Church & General ANNOUNCEMENTS
    UPDATED: JANUARY 29, 2012

    Parish of St. Chad
    3390 Portage Ave. (at Rouge Rd.), Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3K 0Z3

    Diocese of Rupert's Land

    Phone 832-7175, FAX 885-2447

    Bishop: Rt. Rev. Donald Phillips
    Parish Priest - The Rev. Susan Titterington - 832-7195
    Church office e-mail:  stchads@johnxxiii.ca
    St. Chad's FACEBOOK Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=176010342965&ref=ts
    To send a message to the Rector , saintchads@gmail.com   OR susan.titterington@gmail.com
    Church website:  www.mts.net/~gilfred/stchad.html

    Church Wardens:
    Cristi Danielson - Rector's Warden   832-5457
    Bruce McMillan - Assistant Rector's Warden   831-5155
    Elsie Kent - People's Warden  837-7056
    Chris Ellis - Assistant People's Warden  487-2615
    Diocesan Council Member:
    Roselyn Fortier - 895-8776
    Synod Delegates:
    Roselyn Fortier - 895-8776 (Chairperson)
    Synod Delegates Judie Schnell - 832-2470
    Bruce McMillan - 831-5155
    Alternate Delegate John Pittman - 889-2886
    Youth Delegate
    Devan Ryner - 694-3179
    Church website - www.mts.net/~gilfred/stchad.html    (Gil Frederick - 204-888-2473)
    Parish office e-mail: stchads@johnxxiii.ca   Vestry e-mail: saintchads@gmail.com

    A.C.C. Office Hours: Mondays through Fridays - 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
    A.C.C. Office Administrator:  Indira Rampersad
    A.C.C. webpage (a section of Blessed John XXIII's website) http://www.johnxxiii.ca/ACC.html
    A.C.C. Board Members (St. Chad's):  Jim Huggard - 885-5022, Bruce McMillan - 831-5155, Bill Sadler - 837-5137, John Pittman - 889-2886

    OUR MISSION STATEMENT:       St. Chad's is a Christ-centered parish (led by God the Father and Holy Spirit)
    that worships in the spirit of unity, caring for one another and the needs of the community,
    and seeking to be faithful to the Great Comnmission.


    SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES:
    8:00 a.m. - Said or Sung Service and Eucharist (Chapel)
    11:00 a.m. - Sung Service and Eucharist - coffee fellowship following (in Gym)

    Our RECTOR is The Rev.Susan Titterington

    CHURCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS



    THE WEEK'S BIBLE READINGS, Readers, other info


    I send you greetings on behalf of the Friends of Lichfield Cathedral.
    We welcome visitors to the City of Lichfield as well as to our fine Cathedral where we continue to worship with joy on the site consecrated in AD 700 to house the remains of Chad.
    Phil Elliott
    (Committee member, Friends of Lichfield Cathedral)

    Check out these 2 websites: http://www.lichfield-cathedral.org/ and http://www.lichfield-tourist.co.uk/



    STEWARDSHIP PRAYER:  Almighty God, I give thanks for all that I have, and all that I am, and for the great gift of Your Son, Jesus.   Help me to serve joyfully, give generously, follow faithfully, live responsibly and possess sensibly.  Because You have so graciously given me abundant gifts, I return to You my gifts of service and sharing, in gratitude for all that You have entrusted to me.
    Heavenly Father, by Your Holy Spirit, bring me knowledge and understanding and help me to be a gift to others in Your Name.  Amen.



    Winnipeg Harvest Food Collection

    Winnipeg Harvest - FOOD OF THE WEEK:
    "For I was hungry and you gave me food."   Matthew 25:35

    10 Most Wanted Items List
    Canned Meat and Fish;  Cereal;   Macaroni & Cheese;  Dry Pasta;  Canned Vegetables;  Canned Soup;  Canned Fruit sp; Canned Fruit
    Canned Stews;  Peanut Butter;  Spaghetti Sauce.

    Also, a special request:  Diapers, sizes 1, 2 & 3, as well as Feminine Hygiene Products, are always in short supply.
    Donations of these are greatly appreciated at any time.



    If you started with this page, please Go back to the previous page - Current Events  FOR TIME-SENSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

    HOUSE GROUP:   There is a House Group meeting on Monday evening at 7:30.
    If you wish any info about House Groups, please contact Ann Hunt at 837-1539, or click on the link below to read the House Group brochure.
    Read a brochure on House Groups HERE!

    Coffee, Tea, Juice & Sweet Things.  Stay awhile after the 11:00 a.m. church service and enjoy a closer relationship with your fellow parishioners.
    If you'd like to help with this aspect of service, please call the Rector (We are now looking for a co-ordinator for this event)



    MINUTES of VESTRY MEETINGS   are available in the Literature Rack at the back of the church, or may be obtained by contacting a member of the Vestry.

