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NOTICES
Week of March 22nd 2015
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Special Vestry Meeting on March 29th
after the church service,
to vote on the storage building proposal.
The Fifth Sunday in Lent ~ March 22nd
9:15 am ~ Holy Eucharist (no Sunday School)
11:00 am ~ BCP ~ Holy Communion with Baptism ~
We welcome Erika Anne Deane to the Christian family
ACW Pie Sale – after church
Tuesday 11:00 am Centering Prayer: All are welcome!
Wednesday 10:00 am ACW Diocesan meeting
Wednesday Worship with ACW at 10:00 am
Thursday 10:00 am Lenten Bible Study: All are welcome!
Friday 10 am – 2 pm ~ Hand in Hand Thrift Shop
Saturday 9:30 am Monthly Maintenance Work Bee
All workers are welcome!
Palm Sunday Sunday ~ March 29th
10:00 am ~ Procession of the Palms and Holy Eucharist ~
4:00 pm Evensong
Palm Cross Making Work Party
Help is needed to fold palm crosses
with Marion
Holmes
Sunday
~
on Friday morning, March 27th at 10 am in the hall.
Anglican Church Women ~ Regional Meeting March 25th
St. John the Baptist South Cowichan (Cobble Hill)
10:00 am – Eucharist – free will offering
11:15 am – Guest Speaker – Catherine Speechley-Pell –
Myanmar the Golden Land (our companion Diocese)
Noonish – Bag Lunch
1:00 pm – Parish Sharing & Diocesan Happenings/Reports
2:00 pm – Homeward Bound
Lenten Bible Study continues…
Animate Faith is a series of
animated videos that explore
common questions that Christians
ponder. The sessions are meant to raise questions, to
challenge assumptions and stick with the participants.
Wondering about faith? Then let's wonder - and wander together.
Six Thursdays in Lent, continuing on the 26th of March
at 10 am in the Parish Hall.
Everyone is welcome to participate.
Do you need some helping hands around home?
Trisha Daniell has booked a work crew from Brentwood
for March 28th – she needs them in the afternoon and is
interested in sharing them with another family
that morning – each family will need to pay the
crew of 5 or 6 kids and their supervisor a $100
donation for the work they do.
Please contact Trisha at [email protected]
Nourish your Mind …. Nurture your Spirit
Mothers’ Union members Ethel Heans and Jean Hickson
knit many washcloths for Canada Comforts.
Spokesperson Sylvia Hatfield reports that
recently those washcloths were put into
maternity packs and left for Transnistria.
This breakaway region of Moldova, borders
Ukraine on the southwest. (source: Google.ca)
Who could have guessed that time-honoured knitting
would provide us with a contemporary geography lesson?
Next Sunday:
Palm Sunday ~ March 29th
Zechariah 9:9-10: Psalm 118:19-29;
Philippians 2: 5-11; Luke 19:28-40
Please visit St. John’s website for more information:
www.stjohnscobblehill.ca
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Pie sale success … and repeat March 22nd!
Huge thanks for all of the people that bought Pies from
ACW; we are all very grateful for your support.
We will be selling pies again on
Sunday, March 22nd; prepare your appetites!
Friendly Phones – Volunteers will make a daily check in
phone call; see brochure in the Parish Hall
and the office for more information. This free
service is operated by South Cowichan
Community Policing: 250-929-7222
Next Maintenance Work Bee: Saturday, March 28th
with Brentwood Charity Work Day students.
Indoor and outdoor workers welcomed!
Public Forum on Physician-Assisted Death in Oak Bay
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently voted in
favour to strike down the ban on physician-assisted dying.
There's a Public Forum on Physician-Assisted Death at the
Monterey Centre, Garry Oak Room, 1442 Monterey Ave,
Oak Bay, on March 21st from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The forum is co-sponsored by Choices in Dying Victoria
and will focus on questions raised by the SCC. Speakers
representing legal, medical and political perspectives will
be present.
Imelda Secker, Synod office
Foot Care Clinic @ Warmlands: For those who already
serve and for interested new recruits, there will be a
.Foot Care Training Workshop on Tuesday March 31st
at St. Peter Quamichan 2 – 4 p.m. in the Lower Hall. Areas
of service are hospitality (lunch), Sterilization of
instruments, Sanitation to prepare foot baths & foot wash
trays, Foot Washing, Social to interface with the people
gathered, Reception to complete paper work & check
clients in and Transportation of equipment from St. Peter
to Warmland’s House on Lewis Street Duncan.
