St.Andrew's Presbyterian Church Fenelon Falls

Remembrance Presentation “The 80th Anniversary of Dieppe” by Mark Mitchellcan be watched on YouTube once you click the link below.

Dear Friends,

This Sunday, Presbyterians Sharing Sunday will be observed. “Presbyterians Sharing is the national church fund that supports mission and ministry in Canada and around the world…When we put our gifts in God’s hands, God does remarkable things!” Dan, thank you for coordinating this particular service!

With this note, I invite you to join us in a hybrid worship service at St. Andrew’s on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. This divine gathering will also be broadcasted online. The Zoom link below will open at 9:45 a.m. Before the service, the announcement slides will be presented to the congregation at the sanctuary and on Zoom.

FYI 1: Remembrance Presentation “The 80th Anniversary of Dieppe” by Mark Mitchell can be watched on YouTube once you click the link below.

https://youtu.be/zxC2OHAwAFk

FYI 2: Packed Shoeboxes are due this Sunday.

Upcoming Sunday Service Info:

November 20: Mission Awareness Service

November 27: First Sunday in Advent

December 4: Communion and Second Sunday in Advent

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

We will have a Remembrance Day service this Sunday at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls. On top of the message, Mark Mitchell will make a special presentation “based on the 80th anniversary of Dieppe.” We will honour our fallen soldiers together during the service. With this brief introduction of the service, I invite you to join us in a hybrid worship service at St. Andrew’s on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. This divine gathering will also be broadcasted online. The Zoom link below will open at 9:45 a.m. Before the service, the announcement slides will be presented to the congregation at the sanctuary and on Zoom.

FYI: I will be on study leave from November 7-21, 2022, for self-directed study for planning and preparation for Advent and the Christian Year in worship. I can be reached at 705-341-8827 (Cell) if there is an urgent matter of pastoral care.

Upcoming Sunday Service Info:
November 13: Presbyterians Sharing Sunday
November 20: Mission Awareness Sunday

“In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever” (Joshua 4:6-7).

Blessings,

Caleb

 

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the former Board and Session members at Knox Glenarm, we want to express our appreciation to the St Andrew’s Session for recognizing many of Glenarm’s special sacred items at the particular service and placing all well at the New House of God. Glenarm people have been pleased to see the little Glenarm church museum at St. Andrew’s. The descendants will continuously remember the God of Glenarm and their ancestors’ faith through it.

On behalf of the newly merged congregation, we want to thank the Southern and Hawkins families for their generous bequests to the church. With some of the contributions, we enhanced our church’s audio-visual system and dedicated it to the Lord last Sunday. That equipment will be significantly used in the modern technical world to serve God’s ministry in person or via Zoom. On behalf of the Leadership Team, we recognize the behind-scene work that Dan, Donna and Stan have put in for this installation and thank them.

On behalf of the Leadership Team, we present our gratitude to the Lord our God and pass on our gratefulness to all of you for your continued prayers and ongoing support for the New Ministry.

I have placed below the YouTube links (unlisted) to some content at the October 23 Hybrid Service of New Beginning and Dedication.

Welcome and Announcements & Call to Worship

The Acknowledgement of Items from Glenarm & The Act of Covenant

Sermon: Reaching out and serving together – 40 Days of Community III

Dedication of the Enhanced Audio/Video System

I have also put our church’s mission statement:
“The mission of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Fenelon Falls is to communicate faith, hope and love by supporting and serving our congregation and the local community.”

Next Sunday at St. Andrew’s, we will have a Remembrance Day service. One introductory presentation, “based on the 80th anniversary of Dieppe,” will be made by Mark Mitchell. Please mark this venue in your calendar. We will honour our fallen soldiers together during the service.

With those notes, I invite you to join us in a hybrid worship service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. This Sunday, we will conclude our sermon series “40 Days of Community” and learn about the importance of worshipping together. Under the Fall Reader Exchange event, we again thank Shane Baker for representing St. Andrew’s and reading scripture at Fenelon Falls United Church this Sunday. We also welcome Lynne Jarvis from St. James Anglican Church, who will be reading scripture for us.

This divine assembly will also be broadcasted online. A virtual fellowship through Zoom will take place for those interested after the service. The Zoom link below will open at 9:45 a.m. Before the service, the announcement slides will be presented to the congregation at the sanctuary and on Zoom.

FYI 1: “Shopping Card Fundraising Program order forms are collected on the last Sunday of each month. Order forms are found on the entrance table.”
FYI 2: “On the first Sunday of each month, we collect items for the local Salvation Army Food Bank.”
FYI 3: Please return Christmas Shoe Boxes by Sunday, November 13

Upcoming Sunday Service Info:
November 6: Remembrance Sunday
November 13: Presbyterians Sharing Sunday
November 20: Mission Awareness Sunday

Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37).