    ALPHA Logo

    IS THERE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS?
    If you ask yourself this question, then for more information contact: Shaila Visser, Media Relations, Alpha Canada, at shailavisser@alphacanada.org or 604 837 2000 or the Alpha Canada office at 1 800 743 0899.
    If you want to know more about ALPHA, please go to the Alpha Canada website: www.alphacanada.org



    And for the YOUTH of our parish, this will be of interest to you.

    "Generation", The National Anglican Youth website.

    Toronto, April 23, 2006 -- Generation is a new kind of website, designed from the ground up for young Canadian Anglicans.
    Look for blogs, coming events in all parts of the country, interactive features, polls, scripture reflections, creative expressions and more.

    The site will include a number of blogs, or web logs, from young people from across Canada. It will also include a blog from the Primate with weekly entries, a first for the Anglican Communion.

    This isn't a site full of content that adults think young people should read; this is a site full of content that young Anglicans will generate themselves. Any young person or any adult concerned with youth issues can register on the site and contribute to it. The content of the site is continually renewed, so there are always new things to read and comment on.

    You are welcome to comment on someone else's blog, including the Primate's; you can add a thought in response to a Question of the Week or start a discussion forum, connect with other young people in all parts of the country, look for events or advertise events in your region. You can post resources or request ideas for something you need. There will be lots more to check out.

    The site is intended for Anglican young people, age 14 and over and those who minister with them.

    The site can be found at generation.anglican.ca
    Questions on the site can be directed to Judy Steers, Coordinator - Youth Initiatives, at
    jsteers@national.anglican.ca



    TELEPAL NEWS - ANNOUNCEMENTS

    TELEPALS:  Can you telephone for St. Chad's? TelePals are needed. Call Joyce at 774-9173.
    Blessings, in His service, Joyce, Coordinator.
    Do you have a special event coming up soon?  Let TelePals call for you. Call Joyce at 774-9173.

    If you have any comments to make, feedback with other news, updates of your information for church records,
    please give these to your Tele-Pal when she/he calls.

    AS MEN OF OLD FOLLOWED THE STAR,
         To all who care, draw near and teach to
         Every home within our reach:
         Love warms all hearts,
         Even those grown cold.
         Pals are the link,
         And close the gaps
         Left by loneliness and grief.


    PARKING:  On the west parking lot, there are TWO SPOTS marked for ORGANISTS ONLY.
    Please do not park in these or the CLERGY spots.


    The ST. CHAD"S CHIMES NEWSLETTER:   can be found in the literature rack in the narthex (north side). Take one if you haven't already received one, or wish an extra copy for a friend.
    Submission of articles, etc. for The Chimes is welcomed. Please forward these to the Editor, James Golas.

    From time to time, we may have the Chimes newsletter available in the PDF format. If there are enough requests, we can prepare the current issue for those asking. Please E-mail your request to Gil Frederick, at gilfred@mymts.net
    To read PDF files, download the free Acrobat READER from this site:
    http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html   (click to activate)



    BAPTISMS:  will be held four times a year, after a period of suitable instruction.  To arrange for a Baptism, call the office at 832-7175.

    POSTERS OF INTEREST You will find a number of posters on the church south foyer BULLETIN BOARD that pertain to activities and events of interest to parishioners and others of the community.

    ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA NEWS SERVICE:
    Read all the current news and announcements at this link:

    SOMETHING NEW FOR THE ANGLICAN YOUTH!
    The Anglican Church has set up a website strictly for those 14 years and up - run by the participants themselves.
    Read more NOW, and log on ....... (click to enter)


    DIOCESE OF RUPERT'S LAND - Events and Activities - Click to read   

    PARISH and DIOCESAN EVENTS

    PARISH EVENTS:

    OTHER PARISH / DIOCESAN EVENTS:


    NEWS ABOUT OUR FUTURE IN THE A.C.C.   By a vote of 2/3 to 1/3 of the particpants at a special congregational meeting, it was decided that St. Chad's would leave the A.C.C. For a view of this decision by Blessed John XXIII, please read the following notice from their church bulletin of July 24, 2011.

    Update from the Parish Advisory Council (PAC) on the future of ACC and Blessed John XXIII:
      The leadership of St. Chad's Parish has informed our Parish Advisory Committee of their final decision to leave the ACC. This was not the decision the majority of our parishioners had hoped for, but it is clear that further offers of assistance from our Parish will be of no avail. While the partnershop will eventually dissolved, no decisions have yet been made about timing or other legal or financial issues.  The process is likely to take up to one year or more, and for the moment, our Parish continues all its activities on the basis of "business as usual".
    Meanwhile, your PAC is working proactively to investigate legal and financial avenues for dissolving the partnership, including ways Blessed John XXIII could continue alone.  As in the past, when the facts are known and options are developed, they will be presented to parishioners for discussion.  Once Blessed John XXIII collectively comes up with a plan, it will be subject to approval by the Archdiocesan Finance Council, after which Archbishop Weisgerber has indicated he will approve it.   Please pray for the success of our Parish, and transmit any concerns or suggestions you may have for the PAC through Father Gerald, Al McMurdie (Parish Finance Council) or Michael Rennie (Parish Pastoral Council).

