ANNOUNCEMENTS
Monday Youth Group – 7-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday Prayer Group – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday EDMA Mid-week Lenten Service at
St. James Lutheran – Speaker is Fred Lichti
Thursday Choir – 7 p.m.
Woolwich Community Services provide support for the most vulnerable in our Community.
We help by filling our grocery cart each month.
For the month March, we are collecting Jam, Cheez Whiz and White Sugar.
How to say “Welcome to Gale”
As part of our efforts to be more welcoming to newcomers, the Board of Managers plans to designate some parking spaces, which are closer to the door, as “Visitor” spaces. Leaving these open for a late arriving visitor would be a welcoming gesture. To help toward this, we would respectfully ask those of us who arrive earlier to consider parking toward the back of the property. Not only will visitors appreciate it, but also those members who arrive late or who struggle in some manner or who have small children in tow.
LENTEN COMMUNIONS
The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday – March 1st this year. Lent is a season of reflection and preparation leading us to Good Friday and Easter – April 16th? Many people do special tasks, sacrifices or rituals to mark these 40 days. At Gale, we will hold special mid-week communion services, each Tuesday starting on March 7th and concluding on April 11th. Beginning at 7 p.m. and lasting about 30 – 45 minutes, these meaningful and non-traditional communion services will be another opportunity for us to enrich our walk with God. Come and join us on the chancel for these special services.
Elmira District Ministerial Association
Mid-week Lenten Services – 7 p.m.
Host Church Speaker
March 1 St. James Lutheran Fred Lichti
March 8 St. Teresa Nancy Mann
March 15 Elmira Mennonite Paul Dyck
March 22 Floradale Mennonite Scott Sinclair
March 29 Trinity United Gary Knarr
April 5 Gale Presbyterian Hans Borch
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The Life & Mission committee has organized a bus trip to Six Nations Reserve on Tuesday May 9th. The tour will include a tour of the school and the museum with guides and a survivor of the Residential School. Lunch will be at Central Presbyterian Church in Brantford.
Departure will be from Gale’s parking lot at 10:15 a.m. sharp and return at approximately 5:15 p.m. The cost is $55.00 per person. Please reserve your seat by paying by cheque or cash to Myrna Shantz on Sundays or at the office through the week before March 19th. The cancellation policy is if you or the committee can find someone to take your place, your money will be refunded.
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SHOWERS OF HAPPINESS Alexandra Parsons and Dan Bliss are getting married this May. The Ladies of Gale would like to honour Alex with a “bridal shower”. Ladies, please join us for a fun evening together here at the church.
On Wednesday, March 29th at 7 p.m.
**They are registered at The Bay and Bed Bath and Beyond**
Save the Date and Save your Stuff!
May 19th and 20th
Gale Presbyterian Church is holding a yard sale, and will be looking for some donations of household items, gently used articles, etc.
More details will follow, or for more information please ask June Lowe.
Today during coffee hour, the committee for A Reflecting Place, would like to give interested folks an update to the plan and a financial picture to date for this project. The committee has listened carefully to all your comments and have made some changes to the plan.
Join the committee at coffee hour for all the details.
Quick and painless!
You can help Session and the Board of Managers by completing a survey. A quick 10 questions – you will complete it in about 5 minutes. Those of you who have provided an email address to the church may receive a message in the coming week with a link to Survey Monkey. This will help us to tabulate results easily. However, if you don’t have email and would like to participate, paper copies of the survey are available from the church office beginning Monday. The surveys are completely anonymous and will help the board to develop communications plans. The deadline to complete the survey is midnight on March 5. Thank you for your support.