BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T224743Z UID:208-1460610@christchurchchatham.ca DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260816 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260816 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260813T134025 DESCRIPTION:Greetings on this TwelfthSunday after Pentecost.\nThis Sunday i s a BCP Service of Morning Prayer.\nOnly one Sunday morning service for th e summer throughout the month of August and including September 6th.\nTo v iew readings for this week and the entire year\, please use this link to t he 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 mini stry here at Christ Church\, please consider it.  Thank you for your cons ideration.\nThe Hymns for this Sunday are printed below.  Please google t o go over ahead of time.\n\n   Processional Hymn:      Sing A New S ong Unto the Lord\n  Offertory Hymn:             We Who Live By So und and Symbol         \n  Recessional Hymn:        Ye Holy Ange ls Bright\n\nCoffee Hour Hosts\nPlease sign up on the bulletin board in th e hallway if you are able to host Coffee and Fellowship in the fall.  A  A list is on the bulletin board in the hallway. If you can help with this Ministry\, please sign up on the sheet.  Thank you to all who host the c offee and fellowship hours throughout the year.  It is appreciated.\nWedn esday Holy Communion Service - Wednesday\, August 26th\, 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 services or Grief Sessions on August 19th.\nThere will be Wednesday Services and Grie f Sessions on August 26th.\nOffice Hours:  The Office is open Wednesday a nd Thursday\, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and Friday\, 9:00 am – 11:30 am.\nPl ease notify the Office of any new addresses\, phone numbers and email addr esses if yours has changed.   Thank you.  \nThe office is looking for additional Sunday Counters to be on shared teams following the 10:00 am Se rvice.  One week a month shared with two other people.  It doesn't take long.  Training is provided. Thank you for your consideration.\nFinancial Givings to the Church\nThe following are ways of giving financially to th e Church:\n\nthrough Envelopes\nE-Transfer to churchoffice@christchurchch atham.ca\nThrough our updated Website www.christchurchchatham.ca– Selec t: Give\n Pre-authorized withdrawals – Direct from your bank account.  Choose from the 10thor 25th of  the     month.  If  interested\, p lease contact the office.\n\nThe Giving Tree  \nFor the summer month of   August we will be collecting for our own Outsdie Little Food Pantry.  Please consider donating non perishable easy open items such as:  Cereal\ , Juice Boxes\, Granola/Nutrigrain Bars\, Cheese &\; Crackers Individua l Snacks\, Crackers\, Pudding\, Pasta &\; Sauce\, Canned Meat\, Peanut Butter\, Tins of Baked Beans\, Tins of Soup.  Chatham has many hungry peo ple! Thank you\, Joy Kemble!\nPlease be advised that portions of the Worsh ip 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\nAnnual Memorial Garden Service is on September 27th at 2:00 pm.\nCash/Gift Cards  (Orders due First Friday of the Month) - Friday\, September 4th.\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 t he Church receives a percentage from the value of cards purchased towards our operating fund.\nPlease note: Loblaws cards (used at the Real Canadia n Superstore and No Frills) is appreciated towards the Little Food Pantry and/or Monday Bag Lunch Program.  You purchase the card(s)\, donate to th e 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 –( fi rst Sunday of each month) - Sunday\, September 6th.   Bring your empty aluminum cans in a tied bag (beer cans to be separate).  We are now accep ting empty wine and liquor bottles for recycling.  Please place all in th e bin just inside the back door of  the Sanctuary.  Thank you for suppor ting this project.\nMen’s Breakfast (3rd Friday of the month).  8:00 am -  Friday\, August 21  at Hungry Man’s Restaurant\, Keil Drive.\nD ine 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. Doors op en at 4:45 pm. Tickets are available by Ven. Archdeacon John Anderson and the office.  Invite your relatives and your friends.  Thank you.\nChrist mas Bazaar  - Saturday November 28th\, 2026.   Further details to follo w.  \n2027 Calendars are now available at $8.00 at the office.  Please call ahead to reserve as there is limited amount of calendars.\nPlease sav e your Empty Paper Towel Rolls (please tear off loose pieces of towel to a ssist with crafts) and Egg Cartons (no toilet paper rolls please) and plac e them in the container at the back of the church. It would be appreciated that we only accept clean cartons inside without broken eggshells and egg  residue.  The cartons are used to hold individual paints for crafts.  These have come in so handy for the crafts at summer camp for chidren hel d at John McGregor School.  Your continuation is greatly appreciated and helpful throughout the year.  Thank you!\nWe have started up collecting l arge round margarine and large cool whip containers once again.  Please p ut them in the back of the Sanctuary in the boxes with the egg cartons and paper towel rolls.  Thank you for your generosity.  \n \n  LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T134025 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.christchurchchatham.ca/events/twelfth-sunday-afte r-pentecost/2026-08-16 ATTACH;FILENAME=1768494834879.jpg;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0. cloudfront.net/2026/08/13/17/40/10/8b5377f7-35dc-4750-a514-c779733ab9a8/17 68494834879.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR