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Port Perry United Church |
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September 2010
( updated September 6, 2010 )
Contents
- Prince Albert United Church - 144th Anniversary
- Port Perry U.C. Ecumenical Century Club
- Port Perry UCW Rummage Sale
- The Dofasco Male Chorus - A Joint Fundraising Effort!
- Baptism Information
- Studio GO VBS a Great Success!
- Drivers Needed!
- Staff Announcement
- Contribute to our Worship Service Bulletins
- Bay of Quinte Conference UCW Mid-Week Event
- JNAC Update
- Pakistan Relief
1.
Are You Ready for the House Tour??
Saturday, September 25, 2010 (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
The Port Perry Town & Country House Tour, founded in 2009 by Community Outreach is a charitable event with all proceeds supporting three very important local organizations -- Durham Youth Housing and Support Services, Community Care Durham and YWCA Durham's Second Stage Housing for Women. The 2nd annual event is planned for Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
In 2009, the inaugural House Tour was a great success raising $7,200 for charity and welcoming over 325 enthusiastic house tour patrons! This year promises to be even better with a tremendous selection of homes and historic buildings lined up for your viewing pleasure!
Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased through the church office. Each ticket includes a stop at the church where the House Tour Café will be serving light refreshments throughout the day. For more information visit www.PortPerryHouseTour.ca or call the church office.
2.
Prince Albert United Church - 144th Anniversary!
We invite everyone to celebrate our 144th Anniversary with us on Sunday,
September 26th at 11:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Rev. Nancy Monteith.
3.
Port Perry's Ecumenical Century Club
Our first Ecumenical
Century Club inductions will take place on November 14, 2010. This club
will comprise of those whose faith journey began in other churches and
who have now been at Port Perry United Church for at least 10 years and
whose age and total number of years in membership in churches add up to
100. Nomination forms are in the narthex. When filled please send them
to the church office. Deadline
to receive nominations is October 17, 2010.
4.
Port Perry UCW Rummage Sale
This annual
event will take place on Thursday October 21st from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
and Friday, October 22nd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We ask everyone to remember
us when cleaning out your cupboards. We require gently used, clean fall
and winter clothing, small gift items, books, toys, linens, shoes, boots,
skates and Christmas decorations. Save your great household items and
electronics for the yard sale.
If you are available to help with set up on Wednesday or putting away on Friday afternoon, or if you require items picked up please call the church office.
5.
The Dofasco Male Chorus - A Joint Fundraising Effort!
For the first time, the Stewards of both Port Perry and
Prince Albert have united in a fundraising event.
We are proud to announce that we have secured the acclaimed DOFASCO MALE
CHORUS from Hamilton, for an event in the Port Perry church sanctuary
on Mon. April 4, 2011. Proceeds from this event will be divided equally
between our two churches and our Outreach committee.
ALL 300 TICKETS WILL BE PRE-SOLD.
The price is $15 each and are currently available from the church office and will be available from any Steward or their delegate starting September 2010. We have been on Dofasco’s waiting list for 2 ½ years and are excited that they will be with us on April 4, 2011. By coincidence, they performed at Prince Albert in September of 1991 to start the week leading up to their 125th Anniversary, and they will be at Port Perry leading up to the 125th Anniversary of their building.
This is a generous group and all they require is:
- A venue and a tuned piano (Port Perry to supply)
- A refreshment at intermission and a light snack after the performance (supplied by Prince Albert UCW)
- A packed house (supplied by members and friends of Port Perry and Prince Albert Untied Churches and the community)
We want to make this an enjoyable event for both churches and for the community. Please mark your calendars now and buy your tickets early.
6.
Baptism Information
Our next service of baptism in both churches is on October
24th.
Anyone wishing to have their child baptized on October 24th is asked to
contact the church office to register by
Sunday, October 10th.
7.
Studio GO VBS a Great Success!
‘Studio Go’ was the theme for our 2010 VBS which took place
the week of July 19th. We were thrilled to welcome 80 children to this
week of music, games, learning and fun. We had a blast ‘Serving our Family,
Friends, Neighbours, Community and Jesus’.
Thank you to the 53 volunteers who made this week possible. Please mark the week of July 18th 2011 on your calendar for next year’s VBS! Also consider volunteering your time and energy to this fun and faith filled week.