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

This Sunday, at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls, we plan to do a couple of things in our divine assembly. Firstly, we will recognize and rededicate some of Glenarm’s sacred items before the Lord. We will acknowledge the enhanced audio-visual equipment installed at St. Andrew’s sanctuary and dedicate this gift to God’s Kingdom ministry in loving memory of Tom Southern and Edna Hawkins. As Christ’s newly amalgamated Church, we will also save our hearts to God. We pray that God can help us to “communicate faith, hope and love by supporting and serving our congregation and the local community.” Please pray about this divine ministry and participate in this spiritually privileged mission for the glory of the Triune Lord.

With this note, I invite you to join us in this service of New Beginning and Dedication at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls or via Zoom on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. The Zoom link below will open at 9:45 a.m. Before the service, the announcement slides will be presented to the congregation at the sanctuary and on Zoom. A copy of the service info, including the message, is attached.

FYI 1: “Shopping Card Fundraising Program order forms are collected on the last Sunday of each month. Order forms are found on the entrance table.”
FYI 2: “On the first Sunday of each month, we collect items for the local Salvation Army Food Bank.”

Upcoming Sunday Service Info:
November 6: Remembrance Sunday
November 13: Presbyterians Sharing Sunday
November 20: Mission Awareness Sunday

But He [Jesus] answered, “You give them something to eat” (Mark 6:37).

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

The Presbyterian Church in Canada has set aside this Sunday and calls it “Students and College Sunday.” The following three seminaries – The Presbyterian College (Montreal), Knox College (Toronto) and St. Andrew’s Hall (Vancouver) – provide theological education in our denomination. We are grateful to the faculty members of each college and pray for students who prepare for ministry. During the announcement slides, we will see some photos of the seminary I graduated from in 2007.

With this note, I invite you to join us in a hybrid service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. We will continue studying the “40 Days of Community” series and examine the question: “What destroys relationships, and what builds them?” We will have a simple forgiveness object lesson for the young and the young at heart. We will also have visual teaching about Agape-Love. The holy assembly will also be broadcasted online. The Zoom link below will open around 9:45 a.m. Before the service, the announcement slides will be presented to the congregation at the sanctuary and on Zoom.

FYI: Hybrid Bible Study “40 Days of Community” by Rick Warren – Session Six: Worshiping Together – Thursday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. Via Zoom. Note: time, date, and location changes.

Upcoming Sunday Service Info:
October 23: Service of New Beginning and Dedication – “During the amalgamation service, we will acknowledge the items brought from the Glenarm church and dedicate the enhanced audio/video system in memory of Edna Hawkins and Tom Southern” (Excerpts from the September 28 Leadership Meeting).
November 13: Presbyterians Sharing Sunday
November 20: Mission Awareness Sunday

“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins” (Matthew 6:14-15).

Blessings,

Caleb

 

Dear Friends,

Happy Thanksgiving!

Before sharing the service info, please mark your calendar for Sunday, October 23, 2022. It is the date of a special celebration for the New Beginning and New Ministry of God’s newly amalgamated church named St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Fenelon Falls. We plan to do a couple of things in our godly assembly. Of course, both combined God’s people from Knox Glenarm and St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls will remember God’s beautiful actions for both churches over the years. Some of the transferred sacred items from Glenarm to Fenelon Falls will be recognized. The newly enhanced audio and video system at St. Andrew’s sanctuary will be dedicated before the Lord our God in memory of the following two deceased dedicated members of our church: Tom Southern and Edna Hawkins. As Christ’s Church and followers, we will rededicate all our beings toward God and ask the Lord’s abundant blessings upon our God-given sacred ministry in our community and beyond our physical boundaries. We pray that God can help us continuously reach out to all the people who need Christ’s grace and love with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Please continue to pray for us to do this divine ministry for the glory of the Triune Lord and participate in this spiritual mission with us as a Heavenly Team in the coming days.

With this note, I invite you to join us in a hybrid Thanksgiving or Harvest worship service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. This holy assembly will also be broadcasted online. The Zoom link below will open at 9:45 a.m. Before the service, the announcement slides will be presented to the congregation at the sanctuary and on Zoom. A copy of the service info, including the message, is attached.

FYI 1: Hybrid Bible Study “40 Days of Community” by Rick Warren – Session Five: Serving Together – Wednesday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Andrew’s & Via Zoom with the same Zoom ID and Passcode used for Sunday services. Please feel free to attend whenever possible!

