The Newsletter of St. Andrew’s Memorial Presbyterian Church, Port Credit

September tip-toed in last

night,

Summer soon will end,

The children are back in

school,

Joking with their friends.

Vacation time is over,

Work is the name of the game,

But what wonderful memories,

We will later proclaim.

It's the beginning of the

harvest,

Where the corn and taters

grow,

Fields of grain and apple trees

And the cawing of the crow.

Sumac and golden rod are

blooming

In meadowlands everywhere,

With purple asters, and butter

cups

A meld of rich colors rare.

An occasional foggy

morning,

Or a misty afternoon,

With its mild breezes,

Dancing to September's tune.

O Lord, Of the Universe,

I thank you for this time of

year,

As we work our way toward

winter,

With friends and family dear.

September is delightfully

different,

She leaves us with a smile,

To await her return next year,

To visit again for awhile.

St. Andrew’s Memorial

Presbyterian Church

24 Stavebank Road, N.

Mississauga, On L5G 2T5

(905) 278-8907

www.standrewsportcredit.ca

The New

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With this first edition of the revived Beacon, I would like to take a moment to say it is

with great appreciation and thanks for Ben Montagna who made it possible for the

Beacon to return. This newsletter communicates the happenings here at St. Andrew’s

to both our shut-in’s and active members, when they are here or away on vacation. To

know that our unique newsletter was so important to Ben, that he left a financial dona-

tion in his will for The Becon to restart, inspires me to work hard and make this and

future issues of the Beacon, the newsletter Ben would approve of. I hope this first

edition would meet his expectations.

To all of you with computers, thanks for signing on to Beacon e-mail distribution list.

Hopefully with an ever expanding e-mail list we will be able to reduce the number of

hard copies printed and thus further extending the life of our unique newsletter.

We could call our first revived edition the “story” edi

tion. Dona Simpson takes us back in time with

her Old Testament Story. Andrew takes us

east along the shoreline of Lake Ontario

with his story of a beloved Christian

hymn writer and our new contributor

Everett Bridges takes us to the other

side of the world to the shores of the

Indian Ocean.

.

Please remember Ben as you read

through our first edition of the new

Beacon.

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How many of you know or do not love the

hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus?" It

was written by Joseph Scriven. The story of

Joseph is really interesting and the hymn has

its roots right here in Ontario. I shared it in a

sermon I preached this past summer and I

thought I would share it with you all. It again

stands as a great example of someone who

turned to Jesus instead of the vices of this

world when troubles came upon him.

The story begins in 1819 with the birth of Jo-

seph Scriven, who was born September 10th

1819 in Banbridge, north of Dublin, Ireland.

He lived there for the first 25 years of his life.

When he was twenty he was engaged to be

married. But the wedding never took place

because the night before, his fiancée acciden-

tally drowned.

What an indescribable grief! How easily it

could have sent him into despair, unbelief,

bitterness and anger...but it did not. He turned

to religion…he turned to Jesus. I thought of

that when I sang to myself the line: "In His

arms He'll take and shield thee; Thou wilt find a

solace there.” Oh, that we could all sing that

when troubled times come upon us…

Well, he then went to Trinity College in Dublin

and got a B.A.; and where the Plymouth Breth-

ren community influenced his faith. His par-

ents were also brethren and it was expected

that as a member of that church you would go

out and preach the gospel. Joseph chose to

move to Canada. He first went to Woodstock

and then to Brampton where he taught and

preached. While he was in Brampton, Scriven

heard that his mother was ill. He wrote a poem

for her (the words to the hymn), never intend-

ing it to be published.

Ten years later he moved to Clinton, where he

frequently read the Bible to the men working

on the Grand Trunk Railway to Goderich. He

has been described as “a big man, of pleasant

countenance, who was deeply respected locally

for his charity, piety, lack of concern for his own

needs, and adherence to truth.”

Two years after that, he moved to Bewdley,

near Port Hope. In Port Hope he began evan-

gelizing… preaching in the streets and in the

taverns. For years, he tended the cow of a Port

Hope widow Mrs. Gibson, and brought the

milk to her customers. He also sawed wood for

those in need; he sold his processions to help

out the poor. He was known for his charity and

was nicknamed the “Good Samaritan of Port

Hope,” a name still used for him today.