8.
Drivers Needed!
Each Sunday morning a team of 2 offers transportation to Port Perry seniors
to attend Sunday Worship. If you could assist with this greatly appreciated
service on a scheduled or occasional basis, please contact the church
office or Kathryn Gundry (905-985-8015).
9.
Staff Announcement
The Administrative Search Committee is very pleased to announce that Nancy
Obee is the new Administrator, taking over from Pat when she retires at
the end of February 2011. Nancy will be training periodically with Pat
and they will work together during the month of February. Welcome Nancy!
10.
Contribute to our Worship Service Bulletins
This new initiative
combines stewardship with “caring and sharing”. Through your sponsorship
contribution toward the cost of the weekly bulletin, you can celebrate
an event, honour an individual, or remember a loved one. For example,
the wording in the bulletin might read “Jane and John Doe have contributed
to today’s bulletin in celebration of their 50th Wedding Anniversary.”
The cost is $20 per week. You may select a specific Sunday, but there
will be a limit of one sponsor per week. Please contact the church
office to make arrangements.
11.
Bay of Quinte Conference UCW Mid-Week Event
Bay of Quinte Conference
UCW Mid-Week Event will take place on Tues, November 2nd, at Trinity U.C.,
Omemee with the $8.00 registration and bookroom at 9:00 am. The theme
is Seeds of Hope/Building a Future with guest speaker Heather Rodin from
the Seeds of Hope Foundation talking about the schools they build in Haiti,
and their destruction in the recent earthquake. A lunch will be served
at noon at a cost of $12.00 and a light dinner to stay or take out (if
desired) at 5:00pm for $10.00.
Deadline for registration is October 1st. Registration forms are available on the UCW bulletin board in the hall by the lounge. Bay of Quinte Conference UCW One Day Workshop Thursday, Oct 14th, 9:30-3:00pm at Camp Quin-Mo-Lac. Topic for discussion with facilitator June Drain, is entitled "Where do we go from here?"; everything you wanted to know about UCW but were afraid to ask. Coffee and refreshments at 9:30am, lunch provided, finish around 3:00pm. Space is limited and registration is by Oct. 7th to Pat Burley (705-799-5581/ BPBURLEY@GMAIL.COM) or to Emily Pettypiece (705-750-1145 DONEM.PETTYPIECE@BELL.NET).
12.
JNAC Update
The purpose of the
Joint Needs Assessment Committee (JNAC) is to prepare (or in this case
update) the Joint Needs Assessment Report which gives a description of
our community, our pastoral charge and details of the ministerial position
that we are looking to fill. We are not the Search committee – this is
a separate committee yet to be formed. The JNAC Committee has been meeting
and are working at getting our 2008 JNAC Report updated. We are preparing
a survey to be ready for early September, which will give members of both
congregations an opportunity to submit their ideas and feedback to help
in the preparation of the JNAC report.
Members of the JNAC Committee are: Paul Griffen (Chair), Donna Donnelly (Secretary), Nancy Dressel, Dave Noble, Jack Rothery, David Shepherd all from the Port Perry congregation; and Marion Blackburn, Catherine Daigle and Ilean Pugh from the Prince Albert congregation. Please feel free to contact any of these members if you have questions or concerns. Our goal is to have the 2010 JNAC Report in the hands of Presbytery for approval by November at the latest. A search committee will be formed at a congregational meeting prior to the Report going to Presbytery. The JNAC Committee will keep the congregations informed of our progress.
13.
Pakistan Relief
The United Church of Canada has announced the launch of an emergency appeal
for donations designated for flood relief and reconstruction in Pakistan.
The United Church will receive donations to its Emergency Response Fund
to be used by the ACT Alliance, a global network of 100 churches and church-related
organizations that work together to provide humanitarian assistance and
long-term development. ACT members in Pakistan are working diligently
to deliver assistance including food, water, tents, kitchen kits, hygiene
kits, mosquito nets, and emergency medical care.
If you would like to make a donation to this fund please make your cheque payable to “Port Perry United Church” or “Prince Albert United Church” and clearly mark Pakistan Relief Assistance in the memo line. We will then forward the total amount donated from our two churches to the Emergency Response Fund of the United Church of Canada. These donations are tax receiptable.