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Glebe-St. James Is an Affirming Congregation in the United Church of Canada Glebe-St. James is an Affirming Congregation in the United Church of Canada. Everyone AND their gender, race, ethnicity, abilities and sexual orientation is welcomed and celebrated. We remember in gratitude the Algonquin Peoples on whose traditional unceded land we now gather. We acknowledge their story and their stewardship of the land and water, the plants and animals, through many generations. Allergy alerts Glebe-St. Games is a nut-free zone. Low scents make good sense January 15, 2019 Sunday, January 19th “In this digital age, what does it mean to receive a call? What about a spiritual call?” Readings: Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 Labyrinth Walk @ GSJ – January 19th Third Sunday of the month - 3:00 pm. Come find your quiet centre! Income Tax Receipts for 2019 donations Will be available shortly. Please watch for them. If you pick up your receipt – you save the church approximately $ 1.00 Next week: Please note the Annual Planning Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 26th. Service will be held Café style in Fraser Hall Readings: Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-9; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23 This week at Glebe-St. James… Thursday, January 16, 2020 10:15 GentleFit Sanctuary 7:30 Choir Sanctuary Friday 10:00 Scrabble Lounge Sunday 9:15 Bibles & Brekkie Sanctuary 10:30 Worship Sanctuary Nursery Lounge 11:30 Fellowship Fraser Hall 2:30 Concert Sanctuary 3:00 Labyrinth Fraser Hall Monday 1:00 Craft Group home of Judy Wolanski Tuesday, January 21, 2020 7:00 Indigenous Study Group Sanctuary Concerts-in-the-Glebe (brochure is online at glebestjames.ca) Concerts start at 2:30 pm. Tickets are available at the door CIG Series: $15(Adult), $10(Stu-Sr.) YA Series: $10(Adult), $7(Stu-Sr.) “Admission by donation” always welcomed January 19 Be Free! [CIG] - Program is attached Coriolis Piano Trio Music inspired by the myth of the Phoenix,(Murphey) the freedom and melodies of Gypsy musicians.(Haydn) and the explosive energy of Tchaikovsky (Arensky) February 9 Characters [CIG] Christiane Wilke, oboe; Jenna Richards, piano 19th/20th cent. music portraying characters and personalities from ghosts to monsters –personalities killed in war --- and covering the breadth of human emotions. Congratulations all of us……..GSJames now has a triple AAA Financial rating Yes, Glebe-St. James has done it. We have a AAA Financial Rating as of December 31, 2019. We have it because: The 2019 Operational Budget is balanced with a surplus of over $7k, Our total Cash Surplus in the Operational Budget is over $50k, Our annual Operating Revenue continues to grow and in 2019 we pushed through $390k, Our 2019 Congregational Givings of $189k is the highest in the past four years. Most importantly and an aspect that we may take for granted is the timeliness and accuracy of the $$$$$$$ reports we receive from our accounting department…. Thank you!!!!! Push for PAR (Pre Authorized Remittance) Currently every month we receive just over $8k from the 57 of us who are on PAR. PAR remittance is really important as it helps smooth over our Givings to the Operational Budget. In the next few weeks we will be trying to increase PAR in two ways. We would like to increase the number of givers on PAR and would like to grow the $8k to over $10k. If you are currently on PAR and would like to change your current givings, please send an e-mail to the church office and provide us with your new instructions. For those not currently on PAR - we will be mailing out a PAR application form. Read it over and if you have any questions, you can call the church office or connect with me …Dudleigh Coyle ([email protected]). You can return your form to the church office, place in on the offering plate or send the required information to the church via e-mail. OMRA Grocery Cards If you would like to pre-order grocery cards for pick up in February, please submit your order before 12 Noon on Tuesday, January 28th. Don’t know about this program, please speak with Donna-Fay Mailhot, Marissa Romano or Janice Vennos. Indigenous Study – January 21st A biweekly study group focused on understanding indigenous issues and guiding the congregation’s work towards Truth and Reconciliation. Drop in visitors are most welcome to join us on the first and third Tuesdays at 7:30 pm. The GSJ Guild is active in the Winter months We are taking on specific jobs to help pass away the winter months. Currently we are doing house monitoring while owners are South. We have energy to do home tidy up, basement organizing or stuff just taken away. We also have an Estate group that will deal with semi-valuable artifacts. We currently have items at auction and other items waiting for our fall bazaar. Now could be a good time to call us as we have time (Dudleigh Coyle). All Good! Friendly Visits Friendly visits: an empathetic person to listen to you – your celebrations, your sorrows, your concerns and your