Again he met a girl and fell in love. Her name

was Eliza Roche, but before they could marry,

she too died. Scriven certainly knew sadness,

but he also knew the comfort and friendship of

Jesus. Five years later, Scriven himself was

sick. A friend came to visit and saw a copy of (Continued on page 4)

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the poem, Scriven had written for his mother,

sitting on the table near his bed. He asked

Scriven who had written it, he replied, “The

Lord and I did it together.” He died just a few

short days later and was buried in the

Pengelly burial-ground in an unmarked

grave between Eliza Roach (his fiancé here)

and Commander Pengelly (the officer that

Joseph worked for initially in Port Hope).

In 1920 a monument was erected over his

grave. You can this day still go to his grave-

side and see the monument. You take the 401

to Port Hope turn off at exit 461 and take

highway 28 north 14.5 km to county road 9

turn east for .7 km and you’ll see it on your

left.

Now how the poem Joseph wrote for his mom

made it to a Sunday School Song book in

Richmond, Virginia, is a mystery. It also had

a changed title. Joseph had entitled it “Pray

without ceasing.” Anyway, in Richmond, Ira

Sankey and Philip Bliss (who wrote It Is Well

With My Soul) wanted to add it to a hymnal

they were edit-

ing. Someone

had already put

the words to

music but it just

didn’t feel

right. A com-

poser by the name of Charles C. Converse

submitted a hymn to add to hymnal Sankey

and Bliss were working on. They liked the

tune better than the words and had the gen-

ius idea to try the words of “What a friend we

have in Jesus” to Converse’s tune. It was

wonderful… Years later Sankey said that “the

last hymn that went into the book became

one of the first in favor.”

And now you know the rest of the story…

(Continued from page 3) “You are my friends if you do what I com-

mand. I no longer call you servants, because a

servant does not know his master’s business.

Instead, I have called you friends, for every-

thing that I learned from my Father I have

made known to you.” John 15:14-15

Andrew

. “Scriven certainly knew sadness,

but he also knew the comfort and

friendship of Jesus.”

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By Dona Simpson

In Scripture, the books of first

and second Kings tell the

story of struggles in the land

because the people turned

from worshipping the one

true God, the God of Abra-

ham. The first command-

ment given to Moses during

the exodus from Egypt was

“You shall not make for your-

self an idol….” (Exodus 20:4).

This was God’s command to

His people that He would be

their one and only God and

they would be His only peo-

ple. After the reign of Solo-

mon, the land that God gave

to Abraham was divided into

Israel in the north and Judah

in the south each with their

own King. Israel in the north

gradually forgot the many

benefits of worshipping the

God of Abraham and turned

to idol worship. The kings of

the north favoured the wor-

ship of many gods, primarily

the god Baal; the god wor-

shipped by the surrounding

nations. Throughout history,

the kings of the south made

an attempt to stay true to the

God of Abraham. Although

the people of the north

turned from worshipping the

God of Abraham, God re-

mained faithful to His prom-

ise to be their God. To warn

the King of his erring ways,

God chose a prophet from

among the people to warn

the king of coming doom if

the people did not repent

from idol worship and return

to worshipping the true God

of Israel. At the time of our

story, Elijah the Tishbite, was

the prophet chosen by God

to deliver messages to King

Ahab and his wife Jezebel.

Ahab, the king of Israel was

an evil king, even more evil

than his father before him. I

Kings says, “And Ahab the

son of Omri did evil in the

sight of the LORD above all

that were before

him” (16:30). Ahab chose

Jezebel for his wife from the

nation Zidonia who were wor-

shippers of Baal. Chapter 16

of first Kings tells us that

Ahab built a house for Baal in

Samaria and placed an altar

to Baal inside the house.

Scripture says, “…and Ahab

did more to provoke the

LORD of Israel to anger than

all the kings of Israel that

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were before him” (1Kings

16:33).

Elijah was chosen by God to

deliver a message to the king

of coming judgment as the

story is told in 1 Kings 17:1-7.

Elijah went to the Ahab and

said, “As the LORD the God

of Israel lives, before whom I

stand, there shall be neither

dew nor rain these years, ex-

cept by my word” (I Kings

17:1). As stated by Lasor,

Hubbard and Bush in Old

Testament Survey, Elijah’s

message was

anti- establish-

ment and not

well accepted

(Page 203).

