UPCOMING EVENTS

REMEMBRANCE DINNER: Join us for Lemon Chicken Dinner, followed by Songs and Stories from the War Years. Friday, November 12, 2010 at 5:00 pm, St. Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola Steet. All are welcome. Adults $10.00, Children $5.00, Family $30.00.

For tickets please call the Cathedral office at 250-372-3912, Trish at 250-374-1484 or Mollie at 250-579-5670.

COFFEE HOUSE St. Paul’s next “Coffee House” is planned for Saturday November 20th in the church hall. If you have a favourite that you would like to hear or sing along with at that time please send the title to Ron Ste Marie at ttjstemarie@hotmail.com. If you know the words or can find them on the internet send them as an attachment, or, if you would like to perform or lead a song just let Ron know as soon as possible. You would be most welcome. Last year’s event was a great success, and this one promises to be even better, so plan to attend. Admission by donation.

OUT OF THE COLD Starting November 3rd, St. Vincent De Paul will once again be running an overnight shelter on Sunday and Wednesday nights in the basement of St. Paul's Cathedral. Additionally, any time the temperature drops below -10C it is hoped the shelter can be opened. All in need are welcome to come spend the night in a warm bed.

JESUS GOES TO THE MOVIES

Beginning November 7th and continuing every Sunday until December 5th, there will be movies shown in the Chapel at the Cathedral at 7:00 pm. The first movie is Jesus of Montreal. November 14th Yeshua: Exploring the Jewish Roots of Jesus. Watch for further releases.

4th ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST

For the past 4 summers, our "Circular" newsletter team have received photo's taken by parishioners. They depicted God's wonderful world in 3 categories: People and pets; scenes; and open.

Each year the judges have been challenged to pick just one 1st place winner, and some honorable mentions. This year was no different I'm sure. The process is done blind--they don't know who submitted the photo nor the explanation behind it.

So, this year, the winner's of first place are: Tammy Davis for people and pets; Joy Gothard for scenes; and Trudy Smith for open category. Honorable mentions went to Rae Long, Bridget Jensen, Islay Oatway, and Katie Lukow took 2 H.M.'s.

Congratulations to all, and thank you for supporting the contest. It's been fun, and now the office has these beautiful submissions gracing the wall. Anytime you're in the church during office hours, be sure to pop in and take a look--the photo's are awesome!

PAKISTAN RELIEF

The Primate's World Relief Fund is pariticpating in the gathering of funds to help those in need in Pakistan. The Canadian Government has extended the date for matching of funds, so get your donations in soon.

ROOTS AMONG THE ROCKS

On July 20th, St. Paul's Cathedral hosted the amazing youth tour "Roots Among the Rocks". Here is a shot of the cast & crew with our dean, The Very Rev. Louise Peters.

Upwards of 80 people braved the heat and laughed, cried, identified (or not) with the stories collected and shared by these enthusiastic young people. Most amazing of all, is that approximately 30 days prior to appearing in Kamloops, this group had not met each other, had no material, and no plan. In that short space of time they collected stories from 70 people, wrote a play, found players, directors, and roadies. They played at the General Synod in Halifax in June, then took the production on a road trip across Canada.

It was a production to rival most anything professional, and certainly made this author ponder questions about faith and the church community.

SUMMER HOURS

The Thrift Store is closed for the summer and will re-open Sept. 10th. The Very Rev. Louise Peters will be away until July 25th, then from August 1 to 27th. The office is open as usual 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Tuesday to Friday, and staff will be happy to arrange pastoral care during the week if you have need.

So, to our loyal readers, enjoy the lazy, hazy days of summer. Remember when snapping those photo's of God's Wonderful World, our parish hosts an annual contest. A maximum of 6 shots can be entered in one of 3 categories: families, friends & pets; scenic views; open. The deadline for submission is September 6th, and may be emailed or dropped off at the office.

IF WE WORK, WE EAT

the church was subjected to a deep clean last weekend, and Colleen brought her camera.