Pastoral Epistle-May 25, 2022

Beloved Congregation,
Greetings in Jesus!
“As for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.”    Psalms‬ ‭31:14

We are encouraged to continue to trust in our Lord whatever our situation may be.  We will continue to acknowledge that He is our God.  Everyone who trusts in the Lord will be blessed.  They will never be put to shame. 
Let us remember everyone who have been affected by the thunderstorm last Saturday. 
Let us intercede fervently for the families who were devastated by the shootings in Texas.  Innocent people are targeted for no reason.  Such acts of senseless violence shakes even the foundation of who really we are.  May the Lord graciously protect us from violence and grant us peace. 

This Sunday we  will celebrate the Ascension of our Lord.  We will not have Holy Eucharist this Sunday; but we will have a time of songs and testimonies.   If you would like to sing a song or share a testimony, please let me know. 

Bible Study:   Please join our Bible Study on Zoom on Wednesday (today) at 7.30 pm.  You can use our regular Sunday Zoom link. We will continue our interesting study on the Gospel of John. 

Advisory Board Meeting:   This Thursday, May 26th our Advisory Board Meeting will meet.  Please pray for God’s guidance as we seek God’s favour in all we do. 

Ministry of Chalice Bearer:  if you want to prayerfully consider to be a Chalice Bearer in our church, please let me know.  I am looking for two members for this  ministry. 

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 next :

Chris Jonathan Anand   May 22
Belinda Bennet    May 22
Esther Kirthana May 24
Samson Davis    May 25

Saravan Velupillai May 29

Sumitha Sathiyanessan  Jun 3

Anniversaries this week

Vijay James  and Shirley Christo    May 24

Zoom details for Bible Study and Sunday services :
https://zoom.us/j/97753965288?pwd=ZkJFd0JZZTRDSWRPN25YMVNZby9JZz09
Meeting ID: 977 5396 5288  
Passcode: 749549 
YouTube Stream links:  https://youtu.be/whd7bKCFyH0  or http://stbedesanglican.ca/worship-videos/
Sunday Sermon ppt is also attached. 
Let us continue to acknowledge our Lord in everything we do and may God’s blessings be with us. 

Regards and blessings,Pastor

The Rev’d  Dr. Irwin Sikha