This was an af-

front to the

worshippers of

Baal, who be-

lieved Baal to

be the god of

life and fertility.

The message delivered to

King Ahab meant that Elijah

had two things to fear. First if

there was no rain or dew,

there would eventually be no

food for him. Secondly this

message from God would

surely anger King Ahab and

his wife Jezebel and Elijah

(Continued from page 5)

The Lord will

guide you and

continually

and satisfy

your needs.

feared for his life. God did

not forget Elijah and said, “…

go from here and turn east-

ward, and hide yourself… (I

Kings 17:3). God told Elijah to

flee to the brook Cherith east

of the river Jordon. There he

would be hidden from Ahab

and Jezebel and he would

have plenty of water to drink.

God also had a plan to feed

Elijah. He commanded the

ravens to bring food to Elijah.

Here is where I would ques-

tion God’s plan because I

would not trust the food

brought to me in the mouth of

a Raven. Scripture says that

the ravens brought Elijah

bread and flesh in the morn-

ing and in the evening and he

drank from the brook

Cherith. The prophet Isaiah

also understood that God ca-

res for his chosen people

when he said, “The LORD

will guide you continually,

and satisfy your needs in

parched places,…and you

shall be like a watered gar-

den, like a spring of water,

whose waters never

fail” (Isaiah 58:11). The

drought in the land of Israel

lasted for about three years

so of course in due time the

brook dried up and Elijah too

felt the effects of “no rain”.

Elijah was left waiting for the

next miracle from God. In the

New Testament, Paul writing

to the Christians at Philippi

reminded them, “And my

God will fully satisfy every

need of yours according to

his riches in glory in Christ

Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).

Through the years, Elijah nur-

tured his spiritual needs with

a long-standing relationship

with the God of Israel. Jesus

said in Luke when tempted

by the devil in the wilder-

ness, “…one does not live by

bread alone” (4:4). Jesus was

referring to the need for hu-

mankind to have a spiritual

relationship with God. Isaiah

described the formula for

spiritual development when

he said, “Then you shall take

delight in the LORD, and I

will make you ride upon the

heights of the earth; I will

feed you with the heritage of

your ancestor Jacob, for the

mouth of the LORD has spo-

ken” (58:14).

The story of Elijah is a story of

a prophet totally in tune

physically and spiritually

with the God of Israel. It is

refreshing to know that the

God of the Old Testament is

the same God as the God of

the New Testament, the God

that Christians worship today.

If God cared for Elijah even

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Jim Bishop

OUR

MOMENT WITH GOD

The tranquility of still waters

And contemplation of its hid-

den depths

The calm visage of the

Madonna

In repose and reflection of in-

ner harmony

The peacefulness of gazing

Over a meadow of waving flow-

ers

The bursts of color

in the time of drought, should

we doubt the faithfulness of

God?

In the next edition of the Bea-

con, I will continue the story

of the God of Israel providing

for Elijah after the water of

Cherith dries up.

Watch for Episode #2 in

“The Story of Elijah”.

(Continued from page 6)

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Layering the eye

Far off into the blue

yonder

The quiet in the

House of God

Wherein solace might

be found

Within the listening si-

lence.

In all of these

You will find

That moment with

God

A lassitude that

penetrates the soul

And catches of

sunlight

Radiating over

troubles

The scattering of self

Coalescing into one

single thought

“God is right here

beside me”

He looks upon his

Creations with love

Leaving us with the

beauty

Of a cresting sunrise

The comfort of a waning moon

To guide and herald each new day

And hold us up

In the Arms of Strength

Raising our spirits

To help us carry that last mile of burdens

When our lives seem no rhyme or reason

In each of these

There is our moment with God

Find YOUR moment

See and feel the prayerful bliss

Soak in reverence

And humbly bless His Name

For it is in these moments

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Can you imagine my excitement when I was

told the good news and asked if I would like

to begin the BEACON again? My immediate

response was “Yes of course I will”.

When Dr. Jim Cooper asked me to start a

newsletter I was uncertain if I could do this

job. Never in my wildest dreams could I have

anticipated how in-demand and how popular

the Beacon would become.

