ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tuesday C.E.C. Meeting – 6:30 p.m.
Prayer Group – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Nooma – 7 p.m.
Thursday Gale Gatherings Deadline
Choir – 7 p.m.
Board of Managers Meeting – 7 p.m.
Friday Helping Hands – 9 a.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 February, we are collecting mayonnaise and canned fruit.
The Life and Mission Committee was able to raise approximately $4100.00 for the Hands Up Fund from the Larry Mercey and Friends Concert and approximately $260.00 for PWS&D from eye glass sales. Thank you to everyone for the support of these programs.
We are currently working on the next issue of Gale Gatherings, planning to have it available for mid-February. If you have something to submit for this publication, please get it to Donna Lenz no later than February 9th. You can contact Donna by phone at (519)669-8674, by email at djhlenz15@gmail.com or by leaving a note in her mail file at church.
Crieff Hills Retreat and Conference Center invites you to our Manna Day “All God’s Children Have a Place in the Choir,” on Thursday February 23rd from 10:30am to 3:00pm, with guest speakers Chris Fischer and Dr. Fred Graham. Join us to enjoy some singing and explore the place of music in worship and building community in the church. Please register before February 14th by calling 519-824-7898. Cost for the day is $22.00 and includes a hot lunch. www.crieffhills.com
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.
NOOMA is a series of short films (10 – 15 minutes each) that explore our real world in an engaging format. The presentations are Christian based and very thought provoking. Each presentation will have some follow-up discussion and some take-home thought provokers. Each evening begins at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday February 8th
Rhythm: Are our lives in tune with God’s plan for the world?
Wednesday February 22nd
Whirlwind: What do we do when there are no clear answers?
A Reflecting Place is a project at Gale that consists of a garden and pathway leading to it, to be located in the southeast corner of the church property. There is a scaled drawing for you to peruse, and we welcome your input. To make this dream come reality, we ask for your financial support. All work will be done professionally, with the goal of starting the garden this spring. It would be cost effective if we could do both parts of the planting at one time, but we are open to doing this in stages. There are envelopes by the guest book or you can use the Sunday morning offering envelope, mark it “A Reflecting Place”, and include your name. All donations will be receipted. Your comments and suggestions have been very positive and we thank you. Look for more information as we proceed.
PWS&D Sunday…Inspired by God’s promise of abundant life, Presbyterian World Service & Development envisions a sustainable, compassionate and just world. On February 5—PWS&D Sunday—we remember the work our church is doing to uphold God’s promise in vulnerable communities around the world. With generous gifts from individuals and congregations and the commitment of partners around the world, PWS&D is able to carry out programs in international development and emergency relief to help communities rise above poverty and disaster and access basic necessities like nutritious food, clean water, health care, quality education and basic human rights. With each family that is empowered to build a sustainable livelihood, grow their own food and rise above illness, we witness God’s Spirit enabling abundant life.
PWS&D responds to those in need