St.Andrew's Presbyterian Church Fenelon Falls

Dear Friends,

I warmly invite you and your loved ones to join us for our hybrid service at St. Andrew’s, Fenelon Falls, on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. During the service, we will continue with Part 6 of our Invisible War sermon series, titled: “The Three Kinds of Temptation and God’s Antidotes to Temptation.”

Church News and Announcements for This Sunday:

Donations to the Salvation Army Food Bank will be collected this Sunday. Everyone’s ongoing support for our community is greatly appreciated.

Spring cleaning, under the leadership of Stan Wray, is scheduled for Saturday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. both inside and outside the church. Everyone’s helping hands and participation will be greatly appreciated as we come together to care for God’s house.

May 11: Guest Speaker – Ray Coker, Lay Preacher from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Gamebridge (Note: Caleb will lead the worship for the Ballyduff congregation under his interim moderator care on this date.)

St. Andrew’s Women of the Church will meet on Wednesday, May 14th, at 1:30 p.m. in the Church basement. Everyone is welcome to join this fellowship.

We hope you can join us for this meaningful time of worship.

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

May this Easter greetings remain in our hearts–and in the hearts of those we love–today and in the days to come. Let us remember that Christ is in “the business of restoration,” for Jesus is the resurrection and the life, now and always.

Both our Good Friday and Easter Sunday services went wonderfully. We experienced a meaningful time of worship, reflecting on the Cross of Jesus and celebrating the Crown of Jesus throughout the Holy weekend.

On behalf of the congregation, I would like to extend our thanks to Jim, Arlene, and Stan, for preparing delicious pancakes for the Good Friday breakfast, held in the church basement before the service. We also appreciate the ladies who prepared food materials and set up the tables for that gathering. The breakfast was warmly received and well attended, even by one of our youngest participants!

With this note, I warmly invite you and your loved ones to join us for our hybrid service at St. Andrew’s, Fenelon Falls, on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. During the service, we will continue with Part 5 of our Invisible War sermon series, titled: “The Process of Temptation and One Proper Response to Temptation.”

Church News and Announcements for This Sunday:

Shopping Card orders will be collected this Sunday. Please place your order with Donna Schley. Thanks to everyone who uses the cards.

Donations to the Salvation Army Food Bank will be collected next Sunday. Everyone’s ongoing support for our community is greatly appreciated.

Spring cleaning, under the leadership of Stan Wray, is scheduled for Saturday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. both inside and outside the church. Everyone’s helping hands and participation will be greatly appreciated as we come together to care for God’s house.

May 11: Guest Speaker – Ray Coker, Lay Preacher from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Gamebridge (Note: Caleb will lead the worship for the Ballyduff congregation under his interim moderator care on this date.)

St. Andrew’s Women of the Church will meet on Wednesday, May 14th, at 1:30 p.m. in the Church basement. Everyone is welcome to join this fellowship.

We hope you can join us for this meaningful time of worship.

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

Lent, a 40-day period of divine reflection on the death of Jesus and sacred preparation for the Resurrection of Christ, begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Maundy Thursday. Good Friday–the first day after Lent–is a time for us, as followers of Christ, to walk with Him to Golgotha and to stand with Him at the Cross. Easter, the most transformative event in Christian history, marks the shift from Sabbath to Sunday worship, known as the Lord’s Day. It is a celebration of our new life in Jesus Christ, who died for our sins and rose again for our eternal life.

Easter Sunday Service – April 20, 2025, at 10:00 A.M.
During our Easter service, we will continue our sermon series, The Invisible War, with Session Four: “When Our World Falls Apart.” We will turn to the Book of Lamentations chapter 3 and explore five powerful lessons on how to restore our broken world and lives through Jesus Christ–who specializes in restoration and resurrection. During the children’s time, we will also discover the meaning behind the Easter egg through a video clip.

As I mentioned last week, these sacred gatherings offer a wonderful opportunity for us to invite our friends and our loved ones to reflect on the steadfast love of Jesus–who comforts and forgives us through the Cross–and to rejoice in the supernatural power that gives us victory over sin and death, and hope for eternal life in Heaven.

Church News and Announcements for This Sunday:

Thank you all for praying for the Spring Bible study, “The Invisible War,” and a special thanks to those who participated. Although the study concluded this past Wednesday, the sermon series on this topic will continue over the next four or five Sunday worship services. The Fall Bible study, titled “Life Management,” is scheduled to take place sometime in October and November.