Being given the opportunity of uniting

congregant to congregant within St. Andrew’s

is a daunting task. Editing, publishing, and

delivering church news is both a challenge

and a blessing. I was always amazed at the

reception I received when on Sunday

morning I came into the sanctuary carrying

the box of Beacons. The gratitude and

gratefulness you expressed when you re-

ceived your copy lifted my spirits and

challenged me to make the next edition even

better.

Andrew, Dona and Denise, the regular con-

tributors received the news of the revival

with just as much excitement and enthusiasm

as I did. It was clear, the Beacon was coming

back and God willing we could deliver a

September edition.

I began my research reading other church

newsletters, and longing and praying for

something fresh to come along to take our

Beacon from what it was to something new

and exciting. I changed the look of the front

page, but I longed for something different for

(Continued on page 10)

We ascertain

God’s presence

That He is

here with us!

Revel in each

day

Hold fast to

each memory

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you. I needed pictures. So I got out the cam-

era and took a few shots. I hope you’ll use

your camera phones when you see something

that would be of interest to the Beacon readers

like yourself. Photos are always a welcome

addition to a newsletter. Photos make a news-

letter unique, not generic .

In late July when things seem slow, I thought

there might not be enough news for a newslet-

ter. What would go into this early fall edition?

Take a look at the article Volunteers make it

Happen on page 11 and see the folks that

heard God’s call and acted over the summer

months. It never fails to amaze me, when I look

for God working in His world.

Then as God always does, when asked, He an-

swers our prayers, not in our time but in His

time, the right time. I got a note from a short

story writer named Everett Bridges who asked

if anyone could submit a story . He wrote of his

ideas and sent along a short story which was

something new and unique taking our thoughts

on a different path. Be sure to read our new

contributor‘s short story on page #13. You’ll

(Continued from page 9) be glad you did.

John Sparling helped with the mailing list and

Alan Fyfe worked on the funding issues. Bob

English got the ball rolling and was ready,

and willing to pitch in to help smooth out the

rough spots in the roll out. As always it’s the

treasurer that has the most difficult job as

Debbie Scheffel had to amend the budget, by

introducing the Beacon funding into the

budget in such a way as to meet and maintain

financial integrality. Everyone during the hot

summer months, pulled together and you are

reading the results of their collective work.

How blessed we at St. Andrew’s are, to have

such people of faith among us. Christians who

hear God’s calling and respond.

Heavenly Father,

We thank you for creating us for fellowship,

with both one another and with You. We

especially give thanks for this unique

opportunity to reconnect one to another

through the Beacon.

Amen

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Summer is a difficult time for churches.

Some people are away for a short time while

others for the full season. It is our hope that if

and when visitors come to the Port Credit area

they will see our church and come in for a

visit. We’d like to take this time to introduce

and thank the members of St. Andrew’s who

worked so hard to keep our church open,

welcoming, active and running throughout

the summer.

Organ supply for June was Dona Simpson.

The organ supply for July and August was Ms.

Natalia Lepeshkina. (Natalia was formally

trained as a concert pianist, accompanist,

chamber musician and teacher, who has per-

formed throughout Russia and Europe.)

Mr. Tom Agnew also supplied for us once

during the summer.

A number of choir members graced us with

solo performances... Denise Neuhaus,

Darlene Fairweather, Sue Bairstow and

Ross Stevenson

Doug Stewart preached during the summer.

Betty Aggerholm and her daughter Patricia

Rawcliffe kept a hot and thirsty congregation

refreshed with lemonade following the

Sunday service.

(Continued on page 12)

Samuel Tam Makes his

St. Andrew’s

Debut

Sunday

September 4th

Followed by a

Don’t miss this exciting event.

Meet & Greet

Samuel

Luncheon

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I’m Woolsey

I’ve wandered away

from my flock. I’m lost!

Can you find me? I

must be in here some-

where? If you find me

please e-mail

kcb@eol.ca

Or phone Karen at

416 259-4458

and report where I am.

That will get me back to

my flock.

Hugh McKnight has faithfully put up the

hymn numbers each week.

Jeannie Pert helps fold bulletins each week.

Jeannie Pert and Elsie Berry have been in

the office while Margo was on vacation.

Ida Human has seen to it that the nursery has

been at the ready each Sunday during the

summer.

