Dear Friends of St. Andrew's,
At our annual meeting a
decision was reached about re-opening for in-person worship starting
next Sunday February 28th at 10:30 a.m. As before we will follow the
health guidelines of wearing a mask, washing our hands and practicing
physical distancing. Our first service back will be a communion
service. Individual pre-packaged communion waver and cup can be picked
up on the table before going to your seat. Those of you that were in
church when we started up for advent in November will remember that we
had a seating plan and we will follow that plan for this time around.
If you can't remember the seating arrangement, no problem, someone will
be there to help direct you to your seat. If you plan on attending an
in-person worship service would you kindly e-mail Pastor George at
georgep@ntl.sympatico.ca or you can call him at 705-676-5887.
For the safety of all
concerned, if you are sick or not feeling well
at all, we kindly ask you to stay home and check out the Pastor's
message on the church's web site later that afternoon at
presbyteriannewliskeard.ca
If you have any questions or
if we can be of help to you please do not hesitate to reach out to
Pastor George by e-mail or phone.
Our mission project for this
season of Lent will be a contribution or donation to the Food Bank. In
lieu of using the Lenten can or buying groceries, it was decided at our
annual meeting today that we would encourage cash donations ( mark
special donations for food bank on your envelope) during the next 4
weeks and on Palm Sunday March 28, we will dedicate the Lenten offerings
for the designated purpose of assisting our local food bank.
As the apostle Paul prayed a
prayer for the Colossians in Colossians 1:9-11, let us join with him in
praying, "Lord help us to understand Your will and Your Word. Help us
to prosper in our walk and work. And give us Your power to endure the
difficulties and still enjoy the journey of faith. Amen!"
God Bless,
Pastor George Paraskevopoulos
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