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DESCRIPTION:Greetings on this Happy Thanksgiving Sunday / Twentieth Sunday 
 After Pentecost \n           Holy Communion at 8:30 am \n      
      Holy Eucharist at 10:00 am\nTo view readings for this week and the
  entire year\, please use the following link to the common lectionary.  h
 ttps://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/ (You might have to select the c
 orrect 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 Church
 \, please consider it.  Thank you for your consideration.\nThe Hymns for 
 this Sunday are printed below.  Please google to go over ahead of time.\
 n\n   Processional Hymn:     Come\, Ye Thankful People\, Come\n  Of
 fertory Hymn:            Let All Things now Living\n  Choir Anthem:
                 A New Thanksgiving   \n  Offertory Hymn:    
          For the Fruit of All Creation\n  Recessional Hymn:      
   Now Thank We All Our God\n\nCoffee Hour Hosts\nThere will be no Coffee 
 &amp\; Fellowship Hour this Sunday.  Please sign up on the bulletin boar
 d in the hallway if you are able to host Coffee and Fellowship for Oct/Nov
 /Dec.  We appreciate you helping with this Ministry.  Thank you to all w
 ho host the coffee and fellowship hours throughout the year.  \nWednesda
 y Holy Communion Service - Wednesday\, October 14th\, Cancelled this day
    \n"Let's Talk About Grief" - is also Cancelled for October 14th.\nOff
 ice 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 n
 ew addresses\, phone numbers and email addresses if yours has changed.  T
 hank you.  \nFinancial Givings to the Church\nThe following are ways of 
 giving financially to the Church:\n\nthrough Envelopes\nE-Transfer to chu
 rchoffice@christchurchchatham.ca\nThrough our updated Website www.christc
 hurchchatham.ca– Select: Give\n Pre-authorized withdrawals – Direct f
 rom your bank account.  Choose from the 10thor 25th of  the  month.  I
 f  interested\, please contact the office.\n\nThe Giving Tree  \nFor t
 he month of October the Giving Tree will be supporting Outreach For Hunger
  as so many people who have in the past supported them\, now find themselv
 es reaching out for support themselves.  So many of our community members
  are hurting right now.  Here is a list of items they need most:\nNon-per
 ishables:  Apple juice\, orange juice\, canned fruit\, instant coffee\, o
 atmeal\, pancake mix\, pancake syrup\, rice and rice mixes.\nPersonal Hygi
 ene Products:  Deodorants\, toothpaste\, disposable razors\, shaving crea
 m\, and toothbrushes.\nBaby Products:  Diaper cream\, shampoo\, and baby 
 lotion.\nAlso\, seperately for November\, Looking for Help!  A young boy 
 in our cmmunity 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 collected 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 get added to his collection to help provide a wheall chair for a
  child in need.\nThank you so much for your very generous and kind support
  of the Giving Tree and all of the people it supports each month!  Joy Ke
 mble\nPlease be advised that portions of the Worship services are sometime
 s 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. J
 ohn 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 the sch
 eduled Friday.  You receive the full value of the card and the Church rec
 eives a percentage from the value of cards purchased towards our operating
  fund.\nPlease note: Loblaws cards (used at the Real Canadian Superstore 
 and No Frills) is appreciated towards the Little Food Pantry and/or Monday
  Bag Lunch Program.  You purchase the card(s)\, donate to the church\, an
 d the value is added to your yearly contribution on your tax slip.  We th
 ank you for your ongoing support.\n Pop Can Sundays – (first Sunday of
  each month) - Sunday\, November 1st.   Bring your empty aluminum cans 
 in a tied bag (beer cans to be separate).  We are now accepting empty win
 e and liquor bottles for recycling.  Please place all in the bin just ins
 ide the back door of  the Sanctuary.  Thank you for supporting this proj
 ect.\nMen’s Breakfast - (3rd Friday of the month).  8:00 am -  Frida
 y\, October 16th  at Hungry Man’s Restaurant\, Keil Drive.\nJingle Bel
 ls Christmas Bazaar - Saturday\, November 28th\, 10 am to 2 pm  \nWe are
  looking for donations of items for our Bazaar.  You could assist by dona
 ting items for our White Elephant table\, providing some of your great bak
 ed goods\, canning / preserves / jellies or jams.  Books are another item
  which can be donated.  Show us your homemade Christmas items (knitting\,
  crocheting\, etc.).  We are also accepting slightly used Christmas decor
 ations.  Items can be brought in to the office and will be stored for the
  Bazaar.  Thank you for your consideration.  \nLunch will be available 
 for purchase on the day of the Bazaar.  Dessert/Beverage $5.00 or Soup/Sa
 ndwich/Dessert/Beverage $10.00.  \nRemembrance Day Vigil - November 10t
 h - 9 am to 7 pm and November 11th - 8 am to 10 am\nChrist Church will ag
 ain be hosting the Remembrance Day Vigil.  Please contact the office if y
 ou with to book a one-hour slot to stand vigil at the Cenotaph on King Str
 eet.\nLa Posada - Frday\, December 11th at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm\nCome join u
 s for this Mexican tradition!  Starting with prayers and music in the san
 ctuary\, a candlelit walk with candles / flashlights.  Bring your favouri
 te Mexican inspired dish to share.  There will be the traditional breakin
 g of a pinata.  Fun will be had by all?  Come join us!\nLessons &amp\; C
 arols - Sunday\, December 20th at 10:00 am\nPlease save your Empty Paper T
 owel Rolls (please tear off loose pieces of towel to assist with crafts) a
 nd Egg Cartons (no toilet paper rolls please).  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. \nW
 e are in great need of large round margarine and large cool whip container
 s once again and please place them in the container at the back of the chu
 rch.  Your continuation is greatly appreciated and helpful throughout the
  year.  Thank you!\n2027 Church Calendars - are now available at $8.00 in
  the office.  Please call ahead to reserve as there is a limited amount o
 f calendars.
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