Peter Toller, June Tawton, Isobel Main &

Dossie Misner maintained the Evangel Hall

sandwich mission.

The Church grounds have been kept

impeccable due to the diligence of many

volunteers.

Numerous volunteers have helped enable the

smooth operation of the Compass Barbeque

each Wednesday night.

The Twonie Lunch continued to operate

during the summer months due to the tireless

effort of the volunteers and much to the

delight of its many visitors.

Many other unseen and unheard volunteers

worked throughout the summer to keep our

building and services running and beautifully

kept.

We are all most grateful for all the volunteers

who, no matter how big or small they thought

their contribution was, pitched in and picked

up the slack during the summer.

(Continued from page 11)

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Union between mind and body had become a mantra for the 300 residents of Nias Island, a vir-

tual paradise about 450 kilometers directly south of mainland India in the Indian Ocean. The

most favourable weather, lush vegetation, abundant fish, and a calm day to day culture made the

island an Eden in the ocean. But now in 1871, the mantra was facing a dilemma brought on by

the situation facing 23 of the inhabitants.

Trade ships were regular visitors and moored in the deep harbour on the north side of the is-

land. The ships brought largely fabrics and food stuffs from India. They even delivered Christi-

anity a few years ago and planted Father Henry who had converted all of the islanders. Lately

more and more trading vessels were docking looking to barter for the rich Nias Island pearl har-

vest. Many of the sailors were not as civil as the islanders liked, but they tolerated their behavior

as part of discipline for mind and body.

Why was the situation with the 23 now so serious? Biblically, it was called Tzaraath; in the civi-

lized world it was called Hansen's Disease; in the less educated countries it was leprosy. Clearly,

one of the ships had carried this terrible disease; a total devastation of mind and body.

Father Henry and the island’s elders had spent many days and nights debating the options they

had. The 23 cases would only spread if nothing was done. Do they isolate part of the island? This

would not be fair to the others as they would be in close proximity and risk infecting others. Do

they set them adrift so they would parish on the ocean? This was not in keeping with duality of

mind and body. Do they exterminate them? This was against their Christian values.

Father Henry proposed the ideal solution.

(Continued on page 14)

by Everett Bridges

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The south side of the island was very well protected by shallow water and rocky shoals of coral

that extended over 1 mile from shore. That area never experienced any high tides and had a

very solid sea bed. The beach spanned at least 20 meters between water and vegetation. A

lepers’ colony could be built on the water. The colony would be on wooden stilts, about 2 meters

above the water. The first phase would be a pier, perhaps pushing 100 meters out into the

water. A large water hut, a term Father Henry had introduced, would be built and serve as a

communal space. This is where the islanders could drop off food and other necessities early in

the morning before the colony was awake. This would help to satisfy the needs of the body. That

hut would also serve as a communal space for the colony and provide a Church for their worship

service. This would help to satisfy the mind. Another 50 meters of pier would lead to a series of

10-20 smaller water huts to be used for living until fate knocked on the door. Only heaven

beyond the million night time stars gave them hope.

By the turn of the decade, trade with Nias had stopped as word of the lepers’ colony got around.

Contrary to this news, leprosy had been eradicated but the island was now having difficulty

surviving without the support of trade and most islanders, including the lepers, perished. By

1970, the world was discovering south sea resorts. Nias had become a popular place for tourists,

especially the refurbished water huts. They had lasted very well in the ideal climate and

weather. Only a few of the boardwalk planks and thatches on the roofs needed some help. The

rest was just decor. Every hut was booked every night. Modern travellers had discovered that a

five star water hut gave them union of mind and body.

(Continued from page 13)

Everett Bridges is a published author of

short stories. His writings range from

societal commentary to pure

entertaining fiction. His stories often take

the reader on a journey through the eyes

of unique characters

Everett has promised to share more short

stories with the Beacon in the months to

come.

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Tickets are limited and go on sale Sunday Oct. 2nd

Don’t miss out and be disappointed

returns to St. Andrew’s for a

Saturday Oct. 29th

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

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Office Hours

Sat. Sun. Monday Closed

Tues. - Friday 8:30 - Noon

Sunday Bulletin Deadline

Wednesday @ noon

The Beacon Deadline

Friday September 23rd

We’re on the Web

www.standrewsportcredit.ca

The Beacon is the church newsletter and

everyone is invited to seek out and report

interesting church news. Here’s how you

can help make the Beacon a more interest-

ing read.