Transportation – We give thanks for David Johnston’s
handling of this job since the opening of the Foot Care
Program. Come September he will be stepping down from
this task though is still commented to the program. If
there are a couple of able bodied folk with access to a
panel van who would be interested in picking up &
returning equipment on the 3rd Tuesdays of each month
(pick-up 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.; return 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.)
please contact Pearl Stoker ([email protected]) or
Barb Coleman ([email protected])
This program is much appreciated by those we serve and
we are grateful to all those who serve to enable this
program to reach out in God’s love.
P LE A S E R e m e m b e r t h e FO O D BA N K ! . . .
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Brentwood College Concert at St. John’s
(Proceeds 50/50 St. John’s /Brentwood)
Sunday, April 12th at 7:00 pm
Register Soon!
WOMEN’S SPRING WEEKEND
CAMP PRINGLE
APRIL 17TH – 19TH 2015
Retreat Theme: “Homemade
Bread”
Facilitators: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Logan McMenamie
Spiritual Director: The Rev. Nancy Ford
Leader of Music: Diane Bell
Registration Deadline: March 25th 2015
Cost: $150.00 ($50.00 cancellation fee) Some financial
assistance may be available: please ask for details.
Contact Brenda Dhaene: 250 748-7183; [email protected]
We hope you will consider coming with us on another
spiritual journey, enjoying the fellowship and a weekend
you can have to call your own.
Next Skirt Workshop: Wednesday, April 8th
Drop in - or stay: 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Please let Shirley know if you are planning to attend.
Shirley Hardy at [email protected] or 250-743-5456
On Sunday, May 3rd we will be turning over 50+ teddy
bears and 125+ skirts to Sylvia Hatfield, President of
Canada Comfort. After 11:00 service, please join
skirt/teddy ladies for special refreshments in the hall.
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Parish Planning Workshop follow-up:
Sunday, May 31st (after church & lunch)
Remember the meeting on November
22nd when we discussed and rated St.
John’s performance in a variety of areas? There will be a
follow-up meeting to re-visit the results and set a few
priorities to act on in 2015. Please reserve the date on
your calendar now. Results of our first meeting have been
transcribed for your review prior to this next-stage
meeting. Your participation will help set direction for the
coming year and beyond. Don’t miss it!
Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Campaign
OPEN HOUSE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
YOU ARE INVITED to: DROP-IN AND DONATE
Drop in for a visit to celebrate the start of Daffodil Month,
meet some of our volunteers, see our freshly painted office,
and learn more about what we do. We will have cake, fruit,
tea and coffee, and a bunch of daffodils to thank you.
 The Canadian Cancer Society office in Duncan
offers a variety of support services and
information for people diagnosed with cancer.
These services are provided entirely by our 100+
volunteers
 In 2014 we provided free rides to cancer
treatment for 674 Cowichan Valley clients and 42
wigs for clients who had lost their hair
No donation is too small!
# 100-394 Duncan Street
Phone: 250-746-4134 ~ Email: [email protected]
Please continue to save
COUNTRY GROCER Tapes
You may deposit them in the box in the Parish Hall;
these tapes are turned in for gift certificates for MU.
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Task Force on Physician Assisted Suicide
Seeks Input from Anglicans
Care in Dying continues to be a valuable study resource
for parishes wanting to engage the topic from the deep
wells of our faith, and is available online:
www.anglican.ca/faith/focus/ethics/care-in-dying/
Submissions to the task force should be sent to the Rev.
Dr. Eileen Scully, director of Faith, Worship and Ministry,
at [email protected]
A Statement from the Primate on the Supreme Court’s
Ruling on Physician-Assisted Dying is available on the
home page of the Anglican Church of Canada web site:
www.anglican.ca
Fabrics are needed for the skirt workshops
Washable fabric pieces of all sizes are welcome - suitable
for girls’ skirts. We can use small pieces for pockets, strips
for borders and larger bits for skirt panels. Please have a
look through your fabric stockpile and help us out.
Whatever we cannot use for skirts, the Compassionate
Warehouse can use for other projects. Nothing is wasted!
Estate Planning Presentation, Q & A
Saturday, May 9th at the church hall 1:00
pm - 3:00 pm There will be a one hour
informational presentation by an expert from
Edward Jones followed by questions and
answers for another hour. Make it a date!
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