Pastoral Epistle – May 15, 2024

Pastoral Epistle, May 15, 2024



Beloved Congregation,
Greetings in Jesus!

“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.” Isaiah 66:13

Praise God for His tender mercies. They are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness! He comforts His people as a mother comforts her children.  We draw strength for each day from God’s Word. He has promised that He will comfort us. 

We had a great Mother’s Day special service:  We appreciate the panel mothers who contributed to the occasion and made it special in the service. Thank you to all parents for encouraging our Sunday school to bring glory to God through their talents.  Thank you to our leaders who patiently trained our children. May our Lord richly reward their faithful ministry.  Special thanks to the men’s fellowship who hosted a sumptuous lunch.

This Sunday:  May 19th pastor will be on vacation.  Tina George will lead the service.

Dr. D. Mohan Selvaraj will be the preacher. We will not have Holy Eucharist this Sunday. 

The Rev. Nico Montalbetti will be priest on call. 

For any pastoral emergency kindly contact our wardens.  

People’s Warden:

Jeyachandran Solomon  647- 588-3816

Rector’s Warden:

Varun Balendra  647-872-4337

Next Sunday:  As part of our Centenary Celebrations we will have a special service on May 26th with Rt. Rev. Andrew Asbil, bishop of Toronto.  He will be the celebrant and preacher.  We will have a Confirmation Service.

 Please uphold our Confirmands in prayer:

Myrah Susan James

Noel Selvaretnam

Salome Krishna

Sean Michael Auger

Please join us for fellowship lunch followed by the service hosted by families of our Confirmands.  

Family Retreat: Please register for our Family Retreat on Saturday, July 20th at Toronto Island. It will be a day of celebration and excitement. 

Kindly be at St. Andrew’s by the Lake Church at 10.30 AM. 

Address: 11 Avenue of the Islands, Cibola Ave, Toronto. 

Toronto Island Park. 

For more details kindly contact our wardens. 

Youtube stream links.

Sunday Service May 19th 2024, 10:30am https://youtube.com/live/UTOHRNQQW3Y

Past and Present Videos can be accessed through the below link

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

Birthdays :

Esther (Karuna) Rajanceyagam May 20

Esther Sikha May 20

Belinda Bennet    May 22

Samson Davis    May 25

Anniversary :

Saravan and Vyjayanthi Velupillai May 15

Paul Arvind Joseph and Chitra Paul    May 18

Vijay James  and Shirley Christo    May 24

May our Lord be close to you when you go through pain, suffering and other challenges.  May He cover you under His wings that you will experience His tender care.  

Regards and blessings,

Pastor 

416-908-5686