Use your camera phone or just your cam-

era to take pictures at meetings, at coffee

hour, inside views, outside views, in the

kitchen, or in the church hall. Pictures

raise the Beacon’s status from just a

newsletter to St. Andrew’s Memorial

Presbyterian Church, Port Credit’s news-

letter.

If you enjoy writing, write for the Beacon.

We’d love to hear about your vacation

adventures or interesting program at an-

other church. Writing not your thing? A

note to kcb@eol.ca with the highlights

you want to share will get your ideas into

a Beacon story.

Got an idea of something we might add

to the Beacon that would make it a better

read? Please pass them on. We’ll give it

a try.

Submit your article or photos no later

than the last Wednesday of the month by

e-mail to kcb@eol.ca

“Christianity has not been tried and found wanting;

it has been found difficult so not tried.”

—G.K. Chesterton

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Since September last year (2015) St. Andrew’s has operated on the basis that spiritual matters

are the responsibility of Session and temporal affairs are the responsibility of the Board of Man-

agers (BoM). Managers, of which there are usually nine or ten, serve for three years : three or

four are elected each year by the congregation at the annual business meeting in February.

Retiring Managers may be re-elected.

Given that the wherewithal (money and resources) is available to operate the Church, the BoM’s

remit is to manage the church’s day-to-day operations professionally and efficiently. In addition

to the minutiae which come to the Board, some projects occupy many hours, such as

AUDITORIUM FLAT ROOF.

The BoM enlisted the lifetime roofing expertise of Don Taylor. While nine of ten contactors inter-

viewed proposed a new roof costing between $45,000 and $135,000, the Board concluded that

the useful life of the roof could be extended by five to ten years. The tenth (most reputable) con-

tactor agreed to fix the two leaks with a five year guarantee and to work with us to repair any fur-

ther leaks which may occur. In addition the roof will be inspected twice each year.

SANCTUARY AIR CONDITIONING.

The air conditioning units which were installed ten years ago are nearing

the end of their useful life. Only five of ten units are working at this time.

Since the original manufacturer has gone out of business, it’s only a matter

of a year or two before all the units will be unserviceable. Since the total

cost of replacing the units is estimated to be in the range $50,000 to

$75,000 the only thing the Board can do is scrap the units once they are all

inoperable.

THE FRONT ENTRANCE CENTRE HANDRAIL

The brass center handrail at the front entrance of the church was removed and its use was dis-

continued. Money recently donated to the Church was used, as directed, to redesign/ reinstall

the centre railing and repair the railing/path into the Church from High Street East.

(Continued on page 18)

Alan Fyfe,

Chair Board of Managers.

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The BoM Members are Bob Clidero, Jacqueline Figas, Carol Harron,

Phyllis Hickingbottom, Dave Morrison, Debbie Scheffel, Dona Simpson

(Secretary), John Sparling, Peter Toller and Alan Fyfe (Chair)

BoM meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the BoM Notice Board in the Auditorium.

Members of the congregation are welcome to join the BoM which gets together in the Board

Room from 7.30 pm until 9.00 pm on the first Monday in each month.

Anyone who would like to have information relating to the BoM should contact Alan Fyfe who is

usually to be found in the Church office 45 minutes before the service on Sundays.

(Continued from page 17)

Thanks to the Memorial Committee for the loan!

Treasurer Debbie Scheffel

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Dollar and Dollarama Stores are well stocked now with Back to School

Supplies. There’s crayons, coloured pencils, hand sanitizers, wash

cloths, soap, glue sticks, combs, brushes, socks, hair ornaments and

even kids underwear.

Donate a

If you can to the Compass Food Bank. We have

our collection box located in the Message

Center. Thanksgiving is coming and any con-

tribution will be a blessing to those hungry

during the holiday.

Pull tabs come on all sorts of cans. Pop cans, pet food

cans, soup cans, individual serving cans, etc. and they are

all welcome to add to the jug on the table outside the

kitchen. When the jug is full, it’s taken to help buy wheel-

chairs. Your garbage helps someone become mobile

Diane Stewart

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Have you ever studied the action packed book of Joshua?

