07 August 2022

The PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS


 LIKE RUTH and NAOMI (See: book of Ruth)

A reminder that our Ruth and Naomi group will be meeting in the parlour on Sunday, August 14 at 11:45. We are holding our summer potluck so please feel free to bring something cool and refreshing if you so choose. If not, then please bring yourself as I am sure there will be lots. It is a true potluck!

All widows are welcome to join us.

 

FRIENDS of SAINT LUKE’S – Wed. Aug 31st

This event both reminds and makes it palpable to our most elderly parishioners how appreciated and loved they are by their church friends. Could you volunteer then? We need help from drivers, as well as attendants to our guests during the day’s activities, kitchen helpers, serving, etc. Kitchen/Serving volunteers can contact Martha Hemphill at Hemphill829@cogeco.ca For more information, please contact Lesley Emery at 905 802 7198 or echidna@icloud.com.  

 

WORSHIP at St. LUKE’S

Sunday 8.15am Holy Communion – Traditional

Sunday 10am Holy Eucharist – Contemporary

(10am service also live at www.stlukesburlington.blogspot.com)

[Tuesdays and Thursdays –4pm Evening Prayer

IN PAUSE UNTIL SEPTEMBER.]

Wednesdays 10am Holy Communion- Traditional

 

PARISH OFFICE  SUMMER HOURS

Mondays: 9 am-12 noon,

 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

  9 am to 3:30 pm (Fridays CLOSED)

 

VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP for LEMONADE on the LAWN

Volunteers wanted to take turns serving Lemonade on the Lawn for the months of July and August. A signup sheet will be available outside following the service, weather permitting. Please help to keep this important summer tradition going! You can volunteer by emailing Lesley at echidna77@icloud.com

or leaving a message with your name and # at (905) 802-7198

              

OUR WEEKLY GATHERINGS

Bible Study – Mondays 1:30pm  sheilaplant134@gmail.com

[Centering Prayer Wednesdays 2pm  PAUSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER]

Outreach –Thursdays 10am  rosreycraft@hotmail.com

Knitters and Friends –Fridays 2pm marytaslimi@cogeco.ca

Faith & Fellowship Saturdays 9am  stuartpike1@gmail.com

 

SUMMER IN THE GARDENS

The gardens received a mid-summer spruce up last week –deadheading flowers, pruning, weeding and watering. Many thanks to Alice, Bob, Dave, Dyana, Janice, Tim. Special thanks to Dyana who has been watering the new plantings around the columbaria on a regular basis all summer.

 

ST. LUKE’S LIBRARY SUMMER READING

Come check out our library! We have autobiographies, such as Billy Graham and Dame Vera Lynn or Indigenous books such as Five Little Indians and Indian in the Cabinet, a large Fiction section and several books on prayer and mindfulness. The library will be open during summer office hours, Tuesday through Thursday 9:30am to 3:00pm. Just fill out the card at the back of the book and place it in the box on the table. Happy reading!

 

KNITTERS & FRIENDS

continues to meet in person in Room 201 of the Parish Hall, 10 am - noon, Tuesdays. Additionally, for those who prefer not to meet in person yet or for whom the in-person date and time don’t work, the Knitters & Friends Zoom meet-up continues, 2-4pm on Fridays. Anyone interested in joining in-person on Tuesdays is welcome to drop in. Anyone new to the Zoom is welcome to reach out to Mary Taslimi for the invitation to the online meet-up.

 

SUNDAY MEMORIAL FLOWERS:

Have you ever considered having flowers at the Sunday services either in memory of someone or as a thanksgiving for a special event? At present, there are a few ‘open’ Sundays: September 11 & 25; November 20 and December 4 & 18. If interested or for further information please contact Chris Hughes 905-632-9535

 

FRESH FOOD BOX PICK-UP AND DELIVERY DATES

Just a reminder that, if you ordered a fresh food box for August, the next pick-up date is Tuesday August 16 between 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Parish Hall. Please place your order by Thursday August 18 for the delivery dates on September 7 and September 20. Two box sizes - $10 AND $20. Cash only please. For more information, contact Dave Beck at (905) 632-0489 or by e-mail at davebeck6205@gmail.com.

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