    Check the BULLETIN BOARDS for news of other events of interest - you'll find something you'd like to attend.

    For other events taking place in our Diocese and Parishes, please visit their respective websites:

    http://www.anglican.ca/about/diocese.htm


    A.C.C. RESOURCE LIBRARY --Click on line below to access 'Opening Ceremony' page.
              LIBRARY OPENING CEREMONY

    A.C.C. Resource/Library:  ( Room 4 downstairs) - Have you read a good book lately?   We have a variety of reading material. You will be glad to know we now have listings of all the adult and children's books by author, title and subject.   We also have Audio-Visual items available.
    Many thanks to Elizabeth Place for her contribution to our library project.
    Library Hours:  Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.   Library available at other times upon request.  It's YOUR library, drop by and take out a book!
    A request is being made to return OVERDUE BOOKS a.s.a.p. - others are requesting them.
    Contact Valerie Stark (885-3890).



    WARNING:   Please do not leave your purse or valuables unattended any place or at any time in the building.



    OTHER CHURCH & COMMUNITY EVENTS - ANNOUNCEMENTS

    A.C.C. RUMMAGE SALE Notice & Information

    The NEXT Sale will be held on FEBRUARY 10, 2012.
    Donations of Jewellery are always needed and welcome.

    The A.C.C. LADIES' KNITTING CLUB:   meets on the first and third Monday of each month, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Lounge downstairs.  New members are welcome at any time.
    For more information, please contact Beverly Hewitt (885-1202)

    AL ANON meets downstairs in our gym every Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. for anybody whose life is affected by alcholism.



    ANGLICAN FELLOWSHIP OF PRAYER - CANADA - Diocese of Rupert's Land
    The AFP is active in Winnipeg. The St. Chad's representative is Ann Hunt, and we have a homepage that you might find interesting.
    We invite you to have a visit with us at  http://www.mts.net/~gilfred/Afphisty.html


    Visit the ELCIC, our full communion partner, online at  www.elcic.ca


    35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of the Assiniboia Christian Centre:  To read report and see pictures, click on this line.


    "ALTERNATIVE TRADE" CRAFT SALE:  Alternative Trade purchases are gifts that give twice - once to the recipient and once to the artisan who benefits from the purchase.
    To read about the CLWR Alternative Trade Project, or other Canadian Lutheran World Relief Projects, click on this line.

    Sanctuary Flags:  At our Remembrance Day Service on November 11th, 2002, Monsignor Chartrand and Father Shields blessed the new flags in our Sanctuary:
    the PAPAL FLAG (Gold & White) which features the Coat-of-Arms of Vatican City (the Papal Tiara [crown] and the Keys of the Kingdom [Matthew, XVI, 19] and
    the ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA FLAG-  the red cross represents the Cross of St. George, indicating the origin of the church in the Church of England; the four green maple leafs represent the four ecclesiastical provinces in the church: Canada,  Ontario,  Rupert's Land,  B.C. & Yukon.
    the Canadian Flag and the Flag of the Province of Manitoba.
    All of these flags will remind us of our faith heritage and our earthly citizenship.



    FOR YOUR INFORMATION

    Privacy Act & St. Chad:   St. Chad has written a draft privacy policy. If you have questions, please contact any member of the Vestry.

    BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS DEADLINE:   All bulletin announcements, changes or deletions are to be in the hands of Audrey Kelly by 9 a.m. on Thursdays (e-mail: audrey.kelly130@gmail.com.
    They can be phoned in to her- delivered to her personally (to her home, or at church) - or placed in her FILE FOLDER in the ACC office (under the front counter).   Audrey is the one who prepares each weekly church bulletin.
    You can also give your bulletin announcements to our Rector Susan Titterington, at 832-7195 (office), or leave in her church office before 9 a.m. on Thursdays.

    CHURCH MAILING LIST CHANGES:   If you wish to make a change in the roster register - name change or correction, change of address, an addition or deletion., these can be directed to Audrey Kelly (or left in her file folder in the office).

    GO BACK TO ST. CHAD'S HOMEPAGE

    Read the weekly BLESSED JOHN XXIII church bulletin. See link to their new web site.

    Gil Frederick's HomePage

    E-MAIL ME at: gilfred@mymts.net