Pastoral Epistle – August 10, 2023

Beloved Congregation,Greetings in Jesus!“It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect.”   Psalms‬ ‭18‬:‭32
King David composed this psalm when God delivered him from all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.  Even when we are not aware, God is fighting for us to deliver us from our enemies and from anything that is trying to destroy us. 
Glad to be back:  I have finished my vacation.  I am thankful for the precious time I had with my family.  Thank you to everyone who prayed for us. Thank you to everyone who supported the ministry of the church in my absence.  Special thanks to Tina George and Viji Angela who led the service in my absence.  Thanks to Rev. Ravi Kalison for being priest on call in my absence.  
This Sunday, August 13th kindly try to attend in person service.  We will be celebrating our Silver wedding anniversary.  Archbishop G. Samuel, Anglican Church of South India, will be our preacher and celebrant.   Event Committee Meeting. This evening  (August 10th)  we met to confirm a few aspects of our Centenary Celebrations.  Elizabeth Calvin has agreed to write the history of our church for our souvenir.  Thank you Elizabeth!   We will confirm our Centenary logo shortly and update our website.   
Here are the YouTube Stream links for this Sunday worship:  https://youtube.com/live/-aXn9P2QPug or  https://www.youtube.com/@stbedesanglican/streams
Here are the details to send your tithes and offerings.  Thank you to everyone who contributes regularly for the ministry of God.
E-transfer your Contributions to : cw-stbede@toronto.anglican.ca
You can also contribute at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/st-bedes-church
May our Lord continue to arm you with His strength that you will see victory over all your challenges.  
Regards and blessings,Pastor 

The Rev’d  Dr. Irwin Sikha

Cell : 416-908-5686