Weekly Announcements
For the week of September 14th 2025
News & Events
NEWS
FRIENDLY REMINDER: HOSTS NEEDED FOR COFFEE HOURS
If you are interested in hosting, please sign up using the sheet on the welcome table. Expenses can be reimbursed through the office; all you need to do is submit your receipt(s). Please note that coffee hours will only take place on Sundays if someone has signed up to facilitate!
LAY ANOINTER MINISTRY UPDATE
Christ Church Stouffville is blessed to have three Lay Anointers - Tom Butson, Eleanor Winters and June Dyer - who offer the ministry of anointing as part of our Sunday services once a month. We are pleased to announce that Cathy Tubb will also be serving in this capacity. Cathy completed her training and has been licensed by Bishop Andrew Asbil for this ministry. She will be commissioned during the service on Sunday Sept. 28 and will be the Lay Anointer on Sunday Oct. 5 at the 10 am service. Welcome, Cathy, to this new role!
MID-YEAR GIVING STATEMENTS
Due to a change in the software used to track offering information, Kathryn is unable to do a mass email of mid-year giving statements. The information can be provided on request. If you would like your YTD total or a summary of what you have given, let her know via 289-231-3241 or christchurchenvelopesecretary@gmail.com.
CRAFTY CREATIONS IS BACK
Feeling crafty? The Tuesday Crafty Creations group is meeting on Tuesdays again starting September 23rd at 1pm. All are welcome!
SUNDAY SCHOOL RETURNS SEPTEMBER 21st
We can’t wait to welcome back youth to Sunday School on September 21st!
LAY READERS MEETING
Lay Readers, please note that there will be a meeting on Sunday September 21st after the 10am church service.
FILL A PURSE FOR A SISTER CAMPAIGN
Christ Church is pleased to announce that we will again be participating in the "Fill A Purse For A Sister Campaign". We are a drop off location for the wider community and the campaign runs from September 1 - December 1. New or gently used purses can be donated as well as other essential items listed on the "Fill a Purse for a Sister Campaign" poster in the front entry and on the donation bin. The donation bin will be found the Narthex!
"THE CHOSEN" STUDY SESSIONS - SEASON THREE
Join us as we watch and discuss the third season of "The Chosen”. We will again be joining with St. James Presbyterian, Stouffville United, and Lemonville United to view each episode together followed by small group conversations and questions. Sessions will be held both in-person and on-line on Wednesdays 7pm-9pm starting September 24th. The first two sessions will be held at Christ Church.
SEASON OF SPIRITUAL RENEWAL: NEW FALL WORKSHOPS
Back again this fall, the Season of Spiritual Renewal will offer workshops to help strengthen and encourage churches. Some are geared to clergy, some to lay leaders of various ministries and some to everyone wanting to grow and be renewed in their faith. Visit Season of Spiritual Renewal Workshops - The Diocese of Toronto (anglican.ca) for a full list of fall workshops and descriptions.
Short-term workshops
Oct. 1: Especially for Lectors
Oct. 8: Hospitality and the Spiritual Life of a Church
Oct. 22 & 29: Preaching Evangelistically
YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MEMBERS FOR SYNOD
Are you between the ages of 16 and 30 and interested in church governance? If so, speak to Canon Lisa to express your interest in becoming a youth and young adult member of Synod. As a group of 40 like-minded youth, you will attend Pre-Synod (Oct. 4) and Synod (Nov. 7 - 8) and play a key role in voting on the important matters facing our Church.
LIBRARY HIGHLIGHT: OUR OWN AUTHORS
Please take a look at the Christ Church adult library as we have two books of poetry authored by Larry Hopperton, who’s a member of our choir, and one book, "Grant us Tomorrow", a medical memoir which the stories of the Health Team missions to Northern Ghana with GRID and NEA, authored by Dr. Jennifer Wilson who is a GP from Uxbridge.
EVENTS
FRIDAY NIGHT FLOOR is back!
We are excited to announce that Friday night floor hockey is coming back to Christ Church! Join us Friday evenings from 7:00-9:00 pm for a multigenerational pick-up hockey league (minimum age of 12 to play). This will be "No contact" hockey with sticks and goalie equipment provided. Players may choose to bring additional safety equipment. No ice hockey sticks (except goalie sticks) will be permitted.
Light refreshments will be provided. For further information please speak to Adam, James or Geoff. This event is open to the community. We look forward to seeing you there!
HIP CULTURE IN CONCERT – SEPT. 18
Tickets are available now for Hip Culture in Concert, in support of The Mackenzie Health Foundation, on September 18th at 7pm at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, music written and composed by Christ Church member Iggy Natoli and with performances by Andrea Stewart-Franklin. Tickets available through hipculturemusic.com
CURVE LAKE POWWOW
Grace Church Markham has some spaces available $20 pp for the bus trip to the Curve Lake Powwow on Saturday 20 September, departing Grace Church at 9.30am and leaving Curve Lake at 4pm to be back by 6pm. First come, first served- please email the church to reserve a spot: office@graceanglican.ca
WELCOME BACK TO CHURCH CORN BOIL – SEPTEMBER 28th
There are few things sweeter than Southern Ontario corn, and it’s that time of year to partake in the harvest! The BH Committee is excited to welcome everyone back to church with a Corn Boil on September 28th, following the church service. Please sign up so we can purchase an accurate amount of food. Thank you in advance!
SAVE THE DATES
1) October 19 - ACW hosted parish Muffin Breakfast. Ruth Patterson - guest speaker
2) November 15 – Christmas Market. More details to follow.
3) November 23 - ACW Sunday. More details to follow.
YOUTH INVITED TO DIOCESAN FALL RETREAT
Registration is open for the Diocesan ReCharge Youth Retreat on Sept. 26-28 at Muskoka Woods, open to youth age 12-18. The cost is $130 for the weekend, and $50 for the optional bus with subsidies available. All meals, snacks accommodations and activities are included. Please speak to Canon Lisa if you are interested in attending. The deadline for registration is Sept. 14.
SAVE THE DATE: OUTREACH CONFERENCE
The 2025 Outreach & Advocacy Conference, “Seeking Signs of Resurrection,” will take place online on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Rodrigo Espiuca, an Anglican priest, environmental and human rights lawyer, coordinator of advocacy strategies for the Diocese of Brasilia, and newly appointed Communion Forest facilitator for the Americas, will be the keynote speaker. The day will also feature workshops on a variety of outreach and justice topics. Registration will open in September.
SAVE THE DATE: DIOCESAN WORSHIP SERVICES
Bishop Andrew Asbil is encouraging Anglicans to attend one – or more – of the five large worship gatherings planned around the diocese in 2025. “It’s an opportunity for our community to come together and pray and sing and rejoice as followers of Jesus Christ,” he says.
The dates and locations are:
Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. at St. James, Orillia
Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul, Bloor Street
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
If you would like to add someone to our prayer list, please fill out our prayer request form. We ask that you seek permission from the person you wish us to pray for before submitting the form. Only first names will be read out during the service to help preserve privacy.