joys. If you would like a visit, or know someone who would, please contact the GSJ office or Adele MacLeod, 613-216-7519 or [email protected] “Thrifty Meals”…..unique cookbook - $ 5.00 Inspired by the 2018 Canada Food Guide, all recipes have been adapted tested and costed by Natasha Hollbach. Please drop by the “Welcoming Table” at coffee hour to check it out. Dates to remember…. January 26, 2020 Congregational Planning Meeting March 29th: Annual Congregational Meeting Links… Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council Newsletter https://eoorc.ca/news/ United Church Newsletters https://www.united-church.ca/newsletters?mc_cid=f5660ba5e0&mc_eid=3afb0558e8 Ottawa Pastoral Care (www.ottawapastoralcare.com) Spring 2020 Basic Course @ St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church Monday, March 9 – May 11, 2020 (including Easter Monday) 1:00 to 3:30 pm or 7:00 to 9:30 pm Continuing Education Event Spiritual Care in the Face of Medical Assistance in Dying Tuesday, April 7, 2020 News from Centretown Churches Social Action (CCSAC)…. Emergency Food Centre needs: Margarine, canned pasta, and Kraft dinner are critical; no longer distributed by Ottawa Food Bank. Clients consider them staples, as many live in rooming houses with limited or nonexistent kitchen/cooking access. In addition, Canned Meat is a special request. Can you help with the Food Drive? McKeen Metro Glebe, Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27th. Contact to sign up for a shift: [email protected] or 613-232-3059 OR Allison Dingle, [email protected]. Volunteer Opportunity! - Looking for a Web Coordinator for CCSAC We are looking for someone to join the CCSAC outreach team and help connect people in central Ottawa! The Centretown Churches Social Action Committee (CCSAC) works to unite Ottawa's downtown churches in ecumenical activities. The Website Coordinator supports CCSAC's mission by making information available online to members, donors, supporters, and the public. This includes overseeing the Canada Helps page, updating online information and highlighting events like the annual Walk for the Centre and member church events that support CCSAC and the Centretown Emergency Food Centre (CEFC). The Website Coordinator maintains an informative website that shares CCSAC’s work with the world and invites visitors to participate. This would be a great opportunity for someone interested in enhancing their web skills. Experience with Wordpress and Gmail and knowledge of CASL desirable, but some coaching available at the outset. Strong writing skills definitely helpful. A small honorarium is available. Further information and a job description available from your CCSAC representative, or contact CCSAC at: [email protected] . The job description is posted on the Outreach bulletin board. They are also looking for a Treasurer. Information will following next week. Questions: [email protected]. Haven Too at Fourth Avenue Baptist can use more volunteers: https://www.fourthavebaptist.ca/volunteer Thanks! Wow! From Centretown United and the Christmas Hamper Project: 500 people helped with packing and distribution of about 182 Christmas hampers. PETITION: DECLARE A HOUSING EMERGENCY Support Councillor Catherine McKenney’s Housing Emergency Motion. Visit https://www.housingemergencyottawa.ca/ to learn more and RSVP for a supporting rally, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 09:00 AM Marion Dewar Plaza - Ottawa City Hall in Ottawa, ON, Canada Rally to Declare a Housing Emergency RSVP In the community… Beautiful Monsters Spellbinding Stories, Breathtaking Music SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020 | 2:00 PM Auditorium, National Gallery of Canada 380 Sussex Drive $30 at the door, $27 in advance, $15 students. The Ottawa Baroque Consort presents a companion concert to the Gallery's special exhibition Beautiful Monsters in Early European Prints and Drawings (1450-1700). Host David Brennan brings his naturally dramatic speaking style to the stage, breathing life into the myths and legends behind these fantastic beasts. Let your imagination run wild to a backdrop of fine art and baroque music. Tickets: https://www.ottawabaroque.ca/english/concerts/beautifulmonsters.php The Little Mermaid (©Disney) January 31 – February 9, 2020 Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe Come see Glebe-St. James’ own Lily Richardson (granddaughter or Arnott & Florrie Richardson) in this ASNY production of a Disney classic. Tickets are available at https://meridiancentrepointe.com/en/events_tickets/january2020/the_little_mermaid/index.htm “Thank you”s make a difference A retreat for frontline workers who support individuals experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental illness is being planned by members of several downtown Ottawa area United Churches. The vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout that these frontline workers often experience is being made worse by a chronic shortage of affordable housing and the opioid epidemic.
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