The Presbytery of Hamilton has begun to post the video from the Sexuality Worship. There are two already up and more will be posted at the following link. We'd encourage you to give a listen:
Presbytery of Hamilton YouTube Channel
Speaking Truth in Love – An event hosted by the Presbytery of Hamilton on human sexuality
The Presbytery of Hamilton is hosting a day long forum entitled"Speaking Truth in Love: A Forum on Human Sexuality" on January 30th., 2016.
The event will be held in Chedoke Presbyterian Church, 865 Mohawk Rd. W., Hamilton, from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm.
Registration is now full and closed, so attending the event will not be a possibility for most now. Nevertheless, the Presbytery of Hamilton will be broadcasting the event live on the internet and you can watch the entire thing by clicking on the link below.
Note that the event will only be streamed live so the link you will find below will only work during the event. Here is a full schedule of the meeting:
Click here to open a live video of the events
The Presbytery of Hamilton will also provide a video that will be posted afterwards. We will also share that link in the future, but it may take several days to a week.
Annual Pancake Supper
Please join our Youth Group, Soulidified, for our
Annual Pancake Supper
Tuesday, February 9th
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Tickets are $4.00 per person.
All proceeds will be directed to Hope Clothing.
Pancakes at Applebee’s Anyone?
The Athalie Read Group invites you to an Applebee's Flapjack breakfast
on February 27th, 8:00 am - 10:00 am.
Body, Mind and Soul – Study Guide on Human Sexuality
On Wednesday, January 13 at 7:30 pm, we will begin our study of Body, Mind and Soul - A Study Guide on Human Sexuality. This study has been published by the Life and Mission Agency (specifically Justice Ministries) and by the Church Doctrine Committee and is designed to help congregations to enter into a respectful and thoughtful conversation about what can be controversial and divisive issues in the church.
It is our hope that, as a result of this study, we may be able to respond back to the national church as they seek to find the best ways to relate to various groups in our society who may have diverse views on sexuality and sexual morality.
It is understood, going into this discussion, that we will likely not all agree about what the positions of the church ought to be in all such matters. This is okay and may even be a good thing. Diversity of opinion is an indication, after all, that people feel passionately about things that are very important.
So everyone is certainly invited to attend and participate. Materials will be provided, but if you would like to prepare for the discussions ahead of time, I would like to suggest that you download the document (using the link above) and read it. To prepare for the first discussion, I would suggest you read pages 14-37. Some copies of these pages will be available at St. Andrew's on this coming Sunday morning.
Hope we can see you there.
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It is our hope that, as a result of this study, we may be able to respond back to the national church as they seek to find the best ways to relate to various groups in our society who may have diverse views on sexuality and sexual morality.
It is understood, going into this discussion, that we will likely not all agree about what the positions of the church ought to be in all such matters. This is okay and may even be a good thing. Diversity of opinion is an indication, after all, that people feel passionately about things that are very important.
So everyone is certainly invited to attend and participate. Materials will be provided, but if you would like to prepare for the discussions ahead of time, I would like to suggest that you download the document (using the link above) and read it. To prepare for the first discussion, I would suggest you read pages 14-37. Some copies of these pages will be available at St. Andrew's on this coming Sunday morning.
Hope we can see you there.
We had a wonderful time
Thursday Night Supper and Social was another wonderful success on the evening of December 17. A wonderful supper of Turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, pies and more was served to a roomful of happy people. We celebrated a birthday and welcomed a very special guest for the children:
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A special Thursday
Today is a special Thursday.
It's stocking stuffer day at Food Bank. Julia brought lots of of great "stuffers" from Operation Christmas Child. There are many items donated to the Christmas Shoeboxes that cannot be kept in them, i.e: liquids, any toy with a war theme (that tends to be a lot of lego themed kits), feather boas for girls, lots of candy, etc. These items don't go to waste, they are distributed to local charities in order to help as many people out as possible.
We thank the talented ladies who have donated their beautiful knitted items. There are colourful mittens, hats, baby items, sweaters, etc. There will be a table of these items out at Food Bank today.
And lastly it is the annual Christmas dinner/party for Thursday Night Supper & Social. The ladies have been busy cooking up a storm. It smells incredible in the church.
(please note that this will be the last Thursday Night Supper & Social until January 7th)
Stocking stuffer items |
Stocking Stuffer items |
Beautiful Hand Knit items |
Getting ready for dinner. |
Highlights from the Hespeler Santa Clause parade
Walkers, getting ready to walk the doggies and hand out candy canes. |
On the float, having a Birthday party! |
The drivers. |
Accepting the "Best Homemade Float" award at the Hespeler Optimist Club party. |
Check out Corey’s latest music blog!
Here is a link to our Music Director, Corey Cotter Linforth's latest Music Blog about the music for this Sunday's service.
Basket Night at Thursday Night Supper and Social
Basket night is always a blast at the Thursday Night Supper and Social at St. Andrew's Hespeler. This year, thanks to the generosity of the people of the church and the community, we were able to fill 54 baskets to distribute to our special guests who come out week after week.
A great time was had by all. Next week we will be welcoming the community in for a wonderful Christmas feast and, rumour has it, there may even be a special visitor for the kids.
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A great time was had by all. Next week we will be welcoming the community in for a wonderful Christmas feast and, rumour has it, there may even be a special visitor for the kids.