Shopping Card orders will be collected on Sunday, April 27. Please place your order with Donna Schley. Thanks to everyone who uses the cards.

Donations to the Salvation Army Food Bank will be collected on Sunday, May 4. Everyone’s ongoing support for our community is greatly appreciated.

May 4: Guest Speaker – Ray Coker, Lay Preacher from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Gamebridge (Note: Caleb will lead the worship for the Ballyduff congregation under his interim moderator care on this date.)

St. Andrew’s Women of the Church will meet on Wednesday, May 14th, at 1:30 p.m. in the Church basement. Everyone is welcome to join this fellowship.

We look forward to seeing you at these upcoming events and worship services.

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

I hope most of us have regained power and are enjoying the normalcy we often take for granted. For those who are still without electricity since the recent freezing rainstorm, I hope that power will be restored to you sooner rather than later. As a church and community, we are deeply grateful to Hydro One crews and civic servants for their hard work in restoring damaged power lines and clearing hazardous road conditions in our areas.

With that said, I warmly invite you and your loved ones to join us for our hybrid service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. This Sunday, we will continue our sermon series The Invisible War and explore session three, titled “Why is life in this world so hard?” I believe this message will be especially relevant as we reflect on the suffering and triumph through Jesus’ Cross on Passion Sunday, also known as Palm Sunday or the last Sunday in Lent. We will discuss how to survive and succeed in our spiritual warfare, through our mighty Redeemer, Jesus, who can restore our broken world and is the true Light, capable of saving us from every area of damage.

Church News and Announcements for this Sunday:

Spring Bible Study: “The Invisible War” taught by Rick Warren
Session 7: “How to Avoid Temptation”
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 16, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to join us for Bible study and prayer time! Please note that this will be the final section of the study.

Upcoming Events and Services:
April 18: Good Friday Pancake Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.
April 18: Good Friday Worship at 9:30 a.m.
April 20: Easter Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.

These sacred gatherings above will provide a wonderful opportunity for us to invite our friends to remember the steadfast love Jesus has shown us–comforting and forgiving us through the Cross–and rejoice in the supernatural strength He has given us to overcome the power of sin and death, with the hope of eternal life in Heaven.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday and in the upcoming services.

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

This Sunday, Mark Mitchell will be sharing the Word of God with us. We are deeply grateful to him in advance for his spiritual leadership in our worship service.

With this note, I warmly invite you to join us for our hybrid service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 10:00 A.M.

Church News and Announcements for this Sunday:

Donations to the Salvation Army Food Bank will be collected on this Sunday. Everyone’s ongoing support for our community is greatly appreciated.

Spring Bible Study: “The Invisible War” taught by Rick Warren
Session 4: “God’s Antidotes to Temptation”
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 9, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to join us for Bible study and prayer time!

St. Andrew’s Women of the Church will meet on Wednesday, April 9th, 1:30 p.m. in the Church basement. Everyone is welcome to join this fellowship.

Upcoming Events and Services
April 18: Good Friday Pancake Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.
April 18: Good Friday Worship at 9:30 a.m.
April 20: Easter Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.

Dear Friends,

This Sunday, Ray Coker, Lay Speaker from Knox Presbyterian Church in Gamebridge, will share the Word of God with us. We are grateful to Ray in advance for his spiritual leadership in our worship service.

With this note, I warmly invite you to join us for our hybrid service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 10:00 A.M.

Church News and Announcements for this Sunday:

Spring Bible Study: “The Invisible War” taught by Rick Warren
Session 4: “God’s Antidotes to Temptation”
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 2, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to join us for Bible study and prayer time!

Donations to the Salvation Army Food Bank will be collected on next Sunday, April 6. Everyone’s ongoing support for our community is greatly appreciated.

Guest Speaker: April 6 – Mark Mitchell

Upcoming Events and Services
April 18: Good Friday Pancake Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.
April 18: Good Friday Worship at 9:30 a.m.
April 20: Easter Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.

Looking forward to worshipping with you all!

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

I warmly invite you to join us for our hybrid service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. During the service, we will continue exploring Part 2 of the “Invisible War” sermon series, titled “Set Free From Me.”

Church News and Announcements for this Sunday:

Shopping Card orders will be collected this Sunday. Thank you to everyone who uses the cards.

Spring Bible Study: “The Invisible War” taught by Rick Warren
Session 3: “The Three Kinds of Temptation”
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 26, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to join us for Bible study and prayer time!

