Weekly Announcements

For the week of October 5th 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!

HARVEST THANKSGIVING DONATIONS

We are now accepting donations for our annual harvest Thanksgiving display. Please consider donating flowers, fresh fruit, vegetables and canned goods! Items can be delivered Friday or Saturday morning. 

2026 CHURCH CALENDARS

It's that time of year again! If you'd like to order a 2026 Canadian church calendar, please use the online order form: https://www.stouffvilleanglican.ca/2026calendar (or let Jenna know in the office) Calendars are $8 each and orders need to be in by Friday, November 14th.

CAST THE NET - COMMUNITY MEAL COMMITTEE

Christ Church is looking to form a committee to begin the process of how we might help address food insecurity in our local community.  One of the ways that emerged from our Cast the Net calls around this was to offer a community meal.  The first step will be forming a group to explore how to do this and then move forward with the planning and organizing of this.  If you are interested in helping with this, please join us Sunday October 28 following the 10 am service in the Nailer Room for further conversation. 

FOOD BANK DONATIONS

A gentle reminder that we are still accepting donations for the Stouffville Food Bank! We are also still accepting donations of salmon. There is an updated list in the front entryway for items that are most needed right now. Thank you! 

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!

CHRISTMAS MARKET – SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 15

You better watch out! The annual Christ Church Christmas Market is coming to town! You are welcome to bring in your Boutique items for Christmas Market. The next Christmas Market meeting is Tuesday, September 30 at 10am.

CHRISTMAS MARKET CRAFT TABLE

The Christmas Market team is putting together a craft table for upscale upcycled handmade items. Whether you sew, knit, crochet, quilt, or just about anything, we are looking for contributions to fill up our table.

"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. 8: Hospitality and the Spiritual Life of a Church
Oct. 22 & 29: Preaching Evangelistically

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. 

A MESSAGE FROM CITY STREET OUTREACH

Dear Christ Church Family,

Your compassionate support of City Street Outreach has made make a profound difference in our community. As the cold months draw near, we're reaching out with an urgent need that could literally be the difference between warmth and a freezing night for our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

The Need: Every Thursday evening, City Street Outreach serves over 120 homeless clients with hot meals, essential supplies, and most importantly—hope. During winter months, we distribute 15-20 sleeping bags each week to those facing the harsh reality of sleeping outdoors. With our current stock at fewer than 20 bags, we're rapidly approaching a critical shortage just as temperatures begin to drop.

How You Can Help: Do you have clean, serviceable sleeping bags gathering dust in your closet or garage? These unused items can become lifelines for someone facing a cold winter night on the streets. Simply drop off any sleeping bags you no longer need at the church, and Martin Mickeler will get them to CSO.

Your Impact: Each sleeping bag donated represents more than just warmth—it's a tangible expression of Christ's love, a reminder to someone that they are seen, valued, and not forgotten. In a world where it's easy to feel invisible, your generosity sends a powerful message: "You matter."

Thank you for continuing to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our community. Together, we can ensure that no one faces winter's chill without the basic dignity of warmth.

For more information about our mission and impact, visit www.citystreetoutreach.org or contact Kathy Mickeler 416-526-8937

Coming Alongside Hope with Light

And God said, “Let there be light… and that light was good.” – Genesis 1:3

Alongside Hope (formerly PWRDF), has launched a program to raise money to install Solar Suitcases in Mozambique and Madagascar for off-grid communities to help women with nighttime childbirth. 

This life-saving case is mounted on a clinic wall, connected to a solar panel on the roof, and powered by the sun. The case holds everything a birth attendant needs to support a safe delivery: bright LED lights, a fetal Doppler, headlamps, phone chargers, and real peace of mind for labouring women. With your help, these suitcases change lives. (from AlongsideHope.org)

Their goal is to install 35 Solar Suitcases in Mozambique and 14 in Madagascar, bringing clean, reliable power to 49 clinics where women and babies deserve the very best care, no matter the hour. 

A single Solar Suitcase costs $6,500.00 CDN and their goal is to raise $320,000 to provide these cases to the communities that need them. 

For more information or if you'd like to donate, please go to alongsidehope.org/solar-suitcase/
Alternatively, you can donate by phone: 1-866-308-7973
By mail:
Alongside Hope
80 Hayden Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2
(Please indicate “Solar suitcase” on your cheque.)

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!

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. 

FALL MUFFIN BREAKFAST

Our Fall Muffin Breakfast is coming up on Sunday, October 19th at 8.30 a.m.  We’re looking forward to hearing Ruth Patterson speak to us about volunteering at the Invictus Games.  The word 'Invictus' is Latin for 'unconquered', chosen as an embodiment of the fighting spirit of the wounded, injured and sick service personnel and what they can achieve, post-injury. If you’re able to bring along some muffins, they’d be appreciated. We’ll be setting up tables on Saturday morning (October 18th). Please call or e-mail Gail Wood if you can help.  416 432-0293 or gail@woodmail.ca  

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. Register at toronto.anglican.ca/diocesan-life/social-justice-advocacy/outreach-advocacy-conference/

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:
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.