BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T225309Z UID:219-1565063@christchurchchatham.ca DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20261015T103046 DESCRIPTION:Greetings on this Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost \n           Holy Communion 8:30 am \n           Holy Eucharist 10:00 am \nTo view readings for this week and the entire year\, please use thi s link to the 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 ministry here at Christ Church\, please consider it.  Thank you fo r your consideration.\nThe Hymns for this Sunday are printed below.  Plea se google to go over ahead of time.\n\n  Processional Hymn:   Praise t o the Lord\n  Gradual Hymn:              Will You Come an Follow M e \n  Offertory Hymn:          In The Bulb There is a Flower\n  R ecessional Hymn:     O Worship the King\n\nCoffee Hour Hosts\nCoffee &a mp\; Fellowship Hour this Sunday will be hosted by Kate Williams.  Pleas e sign up on the bulletin board in the hallway if you are able to host Cof fee and Fellowship for Nov/Dec/Jan.  We appreciate you helping with this Ministry.  Thank you to all who host the coffee and fellowship hours thro ughout the year.  \nWednesday Holy Communion Service - Wednesday\, Octob er 21st - 10:00 am.    \n"Let's Talk About Grief" - 10:45 am following the Wednesday morning service.\nOffice Hours:  The Office is open Wednesd ay and Thursday\, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and  Friday\, 9:00 am – 11:30 am .\nPlease notify the Office of any new addresses\, phone numbers and email addresses if yours has changed.  Thank you.  \nFinancial Givings to th e Church\nThe following are ways of giving financially to the Church:\n\nt hrough Envelopes\nE-Transfer to churchoffice@christchurchchatham.ca\nThro ugh our updated Website www.christchurchchatham.ca– Select: Give\n Pre -authorized withdrawals – Direct from your bank account.  Choose from t he 10thor 25th of  the  month.  If  interested\, please contact the office.\n\nThe Giving Tree  \nFor the month of October the Giving Tree w ill be supporting Outreach For Hunger as so many people who have in the pa st supported them\, now find themselves reaching out for support themselve s.  So many of our community members are hurting right now.  Here is a l ist of items they need most:\nNon-perishables:  Apple juice\, orange juic e\, canned fruit\, instant coffee\, oatmeal\, pancake mix\, pancake syrup\ , rice and rice mixes.\nPersonal Hygiene Products:  Deodorants\, toothpas te\, disposable razors\, shaving cream\, and toothbrushes.\nBaby Products:   Diaper cream\, shampoo\, and baby lotion.\nAlso\, seperately for Novemb er\, Looking for Help!  A young boy in our community has been collecting pop tabs for the Children's Treatment Centre for several years and is hopi ng 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 collectio n to help provide a wheelchair for a child in need.\nThank you so much for your very generous and kind support of the Giving Tree and all of the peo ple it supports each month!  Joy Kemble\nPlease be advised that portions of the Worship services are sometimes taped or photographed and placed on our Facebook or Website.  If you do not wish to be recorded or photograph ed\, please advise a Warden\, Rev. John or the Church office.\nUpcoming Ev ents\nCash/Gift Cards - (Orders due First Friday of the Month) - Friday\, November 6th. \nPlease submit your orders to Vicki V. or to the Church Of fice 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 c ards purchased towards our operating fund.\nPlease note: Loblaws cards (u sed 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\, and the value is added to your yearly co ntribution on your tax slip.  We thank you for your ongoing support.\n P op Can Sundays – (first Sunday of each month) - Sunday\, November 1st.    Bring your empty aluminum cans in a tied bag (beer cans to be separa te).  We are now accepting empty wine and liquor bottles for recycling.  Please place all in the bin just inside the back door of  the Sanctuary.   Thank you for supporting this project.\nMen’s Breakfast - (3rd Friday of the month) - 8:00 am -  Friday\, October 16th  at Hungry Man’s Re staurant\, Keil Drive.\nJingle Bells Christmas Bazaar - Saturday\, Novembe r 28th from 9 am to 1 pm  \nWe are looking for donations of items for ou r Bazaar.  You could assist by donating items for our White Elephant tabl e\, providing some of your great baked goods\, canning/preserves/jellies o r jams.  Books are another item which can be donated.  Show us your home made Christmas items (knitting\, crocheting\, etc.).  We are also accepti ng slightly used Christmas decorations.  Items can be brought in to the office and will be stored for the Bazaar.  Thank you for your considerati on.  \nLunch will be available for purchase on the day of the Bazaar.  Dessert/Beverage $5.00 or Soup/Sandwich/Dessert/Beverage $10.00.  \nReme mbrance Day Vigil - November 10th from 9 am to 7 pm and November 11th fr om 8 am to 10 am\nChrist Church will again be hosting the Remembrance Day Vigil.  Please contact the office if you with to book a one-hour slot to stand vigil at the Cenotaph on King Street.\nLa Posada - Frday\, December 11th\, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm\nCome join us for this Mexican tradition!  Star ting with prayers and music in the sanctuary\, a candlelit walk with candl es/flashlights.  Bring your favourite Mexican inspired dish to share.  T here will be the traditional breaking of a pinata.  Fun will be had by al l?  Come join us!\nLessons &\; Carols - Sunday\, December 20th at 10:0 0 am\nPlease save your Empty Paper Towel Rolls (please tear off loose piec es of towel to assist with crafts) and Egg Cartons (no toilet paper rolls please).  It would be appreciated that we only accept clean cartons insi de without broken eggshells and egg residue.  The cartons are used to hol d individual paints for crafts. \nThe Altar Guild is in need of large rou nd margarine and large cool whip containers once again and please place th em in the container at the back of the church.  Thank you!\n2027 Church C alendars - are now available at $8.00 in the office.  Please call ahead t o reserve as there is a limited amount of calendars. 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