Pastoral Epistle – March 29, 2023
Beloved Congregation,Greetings in Jesus!
“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Luke 19:38
We are coming to the end of the Lent season. We are preparing to celebrate the triumphal entry of our Lord into Jerusalem. Jesus is our eternal King.
Our last lent service is this Wednesday, (today) March 29th at 7.30 pm. Kindly join on Zoom and be blessed. Tina George will bring us God’s message.https://zoom.us/j/97753965288?pwd=ZkJFd0JZZTRDSWRPN25YMVNZby9JZz09
Meeting ID: 977 5396 5288
Passcode: 749549
Our youth had a wonderful evening at Leisure Lanes on March 25th. Special thanks to our youth coordinator, Sangeetha who organized this bowling party for our youth. We are excited about God’s blessings on our church.
Upcoming special services: Please join our special services and be blessed:
Palm Sunday Service: April 2nd, 10.30 am
Maundy Thursday Service: April 6th 7.30 pm (Stripping of the altar)
Good Friday Service: April 7th 10.30 am
Easter Sunday Service: April 9th 10.30 am
On Saturday, April 22, 2023, we have “Celebration of New Ministry for Incumbent Service” Please join in person service at 5:00pm. Archdeacon Sheryl Palmer will be the celebrant and preacher. Also kindly join our fellowship dinner following the service. Please RSVP before April 18th using the Event brite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/celebration-of-new-ministry-the-rev-dr-irwin-sikha-incumbent-of-st-bede-tickets-601841142057
YouTube Stream links for Sunday Worship Service:
https://youtube.com/live/JUNCQCaKr2c or https://youtube.com/c/stbedesanglican
Here are the details to send your tithes and offerings.
E-transfer your Contributions to : cw-stbede@toronto.anglican.ca
You can also contribute at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/st-bedes-church
Birthdays this week and coming up:
Onnesimus Samprabhu Mar 27
Sharada Jayaprasath Mar 31
Gabriel Aldred Apr 1
Linda Powell Apr 1
Lavina Estelle Vijay Apr 4
Johannah Thalitha Gabriel Apr 6
Jason Theodore Gabriel Apr 6
I also want to take this time to ask for your prayers for the families of the victims of the Nashville tragedy, which has taken the lives of innocent children and adults. Let’s pray to the Lord to always protect and safeguard our children and families.
May God’s presence be close to you as we faithfully follow Him.
Regards and blessings,Pastor
The Rev’d Dr. Irwin Sikha
Cell : 416-908-5686