For April\, the month of Easter\, we are encouraged to take a paper off the tree and write down  or draw a sym bol of a burden or worry that is weighing on our hearts\, and leave it on the cross\, or in this case\, the tree.  No names are necessary.  Rev. J ohn will be asked to pray for each of our worries.    Thank you!  Joy\ nPlease be advised that portions of the Worship services are sometimes tap ed 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 o r the Church office.\nCash/Gift Cards (Orders due First Friday of the Mon th) - Friday\, April 10th.\nPlease submit your orders to Vicki V. or to th e Church Office Mail Box by 11:30 am on the scheduled Friday.  You receiv e the full value of the card and the Church receives a percentage from the value of cards purchased towards our operating fund.\nPlease note: Lobla ws cards (used at the Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills) is appreciat ed towards the Little Food Pantry and/or Monday Bag Lunch Program.  You p urchase the card(s)\, donate to the church\, and the value is added to you r yearly contribution on your tax slip.  We thank you for your ongoing su pport.\n Pop Can Sundays – (first Sunday of each month) - Sunday\, May 3rd.   Bring your empty aluminum cans in a tied bag (beer cans to be s eparate)  and place them by the McKeough Memorial Fountain before coming into the Sanctuary.  Thank you for supporting this project.\nEvening Comp line Suspended until further Notice.   \n Spanish Lessons are every Thu rsday at 5:00 pm in the Library \n Men’s Breakfast (3rd Friday of th e month).  8:00 am -  Friday\, April 17th  at Hungry Man’s Restauran t\, Keil Drive.\nYard Sale\, Bake Table\, Lunch Room - Saturday\, May 9th\ , 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.\nYour participation is needed by donating no longer used articles and coming out for lunch and a fun time!  Goodies for the B ake Table can be brought in Friday\, May 8th.  Plastic bags\, newspapers and flats are also needed and can be left at the church.  Thank you for your continued support.\nBroasted Chicken Dinner Take Out Only - Friday\, June 5th - Tickets are $25.00\, Pick Up is 5:00-6:30 pm (Please use door n ear little pantry across from bus depot.) The Meal includes 3 pieces of ch icken\, potatoes\, coleslaw\, roll &\; butter plus dessert! Tickets are available from the Wardens or call the Church Office at (519)352-1640.\nP lease save your Empty Paper Towel Rolls (please tear off loose pieces of t owel 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 ap preciated that we only accept clean cartons inside without broken eggshell s and egg residue.  The cartons are used to hold individual paints for crafts. We are no longer collecting margarine and cool whip containers.  Thank you for your generosity. 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