Pastoral Epistle – Nov 20 2024
Pastoral Epistle, November 21, 2024
Beloved Congregation,
Greetings in Jesus!
“For I desire mercy and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”
Hosea 6:6
God clearly expresses his desire for His people. His people must choose mercy over sacrifice and the knowledge of God over offerings.
Outreach to Seniors: Kindly come prepared on Sunday December 8th to visit O’Connor Seniors home soon after Coffee Hour. We must be there by 1.00 pm. Our Sunday School is preparing something special to give the seniors. Thank you, Sharon, for your initiative.
Toronto Star Christmas gifts: Kindly use the link below to volunteer for Toronto Star Santa gifts for children initiative. https://pickatime.com/SantaClausFund/Delivery Contact Tina for details.
Carols to friends of St. Bedes: Kindly coordinate with Serena to plan for the Carol rounds. It will be an exciting experience. St. Bedes used to do this regularly before.
Christmas Fundraising Food Festival: We are looking forward to this celebration of Food Festival on Sunday, December 22nd following our Christmas Tree celebration service to raise funds for the ministry of our church. Kindly invite as many friends as possible. Our wardens will give us more details.
Christmas Celebration: Invite friends to our Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 14th at 6.30 pm. We deeply appreciate the hard work that is being put in for this celebration.
Advent Calendar: You can mark the dates for all our services during this Advent Season and join us.
Youtube stream links.
Sunday Service Nov 24th , 2024, 10:30am https://youtube.com/live/4kx_p4aBmr0
Past and Present Videos can be accessed through the below link
Here are the details to send your tithes and offerings.
E-transfer your Contributions to: cw-stbede@toronto.anglican.ca
I am immensely thankful for your faithfulness in sending your tithes and offerings. May our Lord richly reward your commitment to Jesus Christ and His Church.
Birthdays :
Esther Grace Paul Nov 21
Shirley Davis Nov 24
Jayaraj Solomon Nov 26
As we prepare to enter a month of festivities, we will also remember that God invites us to exercise mercy over sacrifice and a desire to know God deeply over other offerings.
Regards and blessings,
Pastor