ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY **Join us for refreshments and fellowship after worship **
Monday Polling Station
Tuesday Tuesday Luncheon – 11:30a.m.-1 p.m.
Praise Team-Instrumental – 6 p.m.
Community Living Sing-a-long at A.L.C. – 7 p.m.
Praise Team-Singers – 7:15 p.m.
Prayer Group – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Spirit & Worship – 7 p.m.
Friday Coffee Time & More – 9: 45 a.m.
Harvest Dance – 6-10 p.m.
Saturday Youth Event
***Please check out our bulletin board in its new location in the Fellowship Hall for upcoming events and sign-up sheets. ***
Woolwich Community Services provide support for the most vulnerable in our Community. We help by filling our grocery cart each month. For the month of October we are collecting: fruit juice and canned fruit.
Apple Pie time of year is HERE!
Pie Crust making will be on Wed., Oct. 28th and Thurs. Oct. 29th from 6-9 p.m.
On Thurs., Nov. 12th, Fri., Nov. 13th from 6-9 p.m. and Sat., Nov. 14th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (with lunch to follow) will be Apple Pie production and clean up. Bring rolling pin with you and apple peelers if you have one.
Lots of jobs for everyone! This event takes a huge number of volunteers. Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.
Open House for Joan Moyer
Sunday October 18, 2015
Stop in anytime between 1:00 and 4:30 p.m.
At The Gardens located at 11 Dunke St. N., Elmira
Hilltop Singers and Journeymen benefit Concert for Ontario Christian Gleaners. Saturday, October 24 at 7 p.m., St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Fergus. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Bentley House Fine Teas or I Love Chocolate. For more information please see the poster on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.
On Saturday November 21, 2015 the Elmira Kiwanis Club will conduct its Annual Food Drive for Woolwich Community Services starting at 9:00 am. The food collected supplies most of the food used in the Christmas Good-will hampers.
If convenient, it would be appreciated if you would leave non-perishable food items on your porch in a bag or box marked “for the Kiwanis Food Drive.”
Enjoy a special hour at Assisted Living Community, Elmira.
On Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. you are invited to join Kees and Scott along with people from Drayton to sing and praise God with the residents and staff of ALC. Speak to Kees for more info.
New at Gale and you are invited
In all the busyness of daily life would you like a time when you can sit back, relax and reflect on scripture and what it means to you? God wants us to spend time with him in quiet reflection. You are invited to take part in a 6 week class called “Christian Reflection Group” led by Rev. Scott beginning on Wednesday, November 4 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Material for this class will be taken from John Main’s video “The Practice of Christian Meditation.” There is no cost to participate in any or all of these sessions.
Helping Hands – Friday October 30th 2015 is packing day for the Cariboo Presbyterian Church. If you have been knitting over the summer, please bring your things to the Church and we will get them into the boxes. Hats, mitts, scarves, socks, slippers, sweaters etc. in sizes from infant to teens are gratefully received. Please come and join us as we pack up the knitting on Friday October 30st (9:00 am – 11:00 am). Thank you to all our supporters of this ministry. Your generosity is a wonderful gift to these children.
CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK
COME AND CELEBRATE THE HARVEST
On Saturday, October 24 from 2-4 p.m.
at Ken & Elizabeth Musselman’s
7325 Wellington Rd. 21, Elora (519)846-9289
This year’s crop was WHEAT
(Please contact the office for directions)
Also, we will be sending in the proceeds for this year’s crop mid-November. If you would like to contribute to this project, please mark the OTHER line of your giving’s envelope with FOODGRAINS and the amount. Thank you!
The SPIRIT & WORSHIP GROUP meets on Wednesday October 21st, 7:00 p.m. This meeting will focus on planning special worship activities up to Advent and Christmas.
Everyone is invited to attend these meetings without commitment to attending all the meetings.
For a more detailed description of what this group does please speak to Rev. Sinclair.
The Session of Gale Presbyterian Church is seeking four new elders to join session this fall. If you feel called to this position of leadership in our church, or if you wish to nominate someone for the position please speak to Rev. Sinclair or Barb Martin (Clerk of Session).
A congregational meeting will be held during worship on Sunday, October 25th 2015 for the purpose of electing four elders to the Session of Gale Presbyterian Church.
FAMILY HARVEST DANCE
in support of Menno Homes & Crieff Hills
Friday, October 23rd from 7-9 p.m.
There will be a re-gift Silent Auction.
Please bring donated items to the church office by noon October 22nd.
Marie Fretz will be the square dance caller and the youth will provide snacks.