Saturday 20 December 2014

Christmas 2014 Services

Christmas Worship at St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral 


Christmas Eve
4:00pm          Pageant and Family Eucharist
7:00pm          Candlelight Eucharish with Choir
11:00pm         Midnight at the Manger: A Candlelight Service with story, silence, music to welcome the Holy Child. Eucharist will be shared. 

Christmas Day
10:00am          Holy Eucharist with Organ and Brass

Sunday, Decemeber 28
8:00am          Holy Eucharist, Chapel
10:00am        Festival of Lessons and Carols

(Cathedral office closed for the Christmas break between December 24 – January 4.)

Parish Update: December 19, 2014

Hello St. Paul’s Family

Here are a few things you may need to know



Sunday –Christmas Luncheon:  After the 10 AM service on Dec. 21 there will be a pot luck Christmas luncheon. The church is providing the main course and parish members are asked to bring salads, appy’s or deserts to share.




Mollie Both will have some craft items from the women's prison to sell on Sunday at the lunch for the Elizabeth Fry Society. Sophia Ronald will also have items for sale to support her Me to We project. 


2015 Envelopes are NOW available for pick up! Please go to the back on the church and the greeters will help you out. Remember that 2014 envelopes CAN NOT be used in 2015.

Christmas Services
CHRISTMAS WORSHIP AT ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL 


CHRISTMAS EVE
4:00PM          PAGEANT AND FAMILY EUCHARIST
7:00PM          CANDLELIGHT EUCHARISH WITH CHOIR
11:00PM         MIDNIGHT AT THE MANGER: A CANDLELIGHT SERVICE WITH STORY, SILENCE, MUSIC TO WELCOME THE HOLY CHILD. EUCHARIST WILL BE SHARED. 

CHRISTMAS DAY
10:00AM          HOLY EUCHARIST WITH ORGAN AND BRASS

SUNDAY, DECEMEBER 28
8:00AM          HOLY EUCHARIST, CHAPEL
10:00AM        FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
  



Service of Lessons and Carols – Can you be a reader for the service of lessons and carols (Sunday Dec 28th) ? If so please contact the Dean @ dlp@shawbiz.ca
  




The office will be closed from December 25 to January 5th. Phone messages will be monitored so please leave a message if you have a pastoral concern. Merry Christmas! 



Bible Study – will resume on January 7, 2015



Centering Prayer will resume January 6, 2015

Monday 15 December 2014

Christmas 2014 Services

Christmas Worship at St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral 

Christmas Eve
4:00pm          Pageant and Family Eucharist
7:00pm          Candlelight Eucharish with Choir
11:00pm         Midnight at the Manger: A Candlelight Service with story, silence, music to welcome the Holy Child. Eucharist will be shared. 

Christmas Day
10:00am          Holy Eucharist with Organ and Brass

Sunday, Decemeber 28
8:00am          Holy Eucharist, Chapel
10:00am        Festival of Lessons and Carols

(Cathedral office closed for the Christmas break between December 24 – January 4.)

 

Sunday 14 December 2014

Parish Update: December 12, 2014

Gods peace to you and your family
Here are a few things you may need to know

  
2015 Envelopes are NOW available for pick up! Please go to the back on the church and the greeters will help you out. Remember that 2014 envelopes CAN NOT be used in 2015.

  

Sunday!!! Do you love this building?  Do you have time to help us with care of this place? Are you handy and/or good with tools? We are forming a Maintenance Committee that would consist of folks who would assist with the care and upkeep of the Cathedral Facility.  Jim Waldie our faithful Maintenance Coordinator of 10 years is stepping down, and we need to put in place a team of volunteers who would meet regularly to address the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the facility.  Working in partnership with the wardens, our custodian and the office coordinator, the Maintenance Committee would set budget, prioritize ongoing maintenance needs, monitor the calendar upkeep schedules (fire alarm maintenance, sprinkler system upkeep, furnace and heating monitoring, etc). and oversee the day to day maintenance need of this large physical plant. We would also need a small circle of building “on-call” folks who would be our after hours contacts for emergent issues should they arise.  Curious?  Interested?  Join us for an information sharing meeting – (no commitment required at this point) just come and hear about the needs and the ministry/work.  The Maintenance Information meeting will be held Sunday December 14 after the 10 am service.  We will meet in the Chapel




Christmas Luncheon:  After the 10 AM service on Dec. 21 (next Sunday) there will be a pot luck Christmas luncheon. The church is providing the main course and parish members are asked to bring salads, appy’s or deserts to share.


St. Peter's carol service is on Dec. 21st. at 4:00 followed by a pot luck supper in the hall

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Praying for our University Students

Many of our university students here in Kamloops as well as those from our community who have moved away for school are in the midst of semester end and final exams. Let us pray for all of our young people who are working on final semester projects, assignments, and exams.
Students: we're praying for you and are here to offer our support! We know this can be a stressful time filled with many hours of work - you can do it!!


Monday 1 December 2014

Sunday School Outreach

A HUGE thank you to our Sunday School children and teens who worked together on Sunday morning to put 36 Christmas bags and boxes together to be shared with the children in Kamloops through the Boys and Girls Club. Thanks to Tammy and the Sunday School teaching and helping team who organized this and to all the members of the congregation who donated times for this special Christmas bags and boxes!





Saturday 29 November 2014

Parish Email: November 28, 2014



Email L
Our email server at shawbiz.ca is having issues so our email is sketchy at best. Having difficulty receiving....the tech whizzes are doing their best, so in the mean time, either fb message or phone us....250 372 3912!


