{"id":80,"date":"2015-03-09T17:25:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T23:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesstptest.wordpress.com\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2025-02-22T22:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T05:24:45","slug":"announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsuc.ca\/index.php\/announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsuc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bulltn1c.jpg\" width=\"441\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><em style=\"font-size: inherit;\">If you have a prayer request, please write it down in our prayer book on the table at the entrance into worship, or send to the office or our minister by email.\u00a0 Your needs will be added to our community prayer, and\/or shared with the prayer team if you are okay with that. Thank you<\/em><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"color: blue; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>OFFICE HOURS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Monday to Friday\u00a0 \u00a09 am &#8211; 3 pm (closed over the noon hour)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>At St. Paul\u2019s<\/strong> the calendar fills up quickly.\u00a0 <strong>Please be sure to check with Carla<\/strong>\u00a0in the church office before you expect a room will be free for your use. \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Rooms booked with Carla in the office will have first priority.<\/strong>\u00a0You can also check out our new calendar on the church website, to get an idea who else is in the building and in what room(s) to know if it will conflict with your plans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/74071685.view-events.com\/calendar\/74071685\/\">https:\/\/74071685.view-events.com\/calendar\/74071685\/\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>We are in need of Scripture Readers, and Door Greeters, and Coffee Hosts \/ Hostesses every Sunday.<\/strong> Please sign the lists in the foyer if you would like to volunteer to help on any given Sunday.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Moved?? New to the Church?? <\/strong>If you have moved, or you are new to the Church, please stop by the church office or send Carla a quick email (<a href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;t&#111;&#x3a;&#x73;t&#112;&#97;&#x75;&#x6c;s&#117;&#x63;&#x67;p&#64;&#x67;&#x6d;a&#105;&#108;&#x2e;&#x63;o&#109;\">stpaul&#115;&#117;&#99;&#103;&#112;&#64;&#103;&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;<\/a>) with your new details so we can keep our records up to date!\u00a0 Thank you!<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>FUNDSCRIP \u2013 Gift Card Orders \u2013 All Year Fundraiser\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>&#8211; We are proposing submitting an order every couple of months for those that are interested in ordering more Gift Cards for everyday food, gas, eating out, clothing retailers etc, to help St Paul\u2019s raise money by getting a percentage of the gift card value for our church. Order forms will be available at the back of the sanctuary or from the office.<br \/>\nThis is open to you and your neighbours and friends, as a way to buy gift cards but also support a local charitable organization. Feel free to just email us the order details: for example\u20261- $100.00 Extra Foods; 2 &#8211; $10\u00a0 A&amp;W; 2 &#8211; $25 Canadian Tire \u2013 Total $170.00 or submit an order form indicating the amounts and values.\u00a0 Send a payment by cheque, or e-transfer indicating Fundscrip order.<br \/>\nIf you have any questions feel free to talk to Margaret Taylor 780-882-3803.<\/h4>\n<p>= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =<\/p>\n<h4>*FURTHER INFORMATION \/ DETAILS<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>St Paul&#8217;s Handbell Choir<br \/>\n<\/strong><b class=\"yiv0512912637\">Calling all Bell Players OR those who would like to learn to play bells:<br \/>\n<\/b>Please contact the Church Office by email or phone if you are interested in becoming a ringer.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Labyrinth Walks:<\/strong> Please join us for meditation; an inward journey on a sacred path.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>102nd Street Stitchers &#8211; <\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Happens the second Friday of the month.\u00a0 Watch for the details and join them in the Friendship Room to sit and stitch, to chat, to work on a project, to introduce a project.<br \/>\nNo gatherings in July and August.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>St. Paul\u2019s has an easy fund raiser<\/strong> to help with the Church renovations. All you need to do is bag up all your empty bottles, cans and milk jugs and put our <strong>church id # 1468-2415<\/strong> visible on each bag and drop them off at the bottle depot on Resources Road and before you leave, check in with the cashier and let them know how many bags\/boxes or bottles\/cans you dropped off.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Celebration &#8220;FUN&#8221;draiser: <\/strong>\u00a0Celebrations can be recognized and shared by renting the LED sign for a day or week.\u00a0 Contact Carla in the office for more details, samples etc.<br \/>\nWe are offering this at $5.00\/day\u00a0 or\u00a0 $25.00 \/ week<br \/>\nBirthdays \/ Anniversaries \/ Mother&#8217;s Day \/ Father&#8217;s Day \/ New House \/ New Baby \/ Graduation \/\u00a0\u00a0 or any other celebration you can think of.<br \/>\nIf you are planning to include a picture and\/or the age of the person please get their permission first.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Do you have a special family member you\u2019d like to celebrate by creating an LED slide to commemorate the occasion.\u00a0 We can post the slide for a day or a week.\u00a0 <\/strong>We can include a picture, or just have a generic slide with their name.\u00a0 Contact the office with the details of the occasion\u2026. A birthday, a graduation, a special milestone and how long you\u2019d like the slide to be up and the date(s) you want it to run. Do they have a favourite animal, colour, or \u201cpassion\u201d that we can use to personalize the slide?<\/h4>\n<h4><strong id=\"m_-2468328947740216289yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490065253364_22532\">The Communications Team<\/strong> is always looking for photographs! If you have any photos of recent St. Paul\u2019s events, please forward them to Carla for use in newsletters, narrative reports etc.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Offering Envelopes<\/strong> &#8211; Making your donation using a set of offering envelopes is the easiest way to ensure you receive a tax receipt for your donations. If you don&#8217;t have a set of offering envelopes, and would like some, please contact Carla in the church office.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Volunteers needed each Sunday:\u00a0 <\/strong>Scripture Readers, Door Greeters, PowerPoint operators, serving tea, coffee and sweets after church. Please sign the lists in the foyer if you would like to volunteer to help during the worship services or afterwards at Fellowship time. Speak to Linda Wagner if you want more information about any of these opportunities to serve.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>PLEASE<\/strong> be sure to check with Carla in the church office before you expect a room to\u00a0be free for your use. <strong>Rooms booked with Carla in the office will have first priority.\u00a0 Please ask about the COVID19 protocols we want you to follow.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>AV Operator and PowerPoint Team Schedule (as of Sept 9 2024) in PDF:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsuc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09-09-AV-Tech-and-PPT-as-of-09-09-2024.pdf\">AV \/ PowerPoint Schedule<\/a>\u00a0If you can&#8217;t be there please make arrangements for someone else to cover that day.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a prayer request, please write it down in our prayer book on the table at the entrance into worship, or send to the office or our minister by email.\u00a0 Your needs will be added to our community prayer, and\/or shared with the prayer team if you are okay with that. 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