Across the street at the Clarington Public Library …

Easter 2025 Sunrise Service

Second Sunday of Lent (March 2025)

RECOGNITION SUNDAY – DECEMBER 10, 2023

A church or congregation of faith is made up of many individuals who seek to worship, grow in faith, and serve wherever needed. In 2023, our church wishes to thank and recognize a number of individuals for their service to our congregation. They are:

- Elizabeth J. – for her leadership, pastoral care and preaching the majority of our church services this year.
- Eddy S. – for his musical talent and youthful spirit that engages our participation in services of worship.
- Jeff K. – for his steadfastness in his duties as Treasurer to ensure the excellent ongoing financial management of our church’s funds and investments.
- Sharon D. – for her many skills and faithfulness in supporting the on-going operations of our congregation.
- Julie M. – for her commitment and diligence as our Envelope Secretary, (and husband Steve).
- Barbara W. – for her faithfulness in producing our monthly newsletter to the congregation.

Members attending Congregational Lunch on 3 December 2023:

Henry Haass:

Henry created the intricate back lighting for the Celtic Cross at the front of the sanctuary. He also built the Memory Cabinet which holds many photos that is mounted on the wall at the rear of the sanctuary.

The Men’s Big Breakfast Club

The Men’s Big Breakfast Club has been meeting at the Fishermen’s Restaurant on Highway #115, north of Newcastle, just off the 401, every second Wednesday at 9:00 am for years and years.

On October 11, 2023, our group got together to enjoy good food and great fellowship at the Fishermen’s Restaurant.

Easter Morning Breakfast 2023

This year we resumed our Easter Breakfast before Easter Sunday church service. Thank you to the many individuals who planned, prepared, served, came, enjoyed eating and cleaned up after the breakfast. Again, thank you for all donations to this Fund Raiser.

Special thanks to Nancy M., Doreen G. and Yvonne K. for your leadership in this event.

COOKS: Glen, Jim, Yvonne cooked meat; Eva and Doreen cooked muffins.

SERVERS: Ryan, Aaron, Erik and Ian.

Rev. Jobbs administering the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper to the congregation.

Early Scottish settlers brought their sacramental customs to Canada, including Bowmanville. Often, they erected a trestle table in the sanctuary, and there the communicants seated themselves in order to share the bread.

Church secretary and all-around “Go-To Gal” Sharon Dunn, running the media for Sunday services. Thank you Sharon for all you do!

Rev. Elizabeth Jobb administering Communion for those who can’t physically attend church. Thank you Rev. Jobb!

Quilts for Survivors

In May 2021 my friend, Shelley, and I joined a Facebook group called ‘Quilts for Survivors’ which was started by an indigenous quilter in Timmins, ON in response to the 215 children found buried at a former residential school site. Her plan was to collect quilt blocks made by people across Canada to be assembled into quilts to then be given to residential school survivors as a token of support, respect, and love.

The response to the “Quilts for Survivors” program has been overwhelming. To date they have sent out over 1,000 quilts to survivors and have close to 600 more requests for quilts.

The picture of QUILT #1 (above) is the original quilt that we made in the summer of 2021. It was hung for display in her school before being smudged and gifted. We tried to include motifs/patterns that had meaning to the indigenous community: medicine wheel colours, bear paw, woven star, night sky, blue heron, and a turtle. The quilts are to have some orange in them somewhere – to represent the ‘every child matters’ movement.

The quilts in the picture of QUILT #2 were pieced by fellow Canadians and quilted and bound by Shelley and myself.

The Facebook group is ‘Quilts for Survivors’ and features many stories and pictures of beautiful quilts. Their website is https://www.quiltsforsurvivors.ca/ . I truly feel it is a meaningful and worthwhile endeavour for both the quilters and the survivors. (Sue Green is a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian and shared the information above.)