November 30, 2022 Announcements

Announcements – 30 November, 2022

Worship… begins at 10:00 am.  We are celebrating Holy Communion this week and hope you will participate in-person if you are feeling well.  If not, please access the live streamed service.

  • Those joining in-person, please remember to …
    • Perform a health check prior to attending and stay home to worship if you are sick. 
    • Use hand sanitizer upon entering the building.
    • Wearing a mask is encouraged but not required.
    • We expect everyone attending to be fully vaccinated.

Joys & Concerns… may we experience the healing presence of Christ as we uphold one another in prayer

Jan Elliott – recovering from surgery but needs another MRI due to continuing mobility issues. Please continue to pray for strength and mobility.
Cora (Ena Vandermale’s sister in Holland) – has cancer. Please pray for comfort.
Laura-Lee & Michael (Martha’s friends) – Laura-Lee has breast cancer. Pray for comfort.
Sarah (daughter of drummer Brad) in hospital. Please pray for her and her family.
Gill – Please pray for Lynda and Bob Gill as Bob’s disease progresses and needs for his care increase.
Kathy (Janet’s friend) – Pray for peace and comfort
Reid (17-year-old friend of Jan & Keith Elliott)
Nan Zorn – recovering from a stroke

Please let Laura know if you have joys or concerns to share so that we can pray together.

Advent and Christmas…

    • A reflection on the season of Advent in changing and challenging times titled, “What Are We Waiting For?”, by the Rev. Dr. Bob Faris, Moderator of the PCC.
    • You are welcome to bring a live or silk poinsettia to add to our Advent/Christmas greening of the sanctuary. Speak to Kittie Ure.
    • Warm Toes – we will collect socks for Our Place Society again this year. Please bring your contributions on or before Sunday, December 4th. See Lilian Sutherland for details.
    • Christmas Lunch – please sign up to join the lunch at Four Mile Restaurant on Sunday, December 11th at noon. We will carpool from Knox. There is an option for a traditional turkey dinner – check out the menu and speak to Marianne Mortimer for details.
    • Christmas Concert – Steve Sturgess is once again offering to prepare a wonderful evening of story and song to celebrate the season. There will be a time of refreshment and conversation to follow. Please plan to attend on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm. Invite all your friends and family! This is a fundraiser for PWS&D so be generous in your donations at the door or via Interac e-transfer.
    • Christmas Eve Communion – this candlelight service will be at 4:00 pm.
    • Christmas Day – we will have a worship service at Knox on Sunday, December 25th at 10am.

    Knox Book Club… meets again on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 1pm at Knox to discuss The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim and to begin planning our book list for 2023!

    Receiving New Members… The Session would like to welcome new members during worship on a Sunday in early January. Please let Laura or your elder know if you would like to discuss becoming a member of the Knox congregation.

    Advent Webinars: What are we waiting for? Participate in Advent devotions, reflections and conversations with the leaders of the Anglican, Evangelical Lutheran, Presbyterian and United Churches on Thursday evenings during Advent. (7pm ET – 4pm PT)

    December 1: Hope, “Signs of the Time”
    December 8: Peace, “Finding the Good Path”
    December 15: Joy, “God’s Love Includes Everyone”
    December 22: Love, “The Cost of Discipleship”

    Learn more at: presbyterian.ca/2022/11/08/ecumenical-advent

    December Celebrations…

    05 Peter Dunwoody
    06 Lauré and Peter Balogh
    12 Janet Gibson
    12 Jim Johnson
    24 Kay Crockett
    26 Wendy Jeatt

    Mission Moment – 04 December 2022

    “Where is God in all of this oppression and injustice?” Upon hearing the anguished cries of Palestinian Christians, Palestinian clergy felt it was crucial to respond pastorally and remind them that God is the God of justice, the God who cares about the oppressed. These Christians need God’s hope. In 1989, Palestinian Christian theologians developed a theology that could be shared with fellow Palestinian believers. This led to the establishment of Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem, an ecumenical grassroots liberation theology movement. Presbyterians Sharing supports Sabeel and Director, Omar Haramy, in standing with the oppressed, working for justice and engaging in peacebuilding.

    Daily Prayers
    Sunday, December 4 (Second Sunday of Advent) Give us peace in our relationships, homes, churches, communities and in our souls, O God, as we prepare to welcome Christ among us again.

    Monday, December 5 We pray for Omar Haramy, Director of Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem, and Palestinian Christians as they work for justice and engage in peacebuilding.

    Tuesday, December 6 Today marks 33 years since the École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, Quebec. On this day in 1989, 14 women were killed and other women, as well as men, were wounded. We pray for healing and comfort for all who lost loved ones that day and for an end to the misogyny that leads to gender-based violence.

    Wednesday, December 7 We pray for the development and implementation of stronger laws and policies that protect women and their rights.

    Thursday, December 8 We pray for the people who gather and serve at Hummingbird Ministries in Vancouver, British Columbia, and we give thanks for their ministry.

    Friday, December 9 We pray for the Continuing Education Grants Committee, which meets this month at the national office of the PCC.

    Saturday, December 10 (Human Rights Day) We pray for individuals and organizations defending human rights in Canada and around the world. We pray for their safety and the safety of those they support and protect.