Weekly Announcements
For the week of June 29th 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!
OFFICE CLOSED – JULY 1st
Please note, the office will be closed on Tuesday, July 1st. Normal office hours resume on Wednesday, July 2nd. Wishing you a very happy Canada Day!
GARDEN HOSES NEEDED
The Garden Ministry is in need of garden hoses. If you have any that you could donate, please let the office or Cynthia know.
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS
Our new Indigenous books will be in the Library and ready to borrow. Please stop by and take a look and a book! Thank you to the kind person who anonymously donated four of these books, we are very grateful to you.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN – SUMMER VBS!
Mark your calendars for the Christ Church summer Vacation Bible School for kids ages 4-12y/o happening the mornings of July 7-11. This year’s theme is “True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World”! The cost will be $25 per child for the week. For registration and more info, go to stouffvilleanglican.ca/summervbs REGISTRATION EXTENDED: registration closes Tuesday, July 1st!
If you would like to volunteer to make snacks during the week or help with setup, please see the signup sheets in the Narthex. We are also looking for volunteers for camp setup on Sunday, July 6th. If you’re able to help out, please let Jenna know in the office.
CANNED SALMON FOR THE STOUFFVILLE FOOD BANK
The Local Outreach Committee has made a pledge to the Stouffville Food Bank that Christ Church will supply the food Bank with canned salmon.
We are asking parishioners to focus on donating canned salmon, of course, in addition to other items people like to donate.
For further information, please speak to Cathy Tubb or Lilian Callaghan.
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.
York Region Food Network's Good Food Box
York Region Food Network is a non-profit community organization based in Aurora and serves the Region. The Good Food Box program offers fresh, quality fruits and vegetables from local farmers at 19th Avenue Farmer's Market and sell them at wholesale pricing. They've recently added a pick-up location in Stouffville. The program is open to everyone and The Good Food Box is available for pick-up on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. The contents of each box are different and will change based on seasonal availability. Each Good Food Box contains 6-8 types of fruits and vegetables and cost $18 (plus PayPal fees). The boxes are packed in Aurora by YRFN staff and a team of volunteers. For more information, check out their website (here).
MISSING KEYS
Are you missing a set of keys? A set has been in the church office for a couple months and no one has come to claim it. If you have been missing your keys, we have them! There's a Freightliner tag attached to the ring. If this sounds like your keys, please contact the church office!
EVENTS
CHOIR CAMP HOLDS MUSIC DAY
Alumni and new singers of any age or voicing (SATB) who enjoy choral church music are invited to join the Toronto Diocesan Choir Camp at a Summer Music Day on July 12 at Trafalgar Castle School in Whitby. This is an intergenerational event, and families are most welcome. The day will feature a choral singing workshop and a musical theatre singalong, along with outdoor group activities, a craft and a catered lunch. It will end with a service of thanksgiving featuring the choral music from the morning workshop. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. To learn more and sign up, download the flyer. The deadline is June 28.
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.