FYI 2: Donations to the local Salvation Army Food Bank will be collected this Sunday, October 9. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Upcoming Sunday Service Info:
October 23: Service of New Beginning and Dedication
November 13: Presbyterians Sharing Sunday
November 20: Mission Awareness Sunday

“Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?” (Luke 17:17).

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

This Sunday in our church, we will observe World Communion Sunday. We will remember the special meal that Jesus shared with His disciples. We will also join them for this sacred fellowship with our brothers and sisters in God. Please prepare your own communion elements for those participating in the Lord’s Supper at your place via Zoom. For those who plan to partake in this holy assembly, please receive prepackaged communion items from greeting elders before you take a seat at the church.

In addition to this particular venue, we will launch a new sermon series, “40 Days of Community,” in our communion service. This message might be “counter-cultural” since we, as Canadians, love our independence. In a way, that thought would be proper. If we are independent in many ways, we will be the happiest. And yet, we still hear and see many unhappy independent individuals. According to the Bible, happiness comes from “interdependence – from the community.” Over the next six Sundays, we will explore the following question: “What on earth are WE here for.” As I stated before, for us as a newly merged church, this new study, “Better Together,” would be critical since we are moving forward into a new beginning and a new ministry as a Heavenly team.

With these notes, I invite you to join us in a hybrid worship service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. This divine assembly will also be broadcasted online. The Zoom link below will open at 9:45 a.m. Before the service, the announcement slides will be presented to the congregation at the sanctuary and on Zoom.

FYI 1: Hybrid Bible Study “40 Days of Community” by Rick Warren – Session Four: Growing Together – Wednesday, October 5 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Andrew’s & Via Zoom with the same Zoom ID and Passcode used for Sunday services. Please feel free to attend whenever possible!

FYI 2: Donations to the local Salvation Army Food Bank will be collected next Sunday, October 9. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Upcoming Sunday Service Info:
October 9: Thanksgiving Sunday
October 23: Service of New Beginning and Dedication

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another” (John 13:34-35).

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

While studying “40 Days of Community” in a recent Bible study group, I was reminded of the importance of an exceptionally long time. Six to seven weeks would be a proper duration of concreting a new plan or project in our daily lives. For the next six Sundays, we will have a new sermon series based on the current Bible study’s subject, “Better Together,” and learn the divine value of doing God’s mission with one another. For us as a newly formed merged church, these next 40 days would be critical since we are moving forward into a new beginning and a new ministry as a Heavenly team. Please pray about this spiritual adventure and participate in this sacred journey. For us as individual Christ followers, this same period would also be crucial since some of us have planned some things for our loved ones and/or them since the beginning of the fall, some may be thinking of some projects at present, and some can do this type of schedule in the following days. Whatever we do, the Triune Lord wants us to do it for the glory of God, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and by the power of Christ Jesus. Please practice what God has put into our hearts while keeping this in mind. Remember – Nothing too small or big for our Lord Almighty God to fulfill for our loved ones and each of us!

With this note, I invite you to join us in a hybrid worship service at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. This Sunday, we will conclude by exploring the first part of the Book of Genesis regarding “Babel and the Day of Pentecost” (Genesis 11 & Acts 2). We will sing more hymns and watch two videos about the tower of Babel and the summary of Genesis chapters 1 to 11. A virtual fellowship through Zoom will take place for those interested after the service. This sacred assembly will also be broadcasted online. The Zoom link below will open at 9:45 a.m. Before the service, the announcement slides will be presented to the congregation at the sanctuary and on Zoom.

FYI 1: Hybrid Bible Study “40 Days of Community” by Rick Warren – Session Three: Belonging Together – Wednesday, September 28 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Andrew’s & Via Zoom
FYI 2: October 2, 2022 – Communion Sunday

Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth” (Genesis 11:4).

Blessings,

Caleb

Dear Friends,

Our hybrid worship will be held at St. Andrew’s Fenelon Falls at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2022. We will continue to study the book of Genesis, particularly Noah and the flood. We will watch two videos about Noah’s Ark and God’s Covenants.

This sacred assembly will also be broadcasted via Zoom. The Zoom link below will open at 9:45 a.m. Before the service, the announcement slides will be presented to the congregation at the sanctuary and on Zoom.

The YouTube link for the Closing and Amalgamation video prepared by Arlene and Jim is below:

FYI 1: Hybrid Bible Study “40 Days of Community” by Rick Warren – Session Two: Reaching Out Together – Wednesday, September 21 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Andrew’s & Via Zoom
FYI 2: October 2, 2022 – Communion Sunday

God said to Noah: “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood…” (Genesis 6:12-14).

Blessings,

Caleb