Guest Speakers: March 30 – Ray Coker & April 6 – Mark Mitchell (On both Sundays, Caleb will lead the worship for the congregations under his interim moderator care.)

Donations to the Salvation Army Food Bank will be collected on Sunday, April 6. Everyone’s ongoing support for our community is greatly appreciated.

Upcoming Events and Services
April 18: Good Friday Pancake Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.
April 18: Good Friday Worship at 9:30 a.m.
April 20: Easter Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.

Looking forward to worshipping with you all!

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

This Sunday, we are launching a new sermon series called “The Invisible War.” Over the next six weeks, we will learn “how to better understand, overcome, and avoid temptation, providing tools from God’s Word to help us win the battle” in a spiritual war (Excerpted from the study guide of the Invisible War).

I warmly invite you to join us for our hybrid service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 10:00 A.M.

Church News and Announcements for this Sunday:

Spring Bible Study: “The Invisible War” taught by Rick Warren
Session 2: “The Process of Temptation”
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 19, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to join us for Bible study and prayer time!

Guest Speakers: March 30 – Ray Coker & April 6 – Mark Mitchell (On both Sundays, Caleb will lead the worship for the congregations under his interim moderator care.)

April 18: Good Friday Pancake Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.
April 18: Good Friday Worship at 9:30 a.m.
April 20: Easter Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.

Looking forward to worshipping with you all!

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

I want to begin this Sunday’s service invitation email with a reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins this coming Sunday, March 9, 2025. Please remember to set your clocks forward one hour this Saturday night so we can all be prepared for worship on time.

This Sunday, we will celebrate the sacrament of Baptism for Aydria Martire, the youngest daughter of Paolo and Joanne Martire, during our regular service. As a church family, we are overjoyed to witness this sacrament with the Martire family and their friends and to make baptismal vows before the Lord. Your prayers for the Martire family and your presence at this sacramental service–either in person or via Zoom–will be deeply appreciated.

With that in mind, I warmly invite you to join us for our hybrid Baptism Service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. During the service, we will reflect on the baptism of Jesus and explore the meaning of our baptism in Christ from the Gospel of Matthew 3.

Church News and Announcements for this Sunday:

Spring Bible Study: “The Invisible War” taught by Rick Warren
Session 1: “Understanding the Sources and Purposes of Temptation”
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 12, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to join us for Bible study and prayer time!
Note: This study will be conducted via Zoom. The Zoom meeting ID and passcode are the same as those used for our Sunday services.

Guest Speakers: March 30 – Ray Coker & April 6 – Mark Mitchell (On both Sundays, Caleb will lead the worship for the congregations under his interim moderator care.)

“As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:16-17).

Looking forward to worshipping with you all!

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

This Sunday, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper as a sacred time of reflection on Jesus’ sacrifice and remembrance of Christ’s love, both of which were demonstrated on the cross. This is a wonderful opportunity for us, as an inclusive faith community, to come to God together, just as we are, observe the divine elements, and deepen our intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. Whether you are a regular worshiper or new to our church, all are welcome to participate in this sacred experience. For those joining the service via Zoom, please prepare suitable communion elements for yourselves and follow the officiant’s instructions during the observance.

With this note, I warmly invite you to join us for our hybrid Holy Communion service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. During the service, we will conclude our New Year’s sermon series, “Time to Dream,” with part 6, titled “Finish.”

Below are the church news and announcements for this Sunday:

Donations to the local Salvation Army Food Bank will be collected on Sunday, March 2, 2025. All donations are greatly appreciated.

An ecumenical event, World Day of Prayer, will be held at the Salvation Army Fenelon Falls, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025. Everyone is welcome to join for this prayer gathering and fellowship afterward.

A spring Bible study via Zoom, The Invisible War taught by Rick Warren, will take place on Wednesdays from March 12 to April 16, 2025. A more detailed information sheet about this study is attached once again. Please note that you can pick up a hard copy of the study guide in the sanctuary if you’d like to join this Bible study and fellowship.

On a personal note, my wife and I would like to share the Instagram page of our eldest son, Caleb Jr. As a physiotherapist, he has uploaded posts and reels related to back and neck pain management and exercises on Instagram. If you are interested in this topic, please click the link below to watch the short clips and read the instructions for the movements. https://www.instagram.com/movewcaleb/

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7).

Looking forward to worshipping with you all!

Blessings,

Caleb