Photo Chuck Kalnin
 The Circular – Can be found online!! In an effort to be better stewards both financially and environmentally, we have decided to limit the number of hard copies, reduce postage costs and move towards electronic copies! There are still a few paper copies available at the back of the Cathedral.
  


There are new books on the APCI book cart (located between the cathedral and the hall). Check them out! (a library pun)


Centering Prayer – Time Change – please note that centering prayer will now begin at 10am on Tuesdays. 


The Thompson Valley Orchestra presents "The Many Moods of Christmas" with special guests, The Kamloops Choristers.  Calvary Community Church 7pm Sat. Dec.6th and 2pm Sun. Dec. 7th


Our annual PIT Stop is happening on Dec 7th.  This hot meal program which serves a nutritious dinner every Sunday
afternoon year round and is a completely volunteer driven program.  The dinners are provided without charge for people less fortunate than ourselves.  Normally put on by the United ChurchSt Paul's has volunteered to do it once a year.  If you feel you can volunteer for 2 or 4 hours from 1-5 please email kathymoore@telus.net or call 250-376-5855


Monday, December 8th - 1:00 - 3:00 pm Linnea Good, musician, song-writer and storyteller, is offering a workshop to teach Scripture story telling - helping us learn to "tell" the Scriptures rather than just read them. There is a suggested donation of $10 for this event - but no one will be turned away if they cannot afford it. Please RSVP to Mount Paul United Church at 250-376-2261. For more information on Linnea Good, please visit her website: linneagood.com


Sunday School News:
 Over the next few weeks and months, the St. Paul’s Sunday School will be involved in two outreach initiatives.  We welcome your participation in their giving.


The Sharing Tree: There is a special tree in the Sunday School Room.  We will adorn it weekly with sox, mitts, gloves and hats.  These items will be collected to put on the Sharing Tree for our shelter neighbors who come and share this same room on Wednesdays evenings. If you would like to participate in this outreach ministry and make a donation, there is a box in the Cathedral Entrance to receive your donations of hats, mitts, gloves and sox.  (no scarves please).  Let’s keep everyone warm and dry this winter!


 THIS SUNDAY!!!! Christmas Shoe BoxesOur Sunday school class will work together to decorate and package shoe boxes to donate to the Boys and Girls Club in Kamloops. The Boys & Girls club will share these "stockings in a box" with children from lower income families throughout the holidays. We hope to fill a number of boxes suitable for both girls and boys between the ages of 5-12 years. Anything that you would find in a child's stocking would be appropriate to share. If you would like to participate in this outreach project bring small surprises to fill the boxes and place them in the donation basket in the Cathedral entranceway.




Suggested Items for Christmas Shoe Box Stocking Stuffers
Toiletries- bubble bath, shower gel, creams
Card games
Chocolates, sweets, gum
Mitts, toques, scarves
Slippers
Anything hockey or NHL related
Nail polish, lip gloss
Markers, pencil crayons
Art kits
Books, comics
Barrettes, ponies, hair clips,
Cozy or funny socks
Photo frame
Wallet
Anything from Ardene's or Claires
Stickers, crafts
Stationary or note cards
Diary or journal
Lego mini
Noise makers (kazoo, shakers, tambourine, maracas, etc…)
Play dough, silly putty
Jewelry making kits
Puzzles
Colouring book
Game book
Iron bead kit
Magnets
LED booklight
Coffee/Team mug warmer
Decorative duct tape
Glow sticks
Funky erasers
Swim goggles
Crazy straws
Post it notes
Small puzzles
Small toys
Small stuffed animals
  
Bring your donations to the Cathedral THIS SUNDAY!!!!!!! and put in the box in the front entrance!  Thanks so much!




Do you love this building?  Do you have time to help us with care of this place? Are you handy and/or good with tools? We are forming a Maintenance Committee that would consist of folks who would assist with the care and upkeep of the Cathedral Facility.  Jim Waldie our  faithful Maintenance Co-ordinator of 10 years is stepping down, and we need to put in place a team of volunteers who would meet regularly to address the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the facility.  Working in partnership with the wardens, our custodian and the office coordinator, the Maintenance Committee would set budget, prioritize ongoing maintenance needs, monitor the calendar upkeep schedules (fire alarm maintenance, sprinkler system upkeep, furnace and heating monitoring, etc). and oversee the day to day maintenance need of this large physical plant. We would also need a small circle of building “on-call” folks who would be our after hours contacts for emergent issues should they arise.  Curious?  Interested?  Join us for an information sharing meeting – (no commitment required at this point) just come and hear about the needs and the ministry/work.  The Maintenance Information meeting will be held Sunday December 14 after the 10 am service.  We will meet in the Chapel
  

 
Christmas Tea & Bake Sale – Sat Dec 13th 1:30-3:30 pm

The Altar Guild is again looking after the Bake table at the Christmas Tea.  As well as a regular bake table, there will also be a separate Bulk Cookie Table where cookies will be sold by the dozen (your choice of cookies).   All donations of baking, preserves and cookies are appreciated.  Baking is also needed for the tea.   Baking can be brought to the church during office hours on Friday Dec 12th and to the hall from 10 am on Saturday, Dec 13th.  Help at either the Tea or Bake table is most welcome.  For more info on the bake table contact Elaine Parkes at 250-374-2316 and/or for the tea – Rae Long at 250-372-7582