The
mission of St. David’s is to welcome all to participate in its nurturing
Christian community and
to
inspire its people to serve others as Christ taught!
serving the communities of Beaumont and Leduc
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December
31, 2014
CHURCH CALENDAR
Are you interested in what is going on
in and through St. David’s? Check out the calendar on the church’s website: some of
these are groups and programs the church is organizing; others are community
groups who make use of our spaces.
THIS SUNDAY’S ORDER OF SERVICE
Here is the outline planned for this
Sunday’s Church Service. You can now also link to a more detailed Order
of Service from the church’s
website - as a church, we continue to adapt to the challenge and wonder of
using less paper.
News
and Announcements:
Lighting of
Candles: #154MV (verse 1) Deep in my
heart
Coming
Together:
Singing: #71VU “The
Huron Carol”
Sharing
the Peace of Christ:
Readings
from Scripture:
Sirach 24:1-12
John 1:10-18 NT pg 91
Singing: #74VU “What
Child is This”
Message: “Grace
Upon Grace”
Giving
Our Offerings:
Offering
Song (#241VU) and Prayer: Praise God from
whom all blessings flow;
Singing: #81VU “As
With Gladness Men of Old”
(Sunday School
participants return from their learning circle)
Sharing Communion:
Singing: #87VU “I
Am the Light of the World”
Sending
Out and Sung Response: #145VU (verse 2) Draw the circle wide
ST. DAVID’S ANNUAL MEETING
Please stay after church on February 1st to listen and
talk about your church - lunch will be provided. We will review 2014 and make plans for the
coming year and beyond. A 2014 Annual
Report will be available on January 25th. Staff,
Groups and Committees are reminded to
submit their information for the Annual Report no later than January 18th.
CREATING PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY
Sponsored by the Alberta Capital region of the United Way, on
January 15 (9-11am) in the Venger Room at the LRC, you are invited to be part
of a conversation about what poverty looks like in the City and County of
Leduc, who is impacted the most and what services exist to address root causes
of poverty in the Leduc Area. There is
no cost, but please RSVP to Donna Brock at dbrock@leduc.ca or Laurel Fitzsimonds at
Laurel@leduc-county.com.
HUMAN TRAFFICING WORKSHOP
Peace
Lutheran church is hosting this event on Saturday, January 31st from
10am to 3pm. Lunch is provided at a cost
of $15. It will be an opportunity to learn about
the issue of “Human Trafficking” and what we can do to address that issue
globally and locally. Please
St. David’s can sell you gift cards for
Safeway (at face value) every Sunday after church in a variety of value
combinations. There is no need to
pre-order, we have them on hand. You can
take them home that day. A percentage of
the cost stays with the church as a fundraiser.
GIVING REGULAR OFFERINGS
For people who want to give weekly offerings
to the church, the 2015 offering envelops are available at the church. If you used envelopes in 2014 or want to
begin using some, they are available at the church to be picked up. This allows the church’s treasurer to issue
you one receipt at the end of the year for all of your givings. 2014
tax receipts will be available before the end of February.
YOUTH GROUP
St. David’s is please to offer regular
events for junior and senior high youth every second Friday - the next
gathering is, January 9th. Bring
your friends and come to the church at 7:30pm. For more information
contact, youth@stdavidsleduc.com.
CONTACT THE CHURCH
minister@stdavidsleduc.com Rev. Blaine Gregg, the church’s Ordained
Minister, welcomes your calls and visits to talk about life and faith.
care@stdavidsleduc.com Cathy Mundt, the church’s Connection
Coordinator, is happy to visit with people and share the care of the
church. She also is the person to talk
to about ideas for events the church can put on to help bring people together.
office@stdavidsleduc.com Kate Peter, the church’s Administrative
Assistant, is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 1pm. If
you have information for the announcements or need to book space at the church,
contact her during those times.
mandp@stdavidsleduc.com The Ministry and Personnel Committee of the
church is the congregation’s liaison with all of the church staff. If you have any comments (positive or
negative about the minister, connections coordinator, the admin assistant, the
caretaker or the church music leaders, please share them with the M&P
Committee.
finance@stdavidsleduc.com Lois McMillan, the church bookkeeper, works
closely with the Finance Committee to help the church understand the costs of
its work. Contact them, if you have any
questions about church finances.
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