This action packed book recounts tales of spies, battles, and

rescues. Along with the evolving history of Israel, we dig deeper to

see God’s faithfulness and how He keeps His promises to His people.

We learn of how the Promised Land is entered, conquered and

divided, This book is about “faith and leadership”…

For the following 5 weeks, come along on this exciting discovery of

the book of Joshua.

We will gather for an opening study on: September 15th at 10:00

See you there!

Saturday, Oct 1st

8:30 am to 11:00 am

$7.00 in advance

$8.00 at the door

The Fellowship Committee has introduced a new Outreach Project for St. Andrew’s.

The men of St. Andrew’s are planning what they hope will become the first monthly

Saturday morning full breakfast. Watch for our ad in SNAP. welcoming all to join

together to get to know our neighbours.

Advanced tickets $7.00

$8.00 at the door.

We need you to come and give our guests a warm St.Andrew’s welcome.

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If you’re not sure what Sandwich day is all

about, here’s the scoop. In the 1950’s Evangel

Hall, our national church’s inner city mission,

in Toronto, sent out the call that many of their

visitors were cold and hungry in the morning

when they arrived. A pilot project was begun

asking Toronto churches to bring loaves of

sandwiches to the hall to provide a tide-me-

over sandwich until lunch was served.

Needless to say Char-

lotte Farris immedi-

ately presented the re-

quest to St. Andrew’s

congregation which

immediately began

participating in the

program. St. Andrew’s was and still is the

church whose sandwiches travel the longest

distance to reach their destination. We were

assigned the 2nd Thursday of the month. Now

the need is greater than ever. Along with

adults, university students and public school

kids drop in for a sandwich before the school

day begins.

So how can you help? Well, sandwiches are

the greatest need and they can be dropped off

at the Stavebank entrance between 8:30 am

and 9:10am on Thursday morning. If it’s not

possible for you to donate sandwiches, possi-

bly you could drop some cookies off in the

Heather Room kitchen on Sunday morning la-

beled Evangel Hall. That would be a great

help. Thanks to all who continue to pray for

and donate to this growing cause.

Sandwiches in the making.

Any time is cake time

HERE’S HOW WE DID IN

AUGUST.

22 Loaves of Sandwiches

11 pkgs of cookies

4 small cakes

14 containers of fruit.

Next Sandwich Day Sept 8th

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You’ve heard from some members

of the flock that spent part of the

summer working on the fall pro-

gram. The rest of the flock (our

committees) has been taking a

much deserved rest over the sum-

mer but we expect them to come

bounding back well rested and

eager to share their plans for our

busiest season of the church year

- THE FALL. Watch this space

next month as the committees roll

out their plans for St. Andrew’s

going forward.

So to keep you busy for a while

we’ve added a Word Search

Puzzle on page #23.

The answer can be found on

page #28.

Children come to the front

of the chancel for the

children’s message and

then leave for classes

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THE KITCHEN CREW

These folks arrive early to prepare all the

fixings for the hamburgers, get the salads and

sides and desserts ready for the table,

prepare the drinks and anything else needed

to make this a memorable dinner for our

guests

The Serving Crew

These folks are ready and willing to see

each of our guests has enough food and

fixings to make their evening BBQ at

St. Andrew’s a highlight of their week.

Meet some of our Guests

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THEY CAME FROM PARTS UNKNOWN

TO SAMPLE A ST. ANDREW’S BURGER

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Meet the August Twonie Lunch Girls who

arrive early set up the tables, set out the

food for the buffet, and remain to clean

up after the guests have gone. Another

exciting Loonie Lunch Ladies Well

Done. See you in September.

Meet some of our guests.

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ON THE MENU

Cole slaw, potato salad, cold meats, fruit, ice

cream, cake, assorted cheeses, bread, coffee

and tea

All you can eat for only a twonie.

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SANDWICH DAY

Thursday September 8th

YARD SALE

Saturday September 17th

TWONIE LUNCH,

Friday September 23rd

MEN’S BREAKFAST

Saturday October 1st

COMMUNION SUNDAY

Sunday October 2nd

THANKSGIVING SUNDAY

Sunday October 9th

SALVATION ARMY CONCERT

Saturday October 29th

REFORMATION SUNDAY

Sunday October 30th