All are welcome and invited to be a part of Advent and Christmas services at St. Philip’s! See details below:

Update – Thank you to all of the volunteers who worked so hard to renew our church worship space (the “nave” in Anglican English!). All is refreshed for continued worship and ministry for years to come, with a fresh face. The amount of volunteer time invested in this project is in the order of 160 hours, or a full month of a full time worker. On behalf of the worshipping community, a warm thank you to Ewart, Judith, Judy, Beverley, Gary and Pres. And thank you to all those who responded to our campaign offering financial support. Together we are building a promising future for a ministry of hope and continued blessing.

Oct. 5 – Work began this week to refresh the sanctuary with a new coat of paint, to be followed by new carpets. For two weeks while the work is being done, we will be worshipping in the parish hall (October 11, 18) .

If you are an early bird and normally attend the 10:30AM service, we invite you to attend the 8:15 AM service, to help balance out the congregations between the two services. Please join us as we give thanks together!

For updates on the work in the church, check out our Twitter or Facebook accounts.

We love our pets, and they are welcome to come to church for a special blessing. Join us for an informal service in commemoration of St. Francis on Thursday evening, Oct 8, 7:30 PM. Your pets are invited to attend – suitably leashed or caged – for a special prayer of blessing. A simple communion will be celebrated. This is a fun and unique family service in the parish hall.

Sunday, October 4, 2016

The Altar Guild will decorate the church on Saturday morning (October 3) for Harvest Thanksgiving. Please bring fruits, vegetables, pickles, jam, etc. to the church on Friday, October 2nd, or early Saturday. All donations will be forwarded to Yellow Brick House, a residence for abused women and their children, before Thanksgiving Day.

Thanks be to God for all who contributed time, treasure and talent to such a successful Walkathon 2015 – as of July 12, $14,723.00 has been collected! Well done team SPOTH and friends. These funds have been sent to Faithworks to the Pikangikum water project: providing clean water to the homes of fellow Ontarians. Well done!

Thanks for the wonderful day camp. Have a blessed summer and see you in the fall! 75 wonderful children learned that God has the power to provide, comfort, heal, forgive, and love forever. [Read more…]